Living in the city is affected by numerous factors, the action of which can cause harm to the human health. One of them is a noise pollution of the living environment by road transport. On the streets with intense traffic, noise levels often exceed the permissible values for the living environment. Various measures can be applied to reduce noise in residential areas, which will promote the extension of the period of active human activity, improve living conditions and increase in life expectancy. One of the most effective noise protection measures (especially in multi-storey buildings) is the use of windows with high soundproofing. There were conducted the studies of noise pollution of residential areas in Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk). Experimental investigations were performed according to standard methods using modern acoustic measuring instruments. When obtaining data and processing the results there were used a special computer program to build noise maps in 3D (developed in Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture) and methods of mathematical statistics. As a result of the research, a nomograph was constructed to determine the category of windows on different facades for different floors of the building. The nomograph enables to reasonably and quickly decide on the need to use windows with high soundproofing.

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