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Source 1: Maekawa Method (Thin Rigid Barrier Attenuation)

The document describes the Maekawa Method for predicting sound attenuation by a thin rigid barrier. It provides octave band sound attenuation values for different barrier thicknesses and wavelengths. Tables of predicted and measured sound level data are shown for various octave bands, along with the difference between predicted and measured levels and A-weighted overall sound levels. The method can be used to predict sound attenuation by barriers of different thicknesses at various frequencies.

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Source 1: Maekawa Method (Thin Rigid Barrier Attenuation)

The document describes the Maekawa Method for predicting sound attenuation by a thin rigid barrier. It provides octave band sound attenuation values for different barrier thicknesses and wavelengths. Tables of predicted and measured sound level data are shown for various octave bands, along with the difference between predicted and measured levels and A-weighted overall sound levels. The method can be used to predict sound attenuation by barriers of different thicknesses at various frequencies.

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Maekawa Method (thin rigid barrier attenuation

source
1

Given Info(m)
2
20
5
1
3
a
2.000
5.000
29.000
5.385

b
20.000
1.000
401.000
20.025

c
25.000
1.000
626.000
25.020

0.390
velocity
343

octave band
wavelength
Attenuation(dB)

31.5
63
10.88888889 5.444444

6.46720

7.7

125
2.744

250
1.372

9.4

11.6
Octave Band,

16

31.5

63

125

Predicted
attenution,dB

6.1

7.1

6.5

7.7

9.4

Measured
Levels, dB

75.8

81.6

80.7

88.9

86.8

(measured - predicted), dB
A-Weightings, dB
A-WTD Spectrum
Overall A-WTD Level

69.7
-77.6
-7.9
95.5

74.5
-56.4
18.1

74.2
-39.4
34.8

81.2
-26.2
55.0

77.4
-16.1
61.3

ekawa Method (thin rigid barrier attenuation)


b

3
2

20

28

500
0.686

1000
0.343

2000
0.1715

4000
0.08575

8000
0.042875

16000
0.0214375

14.1

16.9

19.7

22.7

25.6

28.6

250

Octave Band, Hz
500

1000

2000

4000

8000

11.6

14.1

16.9

19.7

22.7

25.6

94.3

96.2

103.7

111.3

109.4

112.4

82.7
-8.6
74.1

82.1
-3.2
78.9

86.8
86.8

91.6
1.2
92.8

86.7
1.0
87.7

86.8
-1.1
85.7

receiver

16000
28.6

114.9

86.3
-6.7
79.6

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