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Indian

RATING

OF SOUND

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( Reaffirmed 2002 )

Standard

INSULATION

IN BUILDINGS

AND OF BUILDING ELEMENTS

.,
PART

AIRBORNE

SOUND-INSULATION

ELEMENTS,

(i!!i?l

( ISO

Title

: Acoustics

Buildings
Part 3:

AND

Rating
Sound

Elements

National

FACADE

FACADES

of Sound

and of Building

Airborne

OF

Insulation.

Elements

Insulation

and Facades

in

of Facade
)

Foreword

This Indian Standard

(Part 3) which is identical
with ISO 717/3-1982 Acoustics

Rating of sound
insulation
in buildings
and of building elements Part 3: Airborne
sound
Organization
for
insulation
of facade
elements
and facades , issued by the International
Standardization
(ISO), was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on the recommendation
of the Acoustics
Sectional Committee and approved by the Electronics
and Telecommunication
Division Council.
In the adopted standard certain terminology
and con-ventions are not identical
used in Indian Standards, attention is especially drawn to the following :
Comma ( , ) has been used as, a decimal marker while
practice is to use a point ( . ) as the decimal marker.
Cross

in

Indian

Standards

with those

the current

Reference

In this Indian Standard, the following

International
read in their respective place the following
Indian Standards
International
ISO 140 Acoustics
insulation
in
elements :

Standards

are referred

Indian

Standard

Measurement
of sound
buildings
and of building

to.

Please

:
Standard

IS :9901 Measurement
of sound insulation
buildings and of building
elements :

in

measurements
of airborne
of building elements

Part 3 Labora~ory measurements

of airborne
sound insulation of building elements
(Technically
equivalent)

Part 5: Field measurements

of airborne sound
insulation
of facade elements and facades

Part 5 Field measurements

of airborne sound
insulation of facade elements and facades
(Technically
equivalent)

Part3 : Laboratory
sound insulation

1s0 717/1

Acoustics
Rating
of
sound
insulation
in buildings
and of building
elements Part 1 : Airborne sound insuIation in buildings and of interior building
elements

IS :11050 (Part 1)-1984 Rating of sound lnsulation in buildings and of building elements:
I?art 1 Airborne
sound
insu@ion
in
buildings and of interior building elements
(Identical)
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Adopted

15 October

1984

INDIAN
MANAK

@ June

STANDARDS
BHAVAN,

INSTITUTION

9 BAHADUR
NEW

Gr 2

1985, ISI

DELHI

SHAH
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IS

: 11050

( Part
ISO-

3)-1984

7!7/3

-1982

Introduction

Methods
faqade

of

measurement

elements

ISO 140/3

gives rules for determining

1
and

and ISO 140/5.

borne sound insulation

of

airborne

faqades

have

sound
been

These methods

which

results
insulation

of

standardized

in

give values for air-

are frequency

dependent.

of measurements

bands according
The single-number
are intended
simplifying

The purpose of this part of ISO 717 is to standardize

a method

whereby the frequency dependent values of airborne sound insulation can be converted into a single number characterizing
the acoustical

building

In the interest of uniformity

Investigations

and ISO 140/5.

according

formulation

codes.

of

The required

to this part of ISO 717

sound

insulation

acoustical

numerical

values

can be specified according

to varying needs.

have shown

than the reference

equal protection

by specifying

mathemat-

and field

specifically

more stringent

Measurement

of sound

insulation

in

elements

Part 3:

Laboratory

measurements

sulation

of building

elements.

of airborne

sound in-

for
Part 5: Field measurements

in the

of fapade elements

lead to lower single-

of airborne sound insulation

and faqades.

curve used in this part of

against outside noise can

the requirements

accordingly,

Scope

that,

curves proposed

range and would therefore

ratings

ISO 140, Acoustics

buildings and of building

and facades.

outside noise. These curves are generally

ISO 717. However,

in

of the single-

References

to this curve correlate well with ratings

to other reference

low frequency

and for

requirements

of airborne sound insulation ;atings

and calculations

ically, ratings according

the

the

octave

also for the rating of faqade elements

be obtained

quantities

from

out in one-third

performance.

for varicws types of building elements for both internal and external u!>e, the reference curve of ISO 717/1 has been adopted

number

to ISO 140/3

for rating the airborne

number quantities

according

these quantities

carried

in building
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codes

of application

ISO 717/1,

Acoustics

Rating of sound irlsulation

and of building elements

in buildings

Part $: Airborne

and of interior building

in buildings

sound insulation

elements.

Definition

This part of ISO 717

single-number

quantity

defines single-number quantities for the airborne sound

insulation of faqades, facade elements, windows,
doors,

after shifting it according

roofs, and

of

rating

for

: The value, in decibels,

1s0717.

airborne

sound

of the reference

to the method

insulation

curve at 500 Hz

laid do,~m in this part

IS

: 11050

(Part
ISO

Terms

and symbols

for the single-number

quantity

used de-

4.3

Method

To evaluate

elements

R or Dn7,tr in one-third

in table 2 for

airborne

sound

protection

by

fagades.

decimal

the results of a measurement

place),

NOTE

In order
flanking

used to denote

to distinguish

transmission,
values obtained

clearly

primed

between

symbols

with flanking

values

with

(for example

tion, calculatedtiy

and

R) are

transmission.

octave

thereference

towards the measured

without

for

evaluating

The values obtained

according

with reference

measurement

within

The comparison

devia-

dividing the sum of the unfavorable

devia-

is as large as possible

not

deviation

but

at a particular

more

than

frequency

is less than

frequencies,

2,0 dB.

An

occurs when the

the reference

value.

un

Only

deviat~ons are taken into account,

values (see 4.2) at the frequencies

In addition,

the maximum

shall be recorded,

to 4.3.

Statement

The

appropriate

unfavorable

deviation

at any fre-

if it exceeds 8,0 dB.

of results

,,

single-number

to this part

favorable
Reference

y.

of

the range of 100 to 3 150 Hz.

is carried out according

or Dn r,tr,w,

quency

to ISO 140/3 and ISO 140/5 are

respective

f7~9,0c,wr ~h

reference
4.2

given to one

in steps of 1 dB

The value, in decibels, of the reference curve at 500 Hz, after

shifting it according to this procedure,
is RW, /?r~~, Rfi,w,

General

compared

curve is shifted

single-number

quantities

4.1

.
,1

of R, Rtr, I?ti, R19,0C,

bands (preferably

16) of measurement

the unfavorable
Procedure

curve until the mean Unfavorable

result. of measurements

717/3-1982

tions by the total number (i.e.

favorable

of comparison

pend on the type of measurement.

They are listed in table 1 for
airborne
sound
insulation
properties
of exterior
buildrng
and

3 ]-1984

deviation

quantity

of ISO 717.

shall be given

Alsor

shall be reported,

the

with

maximum

un-

if it exceeds 8,0 dB.

values
The results of measurements

The set of reference

values used for comparison

ment results is specified

in table 3 and shown

Table

I
I

Single-number

quantity

diagram

with measure-

as specified

clude the shifted reference

in the figure.
\

Single-number
quantities
of airborne
sound
properties
of exterior
building elements

I
I

I
Symbol

symbol

Rw
Weighted
reduction

R tr,w

sound
index

sound reduction
index

R 19.w

apparent

sound reduction
index

R:

Table

quantity

Single-number

Weighted
standardized level
difference

Symbol

octave
defined

in

1s0 140
formula
part

(3)

R,r

(1)

Rfl

(5)

R9.oc
apparent sound
reduction
index

II

quantity
of airborne
by fa~ades

sound

,!

name

symbol

(6)

II

(5)

protection

Derived from one-third

band values
Single-number

and shall in-

in the figure.

.;

I fi- 1
Weighted

1--,

curve exemplified

insulation

Derived from one-third

band values
name

shall also be given in the form of a

in ISO 140/3 and ISO 140/5,

octave

defined

in

1s0 140
part

formula

(2)

standardized
D nT,

tr,w

level
difference

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: 11050 ( Pa;t
ISO

3 ) -1984

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717{3 -1982

T~ble

Reference

velues

Frequ6ncy

of airborne
Reference

Hz

dB

100

33

!25

36

160

39

200

42

250

45

315

48

..

sound
velue
,

400.

.
,

dB

60

r
56

50
r

Lo

33
30 / ,<

iz
Frequency

Figure

Curve

of reference

values

for airborne

sound

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