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T30 is the only acoustical parameter that is affected by the change of the distance to the side<br />

wall for fan shape 15 with balcony and fan shape 22. And there is not such a correlation <strong>in</strong> other<br />

rooms.<br />

For fan shaped rooms without balcony, it is seen that STI value <strong>in</strong>creases by the <strong>in</strong>crease of the<br />

distance between source and receiver. For fan shaped rooms 22 and 30, D50 values also<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease by the distance. That is probably because of the decrease of EDT values by the<br />

distance, s<strong>in</strong>ce there is a negative correlation between EDT and D50.<br />

When the overall scores of each room are exam<strong>in</strong>ed, the correlation between EDT and D50,<br />

which is also derived from the mean values of rooms, is confirmed. Except the rectangular<br />

shaped room, D50 and STI values are <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g while EDT is decreas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> all of the rooms.<br />

For rectangular room, there is a positive correlation between T30 and EDT, and this is the only<br />

room such a correlation exists. Also, the room differs from the other cases with the correlation<br />

between T30 and SPL(A) parameters.<br />

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Cocchi, A., Far<strong>in</strong>a, A., Fausti, P., & Tronch<strong>in</strong>, L. (n.d.). Acoustic Quality Of Theatres: Correlation<br />

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http://pcfar<strong>in</strong>a.eng.unipr.it/Public/Papers/052-UNIFE94.PDF<br />

ISO (International Standarts Organization). (1997). ISO 3382. Acoustic- Measurement of the<br />

Reverberation Time of Rooms with to other acoustical Parameters .<br />

Mehta, M., Johnson, J., & Rocafort, J. (1999). Architecural Acoustics Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples and Design. U.S.A.:<br />

Prentice-Hall, Inc.<br />

Odeon Room Acoustics Software: Retrieved October 2009, from http://www.odeon.dk/acousticssimulation-software<br />

Panero, J., & Zelnik, M. (1979). Human Dimension and Interior Space. New York: Whitney Library of<br />

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