Abstract
To better understand the complex acoustic behaviour of lightweight building structures both experimental and
theoretical approaches are necessary. Within the theoretical approach developing theoretical models is of great
importance. The aim here is to further develop an existing method to predict the impact sound pressure level in a
receiving room for a coupled floor structure where floor and ceiling are rigidly connected by beams. A theoretical
model for predicting the impact sound level for a decoupled floor structure, which has no rigid mechanical
connections between the floor and the ceiling, is developed. An analytical method has been implemented, where
a spatial Fourier transform method as well as the Poisson’s sum formula is applied to model transformed plate
displacements. Radiated sound power was calculated from these displacements and normalized sound pressure
levels were calculated in one-third octave frequency bands. The predicted results from the model are compared
with the results from the experiments on the decoupled floor-ceiling construction. The results gave agreements in
line with comparisons regarding previous model. The effect of introducing beam-plate moment in the model is
studied and is found to be dependent on frequency, showing significant improvement in predicting impact sound
level at high frequency region.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Acta Acustica United with Acustica |
Volume | 97 |
Pages (from-to) | 254 - 265 |
ISSN | 1610-1928 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |