ey ee CONTE Appendix Surface On coetfici i Table B. Surface absorption Soetticients for various materials typical used for building elements, Note that the values can Vary Somewhat acen q mtions of the material iene uing to the physical and chemical properties and oe [Thick : Octave band freq e (Hz) Material ness (mm |'25 asa s00— f1000 [2000 T4000 ee eee | Walls Brick, unglazed Brick, unglazed, painted Rough concrete Iconcrete block, painted __ IConcrete block, unpainted [Smooth unpainted concrete IFair-faced brick Smooth concrete, poured concrete 01 painted or glazed |Fair-faced concrete, poured = T junpainted concrete or plastered 0.01 jo.01 0.01 0.02 Jo.02 0.03 Imasonry Porous concrete blocks (no surface (0.05 |0.05 0.05 0.08 |o.14 ).2 finish) bee Clinker concrete (no surface finish) 0.1 |0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 (0.6 |Smooth brickwork with flush (0.02 0.03 0.03 {0.04 0.05 pointing [Smooth brickwork with flush 10.01 0.01 10.02 [pointing, painted pointing, paint [Standard brickwork (0.05 {0.04 10.02 rickwork, 10 mm flush pointing 0.08 |o.09 —_jo.12 lLime cement Plaster on masonry wall] [Glaze plaster on masonry wall j0.01 [0.01 — jo.o1 pact Plaster surface on masonry 1.02 |0.02 10.02 IPI Taster on mason ry wall with wall 0. 04 M esi = | pepe fe |Thick- Octave band frequeney centre (Hy " 5, ness Material nn) ICeramic tiles with smooth surface 0.01 [oor oor Inon fie ail [Breeze block 0.2 06 loa loas vin Plaster on solid wall 0.04 }0.05 [0.06 “foo Plaster, lime or gypsum on tile/brick 10.013 }0.015 Jo. 10.03 \studwork and lightweight walls studs Gypsum board, 18 mm airspace on Plasterboard on battens, 18 mm airspace with glass wool lairspace with glass wool Plasterboard on 50 mm battens \Plasterboard on 25 mm battens [Plasterboard on frame, 100 mm 10.3 0.08 0.06 10.06 |o.0s lairspace | 1 Plasterboard on frame, 100 mm 0.08 0.11 |0.05 loos 0. m foo | 12 x plasterboard on frame, 50mm 2x13 {0.15 [0.1 (0.04 0.05 airspace with mineral wool Plasterboard on frame 100 mm cavity|13 0.08 0.1 0.02 {0.03 Plasterboard on frame, 100 mm 13 10.3 10.12 0.06 |0.05 cavity with mineral wool 4 2 x 13 mm plasterboard on steel 126 iframe, 50 mm mineral wool in cavity, 0.15 10.01 0.06 0.04 0.04 [0.05 isurface painted —t__j__| Glass and glazing Glass 0.3- | 0.2- | O.1- | 0.12- | 0.05- | 0.02- - 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.2 0,07 | 0.07 | 0.04 |Windows, ordinary glass, small Panes} 0.04 0.04 {0.03 |0.03 0.02 {0.02 Double glazing, 2-3 mm glass, 10 mm air gap 0.15 |o.os 0.02 0.02Room Acoustics mI Maia The Octave band frequency centre (Hz) einai (mm indows, plate glass, BSS large panes 10.1-0.2 10.06 0.04 Jo.03 [o.02- Joo - 03 Wood and wood panetiing Plywood, 75 mm cavity coma eiceal vont “vconaining 4 Jos Joa Jor Joos Joos Joos Plywood on battens, 50 mm air filled with glass woot rene ae 0.35 |o2 ors foos loos erreoos Set toes srg: 3 0.15 f0.25Jo.12 Joos foos o.os Plywood over 60 mm airgap 5 ba ba bi be rome hae ; —— eft [Pywood ver $0 mm airgap s 4 fo24 [0.17 Jor —foos loos f ; Plywood over 50 mm airgap filed Is toaz _lo36 Io1s loa loos loos |with fibrous insulation N Plywood over SO mm airgap 12 25 [0.05 |0.04 J0.03 Jo.03 _|o.02 [plywood over 150 mm airgap W203 Jor oor floor for fon | i T Plywood over 200 mm airgap 12 hon 50 mm mineral wool 14 Pt fot foos jor foros Plywood in framework with 30mm |12 tee behind (0.35 102 Jo15 |o.1 jo.0s loos Pywood in framework with30mm 12 14 Ia. lous loa loa loos irspace containing glass wool eo ee dee pe ieee Plywood, hardwood panels over 25 3 fo2 fois for for Joos lnm airspace on solid backing PS p2 pis for fos + |Plywood, hardwood panels over 25 Imm airspace on solid backing with los fo3 fois jor for joos bsorbent material in air space [Piwood paneling 10 lo3 = lo.17 0.09 fos lout Wood paneling on 25mm battens [12 0.3033 fora fot forfour 'mber boards, 100 mm wide, 10 mm vb $00 mm airspace with mineral J22 fo.as o2s |os fo.is joos jo. ed boards on joists or battens Jos jo2 ot 0.1 ‘fo Jo. Sard on frame, 50 mm. with mineral wool 16 Jo25 Jo.1s jor jo. {0.08 [0.07™ Matting Acoustics and Vibration: Theory and Procicg Thick: “Octave band frequency o Material news WEN Y Centre (444) (mm) Wood on $0 mm cavity filled with ]16-22 10.25 jos Ui} mineral wool (Cedar, slotted and profiled on battens| 2 1.02 mineral wool in airspace Dense veneered chipboard over 100 003 7 Imm airgap Dense veneered chipboard over 200 {20 mm airgap [Dense veneered chipboard over 250 |20 mm airgap containing 50 mm mineral] 0.12 10.1 wool Wood fibre board, cavity > 100 mm, | (0.3 [0.2 lempty Chipboard, 50 mm cavity filled with |22 0.12 (0.04 mineral wool Acoustic timber wall panelling lo2 _foss Hardwood, mahogany loz fo23_fo2s fos oar [Chipboard on 16mm batens 20 fo.2_foas |o2 lor Ios [Chipboard on frame, $0 mm airspace 22 [0.12 Joos |o06 Joos loos with mineral wool Mineral wool and foams Melamine based foam 2s jor oz joss fos foo | Metamine based foam 0 oz fo6 foo fro fro Glass wool 25 mm 16 kg/m? loi12 |o3 loss Glass wool $0 mm, 16 kg/m? lo.17 fos fos loo7 | |Glass wool 75 mm, 16 kg/m? 0.3 0 JGlass woo! 100mm, 16 kg/m? 0.43 ee ee Acoustic foam 6 0.08 bos _| Acoustic foam 13 [oz lio |Room Acoustics 733 Material [Acoustic foam ‘Thick- ness. (mm) Octave band frequency centre (Hz) [Glass wool, 24 kg/m? [Glass wool, 24 kg/m? |Glass wool, 24 kg/m? [Glass wool, 33 ke/m? [Glass wool, 33 kg/m? |Glass wool, 33 kg/m? 3 [Glass wool, 48 kg/m’ |Glass wool, 48 kg/m? |Glass wool, 48 kg/m? IRock wool, 33 kg/m? direct {to masonry Rock wool, 33 kg/m’ direct to masonry Rock wool, 60 kg/m? direct to Imasonry Rock wool, 60 kg/m’ direct to Imasonry Rock wool, 100 kg/m? direct to Imasonry Fibreglass super fine mat Fibreglass bitumen bonded mat Fibreglass scrim-covered sewn sheet /4 Fibreglass bitumen bonded matBuilding Acoustics and Vibratio on: Theory and Practice 7 F | rick- Octave band frequency centre (Hz) Material fone (mm) Fibreglass resin-bonded board 25 lo.1 [0.25 _|0.55_|0. Fibreglass insulation board for 25 lon joa 07 0 acoustic plenums, 48 kg/m? ja Fibreglass insulation board for so loa? foo ft.o f.0 f.0 fo acoustic plenums, 48 kg/m" le Fibreglass insulation board for 75 loss [to 1.0 |10 101.0 lacoustic plenums, 48 kg/m? tha Fibreglass insulation board for 100 fosa [1.0 0.1 1.0 |1.0 |1.0 lacoustic plenums, 48 ke/m? Pi eh led | + Flexible polyurethane foam 50 lo2s los joss 0.95 [09 [09 Rigid polyurethane foam Iso lo2 loa foes joe [0.7 [0.7 + Expanded polystyrene on 45mm —|12 loos ois jo4 0.35 0.2 0.2 battens Expanded polystyrene on 50mm — [25 lor ors |o.ss jo2 Jot 0.15 battens Wall treatments and constructions Bare sheet metal for acoustic lor oor Jo.o2 |o.o2 |o.02 0.03 plenums _| IConcrete for acoustic plenums lo.04 0.04 |o.0s |o.0s_|0.05_|0.07 ICork tiles on solid backing las loos 0.1 jo2 |o.ss |o6 [0.55 ICork board on solid backing 25 lo.o3 0.05 o.17 os2 jos |0.52 ICork board, 2.9 kg/m’, on battens [25 Jo.15 0.4 foes loas oss [os [Muslin covered cotton felt 25 lois |o.4s_ |o.7 joss Jo.95 [0.85 [Pin up boarding- medium hardboard lon solid backing loos |o.0s jot fo. fo.t 0. [Fibreboard on solid backing 12 loos lor lois |o2s jo3 |o3 IFibreboard on solid backing, soft |12 loos |o.12 jos |o.25 |o.3__|0.3 |Fibreboard on solid backing, painted loos |o.os jo.1 0.13 |0.15_|0.15 [Plaster on lath, deep air space lo.2 fo1s jor 0.05 _Jo.0s_|0.05Material plaster decorative panels, walls [acoustic plaster to solid backing to solid backing [acoustic plaster JAcoustic plaster on plasterboard, 75 Imm airspace [Acoustic plaster on plaster backing wer 75 mm air space roodwoo! slabs, unplastered on IPlasterboard backed with 25 mm jick bitumen-bonded fibreglass on 150 mm battens curtains hung in folds against solid wall Icoton Curtains (0.5 kg/m’), draped 10 75% area, approx. 130 mm from wall lLightweight curtains (0.2 kg/m?) hung 90 mm from wall irtains of close-woven glass mat lhung 50 mm from wall intains, medium velour, 50% ther, over solid backing {Curtains in folds against wall [Acoustic banner, 0.5 kg/m? wool serge, 100 mm from wall Floors — Marble or terrazo Raised computer floor, steel-faced 45 mm chipboard 800 mm above [Concrete floor, no carpet Wooden floor on joists [Glazed tile/marble onesBuilding Acoustics and Vibration: Theory and Practice 71% Material lRaised computer floor, steel-faced 45 um chipboard 800 mm above ¢ floor, office-grade carpet Jconeret( tiles [Parquet fixed in asphalt, on concrete lo.04 |o.04 0.07 0.06 Jong i. 0.07 lo2 fois fot for foos lo, [Parquet on counter floor 0 Linoleum or vinyl stuck to concrete o.02 0.02 0.03 Jo.o4 08 hos 71 o02 fo03 fos Joos fos lo Rubber tile on concrete ILayer of rubber, cork, linoleum + lunderlay, or vinyl +underlay stuck to 0.02 [0.02 |0.04 10.05 0.05 Io Jconcrete | standard hard floor coverings (e.g. linoleum, parquet) on concrete floor 0.025 0.03 [0.04 10.05 [0.05 Jong INeedle-felt stuck to concrete lo.01 jo.o2_joos ois jos va standard soft floor coverings (e.g. ieepeian ae o.02 0.03 Jo.06 0.15 [0.30 Joao Pile carpet bonded to closed-cell Pag a lo.03 Jor fo.25 Jo31 joss fog Pile carpet bonded to open-cell foam ndtey loos. Jor for fosa jor lor Pte carpet, tufted on felt underlay lor jor fos fos ors fos Composition flooring loos o.0s fo.os fo.os fo.os Joos Haircord carpet on felt underlay loos Joos lor lo2 loas loas [Medium pile carpet on sponge rubber| underlay los jor fo.3 Jos foes joz [Thick pile carpet on sponge rubber lunderlay lo.1s jo.25 os joe |o7 |o7 Carpet, thin, over thin felt on | | concrete 0.1 0.15 0.25 0.3 10.3 10.3 Rubi f ubber floor tiles Joos Joos for for Joos fasRoom Acoustics ™ Octave band frequency centre (Hz) anished wood joist Noor voodblocMinoleunvrubbet/cork iles (thin) on solid floor (or wall) [Floor tiles, plastic oF linoleum [Steel decking lPanels and doors food hollow-core door Po nas his bt los bor lsolid timber door lo.t4 - * pis ot |o06 Joos for lor [Standard timbre door 0.12 Jo.1 Joos |oos loos _fo.o8 |Acoustic door, steel frame, double lo3s log feats, absorbent in airspace |Solid wood panel door 0.1 |0.07 \Ceitings [Suspended plaster or plasterboard lo.1s [ceiling (with large airspace behind) Mineral wool tiles, 180 mmairspace | —_|o42_fo.72 [Mineral wool tiles, glued/screwed to 10.06 fo.4 jsoffit al |Gypsum plaster tiles, 17 % perforated, 22 mm mineral wool 0.45 j0.7 jos jos joss |oas backing | [Under purlin lining profiled steel | sheet (30% perforated), fleece layer lo? loa loas loa land 180 mm thick 23 kg/m? rockwool pt pa fe. : : insulation 12% perforated plaster tiles, | 5 jabsorbent felt glued to back, 200 mm’ 04s 07 jo9 os joa2 03 Paling void Perforated underside of structural decking (typical, depends on bs 7 Jos [oo |o7 Joss orations)78 Building Acoustics and Vibration: Theory and Practice Material Woodwoo! slabs on 25 mm cavity, Ipre-screeded surface facing cavity Woodwool slabs on 25 mm cavity, ipre-screeded surface facing cavity |Woodwool fixed directly to concrete, ipre-screeded surface facing backing |Woodwool fixed directly to concrete, |75 pre-screeded surface facing backing Plasterboard 10 mm thick backed 10 with 25 mm thick bitumen Plasterboard, perforated 8 mm diameter holes 2755/m’, 14% open Jarea backed with 25 mm thick lbitumen- bonded fibreglass on 190 mm battens 4 103 Plywood on battens 50 mm airspace filled with glass wool Plywood, with 30 mm thick fibreglass backing between 30mm |12 battens Plywood, perforated 5 mm diameter holes 6200/m?, 11% open area with |12 160 mm deep air space behind 1 {0.05 Plywood, perforated 5 mm diameter holes 6200/ m?, 11% open area lbacked with 60mm thick fibreglass between mounting battens [Unperforated metal panels backed with 25 mm thick resin bonded log fibreglass, mounted on 22 mm ldiameter pipes, 135 mm from wall 12 Plaster decorative panels, ceilings Hardboard, 25% perforated over 50 Imm mineral woolRoom Acousties M9 ce ee Tek Octave band frequency centre (Hi) Material (mn) —< 2 3196 ky’) behind, = vorCetmemtsi ff? a5 bes hogy lop hs 25% F Js, 18 mm alternate ml 42 We bee he bs eet tad 3S mm wooden slat is mms ‘ance and seating (a5) | ildren, standing (per child) in 0.12 jo.22 fo37 Joa |oaa_|oz7 S aealercr purr pobelie 0.28 fo3 fo33 loss |o37_ Joaz irs (per child) in ie Ggadents seated in tablet arm chairs 03 fos He ss fos Joss person in wood theatre seat 023 fo.28 joss |o3s fos7_loas [aut per person sated 033 fos fo4a —foas [oss lous [adults per person standing 02 _[03-04)0.42-0.4).43 Jo.4s lo37-0.4 empty desk Jo.1 fo.13 Jota oir fours lous Bee .07 fot loa fora fora lout fin uni seats, leather covers, per m? o4 fos fos for los Ios |cloth-upholstered seats, per m? 0.44 |o.6 Jos 9 j0.82 |o7 oor and cloth-upholstered seats, pe los 076 jos joo jos or jm jets plaatio onc mot ohaes in 03 Jos joa Joa Joss loa jor units Set a Son Or padded chairs or lo16 fo3 jos Joa loas loa |seats (per item) in m? lUphotstred chair, empty o23 fo26 los bs lo33_ Jos ce ontiabes ea, | per m? per lo.16 fo.24 Jo6 fo7 Jost jos i fulton timber seats, 2 pr m? per lo.24 104 low 1.0 [10 joo [Scaing, slightly upholstered, loo7 lo.12 103 42 Jos 06 noccupied | aa anh slightly upholstered, lo32 {062 pr lo76 Jos joa740 Material Thick- ness (mm) Building Acoustics and Vibration: Theory and Practice Octave band frequency centre (Hz) Person in upholstered chair Upholstered tip-up theatre seats, empty Areas with audience, orchestra, or loo 10.74 109 seats, including narrow aisles Auditorium seat, unoccupied [0.13 |0.33 |0.6 Auditorium seat, occupied lo.47 Jos [0.7 ’ |Orchestra with instruments on lo.27 10.53 |0.7 0.93 |o9 he | podium, 1.5 m? per person ; ley Deen instrument lo37 fos fio fio fio Iho 1a ad vel acgecapaaes lo4 fos fo2 four Jors for [Adult office furniture per desk los [04 |o45 fo4s o6 |o7 Others materials |Gravel soil, loose and moist Jo.25 0.3 |o.6 0.7 [09 fo |Water surface, i.e, swimming pool 0.01 [0.01 j0.01 —_jo.o1 joo2 |oo2 |Snow, depth 100 mm lo4s jos jos 0.95 0.95 Jo.9s |Grass, 50 mm high lo1 jo joe 0.7 Jo92 fio |Ventilation grille per m? 0.6 §=|0.6 |06 0.6 0.6 06 |Windows: small panes, ordinary glas l0.04 0.04 |o.03 —fo.03_Jo.o2 |o.o2 |Windows: large pane, plate glass J0.2 [0.06 |o.04 —o.03Jo.02_|o.oz |Polyviny! chloride (Plexiglas ™) J0.20 [0.07 Jo.0s —_|o.04 Jo.04 Jo.03 Leaded vinyl curtain J0.33 |o9 |o.8 0.07 [0.53 |0.3