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Strutt|Environmental Noise|Barrier Attenuation provides a barrier attenuation calculation, using either the Maekawa equation, ISO9613-2 equation, Degout equation or the CORTN method, which is entered in the active row of the worksheet.

The CNOSSOS method of Barrier + Ground attenuation is also available and is discussed in detail here.

The calculation is valid for the shadow or illuminated zone of the barrier and is limited to a maximum attenuation of (-) 25 dB at any frequency.

The Maekawa equation is implemented within the shadow zone as:

`IL = -[5 + 20log_10(sqrt(2 pi N_F)/tanh(sqrt(2 pi N_F)))]`

where,
`N_F = 2(delta/lambda)` is the Fresnel number



Within the illuminated zone, a log-log curve fit is used to calculate the barrier loss based on the figure in the original Maekawa paper.

The CORTN method gives a single-number dB(A) value, which is placed in Column E of the active row. In the Barrier Attenuation user form, the attenuation is displayed in the octave band cells, but the final result is a broadband value only, and selecting the CORTN method will NOT insert spectral values into the active row. The CORTN method is implemented using the following equation:

`IL = A_0 + A_1 x + A_2 x^2 + A_3 x^3 + ... + A_n x^n`

where,
`x = log(delta)` and `delta` is the path difference, m
The coefficients `A_n` are:

A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
-15.4 -8.26 -2.787 -0.831 -0.198 0.1539 0.12248 0.02175

The ISO 9613-2 method includes an option to calculate the effect of meteorological conditions on the barrier attenuation, and is calculated using:

`A_(b a r) = -10log_10(3 + 20/lambda C_3 delta K_(met))`

Where,
`lambda` is the wavelength of sound at the frequency in question
`delta` is the path difference between the diffracted sound and direct sound, calculated using:


`C_3` is a coefficient for double diffraction; `C_3 = 1` for single diffraction
`K_(met)` is a meteorological correction factor calculated using:


The Degout formula is calculated as follows:

`IL = {(0 " for " \ N_F < -0.25 ),(-6 + 12 sqrt(-N_F) \ " for " \ -0.25 <= N_F < 0 \ ),(-6 - 12 sqrt(N_F) \ " for " \ 0 <= N_F < 0.25 \ ),(-8 - 8 sqrt(N_F) \ " for " \ 0.25 <= N_F < 1.0 \ ),(-16 - 10log_10(N_F) \ " for " N_F > 1.0 \ ):}`


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