The low frequency structure-borne sound problem in multi-storey timber buildings and potential of acoustic metamaterials: A review

B Gibson, T Nguyen, S Sinaie, D Heath, T Ngo - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, advances in timber engineering, combined with an associated evolution in
building codes, have led to a significant expansion of multi-storey timber construction …

Improvement of impact sound insulation: A constitutive model for floating floors

A Schiavi - Applied Acoustics, 2018 - Elsevier
Floating floors have a high potential for reducing disturbance by impact noises in dwellings,
since it greatly reduces the vibrations transmission through structures. The acoustical …

Sound Insulation Performance of Foam Rubber Damping Pad and Polyurethane Foam Board in Floating Floors

J Wang, B Du - Experimental Techniques, 2023 - Springer
Elastic materials can be used to improve the impact sound insulation performance of the
floating floor. In this study, the foam rubber damping pad and polyurethane foam board were …

The use of numerical models on service equipment noise prediction in heavyweight and lightweight timber buildings

M Caniato, F Bettarello, C Schmid… - Building Acoustics, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In modern constructions, service equipment is the most used and complex technology. Air
and liquid flow inside piping or conduit provides conditioning, well-being and comfort within …

Assessing acoustic performance of cross-laminated timber floors with floor covering and air-gap

CW Kang, BS Choi, S Zhu, SS Jang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an increasingly popular building material due to its
sustainability and structural performance. This study investigates the impact sound of CLT …

Measuring the dynamic stiffness of resilient materials using ESS and MLS signals

P Guidorzi, L Barbaresi, M Garai - Applied Acoustics, 2018 - Elsevier
Resilient materials are used to reduce vibration transmission in buildings, eg in floating
floors designed to decrease the impact sound pressure level in the room below the floor …

Impulse response method for defect detection in polymers: Description of the method and preliminary results

M Caniato, F Bettarello, L Marsich, A Ferluga… - Polymer Testing, 2016 - Elsevier
The major problem encountered in the application of polymer industrial products is the
difficulty of effectively modelling and predicting material performance and service life …

[PDF][PDF] Elastic and viscoelastic properties of synthetic rubber (polychloroprene): dynamic and static characterization

A Schiavi, A Prato - … of the 24th International Congress on …, 2017 - researchgate.net
The evaluation of macroscopic elastic and viscoelastic properties of rubber-like polymer
materials may be carried out experimentally by using accurate static and dynamic …

[PDF][PDF] La misura della rigidità dinamica mediante segnali ESS e MLS

L Barbaresi, P Guidorzi, F Morandi, G Semprini… - Atti 43° Convegno …, 2016 - academia.edu
L'utilizzo di materiali resilienti in pavimenti flottanti è uno dei migliori metodi per ridurre le
vibrazioni ei rumori da calpestio trasmesse negli edifici. L'attenuazione dell'indice di …

[PDF][PDF] ACUSTICA APPLICATA: I LABORATORI DELL'INRIM NEL XXI SECOLO

A Schiavi, C Guglielmone, AP Belli, A Prato - researchgate.net
I laboratori di acustica applicata dell'INRiM, eredi di una tradizione che risale alla seconda
metà degli anni'30 del secolo passato, offrono un'ampia e accresciuta possibilità di misure e …