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MEASURED REVERBERATION TIME

The proponents used the application ClapIR in measuring the reverberation time inside the PETAPHINMA Theater. With a corresponding distance per clap, the reverberation time is measured. The first
distance is from 5 feet from the sound source or the clap. And the distance between the first point of
measurement to the second point is 15 feet. The proponents only measured a total of 4 claps and get the
total average of reverberation time measured to be compared to the computed reverberation time.
Measuring the reverberation time using the ClapIR application
Distance from the sound source (clap) : 5 feet

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Distance from the sound source (clap): 20 feet

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Distance from the sound source (clap): 35 feet

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Distance from the sound source (clap): 50 feet

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As the proponents finish the measurement of reverberation time in a particular distance, the
proponents analyze the data and come up with the table below. The table consists of the claps from the
distances inside the PETA-PHINMA Theater.
Distance
(feet)
1st Clap

5 feet

Reverberation
Time
(seconds)
1.53 seconds

2nd Clap

20 feet

1.49 seconds

3rd Clap

35 feet

1.22 seconds

4th Clap

50 feet

1.15 seconds

Measured Reverberation Time Table

The proponents get the average reverberation time to be used for the comparison of the measured
and the computed value.
Average RT 60( Measured) =

RT 1 + RT 2+ RT 3+ RT 4
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Average RT 60( Measured) =

1.53+1.49+1.22+1.15
=1.3475 seconds
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REVERBERATION TIME COMPUTATION

Given:

Volume (empty) = 2426.841

Volume (full) = 2092.5
Surface Area (S) = 1160.42
Absorption Coefficient Full () = 0.267
Absorption Coefficient Empty () = 0.287
r ( orchestra ) = 5

Computation for

Ideal RT 60

Using the Stephen and Bate Equation

Computation for

Ideal RT 60(Empty )

Ideal RT 60 ( empty )=r ( 0.012 3 V empty +.1070 )

Ideal RT 60 ( empty )=5 ( 0.012 3 2426.841+.1070 )
Ideal RT 60 ( empty )=1.34786 secs
Computation for

Ideal RT 60(Full )

Ideal RT 60 ( empty )=r ( 0.012 3 V Full +.1070 )

Ideal RT 60( full )=5 ( 0.012 3 2092.5+.1070 )
Ideal RT 60( full )=1.30243 secs

Computation for

Computed RT 60

Using the Norris - Eyring Equation

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Computation for

RT 60( Empty)=

RT 60 (empty )=

Computed RT 60( Empty)

0.161 V Empty
S ln ( 1 Empty )

0.161 ( 2486.841 )
(1160.42 ) ln ( 10.287 )

RT 60 (empty )=1.2754 secs

Computation for

RT 60(Full)=

RT 60 (full )=

Computed RT 60( Full)

0.161 V Full
S ln ( 1 Full )

0.161 ( 2092.5 )
( 1160.42 ) ln ( 10.267 )

RT 60 (full )=0.9347 secs

PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE
Given:

Computed RT 60 (empty )=1.2754 secs

Computed RT 60 (full )=0.9347 secs

Measured RT 60( empty )=1.3475 secs

Computation for Empty:

%Diff =

Measured RT 60 Computed RT 60 (Empty)

%Diff =

Measured RT 60

100

1.3475 secs 1.2754 secs

100
1.3475 secs
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%Diff =5.3506

Computation for Full:

%Diff =

Measured RT 60 Computed RT 60 (Full)

100
Measured RT 60

%Diff =

1.3475 secs 0.9347 secs

100
1.3475 secs
%Diff =30.6345

COMPARISON OF

RT 60

COMPUTED TO THE MEASURED VALUE OF

RT 60

The proponents measure the Reverberation Time inside the PETA-PHINMA Theater. And for
the computation of the empty room the proponents sum up all the value of the absorption
coefficient of the flooring, ceiling, walls and other miscellaneous material and divides it by the total
number of materials, and the proponents get the value of alpha which is equal to 0.237 for empty
room and for full capacity the value of alpha is 0.267, that is why in solving the

RT 60

the

proponents used the formula of Norris-Eyering because the value of the alpha that the proponents
get is greater than 0.2 which is the requirement for Norris-Eyering equation.
As the proponents gathered the data, the proponents computed the value for full and empty
room. By solving simultaneously the value of the

RT 60

of a full room is 0.9347 seconds, which

is slightly close to the average measured Reverberation Time of 1.3475 seconds which gives us
30.6345% by using the percentage difference. Lastly, for Empty room the value of

RT 60

is

approximately 1.34786 seconds which is close to the average measured Reverberation Time of
1.3475 seconds which gives us 5.3506% error.

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The proponents compared the measured value to the ideal value of the Reverberation time for
empty room which is 1.34786 seconds using the Stephen and Bate formula. And for the full
capacity the ideal reverberation time is 1.3024. The measured value is somewhat close to the ideal
reverberation time. And therefore the proponents conclude that the design of the room is for
acoustic purposes.

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