Acoustics Group

Research Publications

Books

Kang, J. (2007) Urban sound environment. Taylor & Francis incorporating Spon, London, 304pp, ISBN 0-415-35857-4.
Kang, J. (2002) Acoustics of long spaces: theory and design guide. Thomas Telford Publishing, London, 272pp, ISBN: 0-7277-3013-4.
Kang, J. and Liu, S. (eds.) (2007) On the Research, Teaching and Practice in Architecture - School of Architecture, University of Sheffield. China Architecture and Building Press, in press.

Refereed Journals

Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2009) Modeling subjective evaluation of soundscape quality in urban open spaces - An artificial neural network approach. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., in press.
Zhang, M. and Kang, J. (2009) Soundscape in open urban public spaces: Semantic differential analysis. Building and Environment, in press.
Zhang, M. and Kang, J. (2009) Subjective evaluation of urban environment: a case study in Beijing. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, in press.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2009) Environmental impact of acoustic materials in residential buildings.Building and Environment, doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.03.013.
Xie, H, Kang, J. and Mills, G. H. (2009) The impact of noise on patients' sleep and the effectiveness of noise reduction strategies in intensive care units. Critical Care, 13, 208-212.
Xie. H. and Kang, J. (2009) Relationships between environmental noise and social-economic factors: Case studies based on NHS hospitals in Greater London. Journal of Renewable Energy, 34(9), 2044-2053. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2009.02.012 [Invited paper].
Tang, Z., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Sound field in underground long spaces - a case study in a corridor. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 40 (sup.), 205-210 (in Chinese).
Liao, H. and Kang, J. (2008) On the recent developments of green architecture in the UK. City Architecture, 2008(4), 9-12 [Invited paper] (in Chinese).
Xi, T., Jin, H., Kang, J. and Zhang W. (2008) A study on the specific accepting people in the subjective assessment of sound quality: an underground marketplace in Harbin as an example. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 40 (sup.), 219-221 (in Chinese).
Meng, Q., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Questionnaire design of soundscape survey in underground shopping streets. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 40 (sup.), 143-147 (in Chinese).
Jiang, H., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Classification of public geo-spaces in terms of architectural acoustics. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology,40 (sup.), 129-132 (in Chinese).
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2008) Effects of social, demographic and behavioral factors on sound level evaluation in urban open spaces. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 123(2), 772-783.
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2008) Acoustic evolution of ancient Greek and Roman theatres. Appl. Acoust.69, 514-529. This paper was reviewed with a title of ‘Sound principles guided design of Greek amphitheatres', in New Scientist Issue 2595 - 17 March 2007, page 19.
Kang, J. (2007)Urban soundscape. Journal of South China University of Technology, 35 (supplement), 11-16 [Invited paper].
Zhang, M. and Kang, J. (2007) Towards the evaluation, description and creation of soundscape in urban open spaces. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 34, 68-86.
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2007) Acoustic evolution of ancient Greek and Roman theatres. Appl. Acoust. 68. This paper was reviewed with a title of 'Sound principles guided design of Greek amphitheatres', in New Scientist Issue 2595 C 17 March 2007, page 19.
Kang, J. and Li, Z. (2007) Numerical simulation of an acoustic window system using finite element method. Acustica/acta Acustica, 93(1), 152-163.
Zhang, M. and Kang, J. (2006) A cross-cultural semantic differential analysis of the soundscape in urban open public spaces. Technical Acoustics, 25(6), 523-532 [Invited paper].
Kang, J. (2006) Acoustic quality in non-acoustic public buildings. Technical Acoustics, 25(6), 513-522 [Invited paper].
Kang, J. (2006) An acoustic window system with optimum ventilation and daylighting performance. Noise & Vibration Worldwide, 37(11), 9-17 [invited paper].
Bougdah, H., Ekici, I., and Kang, J. (2006) An Investigation into rib-like noise reducing devices. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 120(6), 3714-3722.
Kang, J. (2006) Research-led design: University of Sheffield School of Architecture. City Architecture, 2006(2), No. 17, 87-92 [invited paper].
Oldham, D., Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. (2005) Modeling the acoustical and airflow performance of simple lined apertures.? Journal of Building Acoustics, 12(4), 275-290.
Kang, J. (2005) Numerical modelling of the sound fields in urban squares. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117(6), 3695-3706.
Zhang, M. and Kang, J. (2005) Environmental noise policy and research in Europe. Greenleaf -- Journal of the State Administration of Environmental Protection of People Republic of China, No. 2 (2005), 32-33 [invited paper].
Yang, W. and Kang, J. (2005) Soundscape and sound preferences in urban squares. Journal of Urban Design, 10(1), 61-80. [Nominated for the AESOP Prize Paper Award]
Yang, W. and Kang, J. (2005) Acoustic comfort evaluation in urban open public spaces. Appl. Acoust., 66, 211-229.
Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. W. (2004) Feasibility of applying micro-perforated absorbers in acoustic window systems. Appl. Acoust., 66, 669-689 [Invited paper in the special issue of Innovative Applications of Materials for Acoustic Purposes]
Kang, J. (2004) Sustainability in new houses in Germany -- A case study. World Architecture, 171, 44-45 (in Chinese). [invited paper]
Kang J, Huang Z. D. and Dai H. F. (2004) Sustainability education at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture. World Architecture, 171, 64-65 (in Chinese). [invited paper]
Chen, B. and Kang, J. (2004) Acoustic comfort in shopping mall atrium spaces: a case study in Sheffield Meadowhall. Archit. Sci. Rev. 47, 107-114.
Tai, K. F. and Kang, J. (2004) Architectural education in the UK -- Diploma studios at the University of Sheffield. World Architecture, 5/2004, 84-87 (in Chinese).
Blundell Jones P. and Kang, J. (2003) Acoustic form in the modern movement. Architectural Research Quarterly, 7(1), 75-85.
Huang J. and Kang, J. (2003) From ruins to a paradise: The Magna science adventure centre. Architecture & Design, 104, 54-67 (in Chinese).? [Invited paper]
Kang, J. (2002) Numerical modelling of the sound field in urban streets with diffusely reflecting boundaries. J. Sound Vib., 258 (5), 793-813.
Kang, J. (2002) Numerical modelling of the speech intelligibility in dining spaces. Appl. Acoust., 63, 1315-1333. This paper was reviewed with a title of 'Din-free dining', in New Scientist Vol 176 issue 2363 - 05 October 2002, page 24.
Kang, J. (2002) Comparison of sound fields in regularly-shaped, long and flat enclosures with diffusely reflecting boundaries. International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, 7, 165-171.
Kang, J. and Yang W. (2002) Soundscape in urban open public spaces. World Architecture, 144, 76-79 (in Chinese). [Invited paper]
Kang, J. (2002) Design review - 9/10 Stock Orchard Street in London: architects' office and house. World Architecture, 144, 48-53 (in both Chinese and English).[Invited review]
Kang, J. (2002) Reverberation in rectangular long enclosures with diffusely reflecting boundaries. Acustica/acta acustica, 88, 77-87. [Reviewed by T. D. Rossing in Echoes C the newsletter of the Acoustical Society of America, 12 (3), 7 (2002)]
Kang, J. (2001) Sound propagation in interconnected urban streets: a parametric study. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 28, 281-294.
Kang, J. (2000) Sound propagation in street canyons: Comparison between diffusely and geometrically reflecting boundaries. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 107, 1394-1404.
Kang, J. and Fuchs, H. V. (1999) Effect of water-films on the absorption of membrane absorbers. Appl. Acoust. 56, 127-135.
Kang, J. and Fuchs, H. V. (1999) Predicting the absorption of open weave textiles and micro-perforated membranes backed by an airspace. J. Sound Vib. 220, 905-920.
Kang, J. (1998) Scale modelling for improving the speech intelligibility of multiple loudspeakers in long enclosures by architectural acoustic treatments. Acustica/acta acustica 84, 689-700.
Kang, J. (1998) Broadening the frequency range of panel absorbers by adding an inner microperforated layer. Acoustics Letters 21, 20-24.
Kang, J. (1998) Comparison of speech intelligibility between English and Chinese. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 103, 1213-1216.
Kang, J. (1998) Measurement and prediction of airborne sound insulation at low frequencies in small rooms. Research Trends: Current Topics in Acoustical Research 2, 119-128.
Kang, J. (1998) Acoustic theory of long enclosures and its application to underground stations. Underground Engineering and Tunnels, No. 4, 37-40 (in Chinese).
Kang, J. (1997) Scale modelling of train noise propagation in an underground station. J. Sound Vib. 202, 298-302.
Kang, J. (1997) A method for predicting acoustic indices in long enclosures. Appl. Acoust. 51, 169-180.
Kang, J. (1997) Acoustics in long underground spaces. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 12, 15-21.
Kang, J. (1996) Acoustics in long enclosures with multiple sources. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 99, 985-989.
Kang, J. (1996) Reverberation in rectangular long enclosures with geometrically reflecting boundaries. Acustica/acta acustica 82, 509-516.
Kang, J. (1996) Improvement of the STI of multiple loudspeakers in long enclosures by architectural treatments. Appl. Acoust. 47, 129-148.
Kang, J. (1996) Modelling of train noise in underground stations. J. Sound Vib. 195, 241-255.
Kang, J. (1996) The unsuitability of the classic room acoustical theory in long enclosures. Archit. Sci. Rev. 39, 89-94.
Kang, J. (1996) Sound attenuation in long enclosures. Bldg. & Envnmnt. 31, 245-253.
Kang, J. (1996) Speech intelligibility improvement for multiple loudspeakers by increasing loudspeaker directionality architecturally. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 17, 203-208.
Kang, J. (1995) Experimental approach to the effect of diffusers on the sound attenuation in long enclosures. J. Bldg. Acoust. 2, 391-402. [Invited paper]

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Kang, J. (1988) Computer modelling of reverberation process in the halls with suspended ceiling panels. Acta Acustica 13, No. 6, 455-458 (in Chinese).

Special Issues, Proceedings, Book Chapters, and Book Reviews

Kang, J. (2009) Sound environment: high vs. low density cities. In Ng E. (ed.) High Density Cities: Towards a New Paradigm from a Social-environmental Perspective, James & James / EarthScan, London [Invited contribution].
Kang, J. (2009) Acoustics in long rooms. In Xiang N. (ed.) Architectural Acoustics Handbook, J. Ross Publishing, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA [Invited contribution].
Kang, J. (2009) Environmental acoustics. In Xiang N. (ed.) Architectural Acoustics Handbook, J. Ross Publishing, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA [Invited contribution].
Kang, J. (2009) Acoustics and concert halls. In Goldstein B. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Perception, Sage Publications, London [Invited contribution].
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2008) Acoustic evolution of ancient theatres and effects of scenery. In Benjamin N. Weiss (ed.), New Research on Acoustics, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, USA, 221-242 (Chapter 6). [ISBN: 9781604564037] [Invited contribution]
Kang, J., Zhao, X.D., Xie, H. and Bo, W. (eds.) (2008) Sustainable Development in China: Olympic and Beyond. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Resources and Environment in the UK (CARE) Annual Meeting, Nottingham, UK.
Kang, J., Xie, H. and Liao, H. (eds.) (2007) From Research to Practice: Towards Sustainable Development in China. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Resources and Environment in the UK (CARE) Annual Meeting, Greenwich, London, UK.
Kang, J., Chen, B. and Li, R. (eds.) (2006) Applying UK academic/practical experience into China. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Resources and Environment in the UK (CARE) Annual Meeting, Sheffield, UK.
Kang, J., Li, R. and Liao, H. (eds.) (2005) Sustainable urban development. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Resources and Environment in the UK (CARE) Annual Meeting, Cambridge, UK.
Kang, J. (ed.) (2005) Urban acoustics. Special issue for the journal of Applied Acoustics. Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford. Six papers are included in the issue. [Guest Editorial, Appl. Acoust., 66, 121-122].
Kang, J., Chen, B. and Li, R. (eds.) (2006) Applying UK academic/practical experience into China. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Resources and Environment in the UK (CARE) Annual Meeting, Sheffield, UK. [ISBN -10: 0-9551965-1-5; ISBN-13: 978-0-9551965-1-5].
Kang, J., Li, R. and Liao, H. (eds.) (2005) Sustainable urban development. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Resources and Environment in the UK (CARE) Annual Meeting, Cambridge, UK. [ISBN -10:0-9551965-0-7; ISBN-13: 078-0-9951965-0-8].
Kang, J. (2005) Paesaggio sonoro e comfort acustico negli spazi urbani aperti (Soundscape and acoustic comfort in open urban environments). In Rogora A. and Dessi V. (ed.), Il comfort ambientale negli spazi aperti (Environmental Comfort in Open Spaces) EdicomEdizioni, Monfalcone (Gorizia), 55-62. [ISBN 88-86729-49-9]
Kang, J., Yang W. and Zhang M. (2004) Sound environment and acoustic comfort in urban spaces. In Nikolopoulou, M. (ed.), Design Open Spaces in the Urban Environment: a Bioclimatic Approach, Jointly published by the European Commission and the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, 32-36 (Chapter 7). [ISBN 960-86907-2-2].
Kang, J. (1996) Investigation of acoustic characteristics of multiple sources in long enclosures. In Qing, Y. and Li, J. (ed.), Research Progress in Building Physics, China Building Industry Press, Beijing, 93-97 (in Chinese).
Kang, J. (2004) Book review: Engineering Acoustics -- An Introduction to Noise Control, by Michael M?ser, translated by Stefan Zimmermann, Springer-Verlag, 2004. in Proceedings of the Institution Mechanical Engineers, Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. Volume 218, Issue C11.

Conference Papers

Can, Z., Maffei, L, Semidor, C. and Kang, J. (2009) Experiences in noise control education in architecture. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2009), Ottawa, Canada. [Invited paper]
Huang, H., Kang, J. and Qiu, X. (2009) Numerical simulation of the sound field in a natural ventilation window. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2009), Ottawa, Canada. [Invited paper]
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2009) Environmental noise and residents' social-economic profiles: a case study in Greater London. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2009), Ottawa, Canada. [Invited paper, Kang was a chairman of the Community Noise session]
Jin, H., Meng, Q. and Kang, J. (2009) Subjective evaluation of acoustic comfort in underground shopping streets. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2009), Ottawa, Canada. [Invited paper]
Kang, J., Huang, H. and Sorrill, J. (2009) Experimental study of the sound insulation of extensive green roofs. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2009), Ottawa, Canada. [Invited paper]
Brown, L., Kang, J. and Gjestland, T. (2009) Towards a framework for some standardization in assessing soundscape preference. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2009), Ottawa, Canada. [Invited paper]
Huang, H., Qiu, X. and Kang, J. (2009) Active control of noise transmission through natural ventilation windows. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Active Control of Sound and Vibration (ACTIVE2009), Ottawa, Canada.
Kang, J. (2009) Design framework & an ANN model for soundscapes in urban open spaces. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK). [Invited paper].
Smyrnova, Y. and Kang, J. (2009) Acoustic comfort and sound preferences of hearing-impaired students in indoor spaces, Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV16), Krakow, Poland. [Invited paper] [Kang was an organiser and chairman of the architectural and building acoustics sessions]
Smyrnova, Y. and Kang, J. (2009) Determination of perceptual auditory attributes for the auralisation of urban spaces, Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Noise Control - Euronoise, Edinburgh, UK. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica. [Invited paper, Kang was the General Technical Chairman of the Conference]
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2009) Sound field of typical single-bed hospital wards, Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Noise Control - Euronoise, Edinburgh, UK. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica. [Invited paper]
Tang, Z., Kang, J. and Jin, H. (2009) Characteristics of sound fields in underground shopping streets, Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Noise Control - Euronoise, Edinburgh, UK. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica. [Invited paper]
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2009) Soundscape prediction and design in urban open spaces. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)'s 40th Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missour, USA.
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2008) The relationships between environmental noise and social-economic factors in greater London. Proceedings of the 8th UK CARE Annual General Meeting, Nottingham, UK. [Kang was the general chairman of the organising committee, and chairman of technical sessions].
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Agent-based model for acoustic environment simulation in hospitals. Winter Simulation Conference, Miami, Florida, USA.
Kang, J. and Zhang, M. (2009) Development of acoustic window and ventilator systems. Proceedings of the Advanced Materials for Application in Acoustics and Vibration (AMAAV), Cairo, Egypt. [Kang was chairman of Session A2 - Acoustics]
Kang, J. (2008) Lifecycle analysis on common acoustic materials. Proceedings of the UK Institute of Acoustics Meeting on Building Acoustics Materials: Towards Sustainability, London, UK. [Kang was chairman and one of the organisers of the meeting]
Godbold, O., Kang, J., Soar, R., and Buswell, R. (2008) Fabrication of acoustic Absorbing topologies using rapid prototyping. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Acoustical Association (CAA), Vancouver, Canada.
Jiang, H., Kang, J. and Jin, H. (2008) Comparison of sound field characteristics between various underground spaces. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China, Wuhan, China.
Kang, J. (2008) Application of micro-perforated materials in sustainable building envelopes. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Acoustics of Poro-Elastic Materials, Bradford, UK. [Invited paper, Kang was chairman of Session New Porous Materials]
Jiang, H., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Measurement and analysis of the sound field in an underground shopping street. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Physics Society of China, Guangzhou, China.
Jiao, F. L., Zhou, G., Liu, K., Kang, J. and Yin, Y. (2008) Interference of noise with speech and noise preference assessment of low frequency car interior noise. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China.
Zhou, G. Z., Jiao, F. L., Sun, Y., Liu, K., Kang, J., Li, X. K., Song, R. X., and Wang, Q. (2008) Investigating the coach interior noise of Beijing rail transit trains. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China.
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Acoustic environment in hospitals from the staff's perspective: An approach using the grounded theory. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China.
Meng, Q., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) On the soundscape survey method in underground shopping streets. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China. [Invited paper]
Tang, Z., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) An experimental study of the sound field in a T-shaped underground corridor. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China. [Kang was chairman and organiser of the special session on Underground Acoustics]
Wang, B., Kang, J. and Zhou, J. (2008) Comparison of traffic noise distribution between high and low density cities. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China. [Invited paper]
Jeon, J.Y., You, J., Lee, P. J. and Kang, J. (2008) Evaluation of soundscape in open public spaces. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China.
Kang, J. (2008) Using micro-perforated absorbers for sustainable building envelop development. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China. [Invited paper]
Zhang, J., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Sound fields in underground spaces of different spatial forms. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2008), Shanghai, China. [Invited paper]
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Investigating and Mapping Subjective Evaluations of Individual Sounds in Urban Squares. The Second International Health and Social Care Modelling Conference, Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2008) Investigating and mapping subjective evaluations of individual sounds in urban squares. Proceedings of the 39th annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, Veracruz, Mexico.
Smyrnova, Y., Meng, Y. and Kang, J. (2008) Objective and subjective evaluation of urban acoustic modelling and auralisation. Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) 124th Convention, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2008) Virtual audio in heritage performance spaces. Workshop on Virtual Audio and Past Environments - Audio and Acoustics in Heritage Applications, York. [Kang was the Invited Speaker]
Kang, J. (2008) Sustainable unban environment: from noise control to soundscape creation. Annual Conference of the Swedish Environmental Psychology Society, Stockholm, Sweden. [Invited Keynote]
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2008) Contemporary soundscape of ancient theatres. Proceedings of the Acoustics'08 Paris, organised jointly by the Acoustical Society of America, the European Acoustics Association, and the Societe Francaise d'Acoustique, SFA. [Invited paper]. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 123(5), Pt. 2, 3395.
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2008) A systematic review on the influence of noise on patients' sleep in the Intensive Care Units. Proceedings of the Acoustics'08 Paris, organised jointly by the Acoustical Society of America, the European Acoustics Association, and the Societe Francaise d'Acoustique, SFA. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 123(5), Pt. 2, 3194-3195.
Kang, J. (2008) Computer tools for architectural acoustics education. Proceedings of the Acoustics'08 Paris, organised jointly by the Acoustical Society of America, the European Acoustics Association, and the Societe Francaise d'Acoustique, SFA. [Invited paper]. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 123(5), Pt. 2, 3653-3654.
Kang, J. (2008) Urban soundscape. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 30(2), 1-10. [Tyndall Medal Lecture].
Meng, Y., Kang, J. and Smyrnova, Y. (2008) Numerical modelling of sound fields with mixed specular and diffuse boundaries using combined ray tracing and radiosity method. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 30(2). [Invited paper, Kang was chairman of the special session on Environmental Acoustics].
Smyrnova, Y., Meng, Y. and Kang, J. (2008) Subjective evaluation of urban soundscape auralisation based on combined ray-tracing and radiosity (CRR) model. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 30(2). [Invited paper].
Jeong, C.I., You, J., Lee, P.J., Jeon, J.Y. and Kang, J. (2008) Sound-masking technique for soundscape of combined noise in open public spaces. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Daejeon, Korea. [Kang was an organiser of the architectural and building acoustics sessions]
Song, F., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Sound field in flat underground spaces. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Daejeon, Korea. [Kang was an organiser of the architectural and building acoustics sessions]
Jiang, H., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2008) Acoustic classification of urban public underground spaces. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Daejeon, Korea. [Kang was an organiser of the architectural and building acoustics sessions]
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2008) Transforming public assessment to soundscape design: An example of using artificial neural networks at the design stage of urban open spaces. Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Architecture, Torino, Italy.
Kang, J. (2008) Simulating architectural acoustic waves at different scales. Bridging the Gap - Multi-physics and Multi-scale modelling Symposium, Disley, UK (Also symposium organiser).
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2007) Simulation of soundscape evaluation in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington DC, USA.
Kang, J. (2007) A review of the building and environmental acoustics regulations in the UK. Acoustical Society of Korea meeting, Korea (Invited keynote).
Tang, Z., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2007) Sound field in underground long spaces - a case study in a corridor. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China - The Selected Paper on Architecture and Technology in Chill Region in China, Harbin, China, 225-230.
Song, F., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2007) Experimental study on the acoustic environment of an underground garage. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China - The Selected Paper on Architecture and Technology in Chill Region in China, Harbin, China, 256-263.
Xi, T., Jin, H., Kang, J. and Zhang W. (2007) Subjective evaluation of the sound quality in an underground shopping centre - comparison between different user groups. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China - The Selected Paper on Architecture and Technology in Chill Region in China, Harbin, China, 133-135.
Meng, Q., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2007) Questionnaire design for the soundscape survey in underground shopping centres. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China - The Selected Paper on Architecture and Technology in Chill Region in China, Harbin, China, 99-104.
Jiang, H., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2007) On the classification of public underground spaces in terms of architectural acoustics. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China - The Selected Paper on Architecture and Technology in Chill Region in China, Harbin, China, 73-77.
Zhang, J., Jin, H. and Kang, J. (2007) On the relationships between the forms and acoustic characteristics of underground spaces. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Building Technology Society of China - The Selected Paper on Architecture and Technology in Chill Region in China, Harbin, China, 83-86.
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2007) Mapping soundscape evaluation in urban open spaces. Proceedings of the 7th UK CARE Annual General Meeting, Sheffield, UK. [Kang was the general chairman of the organising committee].
Kang, J. (2007) Recent development in urban sound environment and soundscape. International Conference on Building Acoustics, Taipei, Taiwan (Invited keynote).
Xie, H. and Kang, J. (2007) Environmental noise in NHS hospitals in Greater London: Relationships between noise mapping and social-economic factors. The International Conference on Sustainable Development in Building and Environment, Chongqing, China (Kang was a member of the International Scientific Committee).
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2007) Acoustic sustainability in urban residential areas. Annual Meeting and 20th Symposium of the Acoustical Society of the Republic of China, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2007) Modelling sound preference. The 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2007) Life-cycle analysis of acoustic materials. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper in special session on acoustics of green buildings]
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2007) Effects of stage buildings on the acoustics of ancient theatres. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper in special session on ancient Greek-Roman theatres: their use for acoustical performances]
Meng, Y. and Kang, J. (2007) Combiend ray tracing and radiosity simulation for urban open spaces. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper, Kang was chairman and organiser of the special session on prediction of sound propagation in urban environment]
Yap, P.L., Meng, Y. and Kang, J. (2007) Acoustic simulation of large spaces. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper in special session on computational methods for room-acoustics modelling]
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2007) Mapping soundscape evaluation in urban open spaces with ANN. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper in special session on alternative mappings of urban sound environments]
Godbold, O., Kang, J., Soar, R., and Buswell, R. (2007) From MPA to strategically designed absorbers using solid freeform fabrication techniques. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper in special session on microperforated materials]
Wang, B., Kang, J. and Zhou, J. (2007) Effects of urban morphologic characteristics on the noise mapping: a generic comparison between UK and China. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain. [Invited paper, Kang was chairman and organiser of the special session on prediction of sound propagation in urban environment]
Cramond, D., Kang, J. and Sharples, S. (2007) Comparison of airborne sound insulation field measurements with the predictive model in EN 12354-1: 2000. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Madrid, Spain.
Kang, J. (2007) A systematic approach towards intentionally planning and designing soundscape in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the35th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2007), Istanbul, Turkey. [Invited paper, Kang was chairman and organiser of the special session on acoustic environment in urban open public spaces: research and practice]
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2007) Soundscape in the sustainable living environment. Proceedings of the35th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2007), Istanbul, Turkey. [Invited paper in special session on soundscape - a tool in planning noise policy]
Kang, J., Yap, P.L., Meng, Y. and Chen, B. (2007) Acoustics in large atrium spaces. Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Australia. [Invited paper, Kang was chairman and organiser of the architectural acoustics sessions]
Meng, Y. and Kang, J. (2007) Soundscape auralization in urban open public spaces. SpACE-Net Workshop, York, UK.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2007) Lifecycle analysis of acoustic materials in residential buildings. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 29(3). [Kang was chairman of the special session on life-cycle analysis and materials].
Walker, A. and Kang, J. (2007) New horizons for wool. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 29(3). [invited paper].
Kang, J. (2007) The practice and potential of urban soundscape design. SOUNDER SPACES: the forgotten side of quality, London, UK. [Invited keynote].
Kang, J. (2007) Progress and challenges in simulation of urban soundscapes. The Future of Computational Acoustics Conference, organised by Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and NoiseFutures, London, UK. [Invited opening speech]
Kang, J. (2007) Urban soundscape. The 3rd International Symposium of Temporal Design on Architecture and Environment, Guangzhou, China. [Invited keynote]
Jiang, G., Li, R. and Kang, J. (2007) An investigation of the correlations between noise levels and social aspects: Towards the integration of noise mapping and GIS. 6th UK CARE Annual General Meeting, Sheffield, UK. [Kang was the general chairman of the organising committee].
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2006) Artificial neural network models for physical comfort in urban open spaces. 6th UK CARE Annual General Meeting, Sheffield, UK.
Kang, J. (2006) Environmental technology and green China. Forum on High-Tech and Green China. The 9th Guangzhou Convention of Overseas Chinese Scholars in Science and Technology, Organised by the Chinese Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science & Technology, and Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China. [Invited keynote]
Kang, J. (2006) Urban soundscape. Institute of Acoustics - Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Meeting, Bradford. [Invited]
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2006) Artificial neural network models of sound signals in urban open spaces. The 4th Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan, Honolulu, Hawaii. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120 (2006), 3238. [Invited paper]
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2006) The contribution of ephemeral sceneries to the increase of reverberation of ancient theatres. Proceedings of Greek Society of Acoustics, 1-8.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2006) Sustainability performance of acoustic materials - case studies in typical flats. Annual Meeting and 19th Symposium of the Acoustical Society of the Republic of China, Tainan, Taiwan.
Kang, J. and Yu, C. (2006) Integrated approach on environmental acoustics. Annual Meeting and 19th Symposium of the Acoustical Society of the Republic of China, Tainan, Taiwan. [Invited]
Kang, J. (2006) Acoustics in long spaces. Ecophon 5th International Acousticians'cSeminar, Helsingborg, Sweden. [Invited plenary]
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2006) Integration of social/demographic factors into the soundscape evaluation of urban open spaces using artificial neural networks. Proceedings of the34th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2006), Honolulu, Hawaii.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2006) Effects of cultural factors on the environmental noise evaluation. Proceedings of the34th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2006), Honolulu, Hawaii.
Kang, J. and Lok, W. (2006) Architectural acoustic environment, music and dining experience. Proceedings of the34th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2006), Honolulu, Hawaii. [Invited paper]
Li, R., Pitts, A. and Kang, J. (2006) The implementation of MATLAB for the study of built environment: two examples. Annual Meeting of the Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, Sheffield, UK.
Kang, J. (2006) Aural-visual interactions in the built environment. Annual Meeting of the Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, Sheffield, UK.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2006) Comparison between the UK and Taiwan on the sound environment in urban residential areas. PLEA2006 - The 23rd Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2006) Acoustic comfort in urban residential areas: A cross-cultural comparison between the UK and Taiwan. Proceedings of the 9th Western Pacific Acoustics Conference , Seoul, Korea.
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2006) Sustainability analysis of architectural acoustic materials. Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Vienna, Austria. [Kang was chairman and organiser of the architectural acoustics sessions SS30-1, SS30-2 and SS30-3]
Kang, J. Chung, A., and Ip, G. (2006) Acoustic comfort, quality and atmosphere in 'non-acoustic' spaces C case studies in railway stations and open plan offices. Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Vienna, Austria.
Joynt, J. and Kang, J. (2006) A customised lifecycle assessment model for noise barrier design. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 28(1), 392-401. [Kang was chairman of the building acoustics session 1].
Xing, Z. and Kang, J. (2006) Acoustic comfort in residential areas -- a cross-cultural study. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 28(1), 317-326. [Xing was awarded student commendation, for 'an outstanding paper and presentation']
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2006) Simulation of surface diffusion and diffraction in open-air theatres. Auditorium Acoustics 2006. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 28(2).
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2005) On the relationships between urban sound environment and sustainability. 18th Annual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Taiwan, Taiwan. (in Chinese)
Kang, J. (2005) A review of current debates on noise-mapping. 5th UK CARE Annual General Meeting, Cambridge, UK. [General Chairman of the organising committee].
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2005) Generic mapping of wind farm noise. 5th UK CARE Annual General Meeting, Cambridge, UK.
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2005) Soundscape of contemporary use of ancient Greek theatres with scenery design. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Lisbon, Portugal, [Kang was chairman and organiser of the structured session - architectural acoustics: prediction and evaluation]
Meng, Y., Kang, J., Huerta R. and Zhang M. (2005) Soundscape animation of urban open spaces in an interactive virtual environment. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Lisbon, Portugal.
Oldham, D. J., Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. W. (2005) Modelling the acoustical and airflow performance of simple lined ventilation apertures. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Lisbon, Portugal.
Kang, J. and Huang, J. (2005) Noise-mapping: accuracy and strategic application. Proceedings of the33rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2005), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Kang was chairman and organiser of the structured session - urban sound propagation and evaluation]
Yu, C. and Kang, J. (2005) Acoustics and sustainability in the built environment: an overview and two case studies. Proceedings of the33rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2005), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Oldham, D., Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. (2005) Numerical modelling of the acoustical performance of a simple lined aperture in a thick wall. Proceedings of the33rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2005), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2005) Soundscape evaluation in city open spaces using artificial neural network. UIA 2005 - XXII World Congress of Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oldham, D., Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. (2005) Modelling the acoustical and airflow performance of natural ventilation inlet and outlet units. Proceedings of the 149 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Vancouver. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 (2005), 2379.
Kang, J. and Meng, Y. (2005) Sound field simulation and acoustic animation in urban squares. Proceedings of the 149 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Vancouver. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 (2005), 2418. [Kang was joint organiser and chairman of special session on noise and physical acoustics: urban sound propagation]
Yu, L. and Kang, J. (2005) Neural network analysis of soundscape in urban open spaces. Proceedings of the 149 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Vancouver. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 (2005), 2591. [Invited paper in special session and workshop on methods for community noise and annoyance evaluation]
Kang, J., Brocklesby, M., Li, Z. And Oldham, D. (2005) An acoustic window for sustainable buildings. Proceedings of the 149 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Vancouver. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 (2005), 2379.
Kang, J. (2005) Soundscape and acoustic comfort research with acoustic animation. European conference 'Building with sounds', Paris, March 2005. Organised by the DGUHC (Ministry of Town planning, Housing and Construction) and the PUCA [Keynote lecture / invited international expert]
Kang, J. (2005) Acoustics and sustainable architecture -- A review of Sheffield activities and a comparison between China and UK. Educators for Sustainable Architecture -- 2nd Annual Meeting, Sheffield, UK.
Kang, J. (2004) Sound quality in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 26(9), 1-8. [Invited paper]
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2004) Acoustic evolution of ancient theatres and the effects of scenery: A case study of the theatre of Mieza. Proceedings of Greek Society of Acoustics, 1-8. (in Greek)
Meng, Y. and Kang J. (2004) Fast simulation of sound fields for urban square animation. Proceedings of the33rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise 2004), Prague.
Zhang M. and Kang J. (2004) Evaluation of urban soundscape by future architects. Proceedings of the 147 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, New York. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115 (2004), 2497.
Kang, J. (2004) Relationships between objective acoustic indices and acoustic comfort evaluation in 'non-acoustic' spaces. Proceedings of the 147 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, New York.Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115 (2004), 2371.
Kang, J. (2004) A review of the current acoustic research at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture. Chinese Academy of Sciences C Focum Acustica, Sanya, China. [Invited plenary]
Kang, J. (2004) Acoustic simulation and soundscape in urban open public spaces. Forum of the Acoustic Society of Beijing: Urban Acoustics and the Beijing Olympus Game, Beijing, China. [Invited keynote]
Kang, J. (2004) Application of radiosity method in acoustic simulation. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Kyoto, Japan, I-289-290. [Invited paper]
Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. W. (2004) Design of acoustic windows with micro-perforated absorbers. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Kyoto, Japan, II-1223-1224. [Invited paper in special session on acoustic structures for the next generation]
Steemers, K., Nikolopoulou1 M., Kang J., Compagnon, R., Katzschner, L. et al. (2003) Mapping urban comfort: a synopsis of the RUROS project tools. Proceedings of the 2nd EU Greencluster Conference, Athens, Greece, 1-13. [Invited presentation]
Kang, J. and Yang, W. (2003) Sound preferences in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the 146 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114 (2003), 2352. [Invited paper]
Chourmouziadou, K. and Kang, J. (2003) Effects of surface characteristics on the acoustic environment of ancient outdoor performance spaces. Research Symposium: Acoustic characteristics of surfaces: measurement, prediction and applications. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 25(5), 23-30.
Kang, J., Yang, W. and Zhang, M. (2003) Soundscape and acoustic comfort in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics, Cyprus. 139-144. [Invited paper]
Kang, J. and Brocklesby, M. W. (2003) Application of micro-perforated absorbers in developing novel window systems for optimum acoustic, ventilation and daylighting performance. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 25(7), 47-54. [Kang was chairman of the special session on acoustic modelling].
Kang, J. (2003) Acoustic comfort in 'non-acoustic' buildings: A review of recent work in Sheffield. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 25(7), 125-132. [Invited paper]
Stepan, C., Christophers, C. and Kang, J. (2003) Acoustic measurements and subjective survey in five churches in Sheffield. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 25(7), 107-115.
Zhu, M., Canniffe, E. and Kang J. (2003) The interaction of Lizhi and Fengshui on the urban morphology of the city of Nanjing in the early Ming Dynasty, 1368-1420. The Planned City? Proceedings of the ISUF International Conference, Trani, Italy, 2003, 137-141 [Edited by Attilio Petruccioli, Michele Stella and Giuseppe Strppa; ISBN 88-7329-043-4].
Kang, J. (2003) Acoustic comfort in urban open public spaces. Il? comfort ambientale nella progettazione degli spazi urbani, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. [Invited paper]
Nikolopoulou1 M., Kang J., Katzschner L. and Scudo G. (2003) The thermal and acoustic environment in open urban spaces: approaches and findings. Proceedings of the 1st EU Greencluster Conference, Leipzig, Germany, 1-21. [Invited presentation]
Kang, J. and Zhang M. (2003) Acoustic simulation and soundscape in urban squares. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Stockholm, Sweden, 1405-1412. [Invited paper]
Kang, J. and Du Z. (2003) Sound field and acoustic comfort in library reading rooms. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Stockholm, Sweden, 4779-4786. [Invited paper]
Yang W. and Kang, J. (2003) A cross-cultural study of the soundscape in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Stockholm, Sweden, 2703-2710.
Kang, J., Meng Y. and Brown, G. (2003) Sound propagation in micro-scale urban areas: simulation and animation. Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on Noise Control - Euronoise, Naples, Italy. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica 89, S68-69. [Invited paper]
Joynt, J. and Kang, J. (2003) The use of public participation and noise mapping in the design of environmental noise barriers. Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on Noise Control - Euronoise, Naples, Italy. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica 89, S41.
Lin, M. and Kang, J. (2003) Adding instant acoustic response into CAAD animation: a feasibility study. Proceedings of the 8th conference of the Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research In Asia, Thailand.
Kang, J. (2002) Computer simulation of the sound fields in urban squares: comparison between diffusely and geometrically reflecting boundaries. Proceedings of the 32nd International Acoustical Conference (IAC) - European Acoustics Association (EAA) Symposium 'ACOUSTICS BANSKA STIAVNICA 2002', Slovakia, 2002, 157-160.
Kang, J. and Zhang M. (2002) A review of the urban noise research, policy and practice in Europe and some suggestions on improving the sonic environment in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. UK Chinese Association of Resources and Environment: Proceedings of the Annual General Conference 2002, Reading, England (in Chinese), 1-6. [Invited]
Kang, J. and Zhang M. (2002) Semantic differential analysis on the soundscape of urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the First Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics, Cancun, Mexico, published by the Iberoamericana De Acustica, 1-4. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 112 (2002), 2435. [Invited paper]
Kang, J. (2002) Prediction and improvement of the conversation intelligibility in dining spaces. Past, Present and Future Acoustics and EPSRC Theme day in Acoustics, Salford, England. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 24(2), 1-8. [Invited paper]
Kang, J. (2002) Effectiveness of architectural changes and urban design options on the noise reduction in urban streets with diffusely reflecting boundaries. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Orlando, USA, Paper No. 144, 1-8. [Invited paper]
Chourmouziadou, P. and Kang, J. (2002) Acoustics in ancient performance spaces: a historical review and auralisation. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 24(4), 1-8.
Joynt, J. L. R. and Kang, J. (2002) The integration of public opinion and perception into the design of noise barriers. Proceedings of the PLEA 2002, France, 885-890.
Kang, J., Tsou, J. Y, and Lam, S. (2001) Sound propagation in urban streets: comparison between the UK and Hong Kong. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Hong Kong, 1241-1248. [Kang was chairman of session C1-S1: urban noise & propagation and session C2 - S1: atmospheric sound propagation.]
Kang, J and Neubauer, R. O. (2001) Predicting reverberation time: Comparison between analytic formulae and computer simulation. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Rome, Italy, 7A.10.02. [Kang was chairman of Session 7A.10: computational room acoustics.]
Yang, W. and Kang, J. (2001) Acoustic comfort and psychological adaptation as a guide for soundscape design in urban open public spaces. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Rome, Italy, 3D.09.01.
Kang, J. and Orlowski, R. J. (2001) Acoustic design in underground stations. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Rome, Italy, 4D.03.09.
Kang, J. (2000) Sound field in urban streets with diffusely reflecting boundaries. Acoustics 2000, Liverpool, England. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 22(2), 163-170.
Kang, J. (2000) Intelligibility of public address system: A comparison between languages. Proceedings of the 7th West Pacific Conference on Acoustics (WESTPRAVII), Kumamoto, Japan, 145-148. [Kang was chairperson of session 3B3: architectural acoustics C sound absorption and insulation.]
Kang, J. Tsou, J. Y., Peters, T. F., Hall, T., and Lam, S. (2000) Integrating scientific visualisation into architectural curriculum for teaching acoustics and noise control. Architectural Education Exchange 2000 - teachers in architecture: facing the future. Sheffield, England, 2000.
Kang, J. (2000) Sound field resulting from diffusely reflecting boundaries: Comparison between various room shapes. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1687-1694.
Kang, J. (2000) Modelling the acoustic environment in city streets. Proceedings of the PLEA 2000, Cambridge, England, 512-517.
Kang, J. (1999) A radiosity-based model for simulating sound propagation in urban streets. The 138th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Columbus, USA, 1999. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 106 (1999), 2262.
Steemers, K., Raydan, D. and Kang, J. (1999) Evolutionary approach to environmentally conscious urban design. Proceedings of the REBUILD, Barcelona, Spain, 1999, 1-4.
Kang, J. and Orlowski R. J. (1999) Reverberation in rectangular long enclosures with diffusely reflecting boundaries. Joint Meeting of the 137th Regular Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, the 2nd Convention of the European Acoustics Association (EAA) (Forum Acusticum), and the 25th German Acoustics DAGA Conference, Berlin, Germany, 1999. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica 85 (1999), S389-390, and in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 105 (1999), 1315-1316.
Kang, J. and Fuchs, H. V. (1998) Einfluss eines Wasserfilms auf die Wirksamkeit von Membran-Absorbern. In Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA'98, Zurich, Switzerland, 688-689 (in German).
Kang, J. (1998) Acoustics of long enclosures: Theory and application. Proceedings of the 3 rd Conference of Young Scientists, China Association for Science & Technology (CAST), Beijing, China, 389-393 (in Chinese).
Kang, J., Zha, X. and Fuchs, H. V. (1998) Sound absorbers using microperforated layers. Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Acoustics (ICA) and the 135th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ICA/ASA `98) Seattle, USA, 1998, 2743-2744.
Zha, X., Fuchs, H. V., Pommerer, M. and Kang, J. (1998) Untersuchung der Schalld?mmung von Bauteilen bei tiefen Frequenzen. In Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA'98, Zurich, Switzerland, 156-157 (in German).
Kang, J. (1998) Untersuchung der Schalldammung von Bauteilen bei tiefen Frequenzen. Teil II: Theoretische Analyse. Kolloquium 'Tiefe Frequenzen in kleinen Raumen', Stuttgart, Germany, 1998 (in German).
Kang, J. and Fuchs, H. V. (1997) The absorption of open weave textiles and micro-perforated membranes backed by an air space. Proceedings of the 31st International Acoustical Conference (IAC) - European Acoustics Association (EAA) Symposium, Acoustics High Tatras, Zvolen, Slovakia, 1997, 68-69.
Kang, J. (1996) Acoustics in long enclosures. Forum Acusticum 1996 -- The First Convention of the European Acoustics Association (EAA), Antwerpen, Belgium. Also published in Acustica/acta acustica 82 (1996), S149.
Kang, J. (1996) A method for predicting train noise in subway stations. The 132nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, and The Third Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Japan and the Acoustical Society of America, Hawaii, USA, 1996. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 100 (1996), 2587.
Kang, J. (1995) Effect of ribbed diffusers on the sound attenuation in long enclosures. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK) 17(4), 499-506.
Kang, J. (1995) Speech intelligibility of multiple loudspeaker public address systems in long enclosures. The 130th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, St. Louis, USA, 1995. Also published in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 98 (1995), 2982.

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Zha, X., Zhou, X. and Kang, J. (1994) Akustische Eigenschaften und Auslegung mikro-perforierter Platten-absorber. In Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA'94, Dresden, Germany, 657-660 (in German).

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Kang, J. (1992) Acoustics in ancient Chinese theatres. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Acoustics (ICA), Beijing, China, 1992, F5. [Kang was chairman of session F5].

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Kang, J. and Che, S. G. (1984) Acoustics of classrooms in primary and high schools. Proceedings of the Acoustic Society of China, Nanjing, China, 1984, 15-18 (in Chinese).