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AS ISO 717.2-2004 Acoustics
AS ISO 717.2-2004 Acoustics
2—2004
ISO 717-2:1996
AS ISO 717.2
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Australian members of Joint Australia/New Zealand Standards
Committee AV-004, Acoustics—Architectural. After consultation with stakeholders in both countries,
Standards Australian and Standards New Zealand decided to develop this Standard as an Australian
Standard rather than an Australian/New Zealand Standard.
The objective of this Standard is to define and provide methods for determining single-number
quantities for the impact sound insulation in buildings.
It should be noted that achievement of a weighted normalized or weighted standardized impact sound
level that is at or below a design numeric value does not mean that all forms of impact to the floor
will be judged acceptable by people living in the space below; particularly in regard to low frequency
noises in timber constructions.
This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 717-2:1996, Acoustics—Rating of
sound insulation in buildings and of building elements, Part 2: Impact sound insulation.
This Standard includes references to the ISO Standards listed below. Committee AV-004 is
considering the adoption of these International Standards as Australian/New Zealand Standards.
ISO
140 Acoustics—Measurement of sound insulation in building and of building elements
140-6 Part 6: Laboratory measurement of impact sound insulation of floors
140-7 Part 7: Field measurements of impact sound insulation floors
140-8 Part 8: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact noise by floor
covering on a standard floor
This Standard will be referenced in the Building Code of Australia in BCA2004 to be published in
May 2004.
Attention is drawn to the fact that the certain documents referenced in ISO 717-2 had not been
published at the time the source document was released. Users are advised to use the latest edition of
these documents.
As this Standard is reproduced from an International Standard, the following applies:
(a) Its number does not appear on each page of text and its identity is shown only on the cover and
title page.
(b) In the source text ‘this part of ISO 717’ should read ‘this Australian Standard’.
(c) A full point substitutes for a comma when referring to a decimal marker.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the annex to which
it applies. An ‘informative’ annex is only for information and guidance.
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INTRODUCTION
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NOTES
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Acoustics—Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building
elements
Part 2:
Impact sound insulation
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Weighted normalized
pressure level, L, ,w
impact sound Normalized
level, L,
impact sound pressure IS0 140-6:- equation (4)
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4 Procedure for evaluating single- place), shift the reference curve in steps of 1 dB
n rmber quantities for impact sound towards the measured curve until the sum of un-
. favourable deviations is as large as possible but not
Insulation rating more than 32,0 dB.
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4.4 Statement of results For field measurements in accordance with IS0 140-7,
it shall be stated whether the single-number quantity is
The appropriate single-number quantity shall be given calculated from measuring results in one-third-octave
with reference to this part of IS0 717. The results of bands or octave bands. In general there may be dif-
measurements shall also be given in the form of a dia- ferences between single numbers calculated from
gram as specified in IS0 140-6 and IS0 140-7. one-third-octave or octave band measurements of
about Ifr 1 dB. Ratings based on one-third-octave band
measurements are preferred.
5 Procedure for evaluating the weighted level of a 120 mm homogeneous concrete floor slab, level-
reduction in impact sound pressure level ling off, as in the practical case, at frequencies above
1 000 Hz.
5.1 General
Table 4 - Normalized impact sound pressure level Ln,r,O is the defined normalized impact sound
of the reference floor pressure level of the reference floor (see
table 4);
Frequency L v-,0
Hz dB
AL is the reduction in impact sound pressure
100 67
level measured in accordance with
125 67,5 IS0 140-8;
160 68
200 68,5 L n,w is the calculated weighted normalized
250 69 impact sound pressure level of the refer-
315 69,5 ence floor with the floor covering under
400 70 test;
500 70,5
630 71 L n,r,W is obtained from Ln,r,O in accordance with
4.3.1.
800 71,5
1 000 72
1 250 72
1 600 72 5.4 Statement of results
2 000 72
The single-number quantity ALw shall be given with
2 500 72
reference to this part of IS0 717. The results of
3 150 72 measurements shall also be given in the form of a dia-
gram as specified in IS0 140-8.
The weighted normalized impact sound pressure level
of the reference floor, Ln,r,~,,,,, evaluated in accordance NOTE 5 The reduction in impact sound pressure level
measured on a concrete floor slab as defined in IS0 140-8
with 4.3.1, is 78 dB.
and the single-number quantity AL, may only be used in
connection with similar types of massive floors (concrete,
NOTE 4 The values given in table 4 represent a straight-
hollow concrete, hollow bricks and similar); it is not appro-
line idealization of the normalized impact sound pressure
priate for use on other types of construction.
Annex A
(informative)
If these effects are to be taken into account in re- An example of the calculation of the single-number
quirements, these could be written as the sum of L’, 9w qua ntity and the adaptation term is given in annex C.
and Cj.
5) The value +xY,~ is rounded to XY + 1 and -XY,~ is rounded to -xy. For further details, see IS0 31-0[!%
A.2.2 Spectrum adaptation term for the Cr ,r I0 is the spectrum adaptation term for the ref-
impact sound reduction of floor coverings erence floor with L,, rO in accordance with
A.2.1 (CI,r,O = -11 dEi):
To gather experience in the field of the (newly intro-
duced) unweighted impact sound level in addition to
the calculation of the weighted reduction in impact A single-number reduction based on the unweighted
sound pressure level A&, based on the reference linear impact sound pressure level ALli” may be calcu-
curve (figure I), a spectrum adaptation term for flat lated from
response for the impact sound reduction may be de-
termined and stated. This spectrum adaptation term
Ah-7 = Ln,r,O,w + CI,r,O - (Ln,r,w + cI,r) = &N + cI,A
CIA is calculated from
Annex B
(informative)
For the rating of impact sound properties of floors in The reference floor covering is defined by the values
general, the weighted normalized impact sound for the reduction of impact sound pressure level
pressure level Ln w is used. However, a bare concrete (improvement of impact sound insulation), AL,, given in
floor is seldom used without a floor covering. table B.l .
Of
The weighted reduction in impact sound pressure level
L n,w + CI = Ln 70 ,w + cI ,0 - ALlin dB of the reference floor covering, AL, w7 evaluated in ac-
cordance with clause 5, is 19 dB. ’
=L n,O,w + CI - (AL, + CIA) dB
NOTE 8 The values given in table B.l represent a straight-
line idealization of the general shape of the reduction in im-
where CI,o is the spectrum adaptation term for the bare pact sound pressure level by a floor covering, with a slope
floor. of 12 dB per octave.
&,I is the calculated normalized impact L n,l ,w is obtained from Ln,l in accordance with
sound pressure level of the floor under 4.3.
test with the reference floor covering;
Annex C
(informative)
Examples are given of the evaluation of a single-number quantity based on the result of
- determination of the impact sound level of a bare massive floor, and of that floor with a floor covering
(table C.l),
- determination of the reduction in impact sound pressure level of the floor covering (table C.2);
b) measurements in situ with determination of the impact sound level of the floor (table C.3).
Table C.l - Measurements in a laboratory (in one-third-octave bands) on a bare massive floor and on that
floor with a floor covering, then calculation of Ln,w and CI
Bare massive floor With floor covering
Reference Unfavourable Reference Unfavourable
h Ln values shifted deviation Ln values shifted deviation
by +I9 dB by +4 dB
Hz dB dB dB dB dB dB
100 62,l 81 59,l 66
125 63,2 81 59,5 66
160 63,5 81 61,6 66
200 66,2 81 63,2 66
250 68,5 81 65,3 66
315 70,o 81 66,5 66 OS
400 71,7 81 67,7 65 297
500 73,l 79 67,0 64 370
630 73,8 78 67,l 63 491
800 735 77 66,5 62 475
1 000 73,8 76 66,l 61 591
1 250 73,3 73 0,3 62,5 58 475
1 600 73,l 70 391 57,9 55 299
2 000 73,0 67 670 52,7 52 077
2 500 72,4 64 874 47,0 49
3 150 71,2 61 IO,2 48,0 46 270
Sum Sum
sum -- 83 ,5 dB L,nsum=76,1 dB
28,0 < 32,0 30,O < 32,0
= 83,5 - 15-79=-IOdB L n,w = 79 dB CI=76,1 -15-64=-3dB
L.nw=64dB
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Table C.2 - Measurements in a laboratory (in one-third-octave bands) on a floor covering on a standard
floor, then calculation of AL, and ALlin
Ln
Bare floor With Reduction Reference Reference Reference Un-
f1 covering AL = floor floor value favourable
L n,O Ln L n,O- Ln L kc0 -AL +3dB deviation
CLn,J
Hz dB dB dB dB dB dB dB
100 65,2 62,2 370 67,O 64,O 65
125 66,3 62,6 377 67,5 63,8 65
160 68,O 66,l 179 68,O 66,l 65 171
200 68,5 65,5 370 68,5 65,5 65 075
250 68,O 64,8 32 69,O 65,8 65 078
315 69,O 65,5 375 69,5 66,O 65 170
400 69,3 65,3 470 70,o 66,O 64 270
500 70,2 64,l 671 70,5 64,4 63 174
630 70,7 64,O 677 71,o 64,3 62 273
800 71,2 64,2 770 71,o 64,5 61 375
1000 71,5 63,8 797 72,0 64,3 60 473
1250 72,l 61,3 IO,8 72,0 61,2 57 42
1600 73,o 57,8 15,2 72,0 56,8 54 2,8
2000 74,o 53,7 20,3 72,O 51,7 51 077
2500 73,5 48,l 25,4 72,0 46,6 48
3150 73,l 49,9 23,2 72,O 48,8 45 3,8
Sum
L n,sum - 75,7 dB 28,4 < 32,0
C,,=75,7-15-63=-2dB Ln,w,, = 63 dB
hLlin=78-10- (63-2)=7dB AL,= 78-63=15dB
Table C.3 - Measurement in situ (in octave bands), then calculation of Ln 2w and CI
Hz dB dB dB
500 58,0 59
1000 55,8 56
2000 43,o 43
Annex D
(informative)
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Acustica, 15, 1965, p. 271.
[2] GERRETSEN, E. A new system for rating impact sound insulation. Applied Acoustics, 9, 1976, p. 247.
[3] BODLUND, K. Rating of impact sound insulation between dwellings. J. Sound Vibrations, 102, 1985, p. 381.
[43 AUBREE, D., CARMAN, T. A. et al. A comparison of methods for rating the insulation of floors against impact
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