These Bricks Can Absorb Traffic Noise - Thesis Presentation on Helmholtz Resonators

I gave a talk on my Masters Thesis Project in Architecture focusing on Altering Soundscapes in Exterior Environments using Helmholtz Resonators in Ceramic Bricks to absorb Low Frequency Traffic Noise.

I recently graduated from ‪@BartlettArchUCL‬ at University College London and was invited to give a talk on my project for the Portland Digital Fabrication Club in Portland.

Here is a link to my Portfolio on the Creation of Helmholtz Resonator Bricks:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11r86...

Here is a link to my Thesis Paper on Helmholtz Resonator Absorber Bricks:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...

This is the final project digital show from University College London:
https://fifteen2022.bartlettarchucl.c...

And here is the free file if you want to download it and print on your home machine (good luck with the overhangs and support):
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:638...

The sound testing software was from REW:
https://www.roomeqwizard.com/

0:00 Introduction
0:13 About the presenter
1:00 University College London
3:00 Traffic Noise Levels in London
3:20 Problem Statement
4:40 Focus on Transportation
5:29 Limited Solutions
6:02 Soundscape
6:47 Acoustics in Architecture
8:31 Helmholtz Resonator
9:47 Recent Helmholtz Resonators
10:25 Elizabeth Line & Paddington Station
10:56 Traffic Bricks
11:34 Sound Absorption Tests
12:56 Acoustic Measurement
13:33 The Site
14:27 Research Question
15:16 Multiple Research Stream
16:08 3D Printing Bricks
17:15 Grasshopper "Hairy Bricks"
17:35 Slip Casting
18:08 Prototypes 1-3
18:55 Fusion 360 Brick
19:12 Prototype 1
20:27 Prototype 2
21:35 Prototype 3
24:09 Fusion 360 Generative Design
24:58 Robotic Arm Manipulation
25:24 Four Part Brick
26:06 Prototype 4
27:20 Final Prototype
29:15 Testing Size
29:49 Assembly
30:34 Testing Absorption
31:40 Future Work
32:44 Alternative Methods