TY - GEN
T1 - Noise levels during college football games and associated effects on players and fans
AU - Barnard, Andrew R.
AU - Gillett, Philip
AU - Idrisi, Kamal
AU - Hambric, Stephen A.
AU - Johnson, Marty
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Crowd noise levels in large stadiums are often discussed in the press and by the casual stadium patron; however, there has been little scientific evaluation of these levels and their corresponding effects. An effort was undertaken at Penn State University to measure noise on the field at Beaver Stadium (State College, PA: capacity 107,282) during a PSU football game. The two-fold purpose of these measurements was to evaluate the noise levels with respect to how they affect the game and make real-time, calibrated recordings for future use in the football team's indoor practice facility. Measurements were taken on the field level using sound levels meters and DAT recorders throughout the PSU vs. Ohio State University football game on 27 October 2007. As a point of comparison, similar measurements were conducted by a team of researchers from Virginia Tech during the VT vs. University of Miami game on 17 November 2007 at Lane Stadium (Blacksburg, VA: capacity 66,233). The crowd noise levels are compared between the two stadiums taking into account the circumstances of the two games, time of day, and design of the stadiums. The levels on the field are evaluated in terms of speech intelligibility, i.e. the ability of the players to communicate with each other. In addition, a hearing loss safety assessment for both fans and players is presented.
AB - Crowd noise levels in large stadiums are often discussed in the press and by the casual stadium patron; however, there has been little scientific evaluation of these levels and their corresponding effects. An effort was undertaken at Penn State University to measure noise on the field at Beaver Stadium (State College, PA: capacity 107,282) during a PSU football game. The two-fold purpose of these measurements was to evaluate the noise levels with respect to how they affect the game and make real-time, calibrated recordings for future use in the football team's indoor practice facility. Measurements were taken on the field level using sound levels meters and DAT recorders throughout the PSU vs. Ohio State University football game on 27 October 2007. As a point of comparison, similar measurements were conducted by a team of researchers from Virginia Tech during the VT vs. University of Miami game on 17 November 2007 at Lane Stadium (Blacksburg, VA: capacity 66,233). The crowd noise levels are compared between the two stadiums taking into account the circumstances of the two games, time of day, and design of the stadiums. The levels on the field are evaluated in terms of speech intelligibility, i.e. the ability of the players to communicate with each other. In addition, a hearing loss safety assessment for both fans and players is presented.
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U2 - 10.1115/NCAD2008-73012
DO - 10.1115/NCAD2008-73012
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80053120759
SN - 0791848396
SN - 9780791848395
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Noise Control and Acoustics Division (Publication) NCAD
SP - 9
EP - 15
BT - ASME 2008 Noise Control and Acoustics Division Conference, NCAD 2008
T2 - ASME 2008 Noise Control and Acoustics Division Conference, NCAD 2008
Y2 - 28 July 2008 through 30 July 2008
ER -