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ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE

As a building for worship and one of the important symbols in Islam, a mosque is usually designed with its architectural grandeur. Among of the characteristics is its spacious interior to create a perception so that people will feel ’small’ when entering the house of God. Most mosques therefore h...

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Main Authors: Putra, Azma, Kassim, Dayang H., YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI, Abdullah, Y, Muhammad, Nor S., Jenal, Rustamreen, Nor, Mohd Jailani M.
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Published: International of Acoustics and Vibration 2013
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling my.utem.eprints.88822015-05-28T03:59:55Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/8882/ ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE Putra, Azma Kassim, Dayang H. YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI Abdullah, Y Muhammad, Nor S. Jenal, Rustamreen Nor, Mohd Jailani M. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery As a building for worship and one of the important symbols in Islam, a mosque is usually designed with its architectural grandeur. Among of the characteristics is its spacious interior to create a perception so that people will feel ’small’ when entering the house of God. Most mosques therefore have high ceiling and are usually constructed with dome shape. In Malacca, Malaysia however, the architectural of the mosque resembles the traditional Malay house where the ceiling follows a pyramidal shape. This paper discusses the acoustical condition of the mosque in Malacca. The Sayyidina Abu Bakar Mosque is presented here for a case study. Measurement of its reverberation time was conducted and the results are validated with simulation data from CATT room acoustics software. Other important acoustical parameters are evaluated such as the early decay time, clarity, definition, lateral fraction and speech transmission index. International of Acoustics and Vibration 2013-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/8882/1/ICSV20_Putra_MosqueAcoustics.pdf Putra, Azma and Kassim, Dayang H. and YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI and Abdullah, Y and Muhammad, Nor S. and Jenal, Rustamreen and Nor, Mohd Jailani M. (2013) ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE. Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Sound & Vibration. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2329-3675 http://www.icsv20.org/
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Putra, Azma
Kassim, Dayang H.
YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI
Abdullah, Y
Muhammad, Nor S.
Jenal, Rustamreen
Nor, Mohd Jailani M.
ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE
description As a building for worship and one of the important symbols in Islam, a mosque is usually designed with its architectural grandeur. Among of the characteristics is its spacious interior to create a perception so that people will feel ’small’ when entering the house of God. Most mosques therefore have high ceiling and are usually constructed with dome shape. In Malacca, Malaysia however, the architectural of the mosque resembles the traditional Malay house where the ceiling follows a pyramidal shape. This paper discusses the acoustical condition of the mosque in Malacca. The Sayyidina Abu Bakar Mosque is presented here for a case study. Measurement of its reverberation time was conducted and the results are validated with simulation data from CATT room acoustics software. Other important acoustical parameters are evaluated such as the early decay time, clarity, definition, lateral fraction and speech transmission index.
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author Putra, Azma
Kassim, Dayang H.
YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI
Abdullah, Y
Muhammad, Nor S.
Jenal, Rustamreen
Nor, Mohd Jailani M.
author_facet Putra, Azma
Kassim, Dayang H.
YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI
Abdullah, Y
Muhammad, Nor S.
Jenal, Rustamreen
Nor, Mohd Jailani M.
author_sort Putra, Azma
title ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE
title_short ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE
title_full ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE
title_fullStr ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE
title_full_unstemmed ASSESSMENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALACCA MOSQUE,MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY ON THE SAYYIDINA ABU BAKAR MOSQUE
title_sort assessment of the acoustical performance in malacca mosque,malaysia: a case study on the sayyidina abu bakar mosque
publisher International of Acoustics and Vibration
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/8882/1/ICSV20_Putra_MosqueAcoustics.pdf
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/8882/
http://www.icsv20.org/
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