References#

Papers & Texts#

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Ballagh, K. O. (2004). Accuracy of prediction methods for sound transmission loss. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2004, No. 4, pp. 3095-3102). Institute of Noise Control Engineering.
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Brunskog, J., & Hammer, P. (2003). The interaction between the ISO tapping machine and lightweight floors. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 89(2), 296-308.
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Emms, G., Chung, H. & Ballagh, K. (2021) Predicting the sound transmission loss of finite-sized glazing. In 25th Biennial Conference of the Acoustical Society of New Zealand
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Standards#

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

American Society for Testing and Materials. (2009). Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements (ASTM Standard No. E90-09(2016))
American Society for Testing and Materials. (2016). Classification for Rating Sound Insulation (ASTM Standard No. E413-16)
American Society for Testing and Materials. (2009). Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies Using the Tapping Machine (ASTM Standard No. E492-09(2016)e1)
American Society for Testing and Materials. (2018). Standard Classification for Determination of Single-Number Metrics for Impact Noise (ASTM Standard No. E989-18)
- (Superceded) American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard Classification for Determination of Impact Insulation Class (IIC), ASTM E989-06, American Society for Testing and Materials
American Society for Testing and Materials. (2016). Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of the Effectiveness of Floor Coverings in Reducing Impact Sound Transmission Through Concrete Floors (ASTM Standard No. E2179-03(2016))

European Standard (EN)

European Standard 2000, Building Acoustics - Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements - Part 3: Airborne sound insulation against outdoor sound, EN 12354-3:2000, European Committee for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Organization for Standardization. (2010). Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements — Part 2: Measurement of airborne sound insulation (ISO Standard No. 10140-2:2010).
International Organization for Standardization. (2010). Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements — Part 3: Measurement of impact sound insulation (ISO Standard No. 10140-3:2010).
International Organization for Standardization. (2021). Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements — Part 5: Requirements for test facilities and equipment (ISO Standard No. 10140-5:2021)
International Organization for Standardization. (2013). Acoustics — Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part 1: Airborne sound insulation (ISO Standard No. 717-1:2013)
International Organization for Standardization. (2013). Acoustics — Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part 2: Impact sound insulation (ISO Standard No. 717-2:2013)

Withdrawn ISO standards

Some withdrawn standards are also referenced by the INSUL development team

(Withdrawn) International Standards Organisation 1995, Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 3: Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation of building elements, ISO 140-3:1995, International Standards Organisation, Geneva.
(Withdrawn) International Standards Organisation 1998, Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 6: Laboratory measurements of impact sound insulation of floors, ISO 140-6:1998, International Standards Organisation, Geneva.
(Withdrawn) International Standards Organisation 1997, Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 8: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact noise by floor coverings on a heavyweight standard floor, ISO 140-8:1997, International Standards Organisation, Geneva.
(Withdrawn) International Standards Organisation 2006, Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 18: Laboratory measurement of sound generated by rainfall on building elements, ISO 140-18:2006, International Standards Organisation, Geneva.
(Withdrawn) International Standards Organisation 1996, Acoustics - Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of built elements - Part 1: Airborne sound insulation, ISO 717-1:1996, International Standards Organisation, Geneva.
(Withdrawn) International Standards Organisation 1996, Acoustics - Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of built elements - Part 2: Impact sound insulation, ISO 717-2:1996, International Standards Organisation, Geneva.
(Withdrawn) International Organization for Standardization. (2010). Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements — Part 5: Requirements for test facilities and equipment (ISO Standard No. 10140-5:2010)
(Withdrawn) International Organization for Standardization. (2010). Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements — Part 5: Requirements for test facilities and equipment — Amendment 1: Rainfall sound (ISO Standard No. 10140-5:2010/AMD 1:2014)