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Dr Jeffrey Paul Mahn

Mechanical Engineering

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7252
 Office: Mechanical Engineering E130A

Fields of Research

  • Building Acoustics
  • Machinery Noise and Vibration
  • Noise and Vibration
  • Measurement Uncertainty

Researcher Summary

Main research is the prediction of flanking noise in lightweight building constructions and its associated uncertainty.  Related research includes the attenuation of noise through building elements including walls, doors and windows.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Affiliations

Publications


  • Hongisto, V., Keränen, J., Kylliäinen, M. and Mahn, J. (2012) Reproducibility of the present and the proposed single-number quantities of airborne sound insulation. Acta Acustica United with Acustica 98(5): 811-819. http://dx.doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918563. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2012) Revising the EN12354 method of calculating the flanking sound reduction index of lightweight building elements. Hong Kong: Acoustics 2012, 13-18 May 2012. In Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 131(4) 3319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4708417. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2012) The Calculation of the Resonant Sound Reduction Index for Use in EN12354. Prague, Czech Republic: 9th European Conference on Noise Control, 10-13 Jun 2012. In Proceedings of EURONOISE 168-173. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Davy, J.L., Mahn, J.P., Guigou-Carter, C. and Villot, M. (2012) The prediction of flanking sound transmission below the critical frequency. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132(4): 2359-2370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4746945. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2012) The propagated uncertainty of the calculated sound reduction index. New York, NY, United States: Inter-Noise 2012, 19-22 Aug 2012. 1896-1905. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2011) Assessment of the noise emission of sheep shearing systems. Noise Control Engineering Journal 59(1): 87-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/1.3519641. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J. (2011) Design of a Warning Signal for Use by the Cable-Logging Industry. Accident Compensation Corporation. 18pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J. (2011) Evaluation of the Methods to Calculate the Resonant Sound Reduction Index. COST Action FP0702. 19pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J. (2011) Noise Attenuation of Roof Cladding Systems. Laboratory Results Part 2: Complete Roof Systems. New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers Inc. 47pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J., Davy, J.L. and Pearse, J. (2011) The Acoustic Requirements of Dwellings in New Zealand. Aalborg, Denmark: Forum Acusticum, 26 Jun-1 Jul 2011. In Acta acustica united with Acustica 97(1) (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2011) The noise emission of sheep shearing systems. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment 27(1): 53-61. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2011) The sound insulation of lightweight roofing systems. Osaka, Japan: inter-noise 2011, 4-7 Sep 2011. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2010) Evaluation of the EN12354 Method through Field Testing Using Sound Intensity. Lisbon, Portugal: 39th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2010), 13-16 Jun 2010. In InterNoise Proceedings 221 6396-6405. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2010) Evaluation of the Noise from Sheep Shearing Systems. Cairo, Egypt: 17th International Congress on Sound & Vibration (ICSV17), 18-22 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2010) Evaluation of the sound insulation of roofing systems. Sydney, Australia: 20th International Congress on Acoustics (ICA2010), 23-27 Aug 2010. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. (2010) Noise Attenuation of Roof Cladding Systems. Laboratory Results Part 1: Cladding Only. New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers Inc. 30pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J. (2010) Noise of Sheep Shearing Systems Part 1: Sound Power Measurements. The Accident Compensation Corporation on behalf of the Shearing Industry Health and Safety Committee. 29pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J. (2010) Noise of Sheep Shearing Systems Part 2: Noise Source Identification. The Accident Compensation Corporation on behalf of the Shearing Industry Health and Safety Committee. 18pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J. (2009) Noise Attenuation of Roof Cladding Systems: Literature Review. New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers Inc. 22pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2009) On the Uncertainty of the EN12354-1 Estimate of the Flanking Sound Reduction Index Due to the Uncertainty of the Input Data. Building Acoustics 16(3): 199-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/135101009789877059. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J.P. (2009) Prediction of Flanking Noise Transmission in Lightweight Building Constructions. A Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of the Application EN12354-1. PhD, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2009) The Propagated Uncertainty of EN12354-1 for Lightweight Constructions. Ottawa, Canada: 38th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise 2009), 23-26 Aug 2009. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2008) On the Probability Density Functions of the Terms Described by the EN12354 Prediction Method. Building Acoustics 15(4): 263-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/135101008786939991. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2008) Reciprocity and the Prediction of the Apparent Sound Reduction Index for Lightweight Structures According to EN12354. Paris, France: Acoustics'08 (incorporating ECUA and Euronoise), 29 Jun-4 Jul 2008. In Proceedings of Acoutics'08 3047-3051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933942. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2008) The Probability Density Functions and The Uncertainty of the EN12354 Prediction Method. Shanghai, China: Inter-Noise 2008, 26-29 Oct 2008. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2008) Uncertainty of the Direction-Averaged Velocity Level Difference. Daejeon, Korea: 15th International Conference on Sound and Vibration, 6-10 Jul 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Mahn, J. and Pearse, J. (2007) Investigation of the Separation of the Resonant Sound Reduction Index from Measured Data for use in EN 12354-1. Istanbul, Turkey: Inter-Noise 2007, 28-31 Aug 2007. In Proceedings of Inter-noise 2007 in07 100. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mahn, J. and Bayly, P. (1999) Impact Testing of Stereolithographic Models to Predict Natural Frequencies. Journal of Sound and Vibration 224(3): 411-430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jsvi.1998.2189. (Journal Article)
  • Mahn, J., Williams, D., Wung, P., Horst, G., Lloyd, J. and Randall, S. (1996) A Systematic Approach toward Studying Noise and Vibration in Switched Reluctance Machines: Preliminary Results. San Diego, CA, USA: IEEE Industry Applications Conference, 6-10 Oct 1996. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)