Acoustic characterisation of the noise emitted by a padel court

Journal title RIVISTA ITALIANA DI ACUSTICA
Author/s Edoardo Alessio Piana, Diego Tonetti, Jorge Joaquin Garcia, Emanuela Milesi
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language Italian Pages 8 P. 61-68 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ria2-2025oa21012
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In recent years, padel has rapidly become one of the most widespread sports practices, thanks to its similarities with tennis and squash, its dynamic nature, and the small size of the playing field. This last characteristic has facilitated the proliferation of courts, which can be built both indoors and outdoors. In the latter case, the noise generated during play can freely propagate to nearby receptors and potentially cause annoyance. Therefore, a thorough study of the acoustic impact of these facilities is necessary, especially when they are built near residential areas. An accurate prediction of acoustic impact requires precise emission data as input. At present, scientific literature regarding sound power data associated with noise from padel courts is rather scarce. This study provides sound power data based on experimental measurements. Furthermore, using ambisonics techniques, the research aims to highlight possible noise mitigation measures applicable to the sources.

Keywords: padel game;acoustic emissions;sound power spectrum;directivity;ambisonics

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Edoardo Alessio Piana, Diego Tonetti, Jorge Joaquin Garcia, Emanuela Milesi, Caratterizzazione acustica del rumore emesso da un campo da padel in "RIVISTA ITALIANA DI ACUSTICA" 2/2025, pp 61-68, DOI: 10.3280/ria2-2025oa21012