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 Preliminary instructions for interlaboratory comparisons 2019 (spring-
summer) organized by Croatian Acoustics Society and Faculty if Electrical
engineering and Computing, Department of Electroacoustics

Interlaboratory comparison in the field of

environmental noise parameters measurements,
noise prediction and sound insulation parameters
measurements-ILC2019
Organizer:Croatian Acoustic Society (had@fer.hr)
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Department of Electroacoustics, Zagreb
Associate Professor Antonio Petošić
e-mail for ILC application: antonio.petosic@fer.hr

Suggested Period (depending on the weather, possible extension during

summer):25. May-June-July till August 2019 (possible September).
Location: Sveta Nedelja, Brezje, Odvojak Augusta Šenoe 13, near
Zagreb
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 Agenda
 Purpose of interlaboratory comparison: quality control for laboratories according to ISO 17025:2017
 Possible participants: all interested laboratories from region (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Albania
Hungary, Slovakia.....);
 Location for all measurements and modelling: Family houses in Sveta Nedelja (near Zagreb), in
Brezje, Odvojak Augusta Šenoe 13;
 Purpose of the Interlaboratory Comparisons:
 The accreditation procedure according to ISO 17025:2005 (2017) for laboratories which are doing
acoustic measurements (in the field of environmental noise and sound insulation measurements) can
be tedious task;
 The labs have to verify and validate they own procedures according relevant international standards
(ISO 1996-1:2016, ISO 1996-2:2017, ISO 16283-1:2014, 16283-2:2018, ISO 717-1:2013, ISO 717-
1,2:2013....) which can be changed every few years;
 Quality control is the main motive of individual laboratories to cooperate in the ILC but it can be used to
make detail analysis of all individual results of laboratories included in environmental noise parameters
measurements, calculations, and sound insulation parameters measurements;
 Causes of uncertainties: measurement equipment, choosing adequate measurement positions and time
intervals for measurements (different influence of residual noise), measurement procedures,..... 2
 Schemes and prices (total with VAT)
 1. Environmental noise parameters measurements, sound descriptor calculations and assessment of the results (total:
275 Euro): measurements of environmental noise parameters at two different measurements positions suggested by standards
and national bylaws, measurement of meteorological condition an determination of meterological windows by organizer (for labs
which does not have meteorological station), at 10 m (and 4 m) heights having purpose for checking models for wind speed at
different heights (organizer will measure the meteorological data at two heights to check the differences in meteorological
parameters having purpose to find correction and have possibility to measure meteorological conditions at more practical height in
different envronments):
 Measuring continuous A-weighted sound pressure level from sound source (surface) and sound exposure levels and
LA,max from repetitive events (pass by of different types of vehicles on the local road as line source) at the same imission
point, calculate rating levels due to adjustments (LAeq,R), sound descriptors (Lday, Levening, Lnight, Lden) and studying influence of
residual noise levels andmeterological conditions on final values and measurement uncertainty;
 2. Calculation methods (total:150 Euro): Checking the calculation procedure for estimating sound pressure level from measured
data near sound sources or some specific points to other locations of interest (defined by organizer) with accredited calculation
methods (ISO 9613-2:1997 or CNOSSOS for surface source and XPS-NMPB, NMPB-2008 or CNOSSS for line source);
 Estimation should be done with included all propagation effects according the ISO 9613-2:1997 or some other more precise
procedures (NMPB2008, Harmonoise, Nord2000, CNOSSOS...) not only by using the effect of divergence;
 3. Sound insulation measurements (500 Euro): measuring airborne sound insulation parameters (R’ and D’nT) and impact sound
insulation parameters (L’n and L’nT) in extended frequency range (50-5kHz) with spectral adaptation terms in extended frequency
range according ISO 16283-1:2014 and ISO 16283-2:2018, calculating single number values (R’w, DnT,w, L’n,w and L’nT,w) according
to ISO 717-1:2013 and ISO 717-2:2013 and measurement uncertainty according to ISO 12999-1:2014;
 Doing one independent measurement (not obligatory five as for verification procedure) with repeating the rotation at least 3 times for one sound
source position (for laboratories which are using rotation procedure), calculation of standard deviations for each individual measurement from 3input
data (L1, L2, Lb, T20) and estimate the standard deviations in repeatability conditions;
 Criterium of success

 z-score based on averaged values for all compared parameters from all participants without
outliers (determined by using Grubbs tests for average value and Cohran test for standard
deviations);
 For environmental noise parameters the averaged value provided by participants (with
duration of measurements) will be compared together with all components of obtained
measurement uncertainty,
 Meteorological data will be compared at the time of measurements with the data measured
by the organizer.
 Comparison of calculation methods results with given same input parameters (referent
conditions) for all participants (road surface, traffic flow, ...);
 The referent value for sound insulation parameters will be the averaged values in 1/3 octave
bands and single-number values with excluded outliers;
 The measurement uncertainty will be also compared by using procedure described in ISO
12999-1:2014 (based on previous interlaboratory comparisons) and new approach when
standard deviation in repeatability conditions is calculated for one independent measurement;
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 Organization of Interlaboratory Comparison
 The organizer will provide excel tables which have to be filled with all measurement data
(individual measurement results and averaged values);
 The tables must be filled with measurement results in each independent measurement (for
example due to stability of source the A-weighted value can be measured 5 times in several minutes
intervals at two measurement positions), provide all measurement data for each measurement
interval, averaged value with measurement uncertainty, corrected values due position correction,
possible tonal and impulse adjustments, meteorological data during measurements and calculated
sound descriptors assuming working time of the source;
 For calculation procedure provide measurement data at the referent postion, provide the input
propagation data (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, ground absorption coefficient) and
results of modelling at desired specific points given by organizer
 for input data obtained by measurements (surface source) or observation (road as line source with
given traffic flow for day, evening and night periods);
 For sound insulation measurements only one independent measurement (several source and
receiving positions) will be done but sound pressure levels for each source position in transmitting
and receiving room together with background noise levels and reverberation time data for each
measurement should be provided for the input data to calculate measurement uncertainty from one
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independent measurement (consisted from two source and several receiving positions);
 Possible measurement strategies- short term measurements
with tracking meterology at larger distances
Measurement Measurements (chapter 9, ISO
strategies (chapter 1996-2:2017)
6.1, ISO 1996-2:2017)

Short term attendend

Strategy1
Strategy2 measurements

Individual measurement Long term

Equivalent continuous Sound exposure levels or
More individual
under very well defined measurements independent sound pressure levels equivalent level during
operating and meterological measurements
condiitons with tracking
(continuous stable observed time interval (pass by
meterological source) of vehicles on local road)
conditions

Estimation for other number

of vehicles by knowing LAE
from individual pass-bys

Evaluation of Determination of LA,eq,T Determination of Determination of Lden

measurement results , LAE,T, by analysing
measurement from short term
(chapter 10) measurement data uncertainty measurements
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 ISO 1996-2:2017standard says that only measurement results
in favourable conditions should be taken into account
 ‘’For meaningful single measurements, the minimum requirement is that Lk is determined during
favourable meterological conditions’’
 Shall we wait the favourable meterological conditions? Noooo!!
 There is a possibility that at some location there are always unfavourable or neutral meterological
conditions;
 The procedure suggested in standard is to estimate the data in unknown operating or
meterological windows (software for doing calculations at different wind speeds and directions to
obtain different meterological windows???) or ‘’waiting’’ the favourable and very favourable
conditions if they are available ;
 One lab doing measurement at one day during ILC does not have to wait favourable meterological
conditions !!!
 Do the measurements (at larger distance-second postions for stable source) at present
meterological conditions (M1 or M2 or M3 or M4);
 At different days during ILC the meterological conditions will change and organizer will use the
information when are the data for environmental noise parameters are collected (in different
meterological windows) from different labs to estimate long term level and measurement
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uncertainty according pi and Li and their senistivity coefficients defined in chapter 6.1
 Lden from short term attendent measurements under different
conditions-not available procedure for short term measurements
 Detailed description in chapter 10.6.3:
 In this case, the measurements have either taken place:
 a) at a short distance, see Formula (11) minimizing the influence of weather conditions,
 b) under favourable propagation conditions
 c) under mixed propagation conditions
 case b) and c) proceed as follows:
 a) Normalize the measured sound pressure levels to the traffic flow conditions of the reference time intervals, that
is day, evening and night.
 b) Use meteorological statistics to determine the ratio of time pi for each meteorological window Mi (see 8.1)
distinguishing between day, evening and night(meterological statistics will be available at the end of comparison)
 c) Let the favourable conditions during the measurements be represented either by meteorological window M3
(most common during day-time) or M4 (most common during night-time).
 Use the prediction method to calculate the sound pressure levels for each of the four meteorological classes as
described in Table 4. (if prediction method is not available???)
 Calculate the difference Δi between each meteorological class i and M3 or M4 (Δ4 = 0 dB), whichever was
measured. The prediction method is used to calculate Leq using the same operating conditions for each of the four
meteorological windows M1 to M4.
 If the results are obtained under mixed propagation conditions (probably not possible during one day-few hours
measurements at ILC) then the measured noise levels in mixed propagation conditions should be used to estimate
differences between different meterological windows and levels obtained in different conditions should be used to
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calculate Lday, Levening, Lnight
 Measurement situations-environmental noise
parameters measurements and modelling
Line source (local road)
Measuring sound exposure level
Meteorological station
of individual prepetitive events
-organizer
(pass by of vehicles) at imission
Source points and modelling in the day period
by knowing traffic flow, average speed 50 km/h..
Imission points for environmental Source of residual noise (highway at 500 m
noise parameters; distance),
and building for sound insulation Local activities od people, animals (barking of dogs)
measurements (airborne and impact)
- When environmental noise parameters will be measured, the meteorological parameters will be measured by the organizer (10 m and 4 m height)
having purpose to compare the meteorological data provided by participants;
- The meteorological windows in each measurement interval should be determined together with measured environmental noise parameters (several
short term measurements at larger distance) for laboratories which determine the radius of curvature for sound propagation path (indirectly form Table
4 and directly by using Appendix A in ISO 1996-2:2017) ;
- For labs which can’t measure meteorological conditions (* in accreditation lists), they shall provide only the environmental noise parameters
data
- First measurement position is in accordance with eq. 1 form ISO 1996-2:2017 (free field), the second is at larger distance from the source (if the
height is 4m, eq.11 is valid so please use lower height h=1,5 m for source 1);
- If meteorological window is unfavourable or neutral all day, the data will be compared with and without accounting the influence of
meteorological conditions (this will be done by organizer for labs at 2nd position with larger distance and hr=1,5m);
- The single repetitive events (pass-bys of cars) can be measured during residual noise measurements when continuous noise source is considered
and turned off.
- Several single sound events must be averaged and by knowing the number of repetitive events the equivalent sound pressure level should be found; 9
- Obtained measurement results shuold be corrected to obtain real values without the influence of residual noise (highway nearby, neighbours’ noise)
 Measurement and assessment procedure
for environmental noise parameters-details
 Two tasks: continuous sound source with possible tone or impulse content-check and single repetitive events
(averaging LAE, LA,max from several pass-bys of vehicles-same category, during measurement of residual noise when
the stable source is turned off)
 Task 1: Short term measurement and assessment of environmental noise parameters from stable sound source installed in
new house and directed to the other house at four possible positions (in the free field at the border, in front of the reflection
surface or on the reflection surface);
 Four different possible measurement positions according to the suggestions in standard ISO 1996-2:2017 and specific
according national bylaws of participation countries (Slovenia, Croatia).
 We suggest: One position (in the free field) at the border between two sites satisfies the eq. 11 from standard ISO 1996-
2:2017 , meteorological conditions do have moderate influence on measured values (hs+hr)/D>0,1;
 Second position (in front of the reflecting facade, or on the facade- with corrections) are under the influence of
meteorological conditions at height of 1,2 m and at height hr=4 m the eq.11 is valid (it would be nice to see the results when it
is not valid);
 Measuring meteorological parameters for labs which are measuring meteorological conditions and comparison between
organizer meteorological data (wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure) at the time of
measurements with the data provided by participants;
 Task 2: Measurement the sound exposure level of single events at chosen imission point(s), free field, in front of the facade
or on the facade (pass by of different types of vehicles at nearby road) and calculation of the equivalent sound pressure level
in the period of day for this number of vehicles and assuming the referent conditions (the same number of vehicles during
this period-day for all participants), the number of vehicles at other time periods (evening, night) will be given by organizer;
 The residual noise from highway may be high so in that case chose closer measurement position to the local road and
estimate the level on the facade with included all propagation effects (appropriate programs for calculation); 10
Measurement location for environmental noise parameters
measurements and calculations (check the input data-distances
and heights)
Task 1a): Distance between source and imission point-around 39,0 m;
Height of the source hs=2 m;
 At f Height of receiver hr=1,2-1,5m m;
Two imission points for task 1a)- free field and in front of the
facade and on the facade/near facade with corrections;
All labs have to measure parameters at two positions (several short term
measurements);
Labs which are measuring meteorological conditions will
provide the measured meteorological data during measurements;
Task 1b): Shortest distance between line source and imission
point around D=115 m;
Measure the sound exposure level (LAE) during propagation of
each individual type of vehicle (passenger, medium-heavy, heavy,.) on one
measurement position, same as for stable source when it is turned off.
-if this isn’t possible, measure the A-weighted equivalent
sound pressure level in some time period with given number of
vehicles and find sound exposure level for individual pass-bys;
-the level of background noise from highway (500 m) can be different at
dufferent measurements intervals due to increased traffic flow or
favourable meterological conditions considering heighway as source;
-choose one position on the facade/in front of the facade for
analysing local road traffic (1,5 m or 4 m height for traffic noise );
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Main cause of residual noise is highway
Zagreb-Ljubljana
 In the task 1b, check the level of residual
noise when there are no vechicles passing
at the local road (mainly from highway and
neighbourhood activities);
 find LA95% or LA,eq without vehicles as
residual noise
 You can choose the second measurement
position from task 1a (when measuring
residual noise when the source 1a is turned
off);

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 Environmental noise parameters and
meteorological conditions
 Task 1-continuous specific sound at two different positions: A-weighted equivalent
continuous sound pressure levels (LA,eq) for each independent measurement;
maximum A-weighted level LA,max, LA95% and LA1%, A-weighted spectrum, linear and
C-weighted values don’t have to be provided;
 The same should be provided for background noise levels measured at each
measurement position (in the free field and in front of the facade or on the facade);
 Having purpose to see the influence of meteorological conditions the meteorological
parameters will be monitored by the organizer;
 The participants (without * in the list) will provide their data for meteorological
parameters together with environmental noise data in chosen measurement interval
(averaged or instantaneous);
 The determination of appropriate propagation windows will be checked by the
organizer;
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Monitoring meteorological data, detecting meteorological
windows and determine equivalent levels
 Determine direction North-South, source 1-receiver point 2 (in front of the facade), source 2-recevier
point 2;
 Determine the angle between wind vector and source1, 2-receiver point 2 vectors;
 Find the component of wind vector in the directions sources-receiver;
 Use table 4 or Annex A (not properly validated in ISO 1996-2:2017) to determine the radius of
curvature and meteorological window in defined time interval (1 s or 1 min or longer);
 Define the samples obtained in the favourable or very favourable conditions if the meteorological
conditions are changing during short time measurement intervals (not likely);
 There is possibility to come at the place of measurement when meteorological conditions are not
favourable, use the same procedure and eventually differences in results between laboratories are
then caused by the meteorological conditions at larger distances;
 Check the wind self noise at microphone and compare it with the level of measured source noise;
 Average the measurement results in favourable and very favourable conditions if possible (if not in
neutral or unfavourable conditions) and calculate measurement uncertainty and sound descriptors;
 Meteorological data provided by the participants will be compared with the data measured by
organizer and meteorological windows will be checked; 14
Example of meterological conditions measurements during day and
determination of meterological windows according to Table 4 in ISO
1996-2:20017 in 1s intervals (it is also possible in longer intervals -1min)

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 Example of measurement results for stable
source and residual noise
 Stable source at location in the free field (D=18 m) and on front of the facade at 4m height, D=39 m under
influence of the reflection from facade;

 Analyze the residual noise observing the number of vehicles passing by in the interval of measurement (residual
noise) , L’A,eq, L’A,95, averaged L’A,max and averaged L’AE;
 Laboratories without possibilities for logging should do the measurements in defined period of time observing the
number of passing bys and measuring L’A,eq, and L’AE and then estimating the levels for other number of vehicles
 Referent number of vehicles will be given by organizer for full period day, evening, night;
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 Task 2: Measuring sound exposure level of single repetitive events
and calculation of A-weighted equivalent sound pressure levels

 Local road as ‘’line source’’ at imission point (during the measurement of residual noise for
task 1);
 Measure sound exposure level of individual events (LAE, Lmax, Lmin, L A,95%) to determine
and A-weighted equivalent sound pressure levels;
𝑇 2
1 𝑝 𝜏
𝐿𝑒𝑞 = 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 ( ∙ න ∙ 𝑑𝜏)
𝑇 0 𝑝02
𝑇 2
1 𝑝 𝜏
𝐿𝐸 = 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 ∙න ∙ 𝑑𝜏 , 𝑇0 = 1𝑠
1𝑠 0 𝑝02

1 1
𝐿𝑒𝑞 − 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 = 𝐿𝐸 − 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10
𝑇 𝑇0

𝑇
𝐿𝑒𝑞 = 𝐿𝐸 + 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑛 − 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 , 𝑇0 = 1𝑠
𝑇0
n-number of individual events, T-measurement time interval

Pierre Bernard, Bruel&Kjaer:Leq, SEL WHAT? WHY? WHEN? , B&K Application Notes 17
Example of logging and detecting individual events-
from local road traffic noise

 Detect individual pass-bys (one individual or several), (observe difference between L’A,max and residual L’A,95 or L’A,eq);
 Measure parameters (L’AE,L’max) from several similar events (heavy, light vehicles) (meteorological data will be provided by the
organizer to the labs which can’t measure meteorological conditions);
 For labs which can’t do logging, the measurement of L’AE (several individual or coupled pass-bys is possible with averaging and
doing statistics)
 Calculate A-weighted continuous equivalent sound pressure level assuming average traffic during the measurement period all over
the day;
 Calculate Lday, Levening, Lnight with the data for given traffic flow over the evening and night and Lden
 Calculate experimental measurement uncertainty for each component, combined measurement uncertainty, expanded
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measurement uncertainty;
 Stable source measurement data (S1)
 Do several measurements of environmental noise parameters when the source is turned-on
and turned-off;
 There is possibility to turn off and turn off during measurements but it is assumed that the
source is working in defined period
 Measure at two positions (when the eq. 11 is fulfilled and not);
 Measure meterological windows if the eq. 11 i snot satisfied, for those labs which do not have
meterological station the organizer will filled the data
 Correct due to position (free field, near facade and on the facade);
 Correct the result due to background noise levels at the time of measurements (each
individual or averaged);
 Find rating levels;
 Find sound descriptors for the source;
 See excel table with additional explanation and some data filled
(LabX_1_Environmental_noiseILC2019HAD);
 The filled excel table should be provided to the organizer 15 days after measurements; 19
Local road traffic under influence of
highway noise (S2)
 The results for residual noise can be used to anlyze the local road noise by measuring
environmental noise parameters when stable source is turned off;
 It is important to average sound exposure levels L’AE for individual events (pass-bys of
passanger cars, medium heavy vehicles);
 Correct the measured parameters due to measurement position and background noise;
 Find the averaged value of LAE, LA,max for each category in defined meterological windows
(for labs which do not have meterological station data will be provided by organizer);
 Use the given number of vehicles for all periods (day measured and given by organizer,
evening and night given by organizer) to estimate LAeq, and Lday, Levening, Lnight from
measured and averaged LAE for each vehicle category (idividual pass-bys);
 See the procedure on testing data in sheet S1_Residual_pos2_traffic
 Do not wait for favourable or very favourable conditons, the meterological statistics will be
available at the end of ILC and the organizer will analyze the data regarding meteorological
conditions and residual noise (highway noise) present at the time of measurement!!!!!
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 Calculation procedure

 Modelling the environmental noise parameters around the surface

(radiating window) and local road as ‘’line source’’ (based on
measurements and known geometry around) and by knowing the
properties of terrain and objects);
 Modelling according with accredited methods with all propagation
effects taken into account (ISO 9613-2:1997, NMPB 2008, CNOSSOS
–EU...);
 The points for providing results will be given by the organizer;
 The estimated sound source power (point source and line source)
together with sound pressure levels at imission points of interest
should be provided by the participants;
 Imission points are defined; 21
Measurement and modelling procedure under influence of different effects
Physical domain
Input sound power or Distance to Influence of Corrections due to
emission sound imission point, background noise, measurement
pressure levels at Influence of chosen time positions
Measurements-more specific points from different interval, adding penalties
expensive and precise, machinery or meteorological measurement (tonal, impulse),
equipment in industry conditions at large positions sound descriptors
before and after building power plant distances, calculations
industrial site ground effects,
screening effects
Reporting
Real sound power of
Calculations-cheaper but not sources (different in surrounding Measurements measured or
so accurate and precise different operating
Propagation
buildings, calculated noise
and installation effects parameters
conditions) Modelling Calculations
propagation at
with
Adding uncertainties Estimated sound
different measurement
power with large
uncertainties
meteorological uncertainties
conditions and Software settings
especially when Administrative domain
Reporting estimated from
under influence of (reflections from
all effects according objects, ground (accreditation is
emission sound obligatory for
ISO 9613-2:1996 or attenuation....)
pressure levels measurements or
other models
modelling?
Modelling-
numerical
domain
Tasks for calculation
• The height of objects around sources together with digital map with terrein heights will
be given by the organizer;
• Measure the equivalent sound pressure level around the stable surface source-S1 and
estimate the sound pressure level at three given places around;
• Give the input parameters of the model for S1 (sound power, estimated from calibration
measurements) and describe the modell used (ISO 9613-2:1997 or CNOSSOS-EU);
• New object near the immision point house (H= 8m) height, with dimensions
(10m*10m),on the neighbour’s house (right from immision point) at 4m height and in
front of the new second object ;
• Measure the environmental noise parameters of local road-S2, estimate the sound power
of line source from measurements and by entering input parameters (type of the road,
average number of vehicles per observation period and gor given number of vehicles
duirng period day, evening, night).
• Find equivalent sound pressure level and sound descriptors (Lday, Levening, Lnight, Lden) for
two sources at Mod1, Mod2, Mod3, Mod4 positions;
• Working time of stable source is 8:00-16:00 with break 30 min and local road has
different number of vehicles during period;
Locations for sound pressure estimation and calculating sound
descriptors
• Two new objects are
added (houses);
• The dimension is 10 m*
10m and heights are
H=8m
• Find the levels and
sound descriptors for
source 1 and source 2 at
3 (separately) at
modelling points
Mod1,Mod2,Mod3,
Mod4 (4 m on the
facade with reflections);
 Sound insulation measurements-
measurement situation and parameters
 -The same receiving room for airborne
and impact sound insulation
measurements;
- -Only one independent measurement
should be done, for labs which wants to
check verification they can do five
independent measurements but it is not
necessary;
- -New method for estimating
measurement uncertainty by taking
account standard deviations of
measured levels in source and receiving
rooms, reverberation time and influence
of background noise;
- Measuring R’, DnT, L’n, L’nT in frequency range from 50 Hz-5 kHz with all spectral adaptation terms;
- Determination of measurement uncertainties (standard deviations in repeatability conditions) from one
independent measurement; 25
 Measurement uncertainty approach according
ISO 12999-1:2014 - sound insulation
 Laboratory usually have to check their standard deviation in repeatability conditions by repeating the
measurements at least five times (the same operator, the same equipment, different loudspeaker
positions, different microphone positions);
 If laboratory have satisfactory standard deviations in repeatability conditions, they can use the
standard deviations in reproducibility conditions obtained at interlaboratory comparison to calculate
measurements uncertainty from each individual measurement;
 The measurement uncertainty depends on the measured sound insulation curve shape;
 The new approach is described in paper Carolina Monteiro, Marcel Borin, Reine Johansson, María
Machimbarrena: Individual uncertainty calculations of sound insulation measurements: a
proposal of compromise values for 1/3 octave bands correlation coefficients, EURONOISE
2018. enables calculation of standard deviation for each independent measurement of sound
insulation parameter;
 The measurement uncertainty for all measured parameters with spectral adaptation terms will
be calculated in this way by the organizer (from filled excel tables with all relevant data in
individual measurement from participants)
 Laboratory have to provide all measurement data in one independent measurement (sound pressure
levels in source and receiving room for each measurement position, reverberation times for each
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measurement position, background noise levels, surface of the wall and volume)
 Checking technical project specification
with measurements and reporting
 There is a technical project about estimated environmental noise
parameters inside and outside and sound insulation in the building;
 The purpose of Interlaboratory Comparisons is also to provide the data
for comparison between labs and provide the measurement report which
will be also can be checked (in possible agreement with Croatian
Accreditation Agency).
 Checking the specifications in technical project;

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Conclusion

 The expected number of participants: ~25 Croatian laboratories, 15

Slovenian laboratories, 1-Austrian, 1-Hungarian and 3 Albanian
laboratories interested in participation in this comparison;
 Some laboratories will be included in different comparisons (some will
participate in measurements and not in prediction and some will be
included only in measurements of environmental noise parameters
and not in measurement of sound insulation parameters;
 Public presentation of results with discussion (hidden code for
participants);
 Final report after presentation of results and corrective actions;

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 Regarding the meteorological conditions
and influence on the obtained results
 Probably the labs will come in different days, maybe two labs which
are not doing sound insulation measurements can come at the same
day-we will try to organize that each lab come on different working day
(maybe Saturday if someone is interested);
 Labs will measure at different meterological conditions each days
(maybe favourable and very favourable conditions won’t be achieved
at some/all measurement days);
 The data about noise levels will be collected at different meterological
conditions from different participants and overall analysis will be done
(correction to referent conditions regarding traffic and meterological
conditions-including probability of different meterological windows
appereance)
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 Appendix-1: General statistics
 measurand Y is going to be determined from Mi measurements of N independent variables X1, X2, X3,.., XN, then
Y will be a function of those quantities which can be written with y=f(X1,X2,X3,..Xk.…XN);
1
 experimental standard deviation given with eq. 𝜎 = 𝑠 𝐿𝑖 = ∙ ത 2
σ𝑛i=1(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑋)
𝑁−1

 standard measurement uncertainty is defined as experimental standard deviation of mean value of each
𝑠(𝐿 )
measured parameter: 𝑢 𝐿𝑖 = 𝑁𝑖 ;
 there are logarithmic (𝐿𝑘 = 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (𝑁1 ∙ σ𝑁𝑖=1
𝑚
100.1∙𝐿𝑖 )) and arithmetic average values, points where is maximum of
𝑚

probability density functions (PDF);

 In new standard ISO 1996-2:2017, chapter 10.5 the treatment of individual results with larger difference in dB is
explained;
𝐿𝑖 𝐿𝑘
1
 𝑆 𝐿𝑖 = ∙ σ𝑛𝑖=1(1010 − 1010 )2 → 𝑢 𝐿𝑖 = 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 100,1∙𝐿𝑘 + 𝑆 𝐿𝑖 − 𝐿𝑘
𝑛−1

 dividing with number of observation is hidden in Note 3;

 if the measured variables are correlated then the equation is a little bit complicates and is given with eq. 𝑢 =
𝜕𝑓 2 𝜕𝑓 𝜕𝑓
σ𝑁
𝑖=1( ) ∙ 𝑢2 (𝑥𝑖 ) + 2 σ𝑁−1 𝑁
𝑖=1 σ𝑗=𝑖+1 ∙ ∙ 𝑢(𝑥𝑖 , 𝑥𝑗 )
𝜕𝑥𝑖 𝜕𝑥𝑖 𝜕𝑥𝑗

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 Appendix-2: Detection of outliers in ILC
 The results of five independent measurements are averaged and the mean value is checked with Grubb’s
statistics and standard deviations are checked with Cochran’s statistics (ISO 5725-2:2004);
 Cochran’s test is used to check if there are cell standard deviations of several (n≥5) independent
measurements exceptionally large and would inflate the estimate of the repeatability standard deviation if
retained (there is no test for small standard deviations-when there is no changing positions during sound
insulation parameters measurements);
 Grubb’s test is used to check if there are means in laboratory results that are exceptionally high or low and
would inflate the estimate of the reproducibility standard deviation if retained;
 Testing for one or two outliers both with Cochran and Grubbs test;
 z-score for assessment of means values is defined assuming Gauss distribution of measurands (Student
distribution)
( x− X )
z= ˆ
• z ≤ 2, the score indicates
“satisfactory” performance and
generates no signal;
• if 2 ≤ z ≤ 3, the score indicates
“questionable” performance and
generates a warning signal and if z 
3, the score indicates “unsatisfactory”
performance and generates
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signal;
 Appendix-3 Measurements at four possible positions with corrections

LA,eq,res=51 dBA
‘’-6’’ dBA correction LA,eq,source=58 dBA
LA,eq,source=55 dBA
LA,eq,s=52 dBA 𝐿𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑠,𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟 = 54,0 dBA𝐿𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑠,𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟 = 57,0 dBA
𝐿𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑠 𝐿𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑟𝑒𝑠
No correction because 𝐿𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑠,𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟 = 10 ∙
𝑙𝑜𝑔10 10 10 − 10 10
‘’-3’’ dBA correction
of position 𝐿𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑠,𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟 =49,8 dBA
LA,eq,res=45 dBA LA,eq,res=48 dBA
The duration of measurement of the industrial source is at least 10-15 minutes and more, but it depends on its stability
(changing operating conditions during its work);
Short term measurements (several times per 10-15 minutes or dividing the interval of 15 minutes into 5 intervals) and long term
measurements (few hours, days);
Day (7:00-19:00), evening (19:00-23:00) and night (23:00-7:00) measured values (logarithmic averaging of several
short measurement results in this period) are analysed (with correction due to measurement position and residual noise, with tonal
or/and impulse penalty added) having purpose to obtain rating values (LR,A,eq) which can be assessed or use in sound descriptors
calculation;
Day, evening and night sound pressure levels can be integrated time period of day (12h), evening (4h), night (8 h to obtain
sound descriptors for each period (Lday, Levening, Lnight ) and overall year descriptor Lden (integration over year period);
Measurement procedure-from measured Additional penalties 5 dBA for evening period and 10 dBA for
night period, depending on the country.
values to assessed values
Assess rating
Measured or predicted Correction due to Adjusted sound pressure values or calculate
values over time interval measurement levels or sound exposure day (Ld), evening
T (equivalent continuous position (0 dB, ‘’-3’’ levels due to presence of
tones or impulses to get rating (Le), night (Ln),
sound pressure levels A- dB or ‘’-6’’ dB) levels rating, levels
weighted LA,eq, sound and correction due to LR,A,eq=LA,eq+KI+KT assuming known
exposure levels of single background noise LRAE,T=LAE,T+KI+KT
working time of
event-LA,E
source

1 𝐿𝑅,𝐴,𝑒𝑞,𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐿𝑑 = 10 ⋅ log ⋅ 𝑇𝑠 ⋅ 10 10
𝑇𝑑
Several results Non-coherent sources: Td-=12h usual duration of day time (from
measured during intensity of the 7:00:19:00 or 7:00-22h depending on the
considered period are background noise can country)
logarithmically be subtracted from Ts – operating time of source during the
averaged and total noise (source defined time of day
+residual noise) Le, Ln are calculated in the same manner
experimental
There is no similarity Lden- day-evening-night rating level assuming
standard uncertainty
1
is calculated for between signal content 𝐿𝑑𝑒𝑛 = 10 log
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12 ⋅ 100,1⋅𝐿𝑑 + 4 ⋅ 100,1⋅( 𝐿𝑒 +5 )
+ 8 ⋅ 100,1⋅( 𝐿𝑛 +10 )

overall noise with of industrial site and Te=4 h usual duration of evening time;
source turned on and residual noise (for Tn= 8h usual duration of night time
for background noise example traffic)
Measurement uncertainty budget
List of all sources of measurement uncertainties during measurements
Determine the
mean vale of each Noise source Transmission Receiver side
Operating conditions, position of Measurement positions, facade
measured the source, barriers, character of reflections, other reflecting
parameter and source (broadband, tonal,
impulse), machine conditions,
path surfaces, instrumentation,
background noise levels,
Weather-radius of curvature,
magnitude of point, line or surface source, near ground reflections, barriers competence and experience
uncertainty or far field, barriers during assessment,

Repeat Calculate Calculate

measurements Nm Calculate standard
𝑁𝑚 deviations and combined expanded
times and do 1
logarithmic 𝐿 = 10 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 ( ∙ ෍ 100.1∙𝐿𝑖 ) experimental measurement measurement
𝑁𝑚
averaging of results
𝑖=1
measurement uncertainty uc of uncertainty
Li uncertainty all input U=k∙uc
parameters
Coverage
factor k=2,
1
From measured 𝑠 𝐿𝑖 = ∙ ෍ (𝐿𝑖 − 𝐿𝑘 )2 two side
𝑁−1
samples Li obtained in 𝑘=1𝑁
favorable??? 𝑢𝑐 = (𝑐1 ∙ 𝑢1 )2 +(𝑐2 ∙ 𝑢2 )2 . +. . interval, 95%
conditions (short term 𝑢 𝐿𝑖 =
𝑠(𝐿𝑖 )
𝑁
confidence
measurement intervals)
level
Appendix-3:Measurement uncertainty calculation
according old and new ISO 1996-2:2017
 Old standard, each lab, Y=1,5 dB(A), and X and Z approximately 0,
expanded uncertainty (two side interval, 95 % confidence level);
 New standard ISO 1996-2:2017 calculations (standard deviations of the
mean not standard deviations);
 ures=2 dBA in standard ISO 1996-2:2017??? (LA,95 only for traffic)

Standard Sensitivity Uncertainty

Quantity Estimate Uncertainty Coefficient Contribution
L'A,eq +ƍslm
58,3 0,5 1,01 0,51
ƍsou 0,0 0,3 1,00 0,28
ƍmet 0,0 2,0 (1,5) 1,00 2,00 (1,5)
ƍloc 0,0 0,00 0,00
ƍres 0,4 -0,01 -0,01
LA,eq,res 39,1
u=sqrt(u12+u22+..) 2,08
LA,eq, corrected 58,2 Expanded k=2 U=±4,2 (±3,2) 35
 Appendix-4: Calculations of measurement uncertainties
for sound insulation from individual measurement
 include all parameters for parameter calculation with their functional dependence;
2
 𝑢 𝑅′ = (𝑐𝐿1 ∙ 𝑢(𝐿1 )2 + 𝑐𝐿2 ∙ 𝑢 𝐿2 + (𝑐𝐿𝑟𝑒𝑠 ∙ 𝑢(𝐿𝑟𝑒𝑠 )2 +(𝑐𝑆 ∙ 𝑢(𝑆))2 +(𝑐𝐴 ∙ 𝑢(𝐴))2 +(𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 ∙ 𝑢(𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 )2

𝑅1 𝑅2 2
′ 1
 𝑅 = −10 ∙ log (2 ∙ 10 10 + 10 10 ), 𝑢 𝑅′ = (𝑐𝑅1 ∙ 𝑢(𝑅1 )2 + 𝑐𝑅2 ∙ 𝑢 𝑅2

 Repeat measurements of sound pressure levels (rotational method) several times (at least 3) having possibility
to calculate u(L1) and u(L2), with u(T), u(Lres) as input parameters for u(R’) calculation.
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