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Room acoustics 337<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

Sound pressure level (dB)<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

31.5 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000<br />

Frequency (Hz)<br />

NR 30 NR 35 NR 40<br />

NR 45 NR 50 NR 55<br />

14.3 Noise rating curves.<br />

Table 14.5 Physical constants for<br />

noise rating calculation.<br />

Frequency f (Hz) A f (dB) B f (dB)<br />

31.5 55.4 0.681<br />

63 35.5 0.79<br />

125 22.0 0.87<br />

250 12.0 0.93<br />

500 4.8 0.974<br />

1000 0 1.0<br />

2000 −3.5 1.015<br />

4000 −6.1 1.025<br />

8000 −8.0 1.03<br />

The values of the physical constants to calculate noise rating are shown in Table 14.5 (Australian<br />

Standard AS 1469–1983).<br />

The normal applications of noise rating are shown in Table 14.6.

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