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The decibel scale is a logarithmic scale. An increase of 10 points on the decibel scale means that the energy increases by a factor 10; an increase of 20 decibels means an energy increase by a factor of 10 x 10 = 100, etc.
More decibels means that the sound volume increases.
The decibel, or dB, is a means of expressing the gain of an active device (such as an amplifier) or the loss in a passive device (such as an attenuator or length of cable). It is simply the ratio (!) of output to input expressed in logarithmic form. The decibel was developed by the telephone company to express the gain or loss in telephone transmission systems.Sound intensity (sound energy quantity):Reference sound intensity Io = 10^−12 W/m² (Threshold of hearing)Reference sound intensity level LIo = 0 dB-SIL (Threshold of hearing level)Get sound intensity I when entering sound intensity level LI:Sound intensity I = Io×10^(LI/10) W/m² = 10^−12×10^(LI/10) W/m².Get sound intensity level LI in dB when entering sound intensity I in W/m²:Sound intensity level LI = 10×log (I / Io) dB = 10×log (I / 10^−12) dB.Sound pressure (sound field quantity):Reference sound pressure po = 20 µPa = 2×10^−5 Pa (Threshold of hearing)Reference sound pressure level Lpo = 0 dB-SPL (Threshold of hearing level)Get sound pressure p when entering sound pressure level Lp:Sound pressure p = po×10^(Lp/20) Pa or N/m² = 2×10^−5×10^(Lp/20) Pa.Get sound pressure level Lp in dB when entering sound pressure p in Pa:Sound pressure level Lp = 20×log (p / po) dB = 20×log (p / 2×10^−5) dB.
By its amplitude. Really loudness is sound intensity & intensity depends on square of amplitude ie. higher the amplitude higher the intensity which means higher the loudness.
Pascal means the pressure = force divided by area. Decibels means a logarithmic unit of measurement that expresses the magnitude of a physical quantity relative to a specified or implied reference level. Since it is a ratio of two quantities with the same unit, it is a dimensionless unit. The difference is like between a car and a banana.
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10 decibels increase mean measured on a sound pressure level meter. SPL meter. Forget the intensity, because the ear drums and the microphone diaphragms are moved by the sound pressure. 10
Psycho acousticians say that 10 dB level difference double the felt loudness. well apex begs to differ!
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the sound intensity is measured in work /m .that means , si unit of sound intensity is decibel ( db) .
The decibel scale is a logarithmic scale. An increase of 10 points on the decibel scale means that the energy increases by a factor 10; an increase of 20 decibels means an energy increase by a factor of 10 x 10 = 100, etc.
1 decibel of increase of sound level is the smallest increase (or decrease) in level that may be discerned by the average person. It corresponds to an increase in level of about 25%. [The 10th root of 10 is another similar expression.] The decibel was initially used to measure changes in signal level in a line. Named after Alexander Graham Bell. One Bell - 10dB - sounds twice as loud to those same average individuals.
That is a missunderstanding. Decibels are never doubled. The ratio or the factor can be doubled.Doubling means the "factor 2". What does doubling of a "sound" mean?Doubling the (sound) intensity is obtained by an increase of the (sound intensity) level of 3 dB.Doubling the sound pressure is obtained by an increase of the (sound pressure) level of 6 dB.Doubling the loudness feeling is obtained by an increase of the (loudness) level of about 10 dB.
More decibels means that the sound volume increases.
Assuming 0 decibel is approximately the threshold of hearing (different scales are sometimes used!), 103 is the correct answer. Every 10 decibels means an increase by a factor of 10, so 30 decibels means you have to apply the factor of 10 3 times: 10 x 10 x 10.
"Crescendo", means to gradually increase in size, intensity or force.
dB is short for Decibel, or one tenth of a bel. Bels and decibels are unlike any other measurement, because an addition of ten means double the loudness of the noise. For example: 60 decibels is the noise generated from a regular conversation, however, 70 decibels is double the noise; and 80 is double that.