AS 1055.

2—1997

Australian Standard
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Acoustics—Description and
measurement of environmental
noise

Part 2: Application to specific

situations
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee AV/5, Acoustics, Community
Noise. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
20 June 1997 and published on 5 July 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee AV/5:

AirServices Australia
The Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
Australian Acoustical Society
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Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council

AUSTROADS
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Council of The City of Sydney
CSIRO — Division of Building, Construction & Engineering
Department of Defence
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
National Acoustic Laboratories
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Australian Planning Institute
The Institute of Marine Engineers Australia/New Zealand Division
University of Sydney

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 AS 1055.2—1997

Australian Standard
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Acoustics—Description and
measurement of environmental
noise

Part 2: Application to specific

situations

Originated as part of AS 1055—1973.

Previous edition AS 1055.2— 1989.
Third edition 1997.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 1277 0
 AS 1055.2 — 1997 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia / Standards New Zealand
Committee AV/5 on Acoustics, Community Noise, to supersede AS 1055.2 — 1989,
Acoustics — Description and measurement of environmental noise, Part 2: Application to
specific situations . This Standard is based on ISO 1996-3:1987, Acoustics — Description
and measurement of environmental noise— Part 3: Application to noise limits. This
Standard is a result of a consensus among representatives on the Joint Committee to
produce it as an Australian Standard. New Zealand has proceeded with a separate review
of its environmental noise Standard NZS 6802:1991.
It is Part 2 in a series of Standards on the measurement and assessment of environmental
noise. The objective of this Part is to provide guidelines for setting noise limits and
describes procedures for checking compliance with such limits and for investigations of
specific environmental noise situations. It is assumed that noise limits are established by
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relevant authorities according to these guidelines and may be embodied in Noise Limit
Requirement documents, to which references are made.
This Standards is not a regulatory document and users should ascertain, from the relevant
regulatory authority, details of specific requirements laid down in each State or Territory.
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CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 INVESTIGATION OF SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE SITUATIONS . . 4
5 SPECIFICATION OF NOISE LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 CHECKING COMPLIANCE WITH NOISE LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7 INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

APPENDIX A ESTIMATED AVERAGE BACKGROUND A-WEIGHTED SOUND

PRESSURE LEVELS (LA90,T ) FOR DIFFERENT AREAS
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CONTAINING RESIDENCES IN AUSTRALIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Acoustics— Description and measurement of environmental noise

Part 2: Application to specific situations

1 SCOPE This Standard describes data acquisition methods that —

(a) enable the investigation of specific environmental noise situations; and
(b) enable specific acoustic situations to be checked for compliance with a specific
noise limit.
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2 APPLICATION This Standard shall be read in conjunction with the definitions and
procedures set out in AS 1055.1.

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1055 Acoustics —Description and measurement of environmental noise
1055.1 Part 1: General procedures
1055.3 Part 3: Acquisition of data pertinent to land use
1217 Acoustics —Determination of sound power levels of noise sources
1217.5 Part 5: Engineering methods for free-field conditions over a reflecting plane
2680 Acoustics —Performance for tape recording equipment for use in acoustical
measurement systems
ISO
3744 Acoustics —Determination of sound power levels of noise sources — Engineering
methods for free-field conditions over a reflecting plane.

4 INVESTIGATION OF SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE SITUATIONS

4.1 General The purpose of specific noise investigation is to obtain acoustical data
upon which an assessment of the acceptability of noise can be made. A choice shall be
made from the following:
(a) Adjusted percent exceedance A-weighted sound pressure level (L A%,adj,T ) and
background A-weighted sound pressure level (LA90,T ).
(b) Rating level, (L Ar ,T).
NOTE: This is consistent with descriptors used in AS 1055.1 and AS 1055.3. In order to
estimate the severity of noise annoyance using this descriptor, it is necessary to compare the
rating level with a noise limit as specified by the relevant regulatory authority.
(c) Percent exceedance A-weighted sound pressure level (L A%,T).
4.2 Measurements
4.2.1 General The noise shall be measured at the relevant time and place (see Note 4).
Where the chosen descriptors are the adjusted percent exceedance A-weighted sound
pressure level (L A%,adj,T) and the background sound pressure level (L A90,T), the
measurements shall be made in accordance with Clause 4.2.2. Where the chosen descriptor
is the rating level (L Ar ,T), the measurements shall be made in accordance with

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