- Author
- Nightingale, T. R. T. | Halliwell, R. E. | Quirt, J. D. | Birta, J. A.
- Title
- Sound Insulation of Load Bearing Shear Resistant Wood and Steel Stud Walls.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
- IRC-IR-832, January 2002, 57 p.
- Distribution
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- Keywords
- walls | wood | steels | steel studs | insulation | gypsum board | construction
- Identifiers
- Sound Transmission Class (STC)
- Abstract
- The purpose of this report is to provide information on the airborne sound insulation of load-bearing gypsum board wall assemblies, most of which had shear-resistant elements. These were divided almost equally between wood-and steel-stud framing. These types of assemblies extend the range considered in the earlier study of gypsum board walls, which was documented in IRC Internal Reports IR-693 and IR-761.