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The Measurement of Unsteady Surface Pressure Using a Remote Microphone Probe
Published on: December 3, 2016
Data for sound pressure level prediction in lightweight constructions caused by structure-borne sound sources and
Albert Vogel1, Joerg Arnold1, Conrad Voelker1
1Department of Building Physics, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 99423 Weimar, Germany.
Abstract:
When predicting sound pressure levels induced by structure-borne sound sources and describing the sound propagation path through the building structure as exactly as possible, it is necessary to characterize the vibration behavior of the structure-borne sound sources. In this investigation, the characterization of structure-borne sound sources was performed using the two-stage method (TSM) described in EN 15657. Four different structure-borne sound sources were characterized and subsequently installed in a lightweight test stand. The resulting sound pressure levels in an adjacent receiving room were measured. In the second step, sound pressure levels were predicted according to EN 12354-5 based on the parameters of the structure-borne sound sources. Subsequently, the predicted and the measured sound pressure levels were compared to obtain reliable statements on the achievable accuracy when using source quantities determined by TSM with this prediction method. In addition to the co-submitted article (Vogel et al., 2023), the sound pressure level prediction according to EN 12354-5 in detail is described. Furthermore, all data used are provided.
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