Sound reduction index

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Sound Reduction indices =10 log 10 Where t - transmission coefficient
t

Example

Determine the overall sound reduction index of the 2 external walls when the Sound Reduction
Indices for the brickwork is 45db and for the windows it is 10dB. Area of a wall is 10m 2 and
window is 3m2

Brickwork

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Sound reduction indices = 10 log 10
t

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45db =10 log 10
t

Step 1 – Calculate t

1 45
log 10 =
t 10

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log 10 = 4.5
t

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= log −1(4.5)
t

Use calculator – Shift --- log –4.5

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= 31622.77
t

t1 = 3.16 x 10−5

Window
 1
Sound reduction indices = 10 log 10
t

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10db =10 log 10
t

Step 1 – Calculate t

1 10
log 10 =
t 10

1
log 10 =1
t

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= log −1(1)
t

Use calculator – Shift --- log – 1

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= 10
t

t2=0.1

Overall sound reduction coefficient

Total area x overall sound reduction coefficient = (Area of wall x t1) x (Area of wall x t2)
(10m2 + 3m2)*toverall = (10m2 * 3.16 *10-5) +(3m2 * 0.1)
(13m2)*toverall = 0.3
toverall = 0.023

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Overall Sound reduction =10 log 10
t Overall

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= 10 log 10 use Calculator
0.023

= 16.4 db ------------------------------------------Answer
Absorption Coefficient

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