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Acoustical comfort evaluation in enclosed public spaces with a central atrium : a case study in food court of CEPA Shopping Center, Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2009)Physical comfort requirements of users as thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort should be considered and studied in detail when designing and planning public spaces. The subjective auditory perception needs to be evaluated ... -
Acoustical performance analysis of Bilkent University amphitheater "Odeon"
(Bilkent University, 2004)The aim of this study is analyzing the acoustical quality of Bilkent University Amphitheater ODEON by means of assessing the fundamental acoustical parameters for both speech and music. Defining the problems, specifying ... -
An approach based on sound classification to predict soundscape perception through machine learning
(Bilkent University, 2021-06)A growing amount of literature and a series of ISO standards focus on concept, data collection, and data analysis methods of soundscapes. Yet, this field of research still lacks predictive models. We hypothesize that machine ... -
Audio-visual perception of outpatients in an oncology polyclinic
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)This study aims to analyze the effects of auditory and visual perception in a hospital environment to provide comfort for the outpatients. The research focused on the waiting area of an oncology polyclinic. The binaural ... -
A comparative study on indoor soundscape in museum environments
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)The aim of this study is to understand how visitors perceive and compare the soundscapes of different museum environments. To reach this goal, physical parameters as acoustic measurements, and perceptual data as questionnaires ... -
A comparative study on soundscape in high school environment
(Bilkent University, 2016-07)The various factors of school environments have been investigated to affect individuals psychologically and physiologically. As one of this, sound has been studied through acoustic measurements focusing on noise management ... -
A comparative study on soundscapes in real and virtual open office environments
(Bilkent University, 2020-07)This study presents the findings of indoor soundscape research that was conducted in real (RE), recorded virtual (VE_Rec), and virtual (VE) open office environment settings. The study took place in the architectural ... -
A comparative study on spatial perception in real and virtual office environments under different lighting conditions
(Bilkent University, 2019-01)The aim of study iş to conduct a comparison between real and virtual environments from the spatial point of view under different lighting conditions. In this study, visually same office environments were created in real ... -
Costumers’ emotional and behavioral responses under different accent lighting conditions in a real retail store
(Bilkent University, 2018-11)The aim of the study is to understand the influence of lighting color temperature on costumers’ emotional and behavioral responses in a real retail store. In the experiment three different color temperatures were used on ... -
The effect of density on impact sound insulation of the expanded polystrene (EPS) block used as filler in one way hollow core slab in dwellings
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)The current international standards and governmental regulations stipulate maximum impact sound insulation on construction slabs of buildings to increase acoustical comfort of interiors of dwellings as mentioned by Cost ... -
The effect of the sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in a virtual outpatient polyclinic
(Bilkent University, 2022-05)This study examines the impact of the sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in a virtual outpatient polyclinic. Outpatient polyclinics have a critical role in determining early outpatient treatments to prevent ... -
The effects of color scheme on the appraisal of an office environment and task performance
(Bilkent University, 2010)The purpose of this study is to explore the differences between achromatic and chromatic schemes in the appraisal of an office environment and task performance. To investigate only the hue effect on the subjective impressions ... -
The effects of color temperature on performance and mood of users : a color task implementation model
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)This study aimed to explore the effects of color temperatures on color task performance, and also to propose a color task implementation model to be used in future research. In the study, three attributes of color were the ... -
Effects of reverberation time on classical singers' preferences upon music practice rooms
(Bilkent University, 2015-09)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of reverberation time variances on classical singers’ [N=30] preferences in individual music practice rooms. The method has combined objective measurements (RT) and ... -
The effects of speech in interference in enclosed leisure spaces : a case of study in Bilkent Roll House, Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2011)The aim of this study is to investigate the speech interference of users in an open-planned multi-activities public leisure space. Bilkent Roll House was chosen as a leisure space because of its variety of activities in ... -
Effects of speech intelligibility on computer-based task performance in open-plan offices
(Bilkent University, 2008)The aim of this thesis is to find out the effects of speech and speech intelligibility on computer-based task performance in open-plan offices. The research was conducted in a real open-plan office environment to include ... -
Investigating the effect of indoor soundscaping towards employees’ mood and perception in open plan offices
(Bilkent University, 2015-08)Over the past decade, soundscape studies have proposed ways to differentiate sonic environments and showed that it is not always the sound levels that matters. Meanings associated with sound sources, how they are perceived ... -
Ivestigating the influence of spectral power distribution characteristics on hue differentiation task performance
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)This thesis investigates the effects of spectral power distribution (SPD) characteristics of light sources on hue differentiation performance of observers. Color differentiation efficiency of light sources was investigated ... -
Production of aerogel-modified expanded perlite aggregate and clay (AEP/C) board and investigation of physical and mechanical properties
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)Expanded perlite aggregate (EPA) is an inorganic insulation material preferred because of its low thermal conductivity. In other respects, it has disadvantages in buildings because of its high moisture retention, sintering ... -
Understanding soundscape in public spaces : a case study in Akköprü Metro Station, Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2014)In 2008, a working group of ISO/TC 43/SCI/WG 54 “Perceptual Assessment of Soundscape Quality of the International Organization for Standardization” was established and they published the first part of standardization ...
