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Calculate reverberation time for the auditorium

Of size 20 mx 8m x 5m . And it has four wooden door of
size 1.2m x 2.4 m (two each in each long wall). Six glazed
windows of size 1.5m x 1.5m (three each in each long
wall).One short wall is paneled with plywood and the other is
roughly plastered with gypsum,two long walls by gypsum
smooth finish, flooring is done by terrazzo tiles and ceiling
with gypsum tiles. Auditorium is fully seated in 200
upholstered seats.
Wood (NRC – 0.10), Glass ( NRC 0.18),Terrazzo tiles (NRC-
0.015), roughly plastered gypsum (NRC-0.06)
Ceiling gypsum tiles (NRC - 0.05).
Wall paneling by ply wood (NRC - 0.17)
Audience in upholstered seats (NRC- 0.88) per seat
Gypsum smooth finish (NRC- 0.02)
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Solution:-
Floor area : 20 m x 8 m = 160 m2
NRC of terrazzo floor = 0.015 so sound absorption
coefficient of floor= 0.015 x 160 = 2.4
Ceiling area : 20 m x 8 m = 160 m2
NRC of gypsum board = 0.05 so sound absorption
coefficient of ceiling= 0.05 x 160 = 8
Wall 1 long wall area = 20m x 5 m = 100 m2
Wall 2 long wall same area = 100 m2
Wall 3 short wall area = 8m x 5 m = 40 m2
Wall 4 short wall same area = 40 m2
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Door area = 1.2mx 2.4m = 2.88 m2
Total door area = 2.88 x 4 = 11.52 m2
NRC of wood = 0.10
Sound absorption of wooden door = 11.52 x 0.10 = 1.152
Window area = 1.5 x 1.5=2.25
Total window area = 2.25 x 6 = 13.5 m2
NRC of glass = 0.18
Sound absorption of glazed window= 13.50 x 0.18 = 2.43
Total long wall area = 200 – (11.52 + 13.5) = 174.98 m2
NRC of gypsum smooth finish = 0.02
Sound absorption coefficient of long wall= 174.98 x .02 = 3.5
Area of one short wall = 40
NRC of plywood paneling = 0.17
Sound absorption of plywood panel= 40 x 0.17 = 6.8
NRC of roughly plastered gypsum= 0.06
Sound absorption of roughly plastered gypsum wall = 40 x 0.06 = 2.4
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NRC of audience with seat = 0.88 per unit
Sound absorption coefficient of audience = 200 x
0.88 = 176
Volume of auditorium = 20x8x5 = 800 m3
Total sound absorption coefficient of auditoriom
= 2.4+8+1.152+2.43+3.5+6.8+2.4+176= 202.68
So we have A= 202.68, V= 800, According to Sabines
formula RT = 0.161 X (V/A)
= 0.161 X (800/202.68) = 0.161 X 3.95
Reverberation time = 0.64 seconds.
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