1.

Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS
3.Absorption
coefficient - α - for
some common
materials
4.Sound absorption
coefficient ratio
5.Sound absorption
coefficient varies
with frequency
6.Total Room Sound
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room BU 3 ACOUSTICS
Acoustic AR.CHRISTOPHER P. COMA UAP ,Mscm
Absorption
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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS SOUND ABSORING PROPERTIES
3.Absorption
coefficient - α - for • A material's sound absorbing
some common properties can be expressed by the
materials sound absorption coefficient, alpha,
4.Sound absorption as a function of frequency.
coefficient ratio • Alpha ranges from 0 (total reflection) to
5.Sound absorption 1.00 (total absorption).
coefficient varies
with frequency
6.Total Room Sound
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption
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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS
3.Absorption
NOISE BARRIERS:
coefficient - α - for
some common • NB: Sound absorption is not the same as
sound insulation which is used to prevent
materials
sound travelling between separate spaces
4.Sound absorption
coefficient ratio across a partition such as a wall, ceiling or
floor.
5.Sound absorption
• Sound absorbing materials can convert some
coefficient varies
with frequency of the absorbed sound energy into heat,
rather than transmitting it, which improve
6.Total Room Sound
sound insulation, but it should not be seen as
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption a substitute for adequate sound insulation.
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS Sound Absorption
3.Absorption Material Coefficient 1)
coefficient - α - for -α-
some common Acoustic belt, 12 mm 0.5
materials
4.Sound absorption Acoustic tiles 0.4 - 0.8
coefficient ratio Asbestos, sprayed 25 mm 0.6 - 0.7
5.Sound absorption Brickwork, painted 0.01 - 0.02
coefficient varies
Brickwork, unpainted 0.02 - 0.05
with frequency
6.Total Room Sound Carpet, heavy on concrete 0.3 - 0.6
Absorption Carpe, heavy on foam rubber 0.5 - 0.7
7. Mean Absorption
Concrete block, coarse 0.3 - 0.4
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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 Sound Absorption
1.Sound Absorbing Material Coefficient 1)
Properties -α-
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS Concrete block, painted 0.05 - 0.07
3.Absorption Cork sheet, 6 mm 0.1 - 0.2
coefficient - α - for
some common Fiberboard on battens, 12 mm 0.3 - 0.4
materials
4.Sound absorption Floor, concrete or terrazzo 0.02
coefficient ratio
5.Sound absorption Floor, linoleum, asphalt, rubber
coefficient varies 0.03
or cork tiles on concrete
with frequency
6.Total Room Sound
Absorption Floor, wood 0.06 - 0.1
7. Mean Absorption Hardwood 0.3
Coefficient
8. Example - Room Glass, large panes heavy plate 0.03 - 0.05
Acoustic
Absorption Glass, ordinary windows 0.1 - 0.2

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 Sound
1.Sound Absorbing Absorption
Material
Properties Coefficient 1)
2.NB:NOISE Gypsum board, 12 mm 0.04 - 0.07 - α -
BARRIERS
Mineral wool, 100 mm 0.65
3.Absorption
coefficient - α - for Persons, each 0.2 - 0.5
some common Plaster walls 0.01 - 0.03
materials
Plywood panel, 3 mm 0.01 - 0.02
4.Sound absorption
coefficient ratio Polystyrene, expanded on
0.35
5.Sound absorption 50mm battens
coefficient varies Polystyrene, expanded rigid
with frequency 0.15
backing
6.Total Room Sound
Absorption Polyurethane foam, flexible 0.95
7. Mean Absorption Rubber sheet, 6 mm porous 0.1 - 0.2
Coefficient Slag wool or glass silk, 50
8. Example - Room 0.8 - 0.9
mm
Acoustic
Absorption Snow 0.75
Wood wool cement on
0.6 - 0.07
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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS The sound absorption coefficient is the
3.Absorption ratio of absorbed sound intensity in an
coefficient - α - for actual material to the incident sound
some common intensity and can be expressed as
materials α = Ia / Ii
4.Sound absorption where
coefficient ratio α = sound absorption coefficient
5.Sound absorption Ia = sound intensity absorbed (W/m2)
coefficient varies Ii = incident sound intensity (W/m2)
with frequency
6.Total Room Sound
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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1.Sound Absorbing THE SOUND ABSORPTION
Properties COEFFICIENT VARIES WITH
2.NB:NOISE FREQUENCY.
BARRIERS
3.Absorption
coefficient - α - for
some common
materials
4.Sound absorption
coefficient ratio
5.Sound absorption
coefficient varies
with frequency
6.Total Room Sound
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS TOTAL ROOM SOUND ABSORPTION
3.Absorption The total sound absorption in a room can
coefficient - α - for be expressed as
some common A = S1 α1 + S2 α2 + .. + Sn αn
materials = ∑ Si αi
4.Sound absorption where
coefficient ratio A = the absorption of the room
5.Sound absorption (m2 Sabine)
coefficient varies Si = area of the actual surface (m2)
with frequency αi = absorption coefficient of the actual
6.Total Room Sound surface
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE
BARRIERS
3.Absorption MEAN ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT
coefficient - α - for The mean absorption coefficient for the
some common room can be expressed as:
materials αm = A / S
4.Sound absorption where
coefficient ratio αm = mean absorption coefficient
5.Sound absorption S = total surface in the room (m2)
coefficient varies The acoustic characteristics of a room can
with frequency be calculated with the formulas above, or
6.Total Room Sound estimated for typical rooms.
Absorption
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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1.Sound Absorbing
Properties
2.NB:NOISE EXAMPLE - ROOM ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION
BARRIERS
3.Absorption The total sound absorption in a room with
coefficient - α - for 10 m2 concrete floor with absorption coefficient 0.02
some common 10 m2 concrete roof with absorption coefficient 0.02
materials 40 m2 fiberboard walls with absorption coefficient 0.3
4.Sound absorption can be calculated as
coefficient ratio A = (10 m2) (0.02) + (10 m2) (0.02) + (40 m2) (0.3)
5.Sound absorption = 12.2 m2 Sabine
coefficient varies
with frequency The mean absorption coefficient can be calculated as
6.Total Room Sound αm = (12.2 m2 Sabine) / ((10 m2) + (10 m2) + (40 m2))
Absorption = 0.2
7. Mean Absorption
Coefficient
8. Example - Room
Acoustic
Absorption

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