Abstract
This paper investigates the novel possibility of utilising the structural concrete floor slab as a means of providing additional mid to low frequency sound absorption through the addition of cavities on the ceiling side, formed using flexible formwork, acting as Helmholtz resonators. Mid to low frequency sound absorption in rooms is typically achieved through the use of perforated plasterboard or a suspended tile-in-grid system. Such an approach can separate the room from the thermal mass of the ceiling above, leading to higher peak temperatures or increased cooling load. Suspended ceilings can also increase the embodied energy of the building and limit the potential for stack effect ventilation by reducing room height. In this work, frequency dependent absorption coefficients of perforated concrete samples were measured using an impedance tube test. The results were found to agree with a theoretical analysis, suggesting that it would be relatively easy to predict the performance of perforations of other depths and diameters including those targeted at absorbing higher frequencies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 408-420 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Building Services Engineering Research and Technology |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 9 Mar 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
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David Coley
- Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering - Professor
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Decarbonisation of the Built Environment (dCarb)
- Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI)
- Centre for Regenerative Design & Engineering for a Net Positive World (RENEW)
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