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Week 7 Assignment 7
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Week 1 1) Read the following statements regarding the sound wave and pick the right combination: 1 point
Statement P: Transmission Loss (TL) will increase with higher sound frequency
Week 2 Statement Q: Transmission Loss (TL) will increase with higher surface mass of the wall

Week 3 (a) Both the statements are correct

(b) Statement P is correct, but Statement Q is wrong

Week 4
(c) Statement P is wrong, but Statement Q is correct
Week 5
(d) Both the statements are wrong
Week 6 No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Week 7
Accepted Answers:
Lecture 31 : Air (a) Both the statements are correct
Borne Sound
Transmission-I 2) Increase in the Surface Mass (kg/m²) of the partition wall will 1 point

Lecture 32 : Air
(a) increase the Transmission Loss (TL) by 3 dB per doubling of the surface mass
Borne Sound
Transmission-II (b) decrease the Transmission Loss (TL) by 3 dB per doubling of the surface mass
Lecture 33 : Air
(c) increase the Transmission Loss (TL) by 6 dB per doubling of the surface mass
Borne Sound
Transmission-III (d) decrease the Transmission Loss (TL) by 6 dB per doubling of the surface mass
Lecture 34 : No, the answer is incorrect.
Structure Borne
Score: 0
Sound
Transmission-I Accepted Answers:
(c) increase the Transmission Loss (TL) by 6 dB per doubling of the surface mass
Lecture 35 :
Structure Borne 3) If the surface mass of a partition wall is 100 kg/m², at 1000 Hz frequency sound its Transmission
Sound
Loss (TL) will be ________ dB.
Transmission-II

Lecture
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4) Following two statements are made regarding the Noise Criteria Curves. Read the 1 point
Assignment statements and pick the right combination:
Solution Statement P: Noise Criteria -curves are single line graphical representation, that indicate the
permissible background noise limit of a space
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Statement Q: Noise Criteria of higher number indicates the most noise-sensitive space.
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(a) Both the statements are correct

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(c) Statement P is wrong, but Statement Q is correct

(d) Both the statements are wrong

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(d) Both the statements are wrong

5) A partition wall is tested for the specific Sound Transmission Class (STC) value in a 1 point
laboratory. The average TL value of the last six one-third octave band frequencies (1250 Hz to 4000
Hz) of a partition wall is 37 dB and it satisfies all other conditions successfully. The STC value of the
partition wall will be:

(a) 37 dB

(b) 33 dB

(c) 41 dB

(d) 30 dB

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) 33 dB

6) Suppose ‘A’ and ‘α’ are the total area of interior surfaces and the average sound absorption 1 point
coefficient of the receiving room respectively. Also, let ‘S’ and ‘TL’ be the exposed area of the partition
wall and its transmission loss respectively. Then, the Noise Reduction (NR) can be expressed as:

S
(a) NR = T L + 10 log
Aα

Aα
(b) NR = T L + 10 log
S

S
(c) NR = T L − 10 log
Aα

Aα
(d) NR = T L − 10 log
S
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Aα
(b) NR = T L + 10 log
S
7) Out of the following four types of flooring, which one will have the highest Impact Sound 1 point
Insulation property?

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(a) Carpet Flooring

(b) Hard Wooden Flooring

(c) Marble Flooring

(d) Ceramic Tile Flooring

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) Carpet Flooring

8) Match the Table-1 and Table-2 regarding the Frequency ratio and the necessary provision 1 point
of damper to control the structure borne sound.

(a) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

(b) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

(c) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3

(d) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

9) The governing equation of free dammed vibration of single degree of freedom (SDOF) can 1 point
be expressed as:

(a) mẍ + kx = 0

(b) mẍ + kẋ + cx = 0

(c) mẍ + kx + cẋ = 0

(d) mẋ + kẍ + cx = 0

No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(c) mẍ + kx + cẋ =0
10)The expression of Fundamental Natural Frequency obtained from free undammed vibration 1 point
motion is:

−−
−
(a) 2π√km

−−
−
1
√
k
(b)
2π m

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−−
−
2π√
m
(c)
k

−−
−
(d) 2√km
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
−−
−
1
√
k
(b)
2π m
11)Which TWO of the following statements are TRUE with respect to the concept of 2 points
‘Coincidence effect'?

(a) It is a sound frequency dependent phenomenon

(b) It is associated with critical frequency

(c) Transmission Loss will increase due to Coincidence effect

(d) Coincidence effect changes abruptly due to slight change of sound intensity level

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) It is a sound frequency dependent phenomenon
(b) It is associated with critical frequency

12)Study the following figure carefully and match the Table-1 and Table-2 regarding the 2 points
relation between transmission loss and sound frequency:

Table-1 Table-2
P 1. Critical Frequency
Q 2. Coincidence Effect
R 3. Stiffness Control
S 4. Mass Law Zone

(a) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

(b) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

(c) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3

(d) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:

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(d) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

13)Which TWO of the following statements are TRUE with respect to the proper placement of 2 points
vibrating machines in the upper floors of a reinforced concrete building to minimize the propagation of
structure-borne sound?

(a) Near column

(b) Away from column

(c) Near mid-span of the floor beam

(d) Near the beam support

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) Near column
(d) Near the beam support

14)A partition wall having overall dimension 12 m × 5 m. The wall consists of following two 2 points
parts
(i) A window (10 m²) having TL = 20 dB
(ii) Solid wall portion (50 m²) having TL = 50 dB
The average Transmission Loss (TL) value of the wall will be:

(a) Less than 20 dB

(b) 27 dB

(c) More than 50 dB

(d) 45 dB

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) 27 dB

15)The natural frequency of a machine having a mass of 12.5 kg is 1000 Hz. If the mass increases to
200 kg and all other parameters remain unchanged, then the modified natural frequency will be
____________ Hz.

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 250

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