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Author
Warnock, A. C. C. | Birta, J. A.
Title
Summary Report for Consortium on Fire Resistance and Sound Insulation of Floors: Sound Transmission Class and Impact Insulation Class Results.
Coporate
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Report
IRC-IR-766, April 1998, 135 p.
Distribution
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: Irc.Client-Services@nrc.ca, Website: http://www.nrc.ca/irc/ircpubs
Keywords
floors | fire resistance ratings | insulation | noise (sound) | reproducibility | construction | material properties | regression rate | building codes | acoustic measurements | gypsum board | wood | concrete slabs
Identifiers
measurement procedures; sound transmission and impact insulation class tables
Abstract
The IRC Acoustics Laboratory has completed the measurement phase of a study of airborne and impact sound transmission through typical floor constructions used in Canadian housing.