Review of Granular Material Damping and Sound Absorption for Possible Application in the Sound Insulation of Lightweight Floors

Y Badri, G Dodd, J Cater, A Hall, G Schmid… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modern structures incorporating lightweight, low-stiffness floors face challenges for low-
frequency impact noise transmission. Using spring isolators or resilient layers (eg, floating …

[HTML][HTML] Suitability of standardized single-number ratings of impact sound insulation for wooden floors–Psychoacoustic experiment

V Hongisto, J Laukka, R Alakoivu, J Virtanen… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wooden floors usually have worse impact sound insulation (ISI) at low frequencies than
concrete floors having the same rating level. Rating level is usually expressed by single …

Effects of Building Height on the Sound Transmission in Cross-Laminated Timber Buildings—Vibration Reduction Index

E Nilsson, S Ménard, D Bard, K Hagberg - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-rise wooden buildings are increasing in popularity, and they typically include cross-
laminated timber in the structure. Taller buildings result in higher loads on the junctions …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic properties of resilient studs used in soundproof multilayer constructions–Measurement method and database

P Saarinen, J Keränen, V Hongisto - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The sound insulation of mechanically coupled multilayered constructions, such as most
lightweight floors and walls, strongly depends on the resiliency of mechanical line …

[PDF][PDF] PERCEPTION OF IMPACT SOUNDS THROUGH WOODEN FLOORS WAS EXPLAINED BY FREQUENCIES 100-3150 Hz–PSYCHOACOUSTIC EXPERIMENT …

V Hongisto, R Alakoivu, J Keränen… - 10th Convention of …, 2023 - dael.euracoustics.org
The most popular single-number quantities (SNQs) of impact sound insulation in Europe are
L'n, w and L'nT, w. They are based on measurements within 100-3150 Hz. Recently, it was …