ACOUSTICS AND SOUND INSULATION

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DEFINITION

ACOUSTICS IS DERIVED FROM GREEK WORD AKOUEIN, WHICH MEANS TO HEAR USED FOR THE SCIENCE OF SOUND. ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS, THAT DEALS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF ENCLOSED AREAS SO AS TO ENHANCE THE HEARING OF SPEECH.

SOUND ABSORBENT MATERIALS

MATERIAL HAVING HARD, RIGID AND NON-POROUS SURFACE PROVIDE LEAST ABSORPTION WHEREAS THOSE WHICH ARE FLEXIBLE,SOFT ,POROUS AND CAN VIBRATE, ABSORB MORE SOUND. EFFICIENCY OF SOUND ABSORPTION DEPENDS ON POROSITY OF MATERIALS KNOWN AS SOUND ABSORBENT .

SUCH MATERIALS ARECORK SLABS,SLAG WOOL,SPONGE RUBBER,FELT, BITUMEN, ASBESTOS ,i.e. PROVIDED IN 12- 25 MM THK LAYER TYPES OF ABRORBENTS POROUS ABSORBENTS EG SLAG WOOL, WOOD WOOL, ASBESTOS ,FIBRE SPAY,FOAMED PLASTIC, PERFORATED FIBRE BOARDS.

2. CAVITY RESONATERS CONSISTS OF CHAMBER WITH NARROW OPENING , ABSORPTION TAKES PLACE BY RESONANCE OF AIR IN CHAMBER WHICH GIVES LOSS OF SOUND ENERGY 3. RESONANT ABSORBENTS THESE MATERIALS FIXED ON SOUND FRAMING (TIMBER) WITH AN AIR SPACE WITH AN FRAMING AND WALL AT THE BACK

SOUND INSULATION OF BUILDINGS

CONTROL OF NOISE TRANSMISSION IS ESSENTIAL TO MINIMISE THE DISTURBING EFFECT OF SOUND PASSING FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER BY WALLS, PARTITIONS, AND FLOOR OR CEILING . THE PLACEMENT OF QUIET AND NOISE AREAS PLAYS IMP. ROLE IN NOISE CONTROL.

WALL CONSTRUCTION
SOUND INSULATION OF A WALL IS GOVERNED BY NET SOUND TRANSMISSION LOSE IT PROVIDES AND ALSO THE EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH IT SERVES AS A BARRIER FOR SPEED SOUND. WT OF WALL IS GOVENING FACTOR IN WALL INSULATION.

CAVITY WALLS CONSTRUCTED FOR ISULATON ,CAVITY FILL WITH RESILIENT MATERIALS. THK OF CAVITY MIN 5 CM. WALLS TIED WITH BUTTERFLY WALL TIES.

FLOORS
TRANSMTSSION OF SOUND TAKES PLACE MORE EASILY THROUGH FLOORS. A FLOATING FLOOR WHICH IS ISOLATED FROM THE WALLS BY INSERTING A THIN STRIP OF FELT OR SOME OTHER INSULATION B/W SKIRTING AND FLOOR BOARDS.A LAYER CONSISTING OF NOT LESS THAN 5 CM OF CONC.

IS POURED IN SITU UPON A RESILIENT QUILT OVERLYING THE MAIN SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

WOOD RAFTING FLOORS

CONSISTS OF 50 MM DEEP X 50 MM WIDE WOODEN BATTENS ON WHICH 20 MM THK RESILIENT QUILT IS LAID OVER A STRUCTURAL FLOOR SLAB.

CONCRETE FLOATING FLOORS

CONSISTS OF 70 MM THK LAYER OF 1:1.5:3 CONC SCREED LAID ON A 25 MM THK RESILIENT LAYER OF MINERAL WOOL QUILT ,COVERED WITH WATER PROOF PAPER TO PREVENT MOISTURE.

FLOOR WITH SUSPENDED CEILINGS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OF INSULATION AGAINST AIR BORNE SOUND PROVIDED A SOFT FLOOR FINISH IS PROVIDED ON TOP TO GIVE NECESSARY INSULATION AGAINST IMPACT SOUND .

CARPET FLOORING

TILE FLOORING

ACOUSTICAL DESIGN OF AUDITORIUM

IMP. FACTOR INFLUENCING DESIGN ARE: VOLUME SHAPE SOUND ABSORPTION

VOLUME
VOLUME OF AUDITORIUM SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE INTENSITY OF SOUND THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERATED IN THE HALL FOR CINEMA THEATRES 3.5 - 4.5 CU. M. PER PERSON FOR PUBLIC LECTURE HALLS 2.8- 3.7 CU. M. PER PERSON FOR CONCERT HALLS 4.2 5.6 CU. M. PER PERSON

SHAPE
PLAN OF AUDITORIUM SHOULD BE FAN SHAPED AND ANGLE SHOULD BE NOT MORE THAN 100 WITH CURTAIN LINE CONVEX SHAPED WALLS ARE BEST TO REDUCE EHCOES CEILING HT SHOULD BE ABOUT TO 2/3 OF WIDTH