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Author
Quindry, T. L.
Title
Acoustical Evaluation of a Multifamily Low Rise Wood-Frame Modular Construction System Constructed on an OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH Prototype Site. Final Report.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Report
NBS 10 411, June 1972,
Distribution
AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College, Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
Keywords
modular structures, acoustic insulation; residential buildings, acoustic insulation; walls; floors; ceilings (architecture); noise (sound); wooden structures; framed structures; performance evaluation
Identifiers
breakthrough operation; multifamily housing
Abstract
The acoustical performance of a multifamily low rise wood-frame modular housing system was tested on an Operation BREAKTHROUGH prototype site. Test results are given concerning the noise isolation of inter-dwelling walls and floor-ceilings, the noise isolation of intra-dwelling walls, and the noise levels within living units. These test results are also compared with the test results of a similarly constructed pre-BREAKTHROUGH housing system. (Author)