ASSIGNMENT - 01

Sound Absorption Material Board

Sound absorption is the loss of sound energy

when sound waves comes into contact with an
absorbent material such as ceilings, walls, floors
and other objects, as a result of which, the
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sound is not reflected back into the space.

Sound absorbent materials can be used to

create a suitable acoustic environment within a
space by reducing the ‘reverberation time’.
Reverberation affects the way a space 'sounds'.
A long reverberation time can make a room
sound loud and noisy and causes speech to
sound muffled and muddy. Rooms designed for
speech therefore typically have a short
reverberation time of less than 1 second.
Conversely, a longer reverberation time can
enhance a music hall by adding richness, depth
and warmth to music.
 Sound absorption can be a particularly important
factor for spaces such as:
Sports halls.
Schools.
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Recording studios.
Lecture theatres.
Concert venues, cinemas and theatres.

Generally, sound absorption is applied in the

form of treatment to floors, walls, ceilings,
partition surfaces and objects such as chairs or
bookshelves. The use of sound absorbing
screens is also becoming more common.
Sound absorbers can be divided into three main
categories:
Porous absorbents.
Membrane absorbents.
Cavity resistor absorbents.

 TYPES OF SOUND ABSORBERS

Porous Absorbents
Porous absorbers, as the name suggests, consist of porous materials.
Their sound-absorbing effect comes from the fact that the sound
waves can penetrate the surface of the material and flow into the
cellular or fibrous structure, where they are dampened and
converted into heat (the amount of heat is minimal - less than one
millionth of a watt).

Typical examples of porous sound absorbers are different fabric

materials like curtains, blankets, carpets, and also open-cell foams,
mineral wool insulation, glass fiber, etc. As you'll see, most of our
examples of sound absorbing materials also belong to this type.
These products are used in home
theaters, recording studios,
broadcast studios, auditoriums,
cinemas churches, classrooms
and many other facilities to
improve soundproofing via
absorption or correct a noise
problem.
Foam Board
Mineral Wool
Mineral Wool is used in the
construction of acoustic panels and
bass traps. It is also is used for wall
insulation and sound proofing of
partitions and false celling's, air-
conditioning duct insulation and
industrials insulation like chimney
insulation, furnaces insulation,
industrials ovens etc.
Acoustic plaster is used in
construction of rooms which
require good acoustic qualities
such as auditorium,restaurants,
reception halls or (more
frequently) in offices and
libraries.
Acoustic Plaster
 Cotton Wool
Fibre board are used in auditoriums, halls,
seminar rooms, libraries, courts and wherever
sound insulation is needed. Acoustic boards are
also used in speaker boxes.

Fibre Board
Cotton wool are used in ceilings, noise
screens, around noisy machines, in walls,
roofs and floors, partition surfaces and
objects such as chairs or bookshelves. and
even underneath rail tracks.
 TYPES OF SOUND ABSORBERS

Membrane Absorbents
Membrane absorbers are non-porous and non-rigid materials that
are most effective in the bass frequency range but not with higher
frequencies. Because of their solid appearance - they don't look and
feel like as though they could absorb sound - they are often
overlooked.

Regardless, they are a standard feature in our day-to-day life. For

example, common building elements like windows, doors, floors all
function as panel absorbers, as well as tables, chairs, closets and
other furniture.
 Most commonly used to They are used on houses,
They are used on houses,
resolve speech intelligibility offices, restaurants,
issues in commercial offices, auditoriums,
lecture halls ,auditoriums,
spaces, auditoriums restaurants, lecture halls
and etc.
multiplexes and offices and etc.

Acoustic Panel

Furniture
Glass
 Acoustic tile are widely used in Auditorium,

Acoustic Fabric
Multiplexes, Home Theatre , Lecture Hall, Library,
Gymnasium, Hospital, School, Shopping centre , Office
building, , IT Sector, Airports, Recording Studio,
Conference Hall, Lecturer Hall, , BPO's, Offices etc.

Acoustic Tile
Acoustic fabric are used in Auditorium, Multiplexes,
Home Theatre , Lecture Hall, Library, Gymnasium,
Hospital, School, , Office building, Airports, Recording
Studio, Conference Hall, Lecturer Hall, etc.
 TYPES OF SOUND ABSORBERS

Cavity Resistor Absorbents

Cavity resistor absorbers consist of an acoustical oscillation system,

where there is a solid plate on the front end with tight air space
behind it. These plates include perforated materials (for example
perforated plasterboard or metal) and materials that have holes or
other openings.

These holes act as the bottleneck that traps the sound and locks it
into the space located in-behind the material.
 Micro perforated
Polyester fiber board are
They are used in boards are used in

Micro Perforated Board

used in theatres,
auditoriums, halls, restaurants, theatres,
auditoriums, halls, seminar
seminar rooms, auditoriums, halls,
rooms, libraries, and
libraries, courts and seminar rooms,
wherever sound insulation is

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wherever sound libraries, courts and
needed.
insulation is needed. wherever sound

Polyester Fiber Panel

insulation is needed.
Panel
Gypsum board acoustics are used in areas like multiplexes,

Pegboard
seminar halls, auditoriums, disco, banquets halls, training
rooms, conference rooms, executive cabins, sports
complexes, indoor swimming pools, hospitals, airports,
recording studios, factories, workshops, gymnasium halls,
indoor stadiums, lecture halla and etc.

Gypsum Board Mostly used in laundry rooms and garages,

a pegboard actually makes perfect sense
for the kitchen.