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dB SPL Sound Source (with distance) - Brian K. Shepard

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Common db <strong>SPL</strong> values<br />

<strong>dB</strong> <strong>SPL</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> <strong>Source</strong> (<strong>with</strong> <strong>distance</strong>)<br />

70 Busy traffic at 5 meters<br />

60 Office or restaurant inside<br />

50 Quiet restaurant inside<br />

40 Residential area at night<br />

30 Theater, no talking<br />

20 Only rustling of leaves<br />

10 Human breathing at 3 meters<br />

0 Threshold of Hearing (human <strong>with</strong> good ears)<br />

MUEA 474a – 02 <strong>Sound</strong> and Acoustics

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