- Author
- Robinson, D. A.
- Title
- Sound Attenuation in Buildings: Implications for Fire Alarm System Design.
- Coporate
- Environmental Health and Safety, Amherst, MA
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1&2, 5-12, July 1, 1988
- Book or Conf
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Fire Detection and Suppression...Today's Technology. March 9-11, 1987, Linthicum Heights, MD, 1-15 p., 1988
- Keywords
- fire alarm systems | attenuation | buildings | building design | absorptivity | decibel levels | pressure effects | noise (sound) | signal detection
- Abstract
- This paper examines issues related to the attenuation of audible fire alarm signals in buildings and reviews the performance of room mounted audible fire alarm signaling devices in a university residential building.