Program for Acoustics2016
The Second Australasian Acoustical Societies' Conference

Brisbane Convention Centre
9-11 November 2016
Wednesday 9 November 2016
8:00 Registration
8:30 SHORT COURSE

Classroom Acoustics - How Innovative Learning Environments are Changing the Educational Playing Field

0830-1530
SHORT COURSE

Sound Perception - Application to Acoustic Practice and Design

0900 - 1530
SHORT COURSE

Noise Control Hints and Success

0900-1430
 
12:00 Technical Tour #1 - South Bank Parklands

1230-1530
Technical Tour #2 - UQ Centre for Hypersonics

1230-1530
15:30 Registration
16:00 Opening Ceremony
16:20 Plenary 1: Christine Erbe
014 The underwater soundscape around Australia
Chair: Michael Hayne
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
17:00  
17:15 Welcoming Function
19:15 Day 1 Close
Thursday 10 November 2016
8:00 Registration 
8:55 Conference Introduction -  Room
9:00 Plenary 2: Tapio Lokki
043 Why is it so hard to design a concert hall with excellent acoustics?
Chair: James Whitlock
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
  Session 1A: Architectural Acoustics Design Workshop 1
Chair: Ian Hillock
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 1B: Environmental Noise and Vibration
Chair: John Macpherson
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 1C: Acoustical Practice 1
Chair: Roger Hawkins
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 1D: Marine Bioacoustics 1
Chair: Christine Erbe
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 1E: Rail Noise 1
Chair: Dave Anderson
Room: Arbour A2
9:45 Invited Paper: James Heddle
143 Room Acoustics for Listening
Dave Davis
003 Cost optimisation of noise control for industrial buildings
Invited Paper: Ross Palmer
098 Noise in Building - 1980 to 2015
Keynote: Michael Noad and Rebecca Dunlop
132 Marine mammals and the impacts of anthropogenic noise: Considerations for the design of large acoustic behavioural response studies such as BRAHSS
Invited Paper: Paul Meehan
107 A Smorgasbord of Railway Dynamic and Acoustic Phenomena
10:05 Cameron Hough
097 Room Acoustic Design of the Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Precinct Phase 2 (CIP2)
Kym Burgemeister
100 Auralisation for Airport Noise Impact Assessments: Measurements and Applications
Richard Devereux
121 Validity of acoustic test data and design risks assoctiated with manufacturers test data
Arvind Deivasigamani
088 Comparison of rail noise prediction methodologies for elevated rail designs
10:25 Christian Nocke
115 Light, transparency and sound absorption
Robbie Blakelock
074 A Case Study of Specialist Acoustic Advice for a Large Multi-Stage Industrial Development on a Rural Greenfield Site
Oliver Wright
013 The role of acoustical design within architectural design in the early design phase
Lauren Hawkins
168 Using acoustics to study biological activity in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia
Michael Allan
138 Annoyance from the sudden onset of noise
10:45 Morning Tea
Trade Exhibition Area
  Session 2A: Architectural Acoustics Design Workshop 2
Chair: Tapio Lokki
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 2B: Acoustical Analysis
Chair:
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 2C: Acoustical Practice 2
Chair: Richard Devereux
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 2D:  Marine Bioacoustics 2
Chair: Michael Noad
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 2E: Rail Noise 2
Chair: Paul Meehan
Room: Arbour A2
11:10 Damien Scott Holloway
157 Broadband acoustic scattering with modern aesthetics from random 3D terrain surfaces generated using the Fourier Synthesis algorithm
Xiaojun Qiu
163 Recent progress in research on virtual sound barriers
Invited Paper: Samuel Clarke
072 Managing risk in acoustics: The role of a consulting professional
Craig McPherson
019 Examining the value of the Acoustic Variability Index in the characterisation of Australian marine soundscapes
Invited Paper: Peter Karantonis
125 Use of ISO Measurement Uncertainty Guidelines to Determine Uncertainties in Noise & Vibration Predictions and Design Risks
11:30 James Heddle
126 Fresnel Zones and Spheroids for Room Acoustics
Khairul Affendy Md Nor
063   Time-domain estimation of acoustic radiation modes and active structural acoustic control
Roger Hawkins
148   A working acoustician's guide to Compliance and the NCC (BCA)
Montserrat Landero
045 Integrating echo-sounder and underwater video data for demersal fish assessment
Cameron Milne
110 Wear simulation for boundary lubricated, radially loaded, spherical roller bearings
11:50 Brendon Shanks
068 Modelling baffle configurations in virtual rooms
Md Ayub
136 Acoustic Absorption Behaviour of a Tall Carbon Nanotube Forest
Invited Paper: Norm Broner
161 Uncertainties in Acoustics
Arti Verma
109 Developing active broadband acoustic methods to investigate the pelagic zone of the Great Australian Bight
Russell Brown
131 An Examination of the Relationship Between the Nature of the Traffic Noise Source and the Resultant Internal Noise Levels Determined under QDC MP 4.4
12:10 Workshop Panel Discussion: Tapio Lokki, Damien Scott Holloway, James Heddle and Brendon Shanks Meisha Stevens
102 The influence of the interaction between ideational factors, frequencies and stimulus factors on reported unpleasantness of recorded sounds
Workshop Panel Discussion: Acoustic practice - Richard Devereux, Norm Broner, Ross Palmer, Samuel Clarke Alec Duncan
042 Transmission of marine seismic survey, air gun array signals in Australian waters
Panel Discussion: Acoustic Rail Noise - Paul Meehan, Peter Karantonis and Russell Brown
12:30 Luncheon 
  Session 3A:  Architectural Acoustics Design Workshop 3
Chair: James Heddle
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 3B: Instrumentation and Measurement
Chair: Matthew Terlich
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 3C: Aeroacoustics 1
Chair: Danielle Moreau
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 3D: Underwater Acoustics - Propagation 1 
Chair: Michael Caley
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 3E: Occupational Health and Safety
Chair: Marion Burgess
Room: Arbour A2
13:30 Keynote: Christopher Day
169 The Philharmonie de Paris - Acoustic design and commissioning
Anthony Finn
024 An analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle-based acoustic atmospheric tomography
Keyote: Michael Kingan
123 Advanced Open Rotor Noise
Invited Paper: Alec Duncan
065 Estimating received sound levels at the seabed beneath seismic survey sources
Warwick Williams
008 The practicality of using a smart 'phone 'App' as an SLM and personal sound exposure meter (SoundLog)
13:50 Mathias Kersemans
172 Seeing (Ultra)sound in Real-Time through the Acousto-PiezoLuminescent Lens
Adrian Jones
080 Aspects of Modelling Coherent Acoustic Reflection from a Rough Seafloor
Mahbub Alam, Sheikh
010 Exposure to Ototoxic Agents and Noise in Workplace - A Literature Review
14:10 Cameron Hough
099 Acoustic Design of the Ukaria Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Kevin Rogers
028 Accurate sound speed estimation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Acoustic Atmospheric Tomography
Akhilesh Mimani
083 Hybrid CFD-BEM and Time-Reversal techniques applied to localise flow-induced noise sources generated by a flat-plate
Alex Zinoviev
089 Easy-to-use closed-form equations for modal cut-
on frequencies of a surface duct with an exponential sound speed profile
Peter Teague
086 Developments in the Description and Assessment of High Intensity Impulse Noise Exposure
14:30 Invited Paper: Christian Nocke
114 New standards in Architectural Acoustics - a German view
Invited Student Paper: Adrian O'Shea
177 Design and numerical analysis of a test-rig for the study of pipe-leak generated acoustic emissions                        
Jesse Coombs
039 Statistical estimation of trailing edge noise from finite
wall-mounted airfoils
Yong Zhang
106 Pulse spreading and correlation loss in shallow water environments with rough sea surfaces and bottoms
Marek Podgorski
176   Methods of validation of occupational noise exposure measurement with multi aspect personal sound exposure meter
14:50 Workshop Panel Discussion: James Heddle, Christopher Day, Cameron Hough, Christian Nocke and Tapio Lokki Alexander Rasa
053 Development of a small-scale reverberation room
Kam Lo
009 Supersonic bullet trajectory estimation using ballistic shock wave arrivals at an acoustic sensor array
Workshop Panel Discussion: Michael Caley, Alec Duncan, Adrian Jones, Alex Zinoviev, Yong Zhang. Wyatt Page
092 Occupational noise law in New Zealand - Issues and future directions
15:10 Afternoon Tea
Trade Exhibition Area
  Session 4A: Design Standards Workshop
Chair: Warwick Williams
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 4B: Sound Quality and Reproduction
Chair: Ben Hall
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 4C: Environmental Noise - Resources and Industry
Chair: Claire Richardson
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 4D:  Marine Platforms 1
Chair: Adrian Jones
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 4E: Noise and Vibration Analysis
Chair: Xia Pan
Room: Arbour A2
15:40 Invited Paper: Marion Burgess
069 Overview of Process for Australian Acoustics Standards
Keynote: William Martens
120 University Facilities for Critical Listening Training and Education on Multichannel Sound Production and Reproduction
James Boland
108 Pipeline Blowdown Noise Levels
David Bowden
054   Development of a large experimental acoustic transmission loss test bench suitable for large marine diesel exhaust system components
Linus Yinn Leng Ang
047   Sound transmission loss of a large-scale meta-panel with membrane acoustic metamaterial
16:00 Michael Hayne
060 A Comparison of Acoustic Criteria within Green Building Rating Tools, Schemes and Standards
Dave Davis
004 How to maximise the operating fleet and still comply with the noise limits
Andrew Youssef
055 Measurement of pressure fluctuations inside a model thrust bearing using PVDF sensors
Tapan K. Mahanta
160 Structural- acoustic coupling of circular membrane backed by cylinder cavity using mode coupling approach
16:20 Oliver Kornadt
113 New regulations on sound insulation in buildings in Germany
Peter Hüttenmeister
095 Perceiving changes in cathedral ceiling height in a multichannel virtual acoustic rendering for Gregorian chant
Tim Procter
025 Noise management in the NSW coal industry
Stephen Moore
112 A review of noise and vibration in fluid-filled pipe systems
Saeid Hedayatrasa
070 On topology optimization of acoustic metamaterial lattices for locally resonant bandgaps of flexural waves
16:40 Philip Setton
094 Speech Privacy outcomes from Green star Design and As-Built v1.1 rating tool
Weicong Li
081 Some secrets of good musicians: the physics controlling articulation and timbre in reed instruments
Jeffrey Parnell
061 Are cumulative noise criteria relevant for the assessment of mining noise?
Kyle Saltmarsh
059 The Effect of a Static Pressure Field on the Frequency Response of a Clamped Circular Plate
Joseph Spagnol
178 Breathing response in a statically indeterminate cracked rotor
17:00 Workshop Panel Discussion: Warwick Williams, Marion Burgess, Michael Hayne, Oliver Kornadt and Philip Setton David Stepanavicius
111 Interaural cross-correlation affects perceived elevation of auditory images presented via height channels in multichannel audio reproduction systems
Jesse Tribby
124 Assessing the Accuracy of Directional Real-Time Noise Monitoring Systems
Langdon Heath
174 Effects of the characteristics of a force-driven bulkhead on the structural acoustics of an elastic cylinder
Joseph Spagnol
179 The effect of elliptical-front crack shape on the breathing mechanism of a crack in a rotating shaft
17:20 Close of Technical Program for Day 1 
17:30   AAS Annual General Meeting
Room: Boulevard B1
ASNZ Annual General Meeting
Room:  Boulevard B2
   
 
19:00 -
23:30
Congress Dinner
Boulevard Room
Friday 11 November 2016
9:00 Plenary 3: Mark Bastasch
119 Wind turbine sound: past, present, and future
Chair: Ian Hillock
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
  Session 5A: Wind Farm Workshop 1
Chair: Ian Hillock
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 5B:  Building Acoustics
Chair: Grant Emms
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 5C: Environmental Acoustics
Chair: Frank Henry
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 5D: Underwater Acoustics - Propagation 2
Chair: Alec Duncan
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 5E: Road Traffic Noise 1
Chair: Russell Brown
Room: Arbour A2
9:45 Keynote: Miklin Halstead
167 Wind Farm Noise Compliance Assessments - How much data is too much data?
Cameron Hough
096 Building Acoustic Design of the Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Precinct Phase 2 (CIP2)
Alex Marchuk
087 Regulatory Strategies for Managing Noise from Outdoor Music Concerts
Adrian Jones
017 Estimates of the Coherent Leakage of Sound from an Ocean Surface Duct
Irene van Kamp
005 A systematic review of evidence of the effect of transport noise interventions on human health
10:05 Neil Mackenzie
158 Noise and Vibration Design Aspects for an Indoor Theme Park
Valeri Lenchine
023 Strategic noise mapping of Adelaide CBD
Alexei Kouzoubov
006 Bubble cloud generation by an air gun
Marc Buret
058 Measuring the environmental performance of Melbourne's road network
10:25 Workshop Panel Discussion: Ian Hillock, Mark Bastasch, Miklin Halstead, Chris Turnbull and Tom Evans Sipei Zhao
165 A preliminary investigation on the sound field properties in the Sagrada Familia Basilica
David Anderson
129 Monitoring ground borne and structure borne noise for management of construction impacts
Michael Caley
049 Probing the Underwater Acoustic Communication Channel off Rottnest Island, WA
S Zhang
066 Regional detailed transport noise modelling - issues and outcomes
10:45 Morning Tea
Trade Exhibition Area
  Session 6A: Wind Farm Workshop 2
Chair: Norm Broner
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 6B: Building Acoustics - Structure Borne
Chair: David Borgeaud
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 6C: Environmental Noise Policy and Regulation 
Chair: Dave Davis
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 6D:  Underwater Acoustics
Chair:  Alexei Kouzoubov
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 6E: Road Traffic Noise 2
Chair: Marc Buret
Room: Arbour A2
11:10 Invited Paper: Tom Evans
071 A review of Australian wind turbine noise assessment procedures
Oliver Kornadt
116 Characterisation of structure-borne sound sources
Keynote: John Macpherson
156   A Framework for the Regulation of Environmental Noise
Dave Matthews
077 Control of directivity of PVDF hydrophones using anisotropic substrates
Dominic Sburlati
085 Using OBSI measurements of road surface corrections to improve noise modelling predictions
11:30 Invited Paper: Chris Turnbull
170   Improving the accuracy of noise compliance monitoring of wind farms
Thomas Roseby
166   Investigation of Impact Isolation of Flooring Products and Resilient Underlays
Ben Travaglione
051 Using a single-board microcontroller and ADC to perform real-time sonar signal processing
Russell Brown
130 A Re-Examination of the Relationship Between the L10(18hour) Noise Level Parameter and Other Road Traffic Noise Level Parameters
11:50 Workshop Panel Discussion: Norm Broner, Tom Evans and Chris Turnbull Timothy Murray
101 Comparative impact performance of lightweight gym floors
Frank Henry
090 Industrial Noise Policy in Brisbane
Christian Audoly
155 Standardization in Underwater Acoustics - Current status and on-going actions
Lex Brown
007   Measurement of noise events in road traffic streams: Initial results from a simulation study
12:10 Peter Horne
133 Two recent sound insulation test results
Steph Metz
154 Review of noise policies in Victoria
Workshop Panel Discussion: Alexei Kouzoubov, Dave Matthews, Ben Travaglione, Christian Audoly Workshop Panel Discussion: Marc Buret, Dominic Sburlati, Russell Brown, Lex Brown
12:30 Luncheon
  Session 7A: Acoustics for Educational Spaces
Chair:
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
Session 7B: Transmission Loss
Chair: Peter Horne
Room: Boulevard B1
Session 7C: Workshops
Room: Boulevard B2
Session 7D:  Marine Platforms 2
Chair:
Room: Boulevard B3
Session 7E: Aeroacoustics 2
Chair: Michael Kingan
Room: Arbour A2
13:30 Invited Paper: James Whitlock
147 Innovative Learning Environments - the Good, the Bad, and the Ways to get them Working
Mohammad Sazzad Mosharrof
018   Effects of finite cavities within a finite double-leaf panel on sound transmission loss
Workshop on Accreditation of Acoustical Consultants

Chair:  Norm Broner

Panel:  Luke Zoontjens, Marion Burgess
Darryl McMahon
153 Symmetry of wave propagation and attenuation in an infinite 1D periodic structure under the interchange of forward and backward scattering coefficients
Invited Paper: Danielle Moreau
029 An experimental study of airfoil tip vortex formation noise
13:50 Tom Krikke
037 Design targets for Child Care Facility in the vicinity of intermittent noise sources
George van Hout
021 Relationship between flanking sound over a common separating wall and plenum absorption
Marshall Hall
036 On the prediction of shell vibration and sound radiation by different thin-shell theories when a submerged empty cylindrical shell is driven by an axisymmetric force
Paul Croker
117 Low Mach number flow induced noise prediction of wall mounted airfoil using a hybrid RANS-BEM technique
14:10 Stuart McLaren
141 Soundfield technology in an innovative learning environment
Grant Emms
079 An acoustically isolating timber-frame connection system
City Council Discussion (Closed  Session)

Chair: Frank Henry
Xia Pan
041 The effect of boundary conditions and ribs on the total radiation efficiency of submerged plates
Sipei Zhao
164 Estimation of the frequency boundaries of the inertial range for wind noise spectra in anechoic wind tunnels
14:30 Kiri Mealings
145 Classroom acoustic conditions: Understanding what is suitable through a review of national and international standards, recommendations and live classroom measurements
James Heddle
128 Average Sound Transmission Loss of Steel Stud Partitions
James Forrest
118 Sound radiation from a submerged stiffened cylinder with acoustic excitation
Jeoffrey Fischer
016 Aeroacoustic beamforming of a model wind-turbine in anechoic and reverberant environments
14:50 Workshop Panel Discussion: James Whitlock, Tom Krikke, Stuart McLaren, Kiri Mealings  Cheng Yang
173 On the acoustic properties of a hole in a wall of finite thickness
Paul Dylejko
050 Mapping Noise and Efficiency for Marine Propeller Designs
Kirsty Tanner
149 Aeroacoustic Assessment of Facades
15:10 Afternoon Tea
Trade Exhibition Area
15:40 Plenary 4: Claire Richardson
139 The Historical and Current Challenge of Environmental Noise Nuisance
Chair: David Mee
Room: Boulevard Auditorium
16:30 Conference Closing
Prize for Trade Show participation