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This paper concerns the modelling of sound transmission across a timber-frame wall under mechanical excitation by a point force using Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA). The aim is to develop and experimentally validate a model that would be relevant to machinery such as a heating device or a ventilation system that are often connected to such walls. The prediction is compared against measurements on a wall that forms part of a lightweight test-rig in the Laboratory for Sound Measurement (LaSM) at the University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim. A basic timber frame was built with a single layer of tongue and grooved chipboard on each side of the wall. With this configuration the structure represented a lightweight construction with horizontal junctions in addition to the vertical junctions that are more typical with lightweight constructions formed from plasterboard. A series of SEA models were developed with an increasing degree of complexity regarding the partitioning of the structure into subsystems. Additional experimental work was carried out to determine coupling loss factors across the chipboard joints which were then incorporated in the model. The SEA predictions are compared with measured velocities on both leaves and sound pressure levels in the cavities.
This paper investigates the prediction of low-frequency impact sound insulation for a solid timber floor formed from dowel-connected joists with Swiss hardwood.
A finite element model was developed for the dynamic response of the floor as it is neither homogeneous nor isotropic and has complex connections.
With point force excitation, a FEM model for the dynamic response of the floor was validated using experimental modal analysis in the laboratory.
Two different FEM models were developed, one using spring connectors and the other using join connectors. Good agreement between FEM and measurements in terms of the Modal Assurance Criterion (MAC) and eigenfrequencies was achieved for the first 14 modes with the spring connector model and for the first 7 modes with the join connector model.
However, for the vibroacoustic analysis it was necessary to use the join connector model due to the computational instabilities of the spring model above 100 Hz when it was coupled to the acoustic medium.
With mechanical excitation the radiated sound power from the underside of the timber floor was measured with sound intensity in order to calculate the radiation efficiency. Comparison of measurements and FEM showed reasonable agreement between 20Hz and 200Hz
Within the scope of the recently finished cooperate research project "VibWood" at Technical University of Munich and Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, fully parametrized numerical models for lightweight wooden floor constructions have been developed and calibrated by experimental modal analyses.
Based on a vast parametric study including floating floors and suspended ceilings a database of narrowband sound power levels in the frequency range up to 125 Hz for a wide range of floor dimensions has been set up.
A procedure will be presented on how to process the numerical data and derive single number values that allow a comparison to the standardized rating of impact sound insulation according to DIN EN ISO 717-2.
The derived data is implemented into a graphical user interface (GUI). This GUI is available for free. The database is open for additional geometries and will be enhanced by different constructions in the near future.