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THE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF ACOUSTICS - H. H. Arnold ...

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298 12. Walls, Enclosures, and BarriersFigure 12.12. STC overlay on a TL versus frequency plot.Shell Isolation Rating (SIR)The SIR method stems from intensive studies conducted by investigators at theNational Institute of Standards and Technology in the effort to develop a simplesystem to predict the attenuation of A-weighted transportation noise by buildingTable 12.1. Sound Transmission Class (STC) Ratings of Common ConstructionMaterialsDescriptionSTC4-in.- (100-mm) thick brick wall with airtight joints 404-in.- (100-mm) thick brick wall with gypsum board on one side 45–508-in.- (200-mm) thick brick wall with gypsum board on one side 50–604-in.- (100-mm) thick hollow concrete block with airtight joints 36–414-in.- (100-mm) thick hollow concrete block with gypsum board on one side 42–488-in.- (200-mm) thick hollow concrete block with airtight joints 46–508-in.- (200-mm) thick hollow concrete block with gypsum board on both sides 50–552 × 4-in.- (nominal) wood or metal stud wall with gypsum board on 33–43both sides, spackled at joints, floor, and ceiling 20–30Single-glazed window 26–44Double-glazed window 20–27Hollow core wood or steel door 38–55Specially mounted acoustical door 70Double-walled soundproof room, 12-in.- (300-mm) thick walls including airspace 21–29Quilted fiberglass mounted on vinyl or lead (limp mass) barrier septrum

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