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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.
Measured transmission functions from structure-borne sound sources in a timber-frame construction
(2015)
The aim of prEN 15657-2 is to provide engineering methods to estimate the structure-borne sound power input from machinery in situations where the source mobility matches or is lower than the receiver mobility. This situation often affects lightweight constructions such as timber-frame buildings. To estimate the sound pressure level in a room that is adjacent or distant from the room containing the source, the installed structure-borne sound power has to be propagated across at least one junction in the timber-frame construction. However, at present there are no generic, validated calculation models due to the complexity and the large variety of timber-frame constructions. A simplified approach to investigate and compare the structure-borne sound transmission is to treat the framed construction as a black box and only consider one parameter, a transmission function which is the ratio of the sound pressure level in the receiving room to the injected structure-borne sound power level. To get information about the variation of this transmission function in different timber-frame constructions, measurements were made in both the laboratory and the field. Experimental results are presented showing the variation due to different building configurations and the effect of the excitation position on the transmission function.
With the increasing mechanization of buildings, it is necessary to be able to predict both the structure-borne sound power input from building machinery and the subsequent propagation of structure-borne sound in the building. This paper considers lightweight constructions and describes the results of an experimental study in the laboratory on a T-junction that was constructed from a timber joist floor and two double leaf timber-frame walls. The focus in this paper is on the vibrational behaviour of one of the timber-frame walls. To assess the vibration pattern and the propagation of structure-borne sound, the surface velocity levels were measured on a grid on both leaves of the wall with point force excitation on one side. This grid allowed calculation of structural intensity vectors. The influence of elements such as the timber studs and tongue and grooved joints between the boards were apparent in different frequency regions. Experimental modal analysis was carried out using measurements on both leaves of the wall, giving information about the coupling in different frequency regions. The results give insight into how such a timber-frame wall could be modelled using statistical energy analysis.