Year: 2023
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Mihrab is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the "qibla wall". Mihrab geometry has an impact on daily prayer recitation and others. This paper investigates the impact of new type of the Mihrab geometry on the acoustics of the mosque. Flat wall and 7 types of mihrab were modeled. Polar response measurements were carried out using 1:10 scale model. Measurements had been realized using 1:10 omni-directional sound source and Dirac room acoustics software. It is found that flat wall and Mihrab with trapezium and triangle shapes can generate a uniform polar response over the frequency range we are interested in (500-2000 Hz).
DOI: 10.25144/14515
Authors: HH ELDIEN, UM BONGWIRNSO, E HAMMAD
Institution: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4320183501