1、Designation: E336 16aE336 17Standard Test Method forMeasurement of Airborne Sound Attenuation betweenRooms in Buildings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E336; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the y
2、ear of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.INTRODUCTIONThis test method is part
3、of a set of standards for evaluating the sound-insulating properties ofbuilding elements. It is designed to measure the sound isolation between two rooms or to estimatelower limits for sound transmission through a partition element installed as an interior part of abuilding. Others in the set cover
4、the airborne sound transmission loss of an isolated partition elementin a controlled laboratory environment (Test Method E90), the laboratory measurement of impactsound transmission through floors (Test Method E492), the measurement of impact sound transmis-sion in buildings (Test Method E1007), the
5、 measurement of sound transmission through buildingfacades and facade elements (Guide E966), the measurement of sound transmission through acommon plenum between two rooms (Test Method E1414/E1414M), and measurement of thenormalized insertion loss of doors (Test Method E2964).1. Scope1.1 The sound i
6、solation between two spaces in a building is influenced most strongly by a combination of the direct transmissionthrough the nominally separating building element (as normally measured in a laboratory) and any transmission along a numberof indirect paths, usually referred to as flanking paths. Fig.
7、1 illustrates the direct paths and some possible structural flanking paths.Additional non-structural flanking paths may include transmission through common air ducts between rooms, or doors to thecorridor from adjacent rooms. Sound isolation is also influenced by the size of the separating partition
8、 between spaces andabsorption in the receiving space, and in the case of small spaces by modal behavior of the space and close proximity to surfaces.1.2 The main part of this test method defines procedures and metrics to assess the sound isolation between two rooms or portionsthereof in a building s
9、eparated by a common partition or the apparent sound insulation of the separating partition, including bothdirect and flanking transmission paths in all cases. Appropriate measures and their single number ratings are the noise reduction(NR) and noise isolation class (NIC) which indicate the isolatio
10、n with the receiving room furnished as it is during the test, thenormalized noise reduction (NNR) and normalized noise isolation class (NNIC) which indicate the expected isolation when thereceiving room is a normally furnished living or office space that is at least 25 m3 (especially useful when the
11、 test must be donewith the receiving room unfurnished), and the apparent transmission loss (ATL) and apparent sound transmission class (ASTC)which indicate the apparent sound insulating properties of a separating partition. The measurement of ATL is limited to spaces ofat least 25 m3 where modal eff
12、ects create fewer problems. With the exception of the ATL and ASTC under specified conditions,these procedures in the main part of the test method are only applicable when both room volumes are less than 150 m3.NOTE 1The word “partition” in this test method includes all types of walls, floors, or an
13、y other boundaries separating two spaces. The boundariesmay be permanent, operable, or movable.1.3 The NR and NIC between two locations may always be measured and reported though conditions present will influence howmeasurements are made. Restrictions such as minimum room volume or dimensions or max
14、imum room absorption are imposedfor all other measures and ratings in this standard. Thus, conditions may exist that will not allow NNR (NNIC), ATL (ASTC) orFTL (FSTC) to be reported. Where a partition between rooms is composed of parts that are constructed differently, or contains anelement such as
15、 a door, it is not possible to measure the ATL and ASTC of the individual elements or portions of the partition.1 This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E33 on Building and Environmental Acoustics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E33.03on Sound Transmission.Curr
16、ent edition approved Oct. 1, 2016July 1, 2017. Published December 2016November 2017. Originally approved in 1971. Last previous edition approved in 2016 asE336 16.E336 16a. DOI: 10.1520/E0336-16A.10.1520/E0336-17.This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an AS
17、TM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current versionof the standard as published
18、 by ASTM is to be considered the official document.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1To evaluate the field performance of a door less than 6 m2 in area, use Test Method E2964. The various metrics are inherentlydifferent
19、quantities, so that NIC cannot be used instead of NNIC orASTC when specifications are written in terms of one of thosemetrics that cannot be reported with the conditions present.1.4 Annex A1 provides methods to assess the sound transmission through a partition or partition element with the influence
20、 offlanking transmission reduced. These methods may be used when it must be demonstrated that a partition has achieved a specifiedminimum sound attenuation. The results are the field transmission loss (FTL) and field sound transmission class (FSTC).1.5 Annex A2 provides methods to measure the sound
21、isolation between portions of two rooms in a building separated by acommon partition including both direct and flanking paths when at least one of the rooms has a volume of 150 m3 or more. Theresults are the noise reduction (NR) and noise isolation class (NIC).1.6 The values stated in SI units are t
22、o be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.1.7 The text of this test method references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the s
23、tandard.1.8 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address allof the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriatesafety safety, health, and healthe
24、nvironmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.9 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardizationestablished in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standa
25、rds, Guides and Recommendations issuedby the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C634 Terminology Relating to Building and Environmental AcousticsE90 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss
26、 of Building Partitions and ElementsE413 Classification for Rating Sound InsulationE492 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies Using theTapping MachineE966 Guide for Field Measurements of Airborne Sound Attenuation of Building Facades and
27、 Facade ElementsE1007 Test Method for Field Measurement of Tapping Machine Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-CeilingAssembliesand Associated Support StructuresE1414/E1414M Test Method for Airborne Sound Attenuation Between Rooms Sharing a Common Ceiling PlenumE2235 Test Method for Determinatio
28、n of Decay Rates for Use in Sound Insulation Test MethodsE2964 Test Method for Measurement of the Normalized Insertion Loss of Doors2.2 ANSI Standards:Standard:3S1.10 Pressure Calibration of Laboratory Standard Pressure MicrophonesS1.11 Specification for Octave-Band and Fractional-Octave-Band Analog
29、 and Digital Filters2 For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.3 Available from American National Standa
30、rds Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.FIG. 1 Direct (D) and Some Indirect or Flanking Paths (F and Dotted) in a BuildingE336 172S1.40 Specification and Verification Procedures for Sound CalibratorsS1.43 Specifications for Integrating-Averaging Sound
31、Level Meters2.3 IEC Standard:Standards:4IEC 60942 ElectroacousticsSound CalibratorsElectroacoustics - Sound calibratorsIEC 61260-1 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters - Part 1: SpecificationsIEC 6167261672-1 ElectroacousticsSound Level MetersElectroacoustics - Sound lev
32、el meters - Part 1: SpecificationsIEC 61672-3 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 3: Periodic testsNOTE 2The IEC standards are often adopted by national standards organizations as national standards sometimes with additional unique nationalstandards numbers assigned.2.4 ISO Standard:5ISO 16
33、283-1:2014 Acoustics - Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 1:Airbornesound insulation3. Terminology3.1 The following terms used in this test method have specific meanings that are defined in Terminology C634:3.1.1 airborne sound; background noise; decay
34、 rate; decibel; diffuse sound field; field sound transmission class, FSTC; fieldtransmission loss, FTL; flanking transmission; pink noise; receiving room; self-noise; sound absorption; sound attenuation; soundinsulation; sound isolation; sound pressure level; sound transmission loss, TL; source room
35、NOTE 3The unqualified term average sound pressure level in this document means that sound pressure levels were averaged over the measurementregion for specified periods of time.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 apparent transmission loss, ATL (dB), nof a partition installed in
36、 a building, in a specified frequency band isoperationally defined as:ATL5LH12LH2110logS SA2D (1)where:S = the area of the partition common to both source and receiving rooms, m2A2 = the sound absorption in the receiving room, m2L1 = the source room average sound pressure level, dB andL2 = the recei
37、ving room average sound pressure level resulting from the combined effect of direct and flanking transmission,dB.3.2.1.1 Discussion4 Available from International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), 3 rue de Varemb, Case postale 131, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:/www.iec.ch.5 Available from I
38、nternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:/www.iso.org.FIG. 2 Coupled Spaces Adjacent to a Primary SpaceE336 173Throughout this test method, log is taken to mean log10, unless otherwise indicated.3.2.1.2 DiscussionThis
39、definition attributes all the power transmitted into the receiving room, by direct and flanking paths, to the area of the partitioncommon to both rooms. If flanking transmission is significant, the ATL will be less than the TL for the partition. Apparenttransmission loss (ATL) is equivalent in meani
40、ng to apparent sound reduction index (ASRI) used by ISO 16283-1:2014.3.2.2 apparent sound transmission class, ASTC, na single number rating obtained by applying the classification procedure ofClassification E413 to apparent transmission loss data.3.2.3 coupled space, na secondary space that is adjac
41、ent to and partially open to the primary space on the same side of theseparating partition and which meets spatial and sound level distribution requirements sufficient to allow the secondary space tobe included as part of the measurement space with the primary space.3.2.3.1 DiscussionFig. 2 and Fig.
42、 3 illustrate conditions that may be coupled spaces.3.2.3.2 DiscussionTo qualify as a coupled space in this standard the space must meet requirements specified in 9.4.1.3.2.4 direct transmission, nsound that travels between a source and a receiving room only through the common (separating)building e
43、lement.3.2.5 noise reduction, NR, (dB), nin a specified frequency band, the difference between the sound pressure levels at twowell-defined locations.3.2.6 noise isolation class, NIC, na single-number rating calculated in accordance with Classification E413 using measuredvalues of noise reduction.3.
44、2.7 normalized noise reduction, NNR, (dB), nbetween two rooms of less than 1503 where the receiving room is at least 25m3, in a specified frequency band, the value that the noise reduction, NR, in a given field test would have if the reverberation timein the receiving room were 0.5 s. NNR is calcula
45、ted as follows:NNR5NR110logS T0.5D (2)where:NR = noise reduction, dB, andT = reverberation time in receiving room, s.3.2.7.1 DiscussionFIG. 3 Receiving Spaces Adjacent to a Coupled Source SpaceE336 174The normalized noise reduction is intended to approximate the noise reduction that would exist in a
46、n ordinarily furnished receivingroom.3.2.8 normalized noise isolation class, NNIC (dB), na single-number rating for noise isolation between two rooms both lessthan 150 cubic meters calculated in accordance with Classification E413 using measured values of normalized noise reduction.(See normalized n
47、oise reduction.)4. Summary of Test Method4.1 The source and receiving rooms are selected, the measurement spaces and volumes in each room are defined and the metricsto be measured are identified based on information given in Section 5 within the restrictions given in 11.3 and Annex A2.4.2 The number
48、 and location of sound sources are chosen, sound is produced in the source room and sound pressure levels aresampled spatially in the measurement spaces in both the source and receiving rooms.4.3 Sound decay rates are measured as necessary depending on the result to be reported.4.4 If a value for no
49、ise reduction is to be measured between rooms immediately adjacent to a common partition where eitheris 150 m3 in volume or greater, the requirements and procedures of Annex A2 must be satisfied.4.5 If values of NNR are to be reported, the requirements of 9.3 must be satisfied. If values of ATL are to be reported, therequirements of 9.4.1 must be satisfied and ifATL is to be reported for a partition between spaces where either is 150 cubic metersin volume or greater, the requirement of 9.4.1.2 must be satisfied.4.6 If a value for the field transmiss
