dB.distance: Sound level at various distances

In nadlerphd/rEHS: A set of tools for EHS management

Sound level at various distances

Description

a function to calculate sound levels taken at one distance and extrapolate the sound level at another distance

Usage

dB.distance(dB0, distance.original, distance.new)

Arguments

dB0	the original sound measurement (dB)
distance.original	the original distance where noise measurement was taken
distance.new	the second distance to calculate the sound level reading

Examples

## dB.distance(92, 4, 10)
## "Noise level in dB at distance 10.00 is 84.04"
## Sound level is 92 dB at 4 feet from a source. At 10 feet from source, sound
## level is measured as 84.04 dB.

nadlerphd/rEHS documentation built on Feb. 3, 2025, 4:48 p.m.