SOUND

Units of measure
 sound
Sound is a vibration at various frequencies in any
elastic medium:
 It is generated by a source

 It requires path for transmission

 To reach the receiver: usually the ear of a living

being
 Sound pressure
 Sound pressure level (or loudness) is given in
decible(db): a ratio of the intensity of sound
measured to a reference intensity roughly
equivalent to the threshold of hearing.
 A change of 10 db in pressure will result in per-
ceiving the sound as twice as loud or half as
loud.
 A change of 3 db in pressure will be just pe
ceptible.
 Materials
 Resistance of materials to sound transmission and
sound transmission loss varies with different
mission loss is tested at all frequencies from 125
to 4000 hz.
 Sound absorption of materials will also vary with
different frequencies;most commenly used in
testing materials are 125,250,500,1000,2000 and
4000 Hz.
 Frequency band- a division of audible frequency
band into more convenient section or octave
band.
 Noise
 Noise reduction coefficient is an arthmetic
average to the nearest .05 of four sound
absorption coefficients ;or the ratio of sound
absorbing effectiveness of a material at four
specific frequencies to the effectiveness of a
perfectly sound absorbing material at the same
frequency.