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    The document discusses sound absorption in rooms. It explains that rooms without acoustic treatment have more reflected sound, while rooms with acoustic treatment have less reflected sound. It defines terms like free-field, reverberant field, and absorption coefficient. It describes how factors like porosity, thickness, density, and facings affect sound absorbers. It provides an example problem calculating noise reduction from adding sound absorbing materials to a room.

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    Acoustics:

    Sound Absorption
    A r c h. M e l a
    ARCH 48

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    Sound Absorption

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    In rooms with
    NO ACOUSTICAL
    TREATMENT
    A person hears direct sound from
    SOURCE,as well as reflected sound
    from:

    A. CEILING
    B. WALL
    C. FLOOR
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    In rooms with
    ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT
    the person hears direct sound from
    SOURCE, as well as LESS
    REFLECTED sound from:

    A. CEILING
    B. WALL
    C. FLOOR

    THE SOUND LEVEL IN PART OF ROOM


    WILL BE
    FreeREDUCED
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    Sound Absorption
    Free-Field – condition that occurs when
    sound waves are free from the
    influence of reflective surfaces.

    Reverberant Field – sound field made of


    reflected sounds.

    The more absorption in a room, the less


    the build-up of sound energy in the
    reverberant field.

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    Sound Absorption
    The effectiveness of a sound-absorbing
    material can be expresses by its
    Absorption Coefficient (α).
    - the fraction of the incident sound energy that
    a material absorbs

    α = Ia/Ie
    where:
    α – sound absorption coefficient
    (unitless)
    Ia – Intensity absorbed by the material
    Ie – Intensity encroaching the material
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    α = 0 ----------------- no sound energy absorbed

    Sound Absorption
    α = 1 ----------------- perfect absorption w/ all
    incident sound energy absorbed

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    Sound Absorption
    Total Room Absorption (a)

    a = ΣSα

    Where
    a – total room absorption (in Sabins)
    S – surface area (in ft2)
    α – sound absorption coefficient

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    Sound Absorption
    Materials w/ medium to high sound
    absorption coefficient (usually ≥ 0.20)
    are referred to as sound-absorbing.

    Those w/ low absorption coefficient


    (usually < 0.20) are referred to as
    sound-reflecting.

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    Sound Absorption
    Properties that Affect Sound
    Absorbers:

    1. POROSITY (Fuzz)
    2. THICKNESS
    3. DENSITY
    4. FACINGS (smooth vs. textured,
    fiber orientation)

    “Room Absorption controls sound


    level.”
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    Noise Reduction caused by Intensity
    & Distance Difference
    Change in Intensity Level

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    Noise Reduction due to Sound

    Sound Absorption
    Absorption
    NR = 10 Log a2
    a1
    Sample problem:
    A small room of 12 ft. by 10 ft. by 9 ft. high has all
    walls and floors finished in exposed concrete.
    Ceiling is completely covered with sound-
    absorbing spray-on material. Sound absorption
    coefficients are 0.02 for concrete and 0.70 for
    spray-on material both at 500 Hz.
    Find the NR in this room if sound-absorbing panels
    are added to 2 adjacent panels with α of 0.85 at
    500 Hz.
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