Research on the combination of water and membranes as sound insulation building material [PDF]
, 2009 p. 3034-3040This research concerns a 200 mm thick panel filled with water. The airborne sound insulation of this panel was measured in accordance with standard ISO 140-3 [2].
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Predicting the sound insulation of walls [PDF]
, 2009 Between 1990 and 1998, the author published five conference papers which described the gradual development of a simple theoretical model for predicting the sound insulation of building partitions. The first aim was to extend Sharp's model for cavity
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Research on the combination of water and membranes as a structural building material [PDF]
, 2009 p. 3024-3033The aim of this paper is to investigate the combination of water and membranes for temporary architectural applications. Water as a construction material, can be useful for three different purposes: first of all, thanks to its thermal ...
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Daylighting: appraisal at the early design stages [PDF]
, 1979 For a building design team concerned with the quality of the internal environment of buildings the percentage area of glazing on a building facade is one of the most useful criteria for judging the building envelope as a modifier of climate at early ...
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Topology optimization of chiral metamaterials with application to underwater sound insulation
Applied Mathematics and MechanicsChiral metamaterials have been proven to possess many appealing mechanical phenomena, such as negative Poisson’s ratio, high-impact resistance, and energy absorption.
Chao Wang +5 more
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Room flanking sound transmission assessment using a vibration probe [PDF]
, 2016 Most of airborne sound insulation test are performed according to certification standards, and only deal with sound pressure as a variable to estimate insulation.
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Calculation method for sound insulation of lightweight enclosures at low frequencies
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2023 The objects of the study are lightweight enclosing structures (partitions) located between the premises of buildings. The surface density of lightweight fences lies in the range of 20 < μ < 100 kg/m2.
Erofeev Vladimir +3 more
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Sound insulation design of modular construction housing [PDF]
, 2007 This paper provides an insight into the acoustic issues of modular housing using the Verbus System of construction. The paper briefly summarises the history of the development of Verbus modular housing and the acoustic design considerations of the ...
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A computationally-efficient numerical model to characterize the noise behavior of metal-framed walls [PDF]
, 2015 Architects, designers, and engineers are making great efforts to design acoustically-efficient metal-framed walls, minimizing acoustic bridging. Therefore, efficient simulation models to predict the acoustic insulation complying with ISO 10140 are needed
Arjunan, Arun +4 more
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Insulating buildings against transportation noise [PDF]
, 2004 Transportation noise contains significant low frequency components. It is difficult to sound insulate buildings against transportation noise because wall cavities are only effective in increasing sound insulation above the mass-air-mass resonance ...
Davy, J
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