- Author
-
Schultz, T. J.
- Title
- Impact Noise Testing and Rating: 1980. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
-
NBS GCR 80-249
January 1981
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NB79-SBCA-0118
- Keywords
-
buildings; noise pollution; acoustic measurement; noise (sound); noise reduction; structural analysis; reviews
- Identifiers
- impact noise
- Abstract
- A state-of-the-art review of impact noise testing and rating is presented. A historical perspective of impact noise testing and rating covers the first efforts in the 1920's through the most recent research results. The current research is discussed, with the emphasis on the development of standardized test methods and impact noise rating methods. An outline for future research needs is presented in light of the current state-of-the-art. A bibliography containing over 200 references to impact noise testing and rating is included in the report.