Abstract:The data obtained at the National Bureau of Standards on the sound insulating properties of building structures are summarized. The results of the two previous Supplements to BMS Report 144 (1955) are included, together with later results obtained through January 1964. Single figure ratings, STC and INR, for airborne sound transmission and impact sound transmission, respectively, as well as the octave frequency band spectra of impact noise, are included as additional information. A brief description of the sou… Show more
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