Estudio de niveles de presión sonora en puntos críticos de afectación a través de la elaboración de mapas de ruido en el casco urbano de la ciudad de Latacunga, periodo 2022-2023.

This research focused on the first instance of a diagnosis to the community of the different sectors at the urban center in Latacunga city where it was sought to determine the peak of the noise of pollution; data that allowed to establish different critical points of sound pressure in peak times and key areas of the city. To carry out the study, the researchers proceeded to monitor three months at different times in order to compare routines and collective behaviors that generate pollution at the acoustic level; the data obtained in the monitoring were destined to the elaboration of noise maps; acoustic pollution ranges were identified at each point studied, establishing in a general way that equivalent sound pressure levels exceed the maximum permissible noise levels; setting 3 points with higher noise levels; these are located in the central areas of the city, which is the historic center of the city, and many public, private and commercial services entities are surrounding the points in discussion, forzing that people transit daily through the areas with intensifying vehicular traffic; consequently, an soundproof proposal has been developed for the point considered the most critical to mitigate the impact that noise causes to people exposed daily in the area, this work allowed to compare the equivalent sound pressure levels corrected with the maximum permissible noise levels stipulated in force regulations. The information obtained from the monitoring was validated through JI square generating reliable conclusions to establish mitigation measures. As a final part of the study, different species of plants were characterized for the design of a soundproofing barrier (green barrier) as a mitigation measure at the most critical point of the city. A viable solution was to establish the design of a plant barrier formed by Podocarpus sprucei parl ('romerillo'), a native species with few care demands, and that of the Cooper (pink carpet), a phono absorbent species that reduces noise to 30 dB. In conclusion, the urban center of Latacunga city faces high sound pressure since the values determined during the monitoring period breach with the maximum permissible noise levels established in current regulations

• Main Author: Pallo Millingalle, Blanca Yolanda (author)
• Other Authors: Suntaxi Mosquera, Kevin Alexander (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: ONDAS SONORAS; ABSORCIÓN ACÚSTICA; MONITOREO DE RUIDO
• Online Access: http://repositorio.utc.edu.ec/handle/27000/10536