Controlling Sound Transmission through （控制声音传输通过）.pdf

C o n s t r u c t i o n Te c h n o l o g y U p d a t e N o . 1 3 Controlling Sound Transmission through Concrete Block Walls by A.C.C. Warnock This Update discusses the various factors that affect sound transmission through different types of concrete block walls, including single-leaf walls, double-leaf walls and walls with gypsum board attached. Knowledge of these factors will assist construction practitioners to design and build walls with high levels of acoustic performance economically. Concrete block walls are commonly used However, there are additional factors that to separate dwelling units from each other need to be considered in building high- and to enclose mechanical equipment quality walls. rooms in both residential and office build- ings because of their inherent mass and Single-Leaf Concrete Block Walls stiffness. The bending stiffness of the mate- Mass per Unit Area rial making up the wall is also important. For single-leaf walls, the most important Neither of these fundamental properties determinant of sound transmission class (mass and stiffness) can be altered by users. (STC) is the mass per unit area: the higher it is, the better. A single-leaf concrete block wall is heavy enough to provide STC ratings Some Basic Concepts — of about 45 to 55 when the block surface is Transmission Loss (TL) and sealed with paint or plaster. Sound Transmission Class (STC) Figure 1 shows measured STC ratings For significant noise reduction between for single-leaf concrete block walls from a two rooms, the wall (or floor) separating number of published sources. The consid- them must transmit onl