
2.2.5 Noise Dose
Noise dose is not an absolute measurement but a percentage of the rec-
ommended maximum daily personal noise exposure.
In this way, 100% noise dose will be equal to the exposure limit for the
person, while values lower than 100% indicate a lesser exposure than
the allowable dose and values above 100% show excessive exposure.
The Daily Sound Exposure (E
) is the total A-weighted sound expo-
sure sustained in a "typical working day", while the
aily Sound Expo-
sure Level (L
) is the E expressed as an equivalent continuous
sound level (L
) over a normalised working day of eight hours.
The formula for equivalent continuous sound level L is:
L
= 10 log
1
T
∫
(
P
P
) dt
Which for a normalised 8 hour day becomes:
L
= 10 log
1
T
E
(P )
Where:
T
= 8 hours,
P
= 2x10 Pa
Therefore the formula can be re-written as:
L
= 10 log E + 85 (dB)
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