Issue
Acta Acust.
Volume 10, 2026
Topical Issue - New Approaches and Perspectives in Building Acoustics
Article Number 39
Number of page(s) 17
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/aacus/2026036
Published online 29 May 2026
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