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- Jan 1, 1970
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I am on the board of a NYC co-op apartment. Residents of the building
have ongoing issues with excessive noise and vibration resulting from
inadequate floor coverings and unrestrained activity of children in
apartments on the floor above. Some noise in communal living is
expected. However, there are situations which seem out of control.
What, if any, equipment is available that could provide an effective
measure of this type of impact/vibration noise so that our residents
are not forced into situations where one person's word is pitted
against another's?
I know very little about electronics so simple explanations would be
extremely helpful. Would a seismometer be useful? Something using an
accelerometer? It doesn't seem like an ordinary noise meter would
register the problem when the jarring vibrations of the impact are
frequently more the issue than the actual noise. And just how
prohibitively expensive would such equipment be?
Thank you.
have ongoing issues with excessive noise and vibration resulting from
inadequate floor coverings and unrestrained activity of children in
apartments on the floor above. Some noise in communal living is
expected. However, there are situations which seem out of control.
What, if any, equipment is available that could provide an effective
measure of this type of impact/vibration noise so that our residents
are not forced into situations where one person's word is pitted
against another's?
I know very little about electronics so simple explanations would be
extremely helpful. Would a seismometer be useful? Something using an
accelerometer? It doesn't seem like an ordinary noise meter would
register the problem when the jarring vibrations of the impact are
frequently more the issue than the actual noise. And just how
prohibitively expensive would such equipment be?
Thank you.