1、Designation: C634 11Standard Terminology Relating toBuilding and Environmental Acoustics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C634; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number
2、in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONIn some of the entries, those that are measures of physical quantities, the term is followed by threeitems: symbol, dimensions, and unit. The
3、symbol, in italics, stands for the magnitude of the quantityin mathematical expressions. The dimensions of a quantity express its measure in terms of threefundamental quantities: M for mass, L for length, and T for time. Speed, for instance, is the quotientobtained when the distance an object moves
4、is divided by the time involved. The dimensions areLT1, the negative exponent indicating division. The unit is consistently in SI, Le SystmeInternational dUnits. Those still using the cgs (centimetre-gram-second) or the inchpound system ofunits are referred for most of the conversion factors to IEEE
5、/ ASTM SI 10. A few conversion factorsare listed in Section 4 of this terminology.The dimensions of a quantity are the same regardless of the units in which the quantity is measured.Speed has the dimensions LT1 whether it is measured in miles per hour, feet per second, or metresper second. Quantitie
6、s with different dimensions are not the same. Flow resistance and specific flowresistance, for instance, are quantities of different kinds even though the names are similar. On theother hand, quantities with the same dimensions are not necessarily of the same kind. Sound energydensity, for instance,
7、 has the same dimensions as sound pressure, ML1T2, but it is not a kind ofsound pressure. Nor is absorption with the dimensions L2 a kind of area.1. Scope1.1 This terminology covers terms and definitions related toenvironmental acoustics. Only definitions common to two ormore standards under the jur
8、isdiction of Committee E33 arelisted here. The purpose of this terminology is to promoteuniformity of key definitions. Definitions pertinent to only onestandard and exceptions to the definitions listed below arecontained in the individual standards and should be used whenfollowing those standards.2.
9、 Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C423 Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Ab-sorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room MethodC367 Test Methods for Strength Properties of PrefabricatedArchitectural Acoustical Tile or Lay-In Ceiling PanelsC384 Test Method for Impedance andAbsorpti
10、on ofAcous-tical Materials by Impedance Tube MethodC522 Test Method for Airflow Resistance of AcousticalMaterialsC634 Terminology Relating to Building and EnvironmentalAcousticsC635 Specification for the Manufacture, Performance, andTesting of Metal Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tileand Lay-in P
11、anel CeilingsC636 Practice for Installation of Metal Ceiling SuspensionSystems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-In PanelsC667 Specification for Prefabricated Reflective InsulationSystems for Equipment and Pipe Operating at Tempera-tures above Ambient AirC871 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of ThermalI
12、nsulation Materials for Leachable Chloride, Fluoride,Silicate, and Sodium IonsE90 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of AirborneSound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Ele-mentsE336 Test Method for Measurement of Airborne SoundAttenuation between Rooms in BuildingsE413 Classification
13、for Rating Sound InsulationE477 Test Method for Measuring Acoustical and AirflowPerformance of Duct Liner Materials and PrefabricatedSilencers1This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E33 onBuilding and Environmental Acoustics and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-mittee E33
14、.07 on Definitions and Editorial.Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2011. Published January 2012. Originallyapproved in 1969. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as C634 10a. DOI:10.1520/C0634-11.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service a
15、t serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.E492 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Im
16、pactSound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling AssembliesUsing the Tapping MachineE497 Practice for Installing Sound-Isolating LightweightPartitions3E557 Guide for The Installation of Operable PartitionsE596 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of NoiseReduction of Sound-Isolating EnclosuresE756 Tes
17、t Method for Measuring Vibration-Damping Prop-erties of MaterialsE795 Practices for Mounting Test Specimens During SoundAbsorption TestsE966 Guide for Field Measurements of Airborne SoundAttenuation of Building Facades and Facade ElementsE989 Classification for Determination of Impact InsulationClas
18、s (IIC)E1007 Test Method for Field Measurement of TappingMachine Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies and Associated Support StructuresE1014 Guide for Measurement of Outdoor A-WeightedSound LevelsE1042 Classification for Acoustically Absorptive MaterialsApplied by Trowel or Spr
19、ayE1050 Test Method for Impedance and Absorption ofAcoustical Materials Using a Tube, Two Microphones anda Digital Frequency Analysis SystemE1110 Classification for Determination of ArticulationClassE1111 Test Method for Measuring the InterzoneAttenuationof Open Office ComponentsE1123 Practices for
20、Mounting Test Specimens for SoundTransmission Loss Testing of Naval and Marine ShipBulkhead Treatment MaterialsE1129/E1129M Specification for Thermocouple Connec-torsE1124 Test Method for Field Measurement of Sound PowerLevel by the Two-Surface MethodE1130 Test Method for Objective Measurement of Sp
21、eechPrivacy in Open Plan Spaces Using Articulation IndexE1179 Specification for Sound Sources Used for TestingOpen Office Components and SystemsE1222 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of theInsertion Loss of Pipe Lagging SystemsE1265 Test Method for Measuring Insertion Loss of Pneu-matic Exhaus
22、t SilencersE1289 Specification for Reference Specimen for SoundTransmission LossE1332 Classification for Rating Outdoor-Indoor Sound At-tenuationE1374 Guide for Open Office Acoustics and ApplicableASTM StandardsE1408 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of theSound Transmission Loss of Door Panels
23、 and Door Sys-tems3E1414 Test Method for Airborne Sound Attenuation Be-tween Rooms Sharing a Common Ceiling PlenumE1433 Guide for Selection of Standards on EnvironmentalAcoustics3E1503 Test Method for Conducting Outdoor Sound Mea-surements Using a Digital Statistical Sound AnalysisSystemE1573 Test M
24、ethod for Evaluating Masking Sound in OpenOffices Using A-Weighted and One-Third Octave BandSound Pressure LevelsE1574 Test Method for Measurement of Sound in Residen-tial SpacesE1686 Guide for Applying Environmental Noise Measure-ment Methods and CriteriaE1704 Guide for Specifying Acoustical Perfor
25、mance ofSound-Isolating EnclosuresE1779 Guide for Preparing a Measurement Plan for Con-ducting Outdoor Sound MeasurementsE1780 Guide for Measuring Outdoor Sound Received froma Nearby Fixed SourceE2179 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of theEffectiveness of Floor Coverings in Reducing ImpactSou
26、nd Transmission Through Concrete FloorsE2202 Practice for Measurement of Equipment-GeneratedContinuous Noise for Assessment of Health HazardsE2235 Test Method for Determination of Decay Rates forUse in Sound Insulation Test MethodsE2249 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Air-borne Transmissio
27、n Loss of Building Partitions and Ele-ments Using Sound IntensityE2459 Guide for Measurement of In-Duct Sound PressureLevels from Large Industrial Gas Turbines and FansE2638 Test Method for Objective Measurement of theSpeech Privacy Provided by a Closed RoomIEEE/ ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the I
28、nternationalSystem of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System2.2 ANSI Standard:ANSI S1.4 Specification for Sound Level Meters4ANSI S1.6 Preferred Frequencies, Frequency Levels, andBand Numbers for Acoustical MeasurementsANSI S1.11 Octave-Band and Fractional Octave-BandAna-log and Digital Filters, Speci
29、fications for3. Terminology3.1 If the term sought by the user cannot be found in 3.2,itmay be found in 4.1.3.2 Terms and Definitions:acoustic impedance, Z R + jX; ML4T1; mks acousticohm (Pas/m3)of a surface, for a given frequency, thecomplex quotient obtained when the sound pressure aver-aged over t
30、he surface is divided by the volume velocitythrough the surface. The real and imaginary components arecalled, respectively, acoustic resistance and acoustic reac-tance.acoustical barriercontiguous objects such as solid walls,buildings, or earthen berms that substantially block the direct3Withdrawn.
31、The last approved version of this historical standard is referencedon www.astm.org.4Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.C634 112path of sound between a source and receiver, and which, ifthey have an open edge o
32、r edges allowing diffraction aroundthem, are sufficiently wide and high to cause significantreduction of the sound traveling from the source to thereceiver.acoustical materialany material considered in terms of itsacoustical properties. Commonly and especially, a materialdesigned to absorb sound.adm
33、ittance ratio, yrc grcjbrc; dimensionlessthereciprocal of the impedance ratio. The real and imaginarycomponents are called, respectively, conductance ratio andsusceptance ratio.airborne soundsound that arrives at the point of interest,such as one side of a partition, by propagation through air.airfl
34、ow resistance, R; ML4T1; mks acoustic ohm (Pas/m3)the quotient of the air pressure difference across aspecimen divided by the volume velocity of airflow throughthe specimen. The pressure difference and the volumevelocity may be either steady or alternating.airflow resistivity, ro; ML3T1; mks rayl/m
35、(Pas/m2)of ahomogeneous material, the quotient of its specific airflowresistance divided by its thickness.ambient noisethe composite of airborne sound from manysources near and far associated with a given environment.No particular sound is singled out for interest.arithmetic mean sound pressure leve
36、lof several relatedsound pressure levels measured at different positions ordifferent times, or both, in a specified frequency band, thesum of the sound pressure levels divided by the number oflevels.DISCUSSIONThe arithmetic mean sound pressure level is sometimesused to approximate the average sound
37、pressure level. The accuracyof this approximation depends upon the range of sound pressure levels.average sound pressure levelof several related soundpressure levels measured at different positions or differenttimes, or both, in a specified frequency band, ten times thecommon logarithm of the arithm
38、etic mean of the squaredpressure ratios from which the individual levels were de-rived.DISCUSSION1An average sound pressure level obtained by aver-aging the A-weighted sound level continuously over a specified periodis called the time-average sound level.DISCUSSION2Since, by definition, a squared pr
39、essure ratio, pi2/p02, is equal to 10Li/10, average sound pressure level is calculated fromthe expression:Li5 10 logS1n(i 5 1n10Li/10Dwhere:Lp= average sound pressure level, dB,n = number of individual sound pressure levels,pi= rms pressure at an individual position or time, or both,Pa,p0= 20 Pa, re
40、ference sound pressure, andLi= an individual sound pressure level, dB.If conditions warrant, an integral expression may be used:Lp5 10 logS1T*t1t2p2t!/p02! dtDwhere:Lp= average sound pressure level during a specified timeinterval, dB,T =t2t1= a specified time interval, s, min, h, or day,p(t) = insta
41、ntaneous sound pressure, Pa, andp0= 20 Pa, reference sound pressure.background noisenoise from all sources unrelated to aparticular sound that is the object of interest. Backgroundnoise may include airborne, structureborne, and instrumentnoise.cutoff frequencyof an anechoic wedge or set of wedges, t
42、helowest frequency above which the normal incidence soundabsorption coefficient is at least 0.990.dampto cause a loss or dissipation of the oscillatory orvibrational energy of an electrical or mechanical system.decay rate, d; T1; dB/sfor airborne sound, the rate ofdecrease of sound pressure level af
43、ter the source of soundhas stopped; for vibration, the rate of decrease of vibratoryacceleration, velocity, or displacement level after the exci-tation has stopped.decibel, dBthe term used to identify ten times the commonlogarithm of the ratio of two like quantities proportional topower or energy. (
44、See level, sound transmission loss.)Thus, one decibel corresponds to a power ratio of 100.1andn decibels corresponds to a power ratio of (100.1)n.DISCUSSIONSince the decibel expresses the ratio of two likequantities, it has no dimensions. It is, however, common practice totreat “decibel” as a unit a
45、s, for example, in the sentence, “The averagesound pressure level in the room is 45 decibels.”diffractiona change in the direction of propagation of soundenergy in the neighborhood of a boundary discontinuity,such as the edge of a reflective or absorptive surface.diffuse sound fieldthe sound in a re
46、gion where the intensityis the same in all directions and at every point.direct sound fieldthe sound that arrives directly from asource without reflection.dummy microphonea microphone substitute which haselectrical characteristics identical to a functional micro-phone, but which has essentially no s
47、ensitivity to incidentsound pressure.field sound transmission class, FSTCsound transmissionclass calculated in accordance with Classification E413using values of field transmission loss.field transmission loss, FTLsound transmission loss mea-sured in accordance with Annex A1 of Test Method E336.flan
48、king transmissiontransmission of sound from thesource to a receiving location by a path other than that underconsideration.impact insulation class, IICa single-number rating derivedfrom measured values of normalized impact sound pressurelevels in accordance withAnnexA1 of Test Method E492.Itprovides
49、 an estimate of the impact sound insulating perfor-mance of a floor-ceiling assembly.impedance ratio, z/rc r/rc + jx/rc; dimensionlesstheratio of the specific normal acoustic impedance at a surfaceto the characteristic impedance of the medium. The real andimaginary components are called, respectively, resistanceratio and reactance ratio.C634 113impulsive sound, na brief, intrusive sound, such as thatassociated with a tire blowout, operation of a punch press,the discharge of a firearm, a door slam,
