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How to formulate questions

Identify the object, circumstances and what needs to be established through specialist knowledge. A question should be specific, verifiable and answerable from the available materials. Preliminary formulations are refined after the task has been reviewed.

Areas for discussion

The final questions and scope of the examination are agreed separately. A demand to confirm a desired position in advance is not an appropriate brief.

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For a review

01For a reviewAre the object, noise source and measurement conditions described?

02For a reviewAre the measuring instruments, their metrological verification details and settings stated?

03For a reviewAre the choice of measurement points and duration of observation justified?

04For a reviewHas background noise been taken into account, and is the method used to assess it provided?

05For a reviewDo the parameters being compared match the nature of the exposure measured?

06For a reviewAre measurement results, calculated values and assumptions distinguished?

07For a reviewHave the source's operating mode and frequency of noise occurrence been taken into account?

08For a reviewCan the conclusions be checked using measurement reports and source records?

09For a reviewIs the link between the recorded exposure and a specific source justified?

10For a reviewWhich limitations may affect the applicability of the results?

11Preparing an acoustic examinationWhat are the character and frequency of occurrence of the noise being examined under the recorded source operating mode?

12Preparing an acoustic examinationWhich observation points and intervals are needed to answer the question asked?

13Preparing an acoustic examinationWhich other sources affected the result, and how was their presence taken into account?

14Preparing an acoustic examinationWhich data confirms the link between the recorded sound and the suspected equipment?

15Preparing an acoustic examinationAre the materials sufficient to distinguish airborne and structure-borne transmission paths?

16Preparing an acoustic examinationWhich characteristics of the separating building element being examined can be determined under the available conditions?

17Preparing an acoustic examinationAre the results before and after renovation comparable in terms of rooms, structure and examination conditions?

18Preparing an acoustic examinationWhat limitations arise from lack of access to the adjoining room or inability to observe the source's normal operation?

These formulations are a starting point. Questions are refined according to the objects, available materials and the expert's competence.