A good practice guide on the sources and magnitude of uncertainty arising in the practical measurement of environmental noise

Craven, N.J.; Kerry, G

Abstract

A brief introduction to measurement uncertainty, uncertainty budgets, and inter-comparison exercises (repeated measurements), is provided in Chapter 2. The procedure forformulating an uncertainty budget and evaluating magnitudes is outlined in greater detail in Chapter 3. A flow chart summarising this process, and a checklist for the identification of sources of measurement uncertainty are included at the end of the chapter. Two example measurement exercises with corresponding uncertainty budgets are presented in Chapter 4.
Some of the more commonly encountered sources of measurement uncertainty are outlined in Chapter5. Where possible, information on magnitudes or pointers to where that information can be found are included. The more important sources of uncertainty are highlighted, and “good practice guidelines” provided to help the practitioner identify means of reducing their effect.
Case studies illustrating some of the points made in Chapter 5,and listing of relevant guidelines and further reading are provided in the Appendices.

Citation

Craven, N., & Kerry, G. (2007). A good practice guide on the sources and magnitude of uncertainty arising in the practical measurement of environmental noise. University of Salford

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: May 20, 2007
• Deposit Date: Feb 20, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• ISBN: 0954164903
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is the May 2007 version. The original edition was October 2001.; Projects : DTI Project: 2.2.1 - National Measurement System Programme for Acoustical Metrology