Acoustic modelling and simulation of Indian stepwells: Panna Meena ka Kund and Lahan Vav

Abstract

This dataset consists of the architectural models, simulations and associated analyses used for a study of acoustic retroreflection in Indian stepwells. The concept is that the concave trihedra formed by a large number of steps form an array of retroreflectors, which concentrate reflected energy onto the source position. Simulations were performed using the finite-difference time-domain method. Most of the simulations are of two stepwells, Panna Meena ka Kund and Lahan Vav. Data is mostly using MATLAB file formats.