UTL323 - MODULE 3 - Sound-Behaviour

DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY
Villa de Bacolor, Pampanga

College of Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
UTL 323
Building Utilities 03
Acoustics and Lighting Systems
Building Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting Systems) focuses on

principles and practices the psycho-physics of acoustics and lighting – its
measurement, analysis, and application to architectural discipline.
JEFFREY L. PINEDA, RLA, RMP

COURSE LEADER / FACILITATOR
jlpineda@dhvsu.edu.ph
IMAGE SOURCES:
https://www.ny-engineers.com/mep-engineering-services/plumbing-services/sanitary-system-design#gallery
MODULE 03 :
Behaviour of
Sound
BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
When a sound wave propagates in a closed
space and strikes one of the surfaces, it may
undergo one or more of the following
behaviors:
● Reflection
● Diffusion
● Diffraction
● Resonance
● Absorption Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan
FACTORS AFFECTING
SOUND BEHAVIOUR
Room configuration, dimension, building
materials, & even furniture will contribute on
how sound will be transmitted, reflected, and
absorbed. The way sound behaves in an
enclosed space depends on the following
factors:
● Attenuation due to distance
● Audience absorption of direct sound
● Surface absorption of direct & reflected sound
Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan
FACTORS AFFECTING
SOUND BEHAVIOUR
● Reflection of Re-entrant Angle
○ Sound entering at the right angle corner of a room will
reflect back toward the source (if surface are
acoustically reflective), thus producing echoes in large
spaces.
● Edge Diffraction
○ Results in the curvature of sound waves around the
edge of barriers.
● Sound Shadow
○ Barrier interrupting a sound wave will create a shadow.
FACTORS AFFECTING
SOUND BEHAVIOUR
● Primary Reflection
○ Angle of incidence = angle of reflection.
○ Nature of sound reflector is important.
● Panel Resonance
○ Sound wave can propagate through a solid material by
panel vibration.
○ Sound does not penetrate the material but rather
causes this to vibrate and act as a sound source itself.
○ Panel may vibrate through direct and/or reflected
sound waves.
BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
REFLECTION
● When a sound wave strikes a surface, some of
the wave will bounce back in different
directions.
● In enclosed space, the sound waves hit every
side of enclosure until it reduces to zero.
● The amount of sound waves reflected varies and
depends on the smoothness, size, and softness
of the materials within the enclosure.
BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
REFLECTION
● The angle of incidence of sound rays is equal to
that of the angle of reflected rays, if and only if
the reflector is flat.
● If it is curved, angles are different.

BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
DIFFUSION
● Scattering of sound waves from a surface.
● The reflection angle varies according to which
surface incident sound hits, thus scattering the
sound waves in many angles.

BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
DIFFUSION
● Direction of incident ray changes when it strikes
the surface.
● Satisfaction is achieved when sound is heard in
all direction at equal level.

BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
DIFFRACTION
● Diffraction is the bending and spreading out of
light or sound waves around an object.
● When a sound wave encounters an object such
as a wall or an aperture
such as a door, the
wave energy bends
around the object or
opening, thus changing
direction. Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan
BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
DIFFRACTION
● A person in a room can hear another person in
an adjacent hallway, because sound waves can
bend around to travel into the room. Similarly,
light waves can shine
into a room through
a keyhole, bending at
different angles to
provide light to a wider
area within the room. Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan
BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
RESONANCE
● Resonance is the result of an item vibrating after
being exposed to sound waves at the resonant
frequency.
● If the frequency of sound wave
is exactly the same object’s
natural frequency, standing
waves will form in the object.

BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
ABSORPTION
● The loss of sound energy when sound waves
come into contact with a material or finishes
(especially sound absorptive material) such
present in ceilings, walls, floors and other
objects within the room or area. As a result, the
sound does not reflect back into space.

BEHAVIOUR OF
SOUND
ABSORPTION
● Sound absorption refers to the process by which
a material, structure, or object takes in sound
energy when sound waves are encountered, as
opposed to reflecting
the energy. Part of the
absorbed energy is
transmitted through the
absorbing body.
END OF PRESENTATION
Building Utilities 03
Module 02:
Behaviour of Sound
Second Semester 2023-2024
Prepared by:
JEFFREY L. PINEDA, RLA, RMP
COURSE FACILITATOR
jlpineda@dhvsu.edu.ph
Review and utilized by:

ALDRIN C. OCAMPO, RLA, RMP
MARISSE G. ROMERO, RLA
CHRISTIAN JOHN A. MAGAT, RLA
References / Sources
• George Salinda Salvan. (1999). Arch. Utilities 3: Lighting & Acoustics. Goodwill Trading Co., Inc.
• Calderado, Sarah & Koch, April. (2023, November 21). Diffraction | Light, Sound & Wavelength. Study.com.
Retrieved from
https://study.com/academy/lesson/diffraction-relation-to-sound-light-and-effects-on-wavelength.html#:~:te
xt=Diffraction%20is%20the%20bending%20and,or%20opening%2C%20thus%20changing%20direction.
• Carrol, Kelly & Koch, April. (2023, November 21). Resonance | Definition, Causes & Examples. Study.com.
Retrieved from
https://study.com/academy/lesson/resonance-definition-transmission-of-waves.html#:~:text=Resonance%20
is%20the%20result%20of,to%20create%20a%20louder%20sound.
Images Sources:
• https://www.online-sciences.com/the-waves/the-importance-of-echo-sound-reflection-in-our-life/
• https://sciencestruck.com/how-does-sound-travel#google_vignette
• https://hushcitysp.com/uncategorized/what-is-sound-absorption/
VISION
DHVSU envisions of becoming one of the lead universities in the ASEAN Region in
producing globally competitive professionals, who are capable of creating,
applying and transferring knowledge and technology for the sustainable
development of the humanity and society.
MISSION
DHVSU commits itself to provide a conducive environment of the students to
become globally competitive professionals through quality instructions and
services; innovation and research towards the sustainable development of the
society.
To God, the Greatest Architect be the glory!

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DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY

Villa de Bacolor, Pampanga

Building Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting Systems) focuses on

JEFFREY L. PINEDA, RLA, RMP

Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan

Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan

Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan

Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan

Source: Architectural Utilities 03 (Acoustics and Lighting) by George S. Salvan

Review and utilized by:

To God, the Greatest Architect be the glory!

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