National Research Conseil national de

Council Canada recherches Canada

Detailed Report for Consortium on

Fire Resistance and Sound Insulation
of Floors: Sound Transmission and
Impact Insulation Data in 1/3 Octave
Bands

by A.C.C. Warnock & J.A. Birta

IRC Internal Report IR-811

July 2000

Published by

IRC
Institute for
Research
in Construction
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1

Areas requiring Additional Work .............................................................................. 2

MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES ............................................................................... 4

M59 test facility......................................................................................................... 4

Airborne Sound — ASTM E90................................................................................... 6

Impact Sound — ASTM E492.................................................................................... 7

CODING SYSTEM FOR SPECIMEN DESCRIPTION............................................... 8

REPEATABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY...........................................................10

Reference floor....................................................................................................... 12

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS............................................................................17

Effects of Joist Length............................................................................................ 17

Number of I-joists in floor ....................................................................................... 19

Sub-Floor attachment ............................................................................................. 21

Screw Tightness........................................................................................... 21

Screws vs. Construction adhesive and Nails................................................... 22

Drying of concrete slab .......................................................................................... 24

Presence of cross-bracing in floors........................................................................ 25

EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL AND MATERIAL CHANGES ...................................26

Single layer results................................................................................................. 26

Ceiling layers................................................................................................ 26

Floor layers on joists..................................................................................... 28

Concrete slabs ............................................................................................. 32

Changes to the sub-floor ........................................................................................ 33

Changing material......................................................................................... 33

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 Number of layers .......................................................................................... 33

Changes to the ceiling............................................................................................ 35

Type of gypsum board .................................................................................. 35

Number of layers .......................................................................................... 35

Resilient channel effects......................................................................................... 36

Resilient metal channels versus other ceiling support methods........................ 39

Thickness and type of sound absorbing material .................................................. 41

Effect of joist depth ................................................................................................ 44

Solid Wood Joists......................................................................................... 44

Steel Joist Depth .......................................................................................... 45

I-joist Depth.................................................................................................. 46

Wood Truss Depth........................................................................................ 47

Effect of Joist Spacing............................................................................................ 49

Solid wood joists........................................................................................... 49

Steel Joists .................................................................................................. 50

Wood Trusses .............................................................................................. 51

Steel Joist floors..................................................................................................... 52

Effect of gauge of steel ................................................................................. 52

Type of Joist ........................................................................................................... 54

Wood I-joist type........................................................................................... 55

Wood Truss-Joist Type ................................................................................. 58

Improving floors..................................................................................................... 59

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS........................................................................................63

Joist and beam layouts........................................................................................... 63

Gypsum board installation ..................................................................................... 63

MATERIAL PROPERTIES...........................................................................................64

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 Dimensions, Weights and Densities....................................................................... 64

Solid Wood Joists......................................................................................... 64

Wood I-joists ................................................................................................ 64

Wood Trusses .............................................................................................. 65

Steel Joists, C section................................................................................... 67

Floor Layers ................................................................................................. 67

Sound Absorbing Material ............................................................................. 67

Metal Furring................................................................................................ 68

Wood furring strips and cross-bracing............................................................ 68

Gypsum Board ............................................................................................. 68

Concrete...................................................................................................... 68

Young’s modulus.................................................................................................... 69

REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................70

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: I-joist properties, STC and IIC ratings for nominally identical floors.................. 57

Table 2: Values of Young’s modulus for some materials in project ............................... 69

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Sections through the M59 floor testing facility. (Not to scale) ........................... 4

Figure 2: Insertion of floor frame between the upper and lower chambers....................... 5

Figure 3: Plan and section of test frame for supporting specimens. ................................ 6

Figure 4: Automated system for moving the microphone in each room. Two of the four
loudspeakers used in each room are visible in the picture....................................... 7

Figure 5: Repeat transmission loss tests on the same floor construction

(OSB15_GFB152_WJ184(406)_RC13(610)_G16). .............................................. 11

Figure 6: Repeat tapping machine tests on the same floor construction

(OSB15_GFB152_WJ184(406)_RC13(610)_G16). .............................................. 11

Figure 7: Airborne sound transmission loss for the reference floor. The graph shows the
mean of 8 measurements. The error bars are the computed rebuild repeatability
values. .............................................................................................................. 13

Figure 8: Normalised impact sound pressure levels for the reference floor. The graph
shows the mean of 8 measurements. The error bars are the computed rebuild
repeatability values. ........................................................................................... 14

Figure 9: Rebuild and retest repeatability values for TL measurements for the reference
floor. The dotted line excludes the anomalous result shown in Figure 5. ................ 14

Figure 10: Rebuild and retest repeatability values for ISPL measurements for the
reference floor. .................................................................................................. 15

Figure 11: TL for repeat tests on completely rebuilt steel-joist floors............................. 16

Figure 12: Re-install repeatability for the IRC 150 mm concrete slab (6 tests). .............. 16

Figure 13: The movable concrete support used to change the floor size by supporting
different joist lengths. ......................................................................................... 18

Figure 14: Illustration of the use of the movable concrete support when testing floors with
different joist lengths. ......................................................................................... 18

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Figure 15: Transmission loss for wood joist floors differing only in joist length. .............. 19

Figure 16: Impact sound pressure levels for wood joist floors differing only in joist length.
......................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 17: Transmission loss for I-joist floors differing only in the number of I-joists used.
......................................................................................................................... 20

Figure 18: Impact sound pressure levels for I-joist floors differing only in the number of I-
joists used. ........................................................................................................ 21

Figure 19: Effect on transmission loss of loosening screws in an OSB sub-floor. ........... 22

Figure 20: Effect on impact sound pressure level of loosening screws in an OSB sub-
floor. ................................................................................................................. 22

Figure 21: Effect of different screw spacing and adhesive attachment on transmission
loss. The dimension following the test ID is the spacing between screws in the field
of the floor. Edge spacing was half this value in each case. .................................. 23

Figure 22: Effect of different screw spacing and adhesive attachment on impact sound
pressure level. The dimension following the test ID is the spacing between screws in
the field of the floor. Edge spacing was half this value in each case....................... 24

Figure 23: Transmission loss data for a wood joist floor with a concrete topping at several
intervals after the initial concrete pour. The STC was 48 in each case. .................. 25

Figure 24: Sound transmission loss for single sheets of gypsum board suspended from
wood joists on resilient metal channels spaced 610 mm o.c. The letter L denotes the
lightweight, type 1500 board. .............................................................................. 27

Figure 25: sound transmission loss for single and double sheets of 15.9 mm type X
gypsum board.................................................................................................... 27

Figure 26: Differences between single sheet and the double sheet transmission losses for
the three types of gypsum board used in the project............................................. 28

Figure 27: Sound transmission loss for three thicknesses of plywood and a double sheet
of 13 mm plywood.............................................................................................. 29

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Figure 28: Normalized impact sound pressure levels for three thicknesses of plywood and
a double sheet of 13 mm plywood. ...................................................................... 29

Figure 29: Airborne sound transmission loss for 15 mm OSB on four joist types. .......... 30

Figure 30: Normalized impact sound pressure level for 15 mm OSB on four joist types. 31

Figure 31: Increase in TL due to changing from a single layer of plywood to a double
layer.................................................................................................................. 32

Figure 32: TL plots for the concrete slabs used in the project....................................... 32

Figure 33: NISPL for the concrete slabs used in the project......................................... 33

Figure 34: Increase in TL due to doubling of number of layers in the sub-floor. The first
code in the legend denotes the subfloor material, the second code is the number of
layers of gypsum board in the ceiling................................................................... 34

Figure 35: TL plots showing effect of changing sub-floor from one layer of 25 mm thick
plywood to two layers of 13 mm plywood. ............................................................ 34

Figure 36: ISPL plots showing effect of changing sub-floor from one layer of 25 mm thick
plywood to two layers of 13 mm plywood. ............................................................ 35

Figure 37: Increase in TL caused by adding a second layer of gypsum board. .............. 36

Figure 38: Decrease in ISPL caused by adding a second layer of gypsum board. ......... 36

Figure 39: Sound transmission loss for wood joist floors with four uniformly spaced
resilient metal channel arrangements. ................................................................. 37

Figure 40: Impact sound pressure levels for wood joist floors with four uniformly spaced
resilient metal channel arrangements. ................................................................. 37

Figure 41: TL versus the total length of resilient metal channels supporting the 15.9 mm
gypsum board ceiling. The lines are best fits to the data. ...................................... 38

Figure 42: ISPL versus the total length of resilient metal channels supporting the 15.9
mm gypsum board ceiling. .................................................................................. 39

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Figure 43: TL for different methods of supporting a single sheet of 15.9 mm gypsum
board. ............................................................................................................... 40

Figure 44: ISPL for different methods of supporting a single sheet of 15.9 mm gypsum
board. ............................................................................................................... 40

Figure 45: Dependence of STC on thickness of layer of sound absorbing material in a

235 mm wood joist floor (filled and unfilled circles), a 457 mm deep wood I-joist floor
(filled and unfilled squares), and a 205 mm deep steel joist floor (filled and unfilled
triangles). GFB = glass fibre batts, RFB = rock fibre batts, CFS = sprayed on
cellulose fibre, CFL = blown-in cellulose fibre. The dimensions following these codes
give the cavity depth. ......................................................................................... 42

Figure 46: Dependence of IIC on thickness of layer of sound absorbing material in a

235 mm wood joist floor (filled and unfilled circles), a 457 mm deep wood I-joist floor
(filled and unfilled squares), and a 205 mm deep steel joist floor(filled and unfilled
triangles). GFB = glass fibre batts, RFB = rock fibre batts, CFS = sprayed on
cellulose fibre, CFL = blown-in cellulose fibre. The dimensions following these codes
give the cavity depth. ......................................................................................... 42

Figure 47: Increase in TL due to different thicknesses of glass fibre in a 470 mm deep
wood I-joist floor. The increases are relative to the 90 mm thickness..................... 43

Figure 48: Reduction in ISPL due to different thicknesses of glass fibre in a 470 mm deep
wood I-joist floor. The reductions are relative to the 90 mm thickness.................... 43

Figure 49: TL for 38 mm solid wood joists with different depths.................................... 45

Figure 50: ISPL for 38 mm solid wood joists with different depths. ............................... 45

Figure 51: TL for steel joist floors with different joist depths. ........................................ 46

Figure 52: ISPL for steel joist floors with different joist depths. ..................................... 46

Figure 53: TL for wood I-joists with different depths..................................................... 47

Figure 54: ISPL for wood I-joists with different depths. ................................................ 47

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Figure 55: TL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses spaced 488
mm o.c.............................................................................................................. 48

Figure 56: ISPL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses spaced 488
mm o.c.............................................................................................................. 48

Figure 57: TL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses spaced 610
mm o.c.............................................................................................................. 49

Figure 58: ISPL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses spaced 610
mm o.c.............................................................................................................. 49

Figure 59: TL for solid wood joists (38 x 235 mm) with different joist spacing. ............... 50

Figure 60: ISPL for solid wood joists (38 x 235 mm) with different joist spacing. ............ 50

Figure 61: TL for steel joist floors with two different joist spacings. ............................... 51

Figure 62: ISPL for steel joist floors with two different joist spacings............................. 51

Figure 63: TL for wood truss floors with different spacing............................................. 52

Figure 64: ISPL for wood truss floors with different spacing. ........................................ 52

Figure 65: TL for three floors differing only in the metal gauge used to form the steel
joists................................................................................................................. 53

Figure 66: ISPL for three floors differing only in the metal gauge used to form the steel
joists................................................................................................................. 53

Figure 67: Transmission Loss for three floors with different joist types with 15 mm OSB
subfloors, 150 mm of glass fibre batts, resilient metal channels 610 mm o.c. and a
single layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board. ............................................................... 54

Figure 68: Normalised impact sound pressure levels for three floors with different joist
types with 15 mm OSB subfloors, 150 mm of glass fibre batts, resilient metal
channels 610 mm o.c. and a single layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board. .................... 55

Figure 69: Transmission loss values for floors differing only in the type of I-joist used.... 56

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Figure 70: Normalized impact sound pressure levels for floors differing only in the type of
I-joist used......................................................................................................... 56

Figure 71: Transmission loss spectra for two floors differing only in the orientation and
type of lumber used to build the trusses. The first dimension is the width of the flange
in contact with the OSB. The second is the depth of the flange. ............................ 58

Figure 72: Impact sound pressure level spectra for two floors differing only in the
orientation and type of lumber used to build the trusses. The first dimension is the
width of the flange in contact with the OSB. The second is the depth of the flange. 59

Figure 73: Transmission losses for base floor and upgraded versions. The coded
descriptions in the legend identify the construction materials attached to the
underside of the joists. ....................................................................................... 61

Figure 74: Impact sound pressure levels for base floor and upgraded versions. The
coded descriptions in the legend identify the construction materials attached to the
underside of the joists. ....................................................................................... 62

Figure 75: Construction of 356 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 89 mm lumber. ........ 65

Figure 76: Construction of 356 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 64 mm lumber......... 66

Figure 77: Construction of 457 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 89 mm lumber. ........ 66

Figure 78: Construction of 610 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 89 mm lumber. ........ 66

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 INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

The IRC Acoustics Laboratory recently completed the measurement phase of a study of
airborne and impact sound transmission through typical floor constructions used in
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Canadian housing. A companion to an earlier summary report, this report provides the
one-third octave band data measured in the project for airborne sound transmission loss
and impact sound pressure level and some discussion of the major effects seen during
the project. The report is intended for use by consultants, research workers and anyone
who needs the detailed sound insulation spectra.

For convenience, much of the information from the summary report is reproduced in this
report, however, readers may find the summary report useful.

In addition to the Institute for Research in Construction of the National Research Council
Canada (IRC/NRCC), the work was supported by a consortium including

• Boise Cascade
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC),
• Canadian Home Builder Association (CHBA)
• Canadian Portland Cement Association (CPCA)
• Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute (CSSBI),
• Canadian Wood Council (CWC)
• Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association of Canada (CIMAC),
• Forintek Canada Corporation (FORINTEK),
• Gypsum Association
• Gypsum Manufacturers of Canada (GMC),
• Louisiana-Pacific Incorporated
• Nascor Inc.
• Ontario Home Warranty Program
• Ontario Ministry of Housing
• Owens Corning Fibreglas Canada Inc. (OCFCI),
• Roxul Inc. (ROXUL).
• Trus Joist MacMillan
• Willamette Industries

Some of the floor specimens were chosen by IRC for technical reasons but the majority

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of the specimens were approved as part of a structured series established collectively by

the consortium.

The acoustical measurements included impact sound measurements using experimental,

non-standard devices. These measurements were made to provide extra information that
might be used to improve the existing standardized tapping machine test or to develop
new test procedures. A third IRC report will deal with these experimental impact
measurements in detail.

The combined set of over 190 specimens provides

• data for systematic evaluation of sound transmission through joist floor systems,
• data for development of prediction methods,
• data for development of improved constructions, and
• a consistent assembly of STC and IIC data needed by builders and regulators to
select constructions suitable for party floors in multi-family dwellings.

Areas requiring Additional Work

To a large extent the project has successfully established the major parameters affecting
the sound insulation of floors. Areas that need further work for building code purposes
were listed in the summary report. Some are repeated here with problem areas of a more
scientific nature.

• Few acoustical tests were done in the project using the 12.7 mm board. In some
cases there seemed little, if any, difference between a floor with a 15.9 mm Type X
gypsum board ceiling and the same floor with a 12.7 mm Type X gypsum board
ceiling. More tests are needed to more clearly define the differences between these
board types.
• More tests are needed with wood trusses to be sure that all variants of trusses are
examined and to try to find a reason for the anomalously low impact insulation class
ratings with these floors.
• More tests are needed with wood I-joist floors to try to determine why there is so
much variability with these floors. The consistency obtained with solid wood joist
construction suggests that there is a real physical reason for the variability but only
experiment will establish what this reason is.
• More tests are needed with rock fibre batts and blown-in cellulose to more clearly
define what advantage these materials have over glass fibre batts.

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• The impact insulation provided by a floor is, for the ISO tapping machine, extremely
dependent on the compliance of the surface layer of the floor. Some work is being
done in a separate project to study the influence of floor toppings on impact sound
insulation but the topic is complicated and very extensive; more work would definitely
be useful.

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MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES

M59 test facility.

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The M59 floor test facility (Figure 1) comprises two rooms with volumes of about 175 m
(Room volumes change when specimens of different thicknesses are installed). The
bottom room is constructed of 30 cm thick poured concrete and is supported on steel
springs and neoprene placed under the floor. The upper room is constructed from steel
studs and layers of particleboard. It is supported on steel columns that in turn rest on
steel springs and neoprene supports.

Concrete
test Test specimen
frame
Frame Motion

Inflatable
Test specimen neoprene
seals

Rails to support
movable test frame
mesh floor
for in-situ
modifications

EW section NS section

Figure 1: Sections through the M59 floor testing facility. (Not to scale)

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Floor specimens are constructed in one of two concrete test frames that can be removed
from between the reverberation rooms and lifted by a crane to a storage area or to the
floor of the main laboratory. Figure 2 shows the frame partly inserted between the rooms.
The dimensions of the test frames are shown in Figure 3. The floor specimen opening
measures 3.8 x 4.7 m. Gaps between the upper and lower chambers and the edges of
the movable frame are sealed with inflatable gaskets. To reduce transmission around or
through the frame, shields are placed over the exposed parts of the frame in the upper
room after the frame and specimen are installed between the rooms. In addition to the
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inflatable gaskets, backer rod and tape are used to further seal the gap between the
lower room lip and the test frame.

Figure 2: Insertion of floor frame between the upper and lower chambers.

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Backer rod is closed-cell, polyurethane foam formed into long cylinders. It is used for
sealing gaps in construction so caulking may be applied on top of it in economical
quantities.

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4957 mm

4039 mm

3785 mm

4883 mm
4700 mm

420 230

510 700 510 700

540 355

5410 mm

Figure 3: Plan and section of test frame for supporting specimens.

In each room a microphone is mounted at the end of a scissors-jack arrangement that is

attached to a boom that turns about an axis near the middle of the ceiling. The scissors-
jack moves along the boom and lowers and raises the microphone. Stepping motors set
the microphone position and nine microphone positions are used in each room. (See
Figure 4)

Airborne Sound — ASTM E90

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Measurements of airborne sound transmission are made in accordance with ASTM E90 .
In the M59 floor test facility sound is generated in one room using four loudspeaker
systems, each with its own noise generator and amplifier. The movable microphone in
each room measures the sound pressure levels and sound decay rates at frequencies
from 50 to 6300 Hz. The information collected is used to calculate sound transmission
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loss (TL) and sound transmission class (STC) according to ASTM E413 . Measurements
are made with each room in turn serving as the source room and the two sets of results
are averaged.

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Figure 4: Automated system for moving the microphone in each room. Two of the
four loudspeakers used in each room are visible in the picture.

Impact Sound — ASTM E492

Transmission of impact sound through floors is measured in accordance with ASTM

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E492 . A standardised tapping machine incorporating 5 steel-faced hammers is placed
on the floor under test in four specified positions. A motor drives the hammers so they
each strike the floor surface twice per second for a total rate of 10 impacts per second.
Sound pressure levels and decay rates are measured in the room below. In this report,
measurements are presented from 50 to 6300 Hz. The information collected is used to
calculate the normalised impact sound pressure level and the impact insulation class
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(IIC) according to ASTM E989 . In the report normalised impact sound pressure level is
referred to using the acronym ISPL. All impact sound pressure levels presented in the
report are normalised.

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 CODING SYSTEM FOR SPECIMEN DESCRIPTION

CODING SYSTEM FOR SPECIMEN DESCRIPTION

To avoid the tedium of reading long descriptions of floor constructions a coding system is
used throughout the report. Each layer in a floor is coded as follows:

• an integer representing the number of sheets of material

• a sequence of letters to indicate the material in the layer
• a number representing the thickness in mm of each sheet in the layer.

If the number of sheets in a layer is one, the leading 1 is omitted. Underbars separate
layers. The coding system is applied to beam-like floor elements, such as joists and
resilient metal channels, that do not constitute layers. For such elements, the number
following the letters is the depth of each element—the dimension along the axis
perpendicular to the plane of the floor—and the number in parentheses following the
depth code is the separation between each beam-like element.

Thus the code OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB150_RC13(610)_2G15.9 describes the

following floor:

• A 15 mm thick OSB subfloor.

• 38 x 235 mm wood joists, 406 mm on centres (o.c.)
• 150 mm thick glass fibre batts in the joist cavities.
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• 13 mm deep resilient metal channels screwed 610 mm o.c. perpendicular to the
joists
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• Two layers of gypsum board , 15.9 mm thick, applied to the resilient metal channels.

This coding system is used in the detailed tables at the end of this report and in the
computer files on the accompanying disk. The coding system simplifies computer
searches for particular constructions.

In some instances in figures comparing specimens, n or xxx is used to indicate that a

parameter is being varied. Thus nOSB15 indicates that the number of layers of oriented

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In the project, all resilient metal channels were applied at right angles to the joists.

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strandboard varies and RC13(xxx) indicates that the spacing between resilient metal
channels varies.

The codes used to identify materials are given in the table below.

CAR Carpet

UND Underpad

VIN Vinyl flooring

PLY Plywood

OSB Oriented strandboard

WFB Wood fibre board

WPB Wood particle board

WJ Wood joists (solid)

SJ Steel joists

WT Wood truss-joists

WI Wood I-joists

GFB Glass fibre batts

MFB Mineral fibre batts

CFL Blown-in cellulose fibre

CFS Sprayed-on cellulose fibre (to underside of subfloor and sides of joists)

RC Resilient metal channels

UC U-channels

CC C-channels

WFUR Wood furring

G Gypsum board

CON Concrete

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REPEATABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY

For comparing test results within a series of measurements or among laboratories two
concepts are important: reproducibility and repeatability.

Reproducibility is defined as the closeness of agreement between results obtained on

nominally identical test specimens with the same test method in different laboratories.
This includes deviations due to systematic differences between facilities and equipment,
variations in implementation of the test procedures, and uncontrolled differences in the
specimen and its installation. The reproducibility is a characteristic of the test method
that must be determined by an inter-laboratory comparison study. Reproducibility values
are likely to depend on the kind of specimen being measured. In ISO 140, reproducibility
values for measurements of airborne sound transmission loss range from 3 dB at mid-
frequencies to 7 dB at low frequencies (See Figure 9). Values should agree within this
range 19 times out of 20. It is because of this large uncertainty that systematic studies in
one laboratory (like that reported here) are needed for clear comparisons. The only
reproducibility values available for ASTM E90 are for a reference steel panel and are
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given in ASTM E1289 .

Repeatability may be defined as the closeness of agreement between independent

results obtained with the identical test specimen in the same laboratory with the same
equipment and test method by the same operator within a short time period. Estimates of
this repeatability can be made by running the same test several times in succession
without disturbing the specimen in any way. Computer-controlled tests repeated in this
manner usually show negligible variation. The repeatability so determined represents the
limit associated with the measurement conditions specified by the computer program, for
example, the integration time used to measure the sound pressure levels and the number
of microphones used in each room. Changes in room temperature or humidity might also
be a factor. This repeatability is of limited interest.

In this project, besides airborne sound transmission loss measurements, several different
impact tests were routinely conducted on each floor specimen. Some of these used quite
severe impacts that might have caused significant changes to the test specimen. So a
more useful estimate of repeatability was obtained by running over a period of several
days complete sets of all tests normally conducted. Thus any environmental effects and
possible changes due to violent impacts are included in the estimate of repeatability

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which is here termed the re-test repeatability. Tests were made in this way on the same
specimen nine times over a period of 13 days. Eight of the STC ratings obtained were 50
and one was 51. Only 8 tapping machine tests were run; 4 gave IIC ratings of 45 and 4
gave ratings of 46. The airborne and impact data are plotted in Figure 5 and Figure 6.

80
Repeatability - tests done on the same floor construction over several
days, nothing changed between tests
70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

TLF-95-159a STC 50
40
TLF-95-161a STC 50
TLF-95-163a STC 51
30 TLF-95-165a STC 50
TLF-95-167a STC 50
20 TLF-95-169a STC 50
TLF-95-171a STC 50

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63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 5: Repeat transmission loss tests on the same floor construction

(OSB15_GFB152_WJ184(406)_RC13(610)_G16).

90
Repeatability - tests done on the same floor construction over several
days, nothing changed between tests
80

70
ISPL, dB

60

IIF-95-061 IIC 44
50 IIF-95-062 IIC 44
IIF-95-063 IIC 44
IIF-95-064 IIC 44
40
IIF-95-065 IIC 44
IIF-95-066 IIC 43
30
IIF-95-067 IIC 44

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 6: Repeat tapping machine tests on the same floor construction

(OSB15_GFB152_WJ184(406)_RC13(610)_G16).

The airborne sound data contain one anomalous result, the first test TLF-95-195a, where
transmission loss values are a few decibels higher than all other tests in a limited

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frequency range. Because the differences are confined to a small frequency range, one
can say that they are not due to some program or calibration error. Instead, they must be
associated with some physical change in the floor. Note that there are no such
differences for the impact tests in Figure 6. It is possible that there were physical changes
as a result of the pounding from the ISO tapping machine and the other impactors used
in the project, but one can only speculate. The re-test repeatability values obtained from
these data are plotted in Figure 9 and Figure 10. Two values of re-test r are presented for
airborne measurements: one that includes the anomalous test and one that does not.

Reference floor

Rebuild repeatability may be defined as the closeness of agreement between results

obtained with the same test method in the same laboratory on nominally identical test
specimens constructed with nominally identical materials. Since the laboratory,
measurement methods and equipment remain constant, any variance found reflects
variations in materials and installation techniques and possible unknown effects.

To investigate rebuild repeatability, the same floor was constructed and tested eight
times in the laboratory over a period of about 1 year using new materials each time. The
floor construction consisted of

• a 15 mm thick OSB subfloor.

The reference floor
• 38 x 235 mm wood joists, 406 mm o.c.
• a layer of 152 mm thick glass fibre batts OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
in the joist cavities.
• 13 mm deep resilient metal channels
screwed 610 mm o.c. perpendicular to
the joists
• one layer of Type X gypsum board,
15.9 mm thick, applied to the resilient
metal channels.

This floor is referred to as the reference floor in the report and the average of the eight
tests as Mean ref in the tables.

For the reference floor, Figure 7 shows the mean transmission losses and the computed
rebuild repeatability values as error bars. Figure 8 gives the corresponding information for

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the impact sound pressure levels. The retest and rebuild repeatability values are
themselves displayed in Figure 9 and Figure 10.

As expected, the rebuild repeatability is greater than the re-test repeatability. It is

surprising, however, to note that the reproducibility given for the ISO tapping machine
test in ISO140-2 is smaller at some frequencies than the rebuild r. The reason for this
becomes clear on reading the footnote in ISO 140-2 that says the reproducibility values
are based on tests made by different measurement teams on the same 140 mm slab in a
single laboratory. While this may be the best information available, it is not a valid
measure of reproducibility.

The repeatability that is relevant when comparisons are being made among floors
depends on whether the floors were completely rebuilt or only had minor changes made
to one of them before re-testing. For minor changes, for example adding an additional
layer of gypsum board, the re-test repeatability would give more appropriate estimates of
the uncertainty associated with the measurement.

80
Reference floor OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16.
Re-built with new materials each time
70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

Mean Ref STC 52

40

30

20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 7: Airborne sound transmission loss for the reference floor. The graph
shows the mean of 8 measurements. The error bars are the computed rebuild
repeatability values.

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90
Reference floor OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16.
Re-built with new materials each time
80

70

ISPL, dB
60

50

40

Mean Ref IIC 46

30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 8: Normalised impact sound pressure levels for the reference floor. The
graph shows the mean of 8 measurements. The error bars are the computed
rebuild repeatability values.

8
Rebuild R
7 Retest r
ISO R
6 2nd retest r

5
R or r, dB

0
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 9: Rebuild and retest repeatability values for TL measurements for the
reference floor. The dotted line excludes the anomalous result shown in Figure 5.

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6
Rebuild, R
Retest, r
ISO R
5

R or r, dB
3

0
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 10: Rebuild and retest repeatability values for ISPL measurements for the
reference floor.

Four of the STC ratings obtained for the re-builds of the reference floor were 51 and four
were 52. Four of the IIC ratings were 45 and four were 46. The data from these
measurements were used to estimate rebuild repeatability for the STC and IIC ratings.
For the purposes of this report, a change of more than 1 point in the STC or IIC rating
may be taken as significant and can be attributed to a change in the specimen. A change
of only 1 should be regarded as not significant unless an examination of the 1/3 octave
band data shows significant changes.

During the project a steel joist floor, nominally identical to the reference floor except for
the joists used, was constructed three times. Only airborne transmission loss tests were
conducted on the three specimens. There are too few tests to allow any estimate of
rebuild repeatability but the data in Figure 11 suggest that one might expect more
variability with this type of joist, at least around 1 kHz.

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70
Repeat tests: OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9

60

Transmission Loss, dB
50

40

30
TLF-97-059a STC 51
TLF-97-085a STC 51
20
TLF-98-001a STC 50

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 11: TL for repeat tests on completely rebuilt steel-joist floors.

The IRC Acoustics laboratory has a 150-mm thick concrete slab that is used as a
reference specimen and is installed and re-tested repeatedly. Six measurements of the
standard installation are available. Although the data were not collected as part of this
project, they are included here because of their relevance to this section. Yet another
kind of repeatability, the re-install repeatability can be calculated and the values are
shown in Figure 12: . Comparisons among these measured repeatabilities and the ISO
values are interesting but will not be presented here.

12

Re-install repeatability for 150 mm concrete slab

10

TL
repeatability, dB

8 ISPL

0
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 12: Re-install repeatability for the IRC 150-mm concrete slab (6 tests).

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PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS

Before embarking on a long series of measurements, several construction variables were

investigated to determine whether they had a significant effect on sound transmission.
The reference floor construction described in the previous section was used to
investigate them.

Effects of Joist Length

Some theoretical considerations and published experimental data suggested that the
length of the joists in a floor would have a significant effect on sound transmission. To
test this hypothesis a movable concrete support was constructed that allowed the test
frame to support wood-joist floors with different joist lengths. This device is sketched in
Figure 13 and Figure 14. A dimensioned drawing of the test frame is shown in Figure 3.
The filler section shown in Figure 14 held pieces of a 150 mm thick concrete slab, sound
absorbing material and gypsum board so sound transmission through this section was
negligible relative to that through the test floor.

The reference floor was first constructed to completely fill the test frame with 4.85-m long
joists parallel to the long axis of the frame. Two sets of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging were
installed between the joists 1617 mm from each edge of the floor. After testing, part of the
OSB layer and the gypsum board were removed at one end and the joists cut to the new
length. The movable support was inserted, the floor repaired and the filler section
constructed and sealed. This process was repeated for joist lengths of 4.34, 3.45 and
2.92 m. The floor was also re-constructed as a full-size floor with the joists perpendicular
to the long axis of the specimen frame (joist length 3.92 m). The one-third octave band
plots of data for these tests (Figure 15 and Figure 16) show no significant variations at
low frequencies that might be attributed to joist length. It was surprising that there was so
little change in the results when the joist length ranged from 2.92 to 4.85 m, but the data
are clear. On the basis of this result, it was decided that joist length was not an important
factor and that for convenience, all floors would be constructed with joists or trusses
parallel to the short axis of the specimen frame.

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Test Movable End view

420 Frame section of movable
section

700

190

540 360

Figure 13: The movable concrete support used to change the floor size by
supporting different joist lengths.

Test Frame Movable support

Joists

Filler section

Figure 14: Illustration of the use of the movable concrete support when testing
floors with different joist lengths.

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80
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

TLF-95-035a STC 51 4.85 m

40
TLF-95-037a STC 52 4.34m

30 TLF-95-039a STC 51 3.45m

TLF-95-041a STC 51 2.92 m
20 Mean Ref STC 52 3.92 m

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 15: Transmission loss for wood joist floors differing only in joist length.

85
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16

75
Normalized ISPL, dB

65

55 IIF-95-005 IIC 44 4.85 m

IIF-95-006 IIC 46 4.34 m

45 IIF-95-007 IIC 46 3.45 m

IIF-95-008 IIC 46 2.92 m

35 Mean Ref IIC 46 3.92 m

25
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 16: Impact sound pressure levels for wood joist floors differing only in joist
length.

Number of I-joists in floor

When measuring sound transmission, it is important to avoid having sections of the floor
or wall with joist or stud separation much different from the nominal value. This situation
arises when the width of the test opening is not an integer multiple of the joist or stud
8
spacing. Research has shown that such atypical cavities can significantly reduce the
transmission loss for wall systems and introduce variability in a test series.

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There are two possible methods of constructing a floor with joists spaced 406 mm o.c. in
the floor test frame: one using thirteen equally spaced joists with no joist on the midline of
the floor and one using fourteen joists with one placed on the midline of the floor. The
second arrangement results in two smaller cavities at each end of the floor and was
expected to give lower sound insulation. The arrangement with 13 joists was used
throughout the project. However, to verify the hypothesis that there would be an effect
due to the joist layout, two floors were constructed using 13 and then 14 wood I-joists
with the construction being

1 layer of 15 mm OSB subfloor

241 mm deep wood I-joists, 406 mm o.c.
152 mm glass fibre batts
resilient metal channels, 406 mm o.c.
one layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board
The effect on the sound insulation can be seen in Figure 17 and Figure 18. The
differences around 125 Hz are the primary cause of changes in the STC and IIC. There
are also significant differences from 500 to 1000 Hz but these do not affect the STC and
IIC. As expected, using fewer joists gives better sound insulation although the effects are
small in this case.

80
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30
TLF-97-025a STC 47, 14 beams

20 TLF-97-029a STC 48, 13 beams

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 17: Transmission loss for I-joist floors differing only in the number of
I-joists used.

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85
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
75

65

ISPL, dB
55

45
IIF-97-013 IIC 41 14 beams

IIF-97-015 IIC 42 13 beams

35

25
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 18: Impact sound pressure levels for I-joist floors differing only in the
number of I-joists used.

Sub-Floor attachment

Screw Tightness

One issue that was addressed was the possibility of changes in sound reduction caused
by changes in the tightness of the screws attaching the sub-floor to the joists. In practice,
changes in tightness could be caused by changes in the moisture content of the wood
after installation, or by variations in workmanship during installation. To test the
significance of screw tightness, the reference floor was constructed with floor screws
tightened normally and then loosened in 1/4 turn increments until they had been
loosened by 1 full turn. Measurements were made at each stage. There were no
significant differences in the STC or the IIC ratings, but there were differences in the
transmitted sound energy at the frequencies above 500 Hz; as the screws were
loosened, less sound was transmitted (Figure 19 and Figure 20).

When this experiment was repeated with a 15 mm thick plywood subfloor instead of the
OSB subfloor, similar results were obtained; all the STC values were 50, two IIC values
were 43 and three were 44.

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70
OSB15_WJ235(400)_GFB152_RC13(600)_G15.9, STC 50

60

Transmission Loss, dB
50

40
TLF-95-133a, tight, STC 51

30 TLF-95-135a, -1/4 turn, STC 50

TLF-95-137a, -1/2 turn, STC 50

20 TLF-95-139a, -3/4 turn, STC 50

TLF-95-141a, -1 turn, STC51

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 19: Effect on transmission loss of loosening screws in an OSB sub-floor.

80
PLY16_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
75

70

65

60
ISPL, dB

55

50 IIF-95-048, tight, IIC 43

45 IIF-95-049, -1/4 turn, IIC 43

IIF-95-050, -1/2 turn, IIC 44
40
IIF-95-051, -3/4 turn, IIC 44
35 IIF-95-052, -1 turn, IIC 44
30
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 20: Effect on impact sound pressure level of loosening screws in an OSB
sub-floor.

Screws vs. Construction adhesive and Nails

The possibility that there might be a difference between screwing the OSB subfloor to the
joists and attaching it with construction adhesive and nails was also examined. During the
project, using only screws to attach the subfloor was obviously preferable as it allowed
changes to be made easily to the subfloor or the sound absorbing material in the cavity. If
using construction adhesive had given different results, then more tests with construction
adhesive would have been necessary.

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It was also possible that using extra screws to attach the subfloor would have given the
same result as using construction adhesive. To investigate these possibilities, the normal
screw spacing used to attach the OSB subfloor to the joists (300 mm o.c.) was halved
and then halved again. The OSB subfloor was then removed and re-attached using
construction adhesive and nails.

Fortunately, the results (Figure 21 and Figure 22) showed that the attachment methods
gave no significant differences in either the one-third-octave band plots, or the STC and
IIC values. Being able to use screws to attach the floor sheathing greatly simplifies
changes to constructions. Consequently, during the project all floors were screwed to the
joists.

80

70
OSB15_WJ235(400)_GFB152_RC13(600)_G15.9

60

50
TL, dB

40
TLF-95-043a, 300 mm, STC 51
30 TLF-95-053a, 150 mm, STC 50
TLF-95-055a, 75 mm, STC 50
20 TLF-95-057a, nails and adhesive, STC 51

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 21: Effect of different screw spacing and adhesive attachment on

transmission loss. The dimension following the test ID is the spacing between
screws in the field of the floor. Edge spacing was half this value in each case.

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85
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
75

Normalized ISPL, dB
65

55

Mean Ref, 300 mm, IIC 46

45
IIF-95-014, 150 mm, IIC 46
IIF-95-015, 75 mm, IIC 46
35 IIF-95-016, nails and adhesive, IIC 46

25
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 22: Effect of different screw spacing and adhesive attachment on impact
sound pressure level. The dimension following the test ID is the spacing between
screws in the field of the floor. Edge spacing was half this value in each case.

Drying of concrete slab

According to ASTM acoustical testing standards, concrete constructions should be

allowed to cure for 28 days before testing unless data are available to show that a shorter
period of curing will suffice. When a 35 mm concrete slab was poured on top of a wood
joist floor, we had the opportunity to measure the sound transmission through the floor as
it was drying. Such data are useful within the laboratory, the project, and to other
laboratories that might wish to use a shorter curing time for similar specimens. The
construction of the floor was

• 35 mm concrete
• 1 layer of 15 mm OSB subfloor
• 38 x 235 mm wood joists, 406 mm o.c.
• 152 mm glass fibre batts in the joist cavities
• 1 layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board.

th
Figure 23 shows that the TL spectrum did not change significantly after the 5 day.

To avoid potential damage to the concrete, the first impact test using the ISO tapping
th
machine was not conducted until the 14 day. The IIC rating varied from 27 to 28 due to

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variations of around 0.5 dB at 2500 Hz that caused the 8 dB rule in ASTM E989 to be
activated.

100
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G15.9
90

TLF-96-123a, 5 days
Transmission Loss, dB 80
TLF-96-125a, 10 days
70 TLF-96-129a, 14 days
TLF-96-133a, 20 days
60 TLF-96-135a, 25 days
TLF-96-139a, 28 days
50

40

30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 23: Transmission loss data for a wood joist floor with a concrete topping at
several intervals after the initial concrete pour. The STC was 48 in each case.

Presence of cross-bracing in floors

To determine whether the presence of cross-bracing in the floors had any significant
effect on the sound insulation, two floor specimens were constructed. Each floor was
constructed with a single row of cross-bracing on the mid-line and tested. The cross-
bracing was then removed, the floor re-assembled and tested again. The cross-bracing
had no significant effect on the sound insulation in either case.

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EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL AND MATERIAL CHANGES

During the project, many variables were investigated to determine their effect on sound
insulation. Where possible the reference floor was used as a starting point for variations
and only one floor element was varied within a series. For example, where the joist type
was varied, the subfloor, sound absorbing material, resilient metal channel arrangement
and ceiling layer were kept the same. The floor description is not always given in words
but can usually be found in coded form in the relevant figures.

Single layer results

Data for single layers comprising one or more sheets of material aid in developing
prediction models. Also, simple situations sometimes give insight that may be relevant to
more complicated cases. So, at convenient times in the project sound insulation was
measured for some single layer constructions.

Ceiling layers

Figure 24 shows sound transmission loss for the three thicknesses of gypsum board
used during the project. A few points are worth noting about these spectra. As the mass
of the board increases, so does the transmission loss until the coincidence dip begins to
have an effect. It is odd that all three specimens gave the same transmission loss at
50 Hz. This may be due to chance. The dip in the curves around 100 Hz also needs an
explanation but none is available. It may be related to the response of the reverberation
rooms, the spacing between the resilient metal channels or the size of the gypsum board
panels.

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40
G16 STC 29
35 G13 STC 29

Transmission Loss, dB
G13L STC 27
30

25

20

15

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 24: Sound transmission loss for single sheets of gypsum board
suspended from wood joists on resilient metal channels spaced 610 mm o.c. The
letter L denotes the lightweight, type 1500 board.

Figure 25 shows transmission losses for single and double layers of 15.9 mm gypsum
board. Note that the dip around 100 Hz is still evident. The increase in transmission loss
due to the second layer of gypsum board is fairly constant up to about 400 Hz at which
point there is a reduction. From about 400 Hz to 1600 the additional weight is less
effective. Corresponding plots for the other two types of gypsum board show similar
behaviour.

45

40
G16 STC 29
2G16 STC 35
Transmission Loss, dB

35

30

25

20

15

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 25: sound transmission loss for single and double sheets of 15.9 mm type
X gypsum board.

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The probable explanation for this behaviour becomes more evident when differences
between the single sheet and the double sheet results are plotted in Figure 26. Some
resonance phenomenon is causing a reduction in the transmission loss for the double
9
sheet layer. Other work in this laboratory has shown that although two sheets of material
may be nominally in contact, the contact is not perfect and there is usually some air
confined between the sheets. The trapped air enables a mass-air-mass resonance to
occur and reduce the TL. The calculated thickness of the trapped air is about 1 mm in
each case. This is not an unreasonable number.

In cavity walls or floors where each layer may comprise more than one sheet of material,
the effects of this resonance will still be seen in the transmission loss plots for the
composite specimen.

9
G16
Difference in Transmission Loss, dB

8
G13
G13L
7

1
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 26: Differences between single sheet and the double sheet transmission
losses for the three types of gypsum board used in the project.

Floor layers on joists

Only two thicknesses of oriented strand board (OSB) were used in the project: 15 and
19 mm. The single layer TL data obtained for them were not very different and are not
plotted here.

Three thicknesses of plywood were used. The transmission losses are plotted in Figure
27 and the normalised ISPLs in Figure 28. The TL plot is much more complicated than
that for the gypsum board partly because plywood is strongly orthotropic, having quite
different stiffnesses along and across the panel. This leads to a much broader

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coincidence dip and sensitivity to damping over more of the frequency range of interest.
Furthermore, the attachment of the subfloor to the supporting joists produces more
complicated systems than gypsum board supported on resilient channels. The joist
depth, joist spacing and type of joist may all affect the sound transmission. Note that in
both figures the sound insulation for two sheets of 13 mm plywood is significantly greater
than that for a single sheet of 25 mm plywood.

35
PLY25 STC 22

PLY15 STC 22
30
Transmission Loss, dB

PLY13 STC 22
2PLY13 STC 26
25

20

15

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 27: Sound transmission loss for three thicknesses of plywood and a
double sheet of 13 mm plywood.

105

100

95

90
ISPL, dB

85

80
WJ235(406)
75
PLY25 IIC 14
70 PLY16 IIC 18
PLY13 IIC 20
65 2PLY13 IIC 22

60
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 28: Normalized impact sound pressure levels for three thicknesses of
plywood and a double sheet of 13 mm plywood.

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Figure 29 shows measured variations in sound transmission loss for 15 mm OSB on four
joist types. The corresponding ISPL plots are shown in Figure 30. There are large
variations in the sound insulation associated with joist spacing and depth. From this
limited set of data, one cannot say what dependence there is on joist type. The I-joists
and the solid wood joists give results that are quite similar when spacing and depth are
the same.

Variations of this magnitude increase the difficulty of predicting sound insulation for single
layer floors. Parameters such as joist depth and spacing have to be included in
calculation models. While this may be a difficulty for modelling single-layer floors, for
complete, double-layer floors other factors may be more important.

40
OSB15_WJ235(406) STC 24

35 OSB15_WJ235(610) STC 25
Transmission Loss, dB

OSB15_WI457(406) STC 25
30
OSB15_WI241(406) STC 24

25

20

15

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 29: Airborne sound transmission loss for 15 mm OSB on four joist types.

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100

95

Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

90

85

80

75

70
OSB15_WJ235(406) IIC 20
65 OSB15_WJ235(610) IIC 19

60 OSB15_WI457 IIC 21
OSB15_WI241 IIC 18
55

50
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 30: Normalized impact sound pressure level for 15 mm OSB on four joist
types.

Figure 26 showed evidence of a mass-air-mass resonance for double layers of gypsum

board. Figure 31 shows a similar difference plot for single and double layers of 13 and
15 mm plywood. The dip in the curve around 1600 Hz may be attributed to the same
resonance mechanism. The frequency where the dip occurs is higher due to the lower
mass of the plywood relative to the gypsum board and possibly also to a smaller residual
air-gap. The layers of plywood are likely to be in closer contact because they are screwed
firmly to the supporting joists, which are closer together than the resilient metal channels
supporting the gypsum board. The depth of the resonance is less presumably because of
greater contact between the plywood layers, which leads to greater damping due to
friction.

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7 nPLYxx_WJ235(406)

Difference in Transmission Loss, dB

6

2
PLY15
1 PLY13

-1
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 31: Increase in TL due to changing from a single layer of plywood to a

double layer.

Concrete slabs

Only three concrete slabs were constructed and tested during the project; two had
uniform cross-sections and one was ribbed. The TL plots and the ISPL plots are shown in
Figure 32 and Figure 33. These plots include results for a 40 mm slab supported on
15 mm OSB on joists.

90
CON152 STC 52
80 CON100 STC 47
CorCON151 STC 51
Transmission Loss, dB

70 CON40_OSB15_WJ235(406) STC 41

60

50

40

30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 32: TL plots for the concrete slabs used in the project.

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95

90

85

80

ISPL, dB
75

70

65
CON152 IIC 27
60 CON100 IIC 20
CorCON151 IIC 21
55
CON40_OSB15_WJ235 IIC 15
50
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 33: NISPL for the concrete slabs used in the project.

Changes to the sub-floor

In this section the changes that are discussed are changes that were made using the
basic structure of the reference floor. So, in each case the joists were 235 mm deep
(406 mm o.c.), resilient metal channels were 610 mm o.c and there was 152 mm of glass
fibre in the cavity.

Changing material

Changes in sub-floor thickness, such as changing from 15 to 19 mm OSB or from 16 to

25 mm plywood, had only a small effect on TL or ISPL. The changes were consistent with
the changes in weight of the sub-floor so no comparison plots are shown here.

Number of layers

Adding a second layer to the sub-floor also gave results that were consistent with what
might be expected from doubling the weight. It was shown in Figure 26 that the TL
spectra for double layers of gypsum board showed evidence of a mass-air-mass
resonance. The corresponding plot for double layers of OSB (Figure 31) did too. The
difference plots for complete floor systems with single and double sub-floor layers do not
show any obvious resonances (Figure 34).

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10
X_GFB152_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_nG16
8

Increase in Transmission Loss, dB

6

0
OSB15 1G16
-2 OSB15 2G16
PLY15 2G16

-4
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 34: Increase in TL due to doubling of number of layers in the sub-floor.

The first code in the legend denotes the subfloor material, the second code is the
number of layers of gypsum board in the ceiling.

Changing the number of layers in the sub-floor while maintaining the same mass per unit
area produced more interesting results. Figure 35 and Figure 36 show changes due to
substitution of two layers of 13 mm plywood for a single 25 mm layer. There are
significant improvements in TL from 250 to 2500 Hz and over a slightly wider frequency
range for ISPL. The same effect was seen for the plywood sub-floors tested without
ceilings (Figure 27 and Figure 28).

80
nPLYxx_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G15.9
70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40
TLF-95-131a STC 58 2PLY13
30
TLF-96-065a STC 56 PLY25

20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 35: TL plots showing effect of changing sub-floor from one layer of 25 mm
thick plywood to two layers of 13 mm plywood.

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nPLYxx_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G15.9
80

70

ISPL, dB
60

50

2PLY13, IIC 53
40
PLY25, IIC 48
30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 36: ISPL plots showing effect of changing sub-floor from one layer of 25
mm thick plywood to two layers of 13 mm plywood.

Changes to the ceiling

Type of gypsum board

Changing the type of the gypsum board used in the floors caused changes in
transmission loss and impact sound pressure level that were in accord with the changes
in weight. No comparison plots are shown here.

Number of layers

Adding a second layer of gypsum board increased sound insulation in accord with the
additional weight. Earlier, the mass-air-mass resonance that occurs between two layers
of gypsum board tested as a ceiling only was shown to cause a dip in the transmission
loss curves around 1000 Hz. The resonance still occurs in complete floors. Figure 37
and Figure 38 show the changes that result from adding a second layer of gypsum board.
The resonance dip is obvious and quite narrow in two cases, but rather broad for the
double layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board.

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OSB15_GFB152_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_nGxx

Increase in Transmission Loss, dB

6

5 G16
G13
G13L
4

1
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 37: Increase in TL caused by adding a second layer of gypsum board.

6
Decrease in ISPL, dB

2 G16
G13
1 G13L

0
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 38: Decrease in ISPL caused by adding a second layer of gypsum board.

Resilient channel effects

The positioning of resilient metal channels is an important issue for fire resistance ratings
and for sound insulation. Measurements on the reference floor with resilient metal
channels spaced uniformly at different separations showed a dependence of STC and IIC
1
on channel separation or, the total length of channels in the floor ; as the spacing
between channels decreased, so did the sound insulation. TL and ISPL results for the
cases with uniformly spaced channels are shown in Figure 39 and Figure 40. The STC

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ranges from 47 to 52 and the IIC from 40 to 46 with the greatest changes occurring
around 125 Hz.

80

70 200 mm oc STC 47
305 mm oc STC 49
60 406 mm oc STC 50
600 mm oc STC 52
50
TL, dB

40

30
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(nnn)_G16
20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 39: Sound transmission loss for wood joist floors with four uniformly
spaced resilient metal channel arrangements.

90
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(sss)_G16
80

70
ISPL, dB

60

50
RC13(200), IIC 40
40 RC13(305), IIC 42
RC13(406), IIC 42
30 RC13(610), IIC 46

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 40: Impact sound pressure levels for wood joist floors with four uniformly
spaced resilient metal channel arrangements.

Figure 41 shows how transmission loss decreases as the total length of resilient metal
channels supporting the ceiling layer increases. The frequencies shown are those where
the effect is most prominent. At other frequencies there is still an effect due to increasing
the length of the channels, but it is about 1/3 of that shown in the figure.

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It was established during the fire resistance part of the project that to ensure good fire
?
resistance, some means of attaching the butt ends of the gypsum board more firmly was
needed. So, starting with a uniform array of resilient metal channels spaced 406 mm o.c.,
additional pieces of channel were added to support the butt ends. The various layouts of
channels to support single and double layers of gypsum board are shown in reference
[1]. Here, it is enough to note that additional pieces of channels reduced sound insulation.
The data points for these cases are for total channel lengths around 57 m. The trend for
uniformly spaced channels is quite regular but when the additional channels are added,
there is considerable scatter in the data.

35
610 mm o.c. 406 mm 305 mm o.c. 80 Hz
203 mm o.c.
100 Hz

160 125 Hz
30
160 Hz
TL, dB

25

125

20
80 Hz

100
15
30 40 50 60 70 80 90
RC Length, m

Figure 41: TL versus the total length of resilient metal channels supporting the
15.9 mm gypsum board ceiling. The lines are best fits to the data.

Similar data for the ISPL are shown in Figure 42. The dependence on the length of the
resilient metal channels is again greatest around 125 Hz.

?
The “butt end” of a sheet of gypsum board is the edge with the shorter length, usually
1.2 m, that is untapered.

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80

75

70

ISPL, dB
65

60

125 Hz
55 250 Hz
500 Hz
1 kHz
50
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
RC length, m

Figure 42: ISPL versus the total length of resilient metal channels supporting the
15.9 mm gypsum board ceiling.

Resilient metal channels versus other ceiling support methods.

The dependence of sound insulation on resilient metal channel spacing demonstrates

that energy transmission through the ceiling support is an important limiting mechanism
for floor sound insulation. Figure 43 and Figure 44 show data for different furring systems
that might be used to support gypsum board. In addition to the simple systems that were
attached directly to the joists, a more complicated system was built where the gypsum
board was suspended from the joists using 12-gauge wire, C- and U-channels. The C-
channels were 610 mm o.c with tops held 6 mm below bottom of the joists by the wire. U-
channels were wired at right angles to the C-channels and spaced 610 mm o.c. The
overall cavity depth was 298 mm. This floor is compared in the figures with floors having
cavity depths of about 250 mm. Other comparisons show that the difference in cavity
depth has a negligible effect in this case.

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80 OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_X(yyy)_G16

70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

40

30
Wire, C and U channels, STC 54
RC 610mm oc, STC 52
20 U channel 610mm oc, STC 43
wood furring 610mm oc, STC 42
direct contact, STC 34
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 43: TL for different methods of supporting a single sheet of 15.9 mm

gypsum board.

100

OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_X(yyy)_G16
90

80

70
ISPL, dB

60

50 Direct contact, IIC 30

RC13(610), IIC 46
40 UC22(610), IIC 36
WFUR19(610), IIC 35
30
wire_CC40(610)_UC25(610), IIC 49
20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 44: ISPL for different methods of supporting a single sheet of 15.9 mm
gypsum board.

These results suggest that ceiling suspension systems might be developed that would
increase sound insulation. However, fire resistance and installation costs must also be
considered for potential new systems. There may be greater benefits from simply adding
a second sheet of gypsum board to the ceiling.

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sound absorbing material

Thickness and type of sound absorbing material

The effects of different thicknesses and types of sound absorbing material were
examined in a 235 mm deep wood joist floor, a 457 mm deep wood I-joist floor, and a
203 mm steel joist floor. In each case joists were 406 mm o.c. Apart from the different
joist types, the construction elements were the same as used in the reference floor. The
dependence of STC and IIC on percentage thickness is shown in Figure 45 and Figure
46.

These figures show that sound transmission class and impact insulation class increase
fairly linearly with the amount of sound absorbing material in the cavity. In the 250 mm
deep cavity there is an apparent maximum reached in the STC when the cavity is about
80% full. This is not the case, however, in the 470 mm deep cavity. The trends for IIC are
less clear. The second point to note from these graphs is that the more dense rock fibre
batts give small but definite improvements in sound insulation relative to the glass fibre
batts.

Cellulose fibre was installed in two ways: as a layer wet-sprayed on to the underside of
the floor and blown in from the top of the steel joist cavity. From the limited data
available, it is not possible to say whether the wet-sprayed cellulose fibre gives sound
insulation much different from the glass and rock fibre. Only two thicknesses were tested
with the larger thickness being about 70 mm.

Tests in the steel joist floor with blown-in cellulose, glass fibre and rock fibre batts of the
same thickness gave unsatisfactory data. The rock and cellulose fibre results were
significantly better than the results for the glass fibre obtained at the same time.
However, the construction with glass fibre was built and tested three times at different
times in the project. Two of the results were not significantly different from the results for
the rock and cellulose fibre, while one was. The reason for the difference is not known.

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60
GFB 250 mm
RFB 250 mm
CFS 250 mm
58 GFB 470 mm
RFB 470 mm
GFB 215mm
56 RFB 215 mm
CFL 215 mm

STC
54

52

50

48
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent full

Figure 45: Dependence of STC on thickness of layer of sound absorbing material

in a 235 mm wood joist floor (filled and unfilled circles), a 457 mm deep wood
I-joist floor (filled and unfilled squares), and a 205 mm deep steel joist floor (filled
and unfilled triangles). GFB = glass fibre batts, RFB = rock fibre batts, CFS =
sprayed on cellulose fibre, CFL = blown-in cellulose fibre. The dimensions
following these codes give the cavity depth.

53
GFB 250 mm
RFB 250 mm
CFS 250 mm
51 GFB 470 mm
RFB 470 mm
GFB 215mm
RFB 215 mm
49
CFL 215 mm
IIC

47

45

43

41
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent Full

Figure 46: Dependence of IIC on thickness of layer of sound absorbing material

in a 235 mm wood joist floor (filled and unfilled circles), a 457 mm deep wood
I-joist floor (filled and unfilled squares), and a 205 mm deep steel joist floor(filled
and unfilled triangles). GFB = glass fibre batts, RFB = rock fibre batts, CFS =
sprayed on cellulose fibre, CFL = blown-in cellulose fibre. The dimensions
following these codes give the cavity depth.

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Figure 47 and Figure 48 show improvements in sound insulation due to increasing

thickness of glass fibre in the 470 mm deep wood I-joist floor. The improvements are
relative to the 90 mm thickness in each case. There is no very clear trend except for the
frequencies around 250 Hz for the TL plot. Similar plots for the 250 mm deep solid wood
joist case show even less pattern.

8
152 mm
7
180 mm
6 292 mm
354 mm
Increase in TL, dB

5 456 mm

-1
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 47: Increase in TL due to different thicknesses of glass fibre in a 470 mm

deep wood I-joist floor. The increases are relative to the 90 mm thickness.

7
152 mm
6 180 mm
292 mm
5 354 mm
Reduction in ISPL, dB

456 mm
4

-1
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 48: Reduction in ISPL due to different thicknesses of glass fibre in a

470 mm deep wood I-joist floor. The reductions are relative to the 90 mm
thickness.

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In one of the tests in the wood joist floor, the 250 mm deep cavity was overfilled with
three 90 mm thick glass fibre batts (100% full results). Comparison of the results for this
construction with the case where the same floor was 87% full, shows that the additional
thickness and the compression of the glass fibre does not significantly change the sound
transmission loss nor the impact sound levels from the ISO tapping machine.

The apparent anomalies in these results are due to the combined effects of the pounding
during impact testing, minor variations in construction and materials, and the inherent
uncertainty in measurement. To obtain more reliable information on the effect of different
sound absorbing materials on transmission loss requires a test series designed to extract
that information only. The project was not designed for such detailed investigations.

Effect of joist depth

Solid Wood Joists

Increasing the depth of the joists and so the floor cavity should, according to simple
theory, increase the transmission loss. In Figure 49 transmission losses for three solid
wood joist depths are shown. The elements of the floor were the same as for the
reference floor except for the changing joist depth. The corresponding plots for impact
sound pressure level are in Figure 50. Improvements in sound insulation are primarily
confined to the frequency range from 80 to160 Hz in both figures. This suggests that
transmission by some other path, probably through the resilient metal channels, is more
important than transmission through the air and sound absorbing material in the cavity.

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OSB15_WJnnn(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

40

30 TLF-95-159a STC 50 184 mm

TLF-95-151a STC 52 235 mm
TLF-95-215a STC 52 286 mm
20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 49: TL for 38 mm solid wood joists with different depths.

90
OSB15_WJnnn(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

80

70

60

50

40 IIF-95-061 IIC 44 184 mm

Mean Ref IIC 46 235 mm
IIF-95-075 IIC 46 286 mm
30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 50: ISPL for 38 mm solid wood joists with different depths.

Steel Joist Depth

Three steel joist floors with differing joist depths were constructed. The other elements
were the same as for the reference floor. Transmission loss and impact sound pressure
level plots are shown in Figure 51 and Figure 52. These plots show more variation at mid
and high frequencies than those just shown for solid wood joists, but similar trends
effects are evident at low frequencies. Again changes in STC and IIC are negligible.

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OSB16_SJnnn(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9

60

Transmission Loss, dB
50

40

30

TLF-97-059a STC 51 203 mm

20 TLF-97-065a STC 51 254 mm
TLF-97-069a STC 52 305 mm

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 51: TL for steel joist floors with different joist depths.

90

OSB16_SJnnn(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

80

70

60

50
IIF-97-029 IIC 45 SJ203
IIF-97-032 IIC 44 SJ254
40 IIF-97-034 IIC 44 SJ305

30
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 52: ISPL for steel joist floors with different joist depths.

I-joist Depth

The effect of depth was evaluated in the same way for manufactured wood I-joists. For
these measurements (Figure 53 and Figure 54) the range in depth was much greater.
Again the transmission loss at low frequencies increases as joist depth increases but the
impact sound pressure level plot does not show such a clear trend.

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80
OSB15_WInnn(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
70

60

Transmission Loss, dB
50

40

30 TLF-96-073a STC 52 241mm

TLF-96-075a STC 53 355mm
20 TLF-96-101a STC 53 457mm

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 53: TL for wood I-joists with different depths.

90

OSB15_WInnn(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

80

70

60

50

40
IIF-96-024 241 mm IIC 45
30 IIF-96-028 355 mm IIC 45
IIF-96-044 457 mm IIC 47

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 54: ISPL for wood I-joists with different depths.

Wood Truss Depth

Wood truss-joists with different depths were tested with the joists spaced 488 and
610 mm apart. Only two floors were constructed in each category. With the truss-joists
488 mm o.c., increasing the joist depth gave significant improvements. With a spacing of
610 mm, there were no significant changes (See Figure 55 to Figure 58). Further
investigation is needed to properly understand truss-joist floors.

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80
OSB15_WTxxx(488)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

40

30
TLF-97-039a, STC 52, 356 mm
TLF-97-041a, STC 55, 457 mm
20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 55: TL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses spaced
488 mm o.c.

90
OSB15_WTnnn(488)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

80

70

60

50
IIF-97-019 356 mm IIC 41
40 IIF-97-020 457 mm IIC 44

30
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 56: ISPL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses
spaced 488 mm o.c.

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80
OSB15_WTxxx(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

40 TLF-97-045a, STC 54, 356 mm

30 TLF-97-043a, STC 53, 457 mm

20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 57: TL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses spaced
610 mm o.c.

90

OSB15_WTnnn(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
80
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

70

60

50

40 IIF-97-022 356 mm IIC 42

IIF-97-021 457 mm IIC 42
30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 58: ISPL for wood truss floors with different truss depths and trusses
spaced 610 mm o.c.

Effect of Joist Spacing

Solid wood joists

Floors with solid wood joists at four different joist spacings were tested. The TL spectra
are in Figure 59 and the ISPL spectra are in Figure 60. Changes in TL are evident above

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125 Hz, but below that joist spacing has no effect. Changes in impact sound pressure
level are smaller than changes in transmission loss.

80
OSB15_WJ235(nnn)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
70

Transmission Loss, dB 60

50

40
TLF-96-031a STC 50 305 mm
30 Mean Ref STC 52 406 mm
TLF-96-043a STC 52 508 mm
20
TLF-96-035a STC 54 610 mm

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 59: TL for solid wood joists (38 x 235 mm) with different joist spacing.

90
OSB15_WJ235(nnn)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
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80

70

60

50

40 IIF-96-007 IIC 44 305 mm

Mean Ref IIC 46 406 mm
IIF-96-013 IIC 46 500 mm
30 IIF-96-009 IIC 46 610 mm

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 60: ISPL for solid wood joists (38 x 235 mm) with different joist spacing.

Steel Joists

Only two steel joist floors with different joist spacing were constructed. The data are
presented in Figure 61 and Figure 62. The transmission loss plot shows greater changes
than does the impact sound pressure level plot, but it is not possible to draw conclusions
with so few data.

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OSB16_SJ203(nnn)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9

60

Transmission Loss, dB
50

40

30

TLF-97-059a STC 51 406mm oc

20
TLF-97-063a STC 53 610mm oc

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 61: TL for steel joist floors with two different joist spacings.

90

OSB16_SJ203(nnn)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

80

70

60

50

IIF-97-029 406 mm IIC 45

40
IIF-97-031 610 mm IIC 44

30
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 62: ISPL for steel joist floors with two different joist spacings.

Wood Trusses

Three wood truss floors may be compared to see effects of joist spacing. The data in
Figure 63 and Figure 64 show no clear trends.

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80
OSB15_WT356(xxx)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

40 TLF-97-033a, STC 54, 406 mm

TLF-97-039a, STC 52, 488 mm
30 TLF-97-045a, STC 54, 610 mm

20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 63: TL for wood truss floors with different spacing.

90
OSB15_WT356(nnn)_GFB152_RC13(600)_G15.9
80
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

70

60

50

IIF-97-017 406 mm IIC 42

40
IIF-97-019 488 mm IIC 41
IIF-97-022 610 mm IIC 42
30

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 64: ISPL for wood truss floors with different spacing.

Steel Joist floors

Effect of gauge of steel

Three floors were constructed using 203 mm deep steel joists formed from 14, 16, and 18
gauge metal. In all other respects the floors were nominally identical to the reference
floor. The transmission loss and impact sound pressure level plots for the three
constructions are shown in Figure 65 and Figure 66. The IIC ratings are not significantly

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different. Although the STC ratings range from 50 to 52 with the lighter gauge joists
getting the lowest STC rating, this STC difference should not be considered significant. In
the earlier discussion of rebuild repeatability data were presented that suggested that
steel joist floors might show greater variability than wood joist floors. Until more data are
available, it is best to assume that there is no significant effect on the sound insulation
due to steel gauge for the range of gauges considered.

70
OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9

60
Transmission Loss, dB

50

40

30
TLF-97-057a STC 52 14 gauge

TLF-97-059a STC 51 16 gauge

20
TLF-97-061a STC 50 18 gauge

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 65: TL for three floors differing only in the metal gauge used to form the
steel joists.

90
OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
Impact Sound Pressure Level, dB

80

70

60

50
IIF-97-028 IIC 45 14 gauge
IIF-97-029 IIC 45 16 gauge
40
IIF-97-030 IIC 44 18 gauge

30
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 66: ISPL for three floors differing only in the metal gauge used to form the
steel joists.

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Type of Joist

To determine the differences in sound insulation that can be attributed to the type of joist
or truss used requires comparisons among floors that are practically identical in all details
of their construction except for the type of joist or truss. Practical considerations required
that during the project not all joist depths, spacings and types were tested with the same
subfloor, ceiling, sound absorbing material and resilient metal channel arrangements.
However, some data are available for comparison for a joist spacing of 406 mm.

The data are presented in Figure 67 and Figure 68. These plots show that the steel joist
specimen gave significantly better sound insulation than the other two around 100 Hz but
joist type had no effect on the STC. The impact sound pressure level plot for the steel
joist floor shows large differences with respect to the other two types of joist floors but the
range in IIC ratings is small.

80
WJ235(406), STC 51
70 WI241(406), STC 51
SJ254(406), STC 51
60

50
TL, dB

40

30

20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 67: Transmission Loss for three floors with different joist types with 15 mm
OSB subfloors, 150 mm of glass fibre batts , resilient metal channels 610 mm
o.c. and a single layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board.

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80

70

60

ISPL, dB
50

40
WJ235(406) IIC 46
WI241(406) IIC 45
30
SJ254(406) IIC 44

20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 68: Normalised impact sound pressure levels for three floors with different
joist types with 15 mm OSB subfloors, 150 mm of glass fibre batts , resilient
metal channels 610 mm o.c. and a single layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board.

Wood I-joist type

Eight floors, nominally identical except for the type of I-joist, were tested to determine
whether I-joist type had an effect on the sound insulation. All floors in this sub-set had the
same construction as the reference floor except for the use of the I-joists.

Differences among the floors were only in the I-joist construction; these differences are
detailed in Table 1. The data are plotted in Figure 69 and Figure 70. The range in STC
and IIC values obtained is significant and perplexing. No reason has been found for these
disparate ratings. None of the physical parameters in the table correlate with the STC or
with the IIC ratings, which are also quite dissimilar. The first and eighth I-joists in the
table, for example, appear to be identical yet the STC ratings for floors constructed with
them differ by 3 points. The differences in IIC and STC in the table can not be explained
on the basis of the small variations in weight of the floor constituents.

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80
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
70

Transmission Loss, dB
60

50

TLF-96-069a STC 51
40
TLF-96-071a STC 51
TLF-96-073a STC 52
30 TLF-96-127a STC 52
TLF-96-131a STC 53
TLF-96-159a STC 50
20 TLF-97-007a STC 48
TLF-97-029a STC 48
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 69: Transmission loss values for floors differing only in the type of I-joist
used.

90
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
80

70
ISPL, dB

60
IIF-96-022 IIC 45
IIF-96-023 IIC 46
50 IIF-96-024 IIC 45
IIF-96-055 IIC 45
40 IIF-96-057 IIC 46
IIF-96-070 IIC 44
30 IIF-97-004 IIC 42
IIF-97-015 IIC 42
20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 70: Normalized impact sound pressure levels for floors differing only in the
type of I-joist used.

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Table 1: I-joist properties, STC and IIC ratings for nominally identical floors

Flange
Web Rimboard avg. mass
TestID TestID OSB Frame Ceiling
Manu- dimensions per unit
and and mass, mass, mass,
facturer length of
Material STC IIC kg kg kg
Thick- Thick- beam kg/m
Horiz- Verti-
material ness, Material ness,
ontal cal
mm mm
solid TLF-96-069a IIF-96-022
A 64 38 OSB 10 OSB 22 3.4 179.9 202.9 196.8
wood 51 45
solid TLF-96-071a IIF-96-023
A 38 64 OSB 10 OSB 22 3.1 181.8 189.8 198.8
wood 51 46
solid TLF-96-073a IIF-96-023
A 89 38 OSB 11 OSB 22 4.3 188.6 251.9 198.2
wood 52 45
TLF-96-127a IIF-96-055
B LVL 38 38 OSB 9.5 OSB 32 3 179.1 200.6 181.1
52 45
TLF-96-131a IIF-96-057
B LVL 57 38 OSB 9.5 OSB 32 4.1 179.3 252.3 204.3
53 46
TLF-96-159a IIF-96-070
C LVL 38 38 plywood 9.5 plywood 25 2.5 181.2 163.2 200.7
50 44
TLF-97-007a IIF-97-004
D LVL 38 38 OSB 9.5 OSB 25 3.1 173.3 158.6 199.3
48 42
solid TLF-97-029a IIF-97-015
E 64 38 OSB 9.5 OSB 28 3.4 173.4 213.9 196.7
wood 48 42
Rimboard attachment
A: 3"x.14" diameter common nails, two in top flange of I-joist and two in bottom flange
B: 10d (3") common nails, one in top flange of I-joist and one in bottom flange
C: 8d (2-1/2") common nails, one in top flange of I-joist and one in bottom flange
D: 8d (2-1/2") common nails, one in top flange of I-joist and one in bottom flange
E: 8d (2-1/2") common nails, one in top flange of I-joist and one in bottom flange

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Wood Truss-Joist Type

Two floors were constructed, differing only in the type of truss used. In each case the
trusses were 356 mm deep and 610 mm o.c. In one case the trusses were constructed
from 38 x 89 mm lumber with a 38 mm wide bearing surface. In the other case, the
trusses were constructed from 38 x 64 mm lumber with a 64 mm wide bearing surface.
The other elements of the floors were the same as the reference floor.

The one-third octave band plots in Figure 71 and Figure 72 suggest there may be some
effect associated with the flange width, more measurements are needed to determine
whether this is so. If there is an effect, it appears to be rather small in this case.

90
OSB19_WT356(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9
80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

TLF-97-047a, 38 x 89, STC 54

30
TLF-97-053a, 64 x 38, STC 55
20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 71: Transmission loss spectra for two floors differing only in the orientation
and type of lumber used to build the trusses. The first dimension is the width of
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90

IIF-97-023, 38 x 89 mm, IIC 42

80
IIF-97-026, 64 x 38 mm, IIC 43

70

ISPL, dB
60

50

40 OSB19_WT356(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G15.9

30
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 72: Impact sound pressure level spectra for two floors differing only in the
orientation and type of lumber used to build the trusses. The first dimension is
the width of the flange in contact with the OSB. The second is the depth of the
flange.

In all of the above comparisons, comparisons are made uncertain or impossible by the
sparsity of the data. Despite the relatively small values of re-build repeatability obtained
for the solid wood joist reference floor, it is still not possible to be precise about the effect
of joist type, depth and spacing on sound insulation. In reference 1, the effects on these
variables on STC and IIC were found to be small for floors incorporating resilient metal
channels.

Improving floors

Occupants of older homes often want to increase the sound insulation of a floor. Four
methods for doing so were examined. The base floor consisted of

one layer of 15 mm OSB subfloor

38 x 235 mm wood joists, 406 mm o.c.
one layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board
screwed directly to the joists
STC 33, IIC 28

Method 1: It is commonly believed that adding resilient metal channels and a layer of
gypsum board to the existing gypsum board is an effective way to increase the sound
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in the cavity of a wall or floor will significantly increase the sound insulation even when
the gypsum board is directly attached to the joists or studs. Previous experience has
shown that neither technique is effective. In the first method used to improve the base
floor, both of these techniques were evaluated together. 152 mm glass fibre batts were
added to the cavity of the base floor. Resilient metal channels were attached to the
existing gypsum board and a second layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board was added to the
ceiling. These alterations resulted in STC and IIC values of 38 and 31.

Method 1
Adding sound absorbing material, resilient
metal channels and gypsum board.
STC 38, IIC 31

Method 2: In the second method 38 x 89 mm resilient steel studs were screwed to the
joists through the existing gypsum board, 89 mm thick glass fibre batts were placed in the
cavities between the steel studs, and one layer of 15.9 mm gypsum board was screwed
to the steel studs. The STC and IIC obtained were 53 and 46.

Method 2
Adding resilient steel studs sound
absorbing material, and gypsum board.
STC 53, IIC 46

Method 3: Method 3 used wire and U-channels to support an additional layer of gypsum
board at a distance of 90 mm from the existing ceiling. 89 mm thick glass fibre batts were
placed in the cavity between the layers of gypsum board. The STC and IIC obtained were
52 and 46.

Method 3
Adding wire and U-channels to support
additional gypsum board
STC 52, IIC 46

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th
Method 4: In the 4 case the existing ceiling was removed completely, 152 mm thick
glass fibre batts were placed in the cavity and a new ceiling consisting of 2 layers of
gypsum board on resilient metal channels was installed. The STC and IIC for this
assembly are 55 and 49 respectively, demonstrating that it is best to follow good
acoustical practice from the beginning or, when this has not been done, to correct the
construction so it becomes properly designed. The transmission loss and impact sound
pressure level values are plotted for each case in Figure 73 and Figure 74.

Method 4
Floor rebuilt to conform to good acoustical
practice.
STC 55, IIC 49

90
G15.9 STC 34
G15.9_RC13(610)_G15.9 STC 38
80 G15.9_wire_UC25(610)_GFB90_G15.9 STC 52
G15.9_SS89_GFB90_G15.9 STC 53
70 RC13(610)_2G15.9 STC 55
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20

10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 73: Transmission losses for base floor and upgraded versions. The coded
descriptions in the legend identify the construction materials attached to the
underside of the joists.

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100

90

80

70

ISPL, dB
60

50 G15.9 IIC 28
G15.9_RC13(610)_G15.9 IIC 31
40
G15.9_wire_UC25(610)_GFB90_G15.9 IIC 46
G15.9_SS89_GFB90_G15.9 IIC 46
30
RC13(610)_2G15.9 IIC 49
20
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

Figure 74: Impact sound pressure levels for base floor and upgraded versions.
The coded descriptions in the legend identify the construction materials attached
to the underside of the joists.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

Joist and beam layouts

For some of the constructions, the ratio of the length of the test frame and the joist
spacing was not an integer. This results in there being small cavities at each end of the
floor. Cavities such as these can increase sound transmission to a degree that depends
on the details in each case. This effect was not extensively investigated during the
1
project. Detailed information on joist layout is provided in the earlier report .

Gypsum board installation

All gypsum board joints were caulked and covered with metal tape. Tests in this
laboratory have shown that this method of finishing gives identical results to those
obtained when the gypsum board is finished with paper tape and gypsum compound.

Gypsum board was applied with the long axis perpendicular to the resilient metal
channels, furring or joists as appropriate and screwed 610 mm o.c. in the base layer and
305 mm o.c. in the face layer.

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MATERIAL PROPERTIES

Dimensions, Weights and Densities

A certain amount of variation in the physical properties of building materials is inevitable.

The values given below for generic materials, such as joists, are typical. In other cases,
measured values are given. The reader can deduce what is being presented from the
context.

Solid Wood Joists

3
Dimensions Density, kg/m kg/m
38 x 184 390 2.8
38 x 235 401 3.7
38 x 286 404 4.4

Wood I-joists
Flange Joist
Manufacturer Weight,
Horizontal x Flange material Web Depth,
ID kg/m
vertical mm
A 64 x 38 solid wood 10 mm OSB 241 3.4
A 38 x 64 solid wood 10 mm OSB 241 3.1
A 89 x 38 solid wood 11mm OSB 241 4.3
A 89 x 38 solid wood 11mm OSB 356 5.2
A 89 x 38 solid wood 12mm OSB 457 5.8
B 38 x 38 LVL* 9.5 mm OSB 241 3.0
B 57 x 38 LVL 9.5 mm OSB 241 4.1
C 38 x 38 LVL 9.5 mm plywood 241 2.5
D 38 x 38 LVL 9.5 mm OSB 241 3.1
E 64 x 38 solid wood 9.5 mm OSB 241 3.4

* Laminated veneer lumber

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Wood Trusses

All trusses were formed from 38 x 89 mm lumber with the exception of the case marked
with an asterisk which used 38 x 64 mm lumber. In the latter case, the bearing surface
was 64 mm wide. In all other cases, the bearing surface was 38 mm wide. The following
table and figures give relevant construction details.

mass/unit
Depth, mm Width, mm
length (kg/m)
356 38 4.8
356 38 4.8
356 38 5.4
457 38 5.1
457 38 5.2
610 38 5.4
356 64 4.5

Figure 75: Construction of 356 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 89 mm lumber.

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Figure 76: Construction of 356 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 64 mm lumber

Figure 77: Construction of 457 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 89 mm lumber.

Figure 78: Construction of 610 mm deep wood trusses using 38 x 89 mm lumber.

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Steel Joists, C section

mass/unit
Depth, mm Gauge of steel
length (kg/m)
203 14 4.3
203 16 3.5
203 18 2.8
203 16 3.5
254 16 4.4
305 16 5.0

Floor Layers
2
OSB 15.1 mm thick = 8.8 kg/m
2
OSB 19 mm thick =10.3 kg/m

2
Wood particle board, 9.5 kg/m

2
Plywood 13 mm thick = 5.7 kg/m
2
Plywood 15.1 mm thick = 7.1 kg/m
2
Plywood 25 mm thick = 12.1 kg/m

Sound Absorbing Material

3
65 mm thick glass fibre, 10.8 kg/m
3
89 mm thick R12 glass fibre. 10.6 kg/m
3
152 mm thick R20 glass fibre, 11.1 kg/m
3
202 mm thick R28 glass fibre. 13 kg/m

3
89 mm thick R13 rock fibre, 28.3 kg/m
3
210 mm thick R32 rock fibre, 36 kg/m

3
30 mm sprayed-on cellulose fibre, 52 kg/m
3
72 mm sprayed-on cellulose fibre, 48 kg/m
3
blown-in cellulose fibre, 23 kg/m

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Metal Furring

58 mm
resilient metal channels 13 mm
11 mm
deep 25 Ga., 0.26 kg/m
32 mm

12 mm 12 mm

68 mm
U-channels, cold-rolled, 25 mm

25 mm
deep, 25 Ga. 0.37 kg/m
35 mm

38 mm
C-channels, cold-rolled,
11 x 38 mm, 0.42 kg/m

11 mm

Wood furring strips and cross-bracing

Nominally 1" x 3" actually 19 x 64 mm, 0.47 kg/m

Gypsum Board
2
15.9 mm thick, fire-rated Type X gypsum board, surface weight = 11.3 kg/m
2
12.7 mm thick fire-rated Type C gypsum board, surface weight = 9.1 kg/m
2
12.7 mm thick Type 1500 gypsum board, surface weight = 7.4 kg/m

Concrete
3
Gypsum concrete, 1862 kg/m
3 2
100 mm IRC reference concrete slab, 2330 kg/m , 233 kg/m
3 2
150 mm IRC reference concrete slab, 2375 kg/m , 356 kg/m .
3
35 mm thick IRC reference concrete slab, 2101 kg/m .
3
35 mm thick concrete slab poured on top of floor, 2448 kg/m .

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The metal pan for the ribbed concrete floor was 0.9 mm thick with the dimensions shown
3 2
here. The concrete density was 2401 kg/m , for a surface density of 272 kg/m .

73 51 73

150
25 25 25

76
57 57
75

L
c

Young’s modulus

Some measurements of Young’s modulus have been made on the major materials used
in the project. These measurements will be supplemented as needed in further work to
develop analytical models for predicting sound insulation. The measurements were made
in two ways: by measuring the resonance of a bar of the material and by measuring the
longitudinal wave speed across a sample of the material. The values are given in Table
2.

Table 2: Values of Young’s modulus for some materials in project

2
Young’s modulus, N/m
Standard
Material Cut Mean
deviation
9 8
15.9 mm Gypsum board Across long axis 2.0 x 10 1.5 x 10
9 8
Along long axis 3.2 x 10 1.3 x 10
9 8
OSB Across long axis 2.1 x 10 1.3 x 10
9 8
Along long axis 6.8 x 10 1.5 x 10
9 8
Plywood Across long axis 2.4 x 10 3.1 x 10
9 8
Along long axis 7.6 x 10 2.7 x 10
10
Concrete 3.3 x 10
11
Steel 2.2 x 10

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 REFERENCES

REFERENCES

REFERENCES
1
Summary Report For Consortium On Fire Resistance And Sound Insulation Of Floors:
Sound Transmission Class And Impact Insulation Class Results. A.C.C. Warnock and
J.A. Birta. Internal report IRC-IR-766. April 1998.

2
R.E. Halliwell, J.D. Quirt, and A.C.C. Warnock, “Design and Commissioning of a New
Floor Sound Transmission Facility”, Proc INCE 93, p995.

3
ASTM E90 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound
Transmission Loss of Building Partitions.

4
ASTM E413 Classification for Rating Sound Insulation.

5
ASTM E492 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Impact Sound
Transmission through Floor-ceiling Assemblies using the Tapping Machine.

6
ASTM E989 Standard Classification for Determination of Impact Insulation Class.

7
ASTM E1289 Standard Specification for reference specimen for sound transmission
loss.

8
J.H. Rindel and D. Hoffmeyer, Proceedings of INCE 91, p279-282, 1991.

9
Quirt, J.D. "Sound transmission through windows. I. Single and double glazing" Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America 72(3), 1982 pp. 834-844.

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 Appendix

This appendix presents the transmission losses and normalized impact sound pressure
levels for the floors tested during the project.
The identifiers for the airborne and impact tests are at the top right of each page,
followed by the coded description of the construction. The coding system is explained in
the main part of this report but, for convenience, the coded description is converted into a
table on the upper right of each page giving for each layer, the material name, the
number of layers (N), the thickness in mm (Thick.) and, where appropriate, the spacing
between elements in mm (Spac.). Thickness, as applied to elements such as joists,
means the dimension of the element measured along the axis perpendicular to the plane
of the subfloor and ceiling.
A second material table on the upper right provides weights for the frame,
subfloor and ceiling layers. Below these tables, explanatory notes provide additional
information needed to comprehend the construction details. All dimensions are in mm, all
masses are in kg.
The table on the left side of each page gives the airborne sound transmission
loss and the normalized impact sound pressure level at each frequency, both in decibels.
The last two rows of this table give the ASTM single ratings STC and IIC and the ISO
ratings Rw and Ln,w.
The charts at the bottom of each page display the measured transmission losses
and the normalized impact sound pressure level. The reference contours plotted as three
connected straight lines are the ASTM STC and IIC contours as appropriate.
All of the information presented in the following pages is also in the spreadsheet files on
the disk accompanying this report.
The tests have been grouped to keep results for similar constructions close together. For
detailed investigations, computer comparisons will obviously be preferable. An index at the end of
the appendix facilitates finding specific test results.
Unless otherwise noted, screw patterns used complied with those specified in the
National Building Code of Canada. Gypsum board layers were attached with screws 305 mm o.c.
in face layers, subfloor layers were screwed 150 mm o.c. around the edges of the floor, 305 mm
o.c. in the field in face layers. In base layers, the separations were doubled.

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Table of Contents

Group 1: Solid Wood Joists, Single Layer Subfloors, single ceiling layers ............................... A-3
Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling ............................. A-10
Group 3: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Single Layer Ceiling ............................. A-16
Group 4: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Double layer ceiling.............................. A-20
Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists.......................................... A-24
Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings ............................................................... A-31
Group 7: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, empty cavity...................................... A-42
Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity............................ A-46
Group 9: Solid Wood Joists: Alternative ceiling supports, absorption in cavity ....................... A-55
Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings........................................................... A-58
Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings . A-63
Group 12: Wood I-Joists: Different manufacturers, 240 mm depth.......................................... A-73
Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths ...................................................................... A-76
Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings .................................................................... A-88
Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings .......................................... A-97
Group 16: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, different resilient metal channel
spacing, filled cavity ........................................................................................... A-107
Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor............. A-110
Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor. A-120
Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption ................................................ A-129
Group 20: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Gypsum concrete topping................................................ A-135
Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs ......................................................... A-138
Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only ........................................................................................... A-143
Group 23: Floor Layers Only.............................................................................................. A-150
Group 24 : Different joist lengths ......................................................................................... A-163
Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB..................................................................................... A-168
Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB ........................................................... A-174
Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor................................................................... A-179
Group 28 : Position of glass fibre batts ................................................................................ A-184
Group 29 : Effect of cross-bridging ...................................................................................... A-187
Group 30 : Systems for Improving Floors ............................................................................. A-191
Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability ......................................................................................... A-196
Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability ....................................................................................... A-204
Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping............................................................................... A-213
Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels.................................................................... A-218
Group 35: Number of Joists............................................................................................... A-233

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Group 1: Solid Wood Joists, Single Layer Subfloors, single

ceiling layers

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Mean Ref
Mean Ref
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
Mean Mean Ref, Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
Ref, TL ISPL Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 79
Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79
Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 31 72
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 224.0 ± 11.5
315 46 65
Floor layers 182.4 ± 6.7 9.1 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 202.0 ± 4.3 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 61
800 60 59 This is the arithmetic average of several re-builds of the
1000 62 55 same floor construction.TLF-95-043a, TLF-95-059a,
1250 61 53 TLF-95-093a, TLF-95-121a, TLF-95-151a, TLF-96-047a,
1600 59 51 TLF-96-079a, TLF-96-095a. 38 x 235 x 3924 mm joists.
2000 55 51 Gypsum board layers screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed
2500 53 52 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of
19 x 64 mm cross bridging.
3150 56 48
4000 61 42
5000 66 35
6300 71 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
Mean Ref Mean Ref
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz
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TLF-95-155a
IIF-95-059
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G13
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
155a 059 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 19 79 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 75 Gypsum board 1 13
125 26 76
160 29 75
200 32 74 Mass, kg
250 38 72 Frame 238.8
315 44 67
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
400 50 67
Ceiling layers 129.8 7.3 kg/m 2
500 51 68
630 51 66
800 55 65 1500 lb/MSF board perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board
1000 59 59 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1250 59 56 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging.
1600 58 52
2000 57 48
2500 54 50
3150 52 49
4000 57 43
5000 63 36
6300 69 29
STC/IIC 49 43
Rw/L n,w 48 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-155a IIF-95-059
STC49 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-95-113a
IIF-95-040
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G13
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
113a 040 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 13
125 29 74
160 31 73
200 34 73 Mass, kg
250 39 71 Frame 237.6
315 45 66
Floor layers 192.8 9.6 kg/m 2
400 52 65
Ceiling layers 171.4 9.6 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 54 63
800 58 62 Type C gypsum board attached perpendicular to RC. Gypsum
1000 59 58 board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around
1250 61 54 edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-
bridging.
1600 60 49
2000 59 47
2500 54 50
3150 54 48
4000 58 42
5000 64 36
6300 70 28
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-113a IIF-95-040
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 1: Solid Wood Joists, Single Layer Subfloors, single ceiling layers

TLF-95-127a
IIF-95-045
OSB19_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
127a 045 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 70 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 73
160 33 71
200 37 70 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 237.6
315 45 67
Floor layers 209.0 10.4 kg/m 2
400 53 64
Ceiling layers 207.0 11.6 kg/m 2
500 56 64
630 55 63
800 56 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 60 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 59 53 cross-bridging.
1600 58 51
2000 54 52
2500 53 52
3150 57 47
4000 61 41
5000 66 35
6300 72 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-127a IIF-95-045
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 1: Solid Wood Joists, Single Layer Subfloors, single ceiling layers

TLF-95-133a
IIF-95-048
PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
133a 048 Plywood 1 15
50 15 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 74
160 31 74
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 39 71 Frame 238.8
315 43 67
Floor layers 140.0 7 kg/m 2
400 52 63
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 54 62
800 57 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c.
1000 60 58 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 59 56 cross bridging.
1600 57 53
2000 53 55
2500 50 55
3150 53 52
4000 57 47
5000 61 41
6300 67 35
STC/IIC 50 43
Rw/L n,w 49 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-133a IIF-95-048
STC50 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-8
 Group 1: Solid Wood Joists, Single Layer Subfloors, single ceiling layers

TLF-96-061a
IIF-96-018
PLY25_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
061a 018 Plywood 1 25
50 14 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 32 75
200 36 72 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 203.9
315 45 68
Floor layers 241.7 12 kg/m 2
400 51 68
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 54 67
630 54 65
800 56 62 Type X gypsum, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
1000 60 58 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
1250 58 55 the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 58 54
2000 54 55
2500 53 56
3150 56 51
4000 61 45
5000 66 38
6300 71 31
STC/IIC 52 44
Rw/L n,w 50 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-061a IIF-96-018
STC52 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-9
 Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling

Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer

Ceiling

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 Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-157a
IIF-95-060
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G13
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
157a 060 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 70 Gypsum board 2 13
125 32 72
160 34 69
200 36 69 Mass, kg
250 42 66 Frame 238.8
315 48 61
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
400 56 61
Ceiling layers 259.6 14.6 kg/m 2
500 56 61
630 56 60
800 59 61 1500 lb/MSF board, both layers perpendicular to RC, joints
1000 61 58 staggered. Base layer gypsum board screwed 610 o.c., face
1250 61 54 layer gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1600 61 50
cross bridging.
2000 61 46
2500 58 45
3150 57 46
4000 62 40
5000 67 32
6300 73 24
STC/IIC 54 48
Rw/L n,w 53 62

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-157a IIF-95-060
STC54 IIC48
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-11
 Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-115a
IIF-95-041
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G13
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
115a 041 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 20 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 28 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 67 Gypsum board 2 13
125 34 69
160 35 67
200 39 67 Mass, kg
250 44 65 Frame 237.6
315 50 62
Floor layers 192.8 9.6 kg/m 2
400 58 59
Ceiling layers 343.8 19.3 kg/m 2
500 58 60
630 57 59
800 61 59 Type C gypsum board, both layers perpendicular to RC, joints
1000 61 56 staggered. Base layer screwed 610 o.c., face layer 305 o.c.
1250 63 51 OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 62 47
2000 62 44
2500 59 46
3150 60 42
4000 64 37
5000 69 31
6300 75 23
STC/IIC 56 50
Rw/L n,w 55 60

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-115a IIF-95-041
STC56 IIC50
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-107a
IIF-95-039
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
107a 039 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 75 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 23 73 Glass fibre batts 152
80 28 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 70 Gypsum board 2 16
125 34 68
160 36 70
200 39 69 Mass, kg
250 43 66 Frame 222.2
315 48 64
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
400 56 60
Ceiling layers 384.4 21.6 kg/m 2
500 57 61
630 57 58
800 62 57 RC 610 o.c., perpendicular to joists. 2 layers of Type X gypsum
1000 64 53 board. Both layers of gypsum board perpendicular to RC, joints
1250 64 50 staggered. Base layer gypsum board screwed 610 o.c., face
layer 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around edges,
1600 62 47
305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
2000 58 47
2500 58 46
3150 61 41
4000 65 35
5000 70 29
6300 75 22
STC/IIC 55 49
Rw/L n,w 54 61

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-107a IIF-95-039
STC55 IIC49
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-145a
IIF-95-054
PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
145a 054 Plywood 1 15
50 17 76 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 20 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 28 71 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 68 Gypsum board 2 16
125 33 69
160 36 68
200 39 66 Mass, kg
250 44 65 Frame 238.8
315 48 61
Floor layers 140.0 7 kg/m 2
400 56 58
Ceiling layers 415.0 23.3 kg/m 2
500 58 59
630 58 58
800 60 58 Both layers of gypsum board perpendicular to RC, joints
1000 63 53 staggered. Base layer gypsum screwed 610 o.c., face layer
1250 62 51 screwed 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging.
1600 61 48
2000 57 50
2500 56 49
3150 59 45
4000 62 40
5000 66 34
6300 72 27
STC/IIC 55 49
Rw/L n,w 54 61

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-145a IIF-95-054
STC55 IIC49
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 2: Solid Wood Joists: Single Layer Subfloor, Double Layer Ceiling

TLF-96-065a
IIF-96-020
PLY25_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
065a 020 Plywood 1 25
50 17 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 21 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 27 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 67 Gypsum board 2 16
125 35 67
160 36 70
200 41 67 Mass, kg
250 45 65 Frame 203.9
315 50 64
Floor layers 241.7 12 kg/m 2
400 55 63
Ceiling layers 404.4 22.7 kg/m 2
500 57 62
630 57 61
800 58 59 Both layers of Type X gypsum, perpendicular to RC. Base
1000 61 55 layer gypsum board screwed 610 o.c., face layer gypsum
1250 60 52 board screwed 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around
edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 60 50
2000 58 51
2500 58 50
3150 62 45
4000 66 39
5000 71 32
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 56 48
Rw/L n,w 55 62

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-065a IIF-96-020
STC56 IIC48
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-15
 Group 3: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Single Layer Ceiling

Group 3: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Single Layer

Ceiling

A-16
 Group 3: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Single Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-123a
IIF-95-043
2OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
123a 043 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 20 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 71 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 29 68 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 73
160 33 70
200 39 67 Mass, kg
250 46 66 Frame 237.6
315 52 63
Floor layers 384.4 19.1 kg/m 2
400 58 61
Ceiling layers 207.0 11.6 kg/m 2
500 60 61
630 60 59
800 63 58 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. Both layers of base layer
1000 65 54 OSB screwed 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field, face
1250 66 49 layer OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 63 45
2000 58 47
2500 56 48
3150 60 44
4000 64 39
5000 70 34
6300 75 26
STC/IIC 54 47
Rw/L n,w 54 61

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-123a IIF-95-043
STC54 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 3: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Single Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-129a
IIF-95-046
2PLY13_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
129a 046 Plywood 2 13
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 74
160 30 71
200 35 70 Mass, kg
250 42 66 Frame 237.6
315 47 62
Floor layers 226.2 11.3 kg/m 2
400 55 60
Ceiling layers 207.0 11.6 kg/m 2
500 57 60
630 58 58
800 62 57 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. Base layer plywood screwed
1000 63 52 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer
1250 65 48 plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
Both layers of plywood perpendicular to joists, joints staggered.
1600 63 46
One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
2000 58 48
2500 54 49
3150 56 45
4000 59 41
5000 64 36
6300 70 28
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 51 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-129a IIF-95-046
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 3: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Single Layer Ceiling

TLF-95-149a
IIF-95-056
2PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
149a 056 Plywood 2 15
50 15 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 74
160 33 73
200 37 69 Mass, kg
250 43 67 Frame 238.8
315 47 64
Floor layers 273.6 13.6 kg/m 2
400 55 62
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 57 62
630 57 60
800 59 59 Gypsum board layer screwed 305 o.c. Base layer plywood
1000 62 54 screwed 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field, face layer
1250 62 51 of plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. Both layers of plywood perpendicular to joists, joints
1600 61 47
staggered. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging.
2000 57 48
2500 54 49
3150 57 45
4000 61 40
5000 66 35
6300 71 28
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 52 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-149a IIF-95-056
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-19
 Group 4: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Double layer ceiling

Group 4: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Double

layer ceiling

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 Group 4: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Double layer ceiling

TLF-95-131a
IIF-95-047
2PLY13_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
131a 047 Plywood 2 13
50 17 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 23 73 Glass fibre batts 152
80 30 67 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 29 65 Gypsum board 2 16
125 36 67
160 37 66
200 40 65 Mass, kg
250 48 61 Frame 237.6
315 53 57
Floor layers 411.8 20.5 kg/m 2
400 61 55
Ceiling layers 226.2 12.7 kg/m 2
500 61 55
630 62 52
800 65 53 Both layers Base layer gypsum board 610 o.c., face layer
1000 65 50 gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. Base layer plywood screwed
1250 68 46 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer
plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 67 42
Both layers of plywood perpendicular to joists, joints staggered.
2000 63 44 One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
2500 60 44
3150 62 40
4000 64 36
5000 69 31
6300 75 24
STC/IIC 58 53
Rw/L n, w 57 57

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-131a IIF-95-047
STC58 IIC53
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 4: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Double layer ceiling

TLF-95-147a
IIF-95-055
2PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
147a 055 Plywood 2 15
50 16 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 22 74 Glass fibre batts 152
80 29 67 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 30 66 Gypsum board 2 16
125 35 69
160 38 69
200 42 64 Mass, kg
250 48 62 Frame 238.8
315 52 60
Floor layers 273.6 13.6 kg/m 2
400 60 57
Ceiling layers 415.0 23.3 kg/m 2
500 62 58
630 62 56
800 63 54 Both layers of gypsum board perpendicular to RC, joints
1000 65 51 staggered. Base layer gypsum screwed 610 o.c., face layer
1250 65 47 screwed 305 o.c. Base layer plywood screwed 305 o.c. around
edges, 610 o.c. in the field, face layer of plywood screwed
1600 64 43
150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Both layers of
2000 61 44 plywood perpendicular to joists, joints staggered. One set of 19
2500 59 44 x 64 mm cross bridging.
3150 62 40
4000 66 36
5000 70 30
6300 75 23
STC/IIC 58 51
Rw/L n,w 57 58

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-147a IIF-95-055
STC58 IIC51
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-22
 Group 4: Solid Wood Joists: Double Layer Subfloor, Double layer ceiling

TLF-95-125a
IIF-95-044
2OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
125a 044 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 19 76 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 26 71 Glass fibre batts 152
80 29 65 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 33 64 Gypsum board 2 16
125 37 66
160 39 65
200 43 63 Mass, kg
250 51 60 Frame 237.6
315 57 58
Floor layers 384.4 19.1 kg/m 2
400 63 56
Ceiling layers 415.0 23.3 kg/m 2
500 64 56
630 63 55
800 66 55 Both layers of base layer of gypsum board screwed 610 o.c.,
1000 67 52 face layer 305 o.c. Both layers of base layer OSB screwed
1250 68 47 305 o.c. around edges, 610 in the field, face layer OSB
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set
1600 66 44
of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
2000 62 44
2500 62 45
3150 65 40
4000 69 35
5000 75 30
6300 80 22
STC/IIC 60 53
Rw/L n,w 59 57

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-125a IIF-95-044
STC60 IIC53
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-23
 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

A-24
 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

TLF-95-159a
IIF-95-061
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
159a 061 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 30 73
200 34 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 62
800 59 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 61 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 61 53 cross bridging.
1600 58 52
2000 53 52
2500 50 52
3150 54 49
4000 58 42
5000 64 34
6300 70 27
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-159a IIF-95-061
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

TLF-96-031a
IIF-96-007
OSB15_GFB152_WJ235(305)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
031a 007 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 78 Glass fibre batts 152
63 18 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 305
80 23 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 31 73
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 217.8
315 42 70
Floor layers 185.5 9.2 kg/m 2
400 47 65
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
500 52 62
630 56 62
800 56 60 One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging. Type X gypsum
1000 58 56 perpendicular to RC. Gypsum screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed
1250 59 54 150 o.c. around edges 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 57 53
2000 53 54
2500 51 54
3150 54 49
4000 60 42
5000 65 35
6300 70 27
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-031a IIF-96-007
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

TLF-96-043a
IIF-96-013
OSB15_GFB152_WJ235(500)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
043a 013 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 80 Glass fibre batts 152
63 17 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 500
80 21 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 74
160 31 72
200 38 68 Mass, kg
250 44 67 Frame 185.9
315 50 64
Floor layers 182.0 9.1 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 201.4 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 62
630 59 59
800 60 58 Type X gypsum perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
1000 63 54 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c.
1250 61 52 in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 58 51
2000 54 52
2500 53 52
3150 57 47
4000 62 41
5000 68 35
6300 73 32
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-043a IIF-96-013
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

TLF-96-035a
IIF-96-009
OSB15_GFB152_WJ235(610)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
035a 009 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 78 Glass fibre batts 152
63 18 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 610
80 21 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 74
160 36 70
200 42 68 Mass, kg
250 47 66 Frame 165.5
315 50 63
Floor layers 181.7 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 62
Ceiling layers 199.8 11.2 kg/m 2
500 58 62
630 58 60
800 62 57 Type X gypsum perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
1000 64 54 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges 305 o.c. in the
1250 63 51 field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 61 49
2000 56 50
2500 54 51
3150 57 46
4000 62 39
5000 68 32
6300 74 25
STC/IIC 54 46
Rw/L n,w 54 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-035a IIF-96-009
STC54 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

TLF-96-039a
IIF-96-011
OSB19_GFB152_WJ235(610)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
039a 011 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 13 80 Glass fibre batts 152
63 18 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 610
80 21 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 74
160 34 71
200 42 68 Mass, kg
250 48 66 Frame 165.5
315 52 64
Floor layers 208.9 10.4 kg/m 2
400 52 64
Ceiling layers 199.8 11.2 kg/m 2
500 57 64
630 58 63
800 60 60 Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum screwed
1000 62 56 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c.
1250 61 52 in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 59 51
2000 55 53
2500 54 53
3150 58 46
4000 64 39
5000 69 31
6300 74 25
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 53 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-039a IIF-96-011
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-29
 Group 5: Solid Wood Joists: Varying depth and spacing of joists

TLF-95-215a
IIF-95-075
OSB15_WJ286(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
215a 075 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 80 Wood joists (solid) 286 406
63 18 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 69 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 71
160 33 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 69 Frame 271.0
315 46 65
Floor layers 171.1 8.5 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 201.5 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 62
800 60 60 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 61 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 61 54 cross-bridging.
1600 59 51
2000 55 53
2500 53 53
3150 56 48
4000 61 41
5000 67 34
6300 72 28
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-215a IIF-95-075
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-30
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

A-31
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-96-063a
IIF-96-019
OSB15_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
063a 019 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 83 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 83 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 20 78 Gypsum board 1 16
100 21 78
125 26 78
160 25 80 Mass, kg
200 28 80 Frame 217.8
250 31 79 Floor layers 182.8 9.1 kg/m 2
315 36 73 Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
400 44 70
500 43 74
630 45 70 Type X gypsum, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
800 48 68 field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1000 48 66
1250 48 63
1600 47 62
2000 42 64
2500 41 64
3150 47 56
4000 54 46
5000 60 38
6300 66 29
STC/IIC 43 37
Rw/L n,w 42 73

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-063a IIF-96-019
STC43 IIC37
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-32
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-063a
IIF-95-019
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB65_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
063a 019 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 81 Glass fibre batts 65
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 71
160 30 74
200 33 73 Mass, kg
250 37 72 Frame 223.3
315 44 67 Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 52 64 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 54 61
800 58 59 Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1000 60 56 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 60 53
1600 59 50
2000 57 49
2500 53 51
3150 56 47
4000 61 40
5000 66 33
6300 72 27
STC/IIC 50 45
Rw/L n,w 49 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-063a IIF-95-019
STC50 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-33
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-085a
IIF-95-030
OSB15_GFB90_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
085a 030 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 80 Glass fibre batts 90
63 18 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 22 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 73
160 30 74
200 34 73 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 223.3
315 45 65 Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 53 64 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 54 60
800 58 59 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1000 60 55 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 60 52
1600 59 49
2000 57 48
2500 53 50
3150 56 45
4000 61 39
5000 66 34
6300 71 30
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-085a IIF-95-030
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-34
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-089a
IIF-95-032
OSB15_GFB202_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
089a 032 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 77 Glass fibre batts 202
63 17 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 72
160 32 73
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 42 67 Frame 223.3
315 48 64 Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 55 62 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 57 60
630 57 59
800 62 56 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1000 62 53 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 62 50
1600 60 48
2000 57 48
2500 54 50
3150 57 46
4000 62 39
5000 67 33
6300 72 28
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 52 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-089a IIF-95-032
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-35
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-061a
IIF-95-018
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB65_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
061a 018 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 65
80 23 73 Glass fibre batts 152
100 25 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 31 71 Gypsum board 1 16
160 32 73
200 36 71
250 41 67 Mass, kg
315 47 64 Frame 223.3
400 54 62 Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
500 56 61 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
630 56 59
800 61 57
1000 62 54 Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1250 61 51 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 59 49
2000 57 48
2500 54 51
3150 56 47
4000 61 40
5000 66 34
6300 72 27
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-061a IIF-95-018
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-36
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-96-059a
IIF-96-017
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB270_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
059a 017 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 270
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 74
160 32 72
200 36 70 Mass, kg
250 42 67 Frame 217.8
315 47 65 Floor layers 182.8 9.1 kg/m 2
400 54 63 Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
500 56 60
630 57 58
800 62 56 Three layers of R12 to make a 270 mm thick batt - overfilled
cavity. Type X gypsum, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board
1000 65 52 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1250 64 51 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 61 50
2000 57 50
2500 54 51
3150 57 46
4000 63 40
5000 69 32
6300 74 24
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 52 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-059a IIF-96-017
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-37
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-065a
IIF-95-020
OSB15_MFB90_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
065a 020 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 81 Mineral fibre batts 90
63 18 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 22 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 71
160 30 73
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 38 70 Frame 223.3
315 45 65 Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 53 63 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 56 61
630 56 59
800 61 55 Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1000 63 52 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 62 48
1600 61 46
2000 58 47
2500 55 49
3150 58 44
4000 62 38
5000 67 31
6300 73 24
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 50 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-065a IIF-95-020
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-38
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-067a
IIF-95-021
OSB15_MFB210_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
067a 021 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 77 Mineral fibre batts 210
63 16 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 22 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 71
160 34 70
200 38 68 Mass, kg
250 43 65 Frame 223.3
315 49 62 Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 57 59 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 60 58
630 60 56
800 64 54 Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1000 65 51 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 64 49
1600 62 47
2000 59 46
2500 56 48
3150 58 45
4000 64 38
5000 68 32
6300 74 25
STC/IIC 54 48
Rw/L n,w 53 62

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-067a IIF-95-021
STC54 IIC48
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-39
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-95-143a
IIF-95-053
OSB15_WJ235(406)_CFS59_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
143a 053 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 12 84 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 83 Sprayed-on cellulose fibre 59
80 20 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 26 77
160 28 78
200 32 76 Mass, kg
250 38 73 Frame 223.3
315 44 69 Floor layers 193.8 9.6 kg/m 2
400 52 64 Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 51 65
630 53 63
800 56 59 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. Cellulose measured average thickness 30 mm. OSB
1000 58 56 screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set
1250 60 54 of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging.
1600 58 51
2000 55 52
2500 54 53
3150 57 48
4000 62 41
5000 67 33
6300 73 25
STC/IIC 49 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-143a IIF-95-053
STC49 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-40
 Group 6: Solid Wood Joists: Varying cavity fillings

TLF-96-033a
IIF-96-008
OSB15_CFS90_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
033a 008 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 12 83 Sprayed-on cellulose fibre 90
63 18 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 19 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 70 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 75
160 31 72
200 37 70 Mass, kg
250 42 68 Frame 223.3
315 47 63 Floor layers 193.8 9.6 kg/m 2
400 52 62 Ceiling layers 200.3 11.3 kg/m 2
500 53 62
630 55 60
800 59 57 Type X gypsum perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. Nominal 90 mm wet spray cellulose. OSB screwed
1000 63 52 150 o.c. around edges 305 o.c. in the field. One set of
1250 64 49 19x64 mm cross bridging.
1600 61 48
2000 56 50
2500 54 50
3150 58 44
4000 63 38
5000 69 30
6300 75 23
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-033a IIF-96-008
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-41
 Group 7: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, empty cavity

Group 7: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, empty

cavity

A-42
 Group 7: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, empty cavity

TLF-95-095a
IIF-95-035
OSB15_WJ235(406)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
095a 035 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 21 74 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79 Gypsum board 1 16
80 17 78
100 17 82
125 16 86 Mass, kg
160 15 89 Frame 222.2
200 15 92
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
250 23 86
Ceiling layers 205.6 11.6 kg/m 2
315 30 84
400 31 87
500 30 86 Type X gypsum board perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board
630 34 82 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the
800 40 81 edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-
bridging.
1000 40 78
1250 41 74
1600 40 71
2000 37 71
2500 37 69
3150 42 63
4000 47 56
5000 52 49
6300 57 41
STC/IIC 33 28
Rw/L n,w 34 82

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-095a IIF-95-035
STC33 IIC28
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-43
 Group 7: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, empty cavity

TLF-96-063a
IIF-96-019
OSB15_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
063a 019 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 83 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 83 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 20 78 Gypsum board 1 16
100 21 78
125 26 78
160 25 80 Mass, kg
200 28 80 Frame 217.8
250 31 79
Floor layers 182.8 9.1 kg/m 2
315 36 73
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
400 44 70
500 43 74
630 45 70 Type X gypsum, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
800 48 68 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1000 48 66 field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1250 48 63
1600 47 62
2000 42 64
2500 41 64
3150 47 56
4000 54 46
5000 60 38
6300 66 29
STC/IIC 43 37
Rw/L n,w 42 73

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-063a IIF-96-019
STC43 IIC37
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-44
 Group 7: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, empty cavity

TLF-95-097a
IIF-95-036
OSB15_WJ235(406)_WFUR19(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
097a 036 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 77 wood furring strips 19 610
80 18 83 Gypsum board 1 16
100 16 84
125 23 81
160 20 85 Mass, kg
200 21 86 Frame 232.2
250 25 85
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
315 30 82
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
400 39 79
500 39 78
630 39 75 No cross-bridging, no RC. 19 x 64 mm wood furring strips,
800 45 73 610 o.c. Type X gypsum board perpendicular to furring strips.
1000 46 70 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
1250 47 68
1600 45 64
2000 42 63
2500 41 64
3150 46 57
4000 51 49
5000 57 41
6300 63 32
STC/IIC 39 32
Rw/L n,w 38 77

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-097a IIF-95-036
STC39 IIC32
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-45
 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports,

absorption in cavity

A-46
 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-073a
IIF-95-024
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
073a 024 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 19 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 20 77 Gypsum board 1 16
100 20 80
125 18 84
160 15 90 Mass, kg
200 16 90 Frame 235.3
250 26 83
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
315 34 82
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
400 33 85
500 30 84
630 37 79 Type X gypsum board perpendicular to joists, screwed 305 o.c.
800 41 78 OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in
1000 41 76 the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 43 71
1600 41 69
2000 39 67
2500 39 65
3150 43 58
4000 48 51
5000 53 44
6300 59 37
STC/IIC 34 30
Rw/L n,w 35 80

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-073a IIF-95-024
STC34 IIC30
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-47
 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-077a
IIF-95-026
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(200)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
077a 026 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 18 80 Resilient metal channels 13 200
100 18 80 Gypsum board 1 16
125 23 79
160 26 79
200 31 77 Mass, kg
250 38 73 Frame 235.3
315 44 70
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
400 51 68
Ceiling layers 200.1 11.2 kg/m 2
500 52 66
630 52 65
800 57 62 Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1000 58 59 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1250 59 55 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 56 54
2000 53 54
2500 50 54
3150 52 50
4000 57 44
5000 62 38
6300 67 30
STC/IIC 47 40
Rw/L n,w 46 70

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-077a IIF-95-026
STC47 IIC40
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-95-079a
IIF-95-027
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(305)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
079a 027 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 18 80 Resilient metal channels 13 305
100 20 77 Gypsum board 1 16
125 26 78
160 29 76
200 33 75 Mass, kg
250 39 72 Frame 235.3
315 46 67
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
400 52 66
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 53 66
630 53 64
800 58 62 RC 305 o.c. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
1000 60 57 screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the
1250 60 54 field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 58 53
2000 54 53
2500 49 55
3150 52 51
4000 57 44
5000 62 38
6300 68 30
STC/IIC 49 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-079a IIF-95-027
STC49 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-075a
IIF-95-025
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
075a 025 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 82 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 19 80 Resilient metal channels 13 406
100 21 77 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 78
160 30 75
200 35 73 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 235.3
315 45 67
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
400 53 66
Ceiling layers 200.1 11.2 kg/m 2
500 53 64
630 52 65
800 57 61 Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1000 60 57 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1250 61 54 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 58 53
2000 55 53
2500 51 53
3150 53 49
4000 58 43
5000 63 36
6300 68 27
STC/IIC 50 42
Rw/L n,w 49 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-075a IIF-95-025
STC50 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-081a
IIF-95-028
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_UC22(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
081a 028 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 18 79 U-channels 22 610
100 19 80 Gypsum board 1 16
125 26 78
160 23 82
200 27 81 Mass, kg
250 29 80 Frame 235.3
315 35 78
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
400 43 76
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 42 75
630 44 72
800 52 68 Metal U-channel 610 o.c. Type X gypsum board perpendicular
1000 53 63 to "U" channels, screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1250 55 60 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 54 57
2000 50 57
2500 46 57
3150 51 51
4000 57 43
5000 61 37
6300 66 30
STC/IIC 43 36
Rw/L n,w 42 74

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-081a IIF-95-028
STC43 IIC36
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-083a
IIF-95-029
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_WFUR19(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
083a 029 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 76 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 18 80 wood furring strips 19 610
100 17 82 Gypsum board 1 16
125 25 78
160 22 83
200 24 83 Mass, kg
250 28 82 Frame 235.3
315 34 79
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
400 41 77
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 40 74
630 42 72
800 49 69 25 x 76 mm wood furring strips 610 o.c. Type X gypsum board
1000 50 66 perpendicular to wood furring strips. Gypsum board screwed
1250 52 63 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the edges &
305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 50 61
2000 48 59
2500 46 58
3150 49 52
4000 55 45
5000 60 37
6300 66 29
STC/IIC 42 35
Rw/L n,w 41 74

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-083a IIF-95-029
STC42 IIC35
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-087a
IIF-95-031
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_WFUR19(610)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
087a 031 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 74 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 20 72 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 72 Wood furring strips 19 610
100 26 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 32 73 Gypsum board 1 16
160 33 70
200 37 72
250 41 69 Mass, kg
315 45 70 Frame 235.3
400 51 68
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
500 54 67
Ceiling layers 205.4 11.5 kg/m 2
630 55 61
800 59 59
1000 59 59 25 x 76 mm wood furring strips, 610 o.c., perpendicular to
1250 61 54 joists. RC 610 o.c., perpendicular to wood furring. Gypsum
1600 60 51 board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around
the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-
2000 55 52
bridging.
2500 53 51
3150 57 45
4000 62 38
5000 69 31
6300 75 25
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-087a IIF-95-031
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 8: Solid Wood Joists: Varying ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-091a
IIF-95-033
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_WFUR19(610)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
091a 033 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 74 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 22 74 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 74 Wood furring strips 19 610
100 26 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 32 72 Gypsum board 1 16
160 33 71
200 37 72
250 41 70 Mass, kg
315 45 69 Frame 235.3
400 52 68
Floor layers 194.9 9.7 kg/m 2
500 54 66
Ceiling layers 205.4 11.5 kg/m 2
630 55 60
800 59 58
1000 59 57 No cross-bridging. 25 x 76 mm wood furring strips 610 o.c.
1250 61 53 perpendicular to joists. RC 610 o.c., perpendicular to wood
1600 59 50 furring strips. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to
joists 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 54 51
2500 53 50
3150 57 44
4000 63 37
5000 69 30
6300 75 24
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 52 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-091a IIF-95-033
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 9: Solid Wood Joists: Alternative ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

Group 9: Solid Wood Joists: Alternative ceiling supports,

absorption in cavity

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 Group 9: Solid Wood Joists: Alternative ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-95-215a
IIF-95-075
OSB15_WJ286(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
215a 075 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 80 Wood joists (solid) 286 406
63 18 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 69 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 71
160 33 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 69 Frame 271.0
315 46 65
Floor layers 171.1 8.5 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 201.5 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 62
800 60 60 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 61 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 61 54 cross-bridging.
1600 59 51
2000 55 53
2500 53 53
3150 56 48
4000 61 41
5000 67 34
6300 72 28
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-215a IIF-95-075
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 9: Solid Wood Joists: Alternative ceiling supports, absorption in cavity

TLF-96-089a
IIF-96-038
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_wire_CC40(610)_UC25(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
089a 038 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 21 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 26 72 wire
100 26 70 C-channels 40 610
125 32 71 U-channels 25 610
160 34 67 Gypsum board 1 16
200 38 67
250 42 67
315 46 65 Mass, kg
400 53 64 Frame 242.1
500 56 61
Floor layers 181.8 9.0 kg/m 2
630 57 57
Ceiling layers 197.7 11.1 kg/m 2
800 63 56
1000 66 50
1250 68 46 12 gauge wire used to suspend C-channel from joists. Space
1600 68 43 between bottom of joists and top of C-channel is 6 mm. C-
2000 63 46 channel 610 o.c., perpendicular to joists. 25 mm U-channel
attached to C-channel 610 o.c., perpendicular to C-channel.
2500 61 46
Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to U-channel. Gypsum
3150 67 42 board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
4000 73 37 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
5000 78 34
6300 81 31
STC/IIC 54 49
Rw/L n,w 53 61

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-089a IIF-96-038
STC54 IIC49
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings

Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings

A-58
 Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings

TLF-96-057a
IIF-96-016
CAR_FOMRUB9_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
057a 016 Carpet
50 15 74 Underpad 9
63 18 70 Oriented strandboard 1 15
80 22 60 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
100 25 53 Glass fibre batts 152
125 30 49 Resilient metal channels 13 610
160 32 44 Gypsum board 1 16
200 37 38
250 43 31
315 48 29 Mass, kg
400 54 27 Frame 217.8
500 55 25
Floor layers 269.9 13.4 kg/m 2
630 59 24
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
800 64 18
1000 69 12
1250 70 13 Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board
1600 70 14 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
2000 68 16 305 o.c. in the field. Carpet 6 mm , underlay 9 mm. One set of
19 x 64 cross bridging.
2500 68 16
3150 73 13
4000 83 12
5000 92 13
6300 93 14
STC/IIC 53 67
Rw/L n,w 52 37

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-057a IIF-96-016
STC53 IIC67
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings

No Test
IIF-96-029
VIN1.2_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz No Test
029 1.2 mm vinyl
50 79 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 74 Glass fibre batts 152
100 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 76 Gypsum board 1 16
160 75
200 72
250 69 Mass, kg
315 66 Frame 217.8
400 66
Floor layers 269.9 13.4 kg/m 2
500 63
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
630 60
800 57
1000 52 Inexpensive vinyl glued to center part of floor.
1250 49
1600 47
2000 47
2500 48
3150 43
4000 37
5000 30
6300 25
STC/IIC 44
Rw/L n,w 65

100

90

80

70
Normalized ISPL, dB

60

50

40

30

20
IIF-96-029
IIC44
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings

No Test
IIF-96-030
VIN1.9_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz No Test
030 1.9 mm vinyl
50 80 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 74 Glass fibre batts 152
100 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 75 Gypsum board 1 16
160 74
200 72
250 68 Mass, kg
315 65 Frame 217.8
400 65
Floor layers 269.9 13.4 kg/m 2
500 63
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
630 60
800 57
1000 52 Expensive vinyl glued to center part of floor.
1250 47
1600 45
2000 44
2500 44
3150 39
4000 34
5000 28
6300 24
STC/IIC 45
Rw/L n,w 65

100

90

80

70
Normalized ISPL, dB

60

50

40

30

20
IIF-96-030
IIC45
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 10: Solid Wood Joists: Different floor coverings

No Test
IIF-96-031
VIN1.2_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz No Test
031 1.2 mm vinyl
50 82 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 73 Glass fibre batts 152
100 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 75 Gypsum board 1 16
160 73
200 71
250 68 Mass, kg
315 65 Frame 217.8
400 63
Floor layers 269.9 13.4 kg/m 2
500 62
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
630 58
800 54
1000 47 Medium-priced vinyl glued to center part of floor.
1250 42
1600 39
2000 38
2500 38
3150 35
4000 30
5000 26
6300 23
STC/IIC 45
Rw/L n,w 64

100

90

80

70
Normalized ISPL, dB

60

50

40

30

20
IIF-96-031
IIC45
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with

varying ceilings and cavity fillings

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-111a
IIF-96-049
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
111a 049 Concrete 35
50 27 62 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 31 63 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 32 66 Glass fibre batts 152
100 30 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 78
160 27 80
200 37 73 Mass, kg
250 45 69 Frame 203.9
315 46 74
Floor layers 1567.5 78 kg/m 2
400 46 77
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 47 75
630 51 72
800 50 74 40 mm reference concrete slab placed on top of OSB subfloor.
1000 53 74 One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging. Gypsum board screwed
1250 60 70 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field.
1600 64 68
2000 66 69
2500 68 68
3150 74 63
4000 81 57
5000 88 50
6300 93 43
STC/IIC 48 35
Rw/L n,w 50 75

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-111a IIF-96-049
STC48 IIC35
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-107a
IIF-96-047
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
107a 047 Concrete 35
50 22 64 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 30 62 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 38 59 Glass fibre batts 152
100 42 57 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 47 59 Gypsum board 1 16
160 49 57
200 53 58
250 57 56 Mass, kg
315 62 55 Frame 203.9
400 65 55
Floor layers 1567.5 78 kg/m 2
500 67 55
Ceiling layers 198.2 11.1 kg/m 2
630 69 55
800 71 54
1000 76 51 40 mm reference concrete slab placed on top of OSB subfloor.
1250 80 50 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 84 48 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
bridging.
2000 84 51
2500 82 54
3150 86 52
4000 92 46
5000 98 39
6300 30
STC/IIC 68 48
Rw/L n,w 68 57

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-107a IIF-96-047
STC68 IIC48
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-139a
IIF-96-061
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
139a 061 Concrete 35
50 27 61 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 31 64 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 33 65 Glass fibre batts 152
100 31 70 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 80
160 27 81
200 37 75 Mass, kg
250 44 72 Frame 203.9
315 42 77
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
400 41 77
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 42 76
630 47 73
800 52 73 Concrete curing time: 28 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1000 57 71 directly on top of OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed
1250 61 70 305 o.c. OSB 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One
set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 64 71
2000 64 73
2500 64 75
3150 70 72
4000 76 67
5000 83 62
6300 89 54
STC/IIC 48 28
Rw/L n,w 48 79

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-139a IIF-96-061
STC48 IIC28
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-143a
IIF-96-063
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
143a 063 Concrete 35
50 22 71 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 29 66 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 38 62 Glass fibre batts 152
100 42 58 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 48 60 Gypsum board 1 16
160 50 57
200 56 54
250 59 56 Mass, kg
315 62 56 Frame 203.9
400 63 55
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
500 61 57
Ceiling layers 198.5 11.2 kg/m 2
630 63 57
800 69 56
1000 75 52 Concrete curing time: 33 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1250 79 52 directly on top of OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed
1600 80 54 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
2000 80 57
2500 78 61
3150 82 60
4000 87 56
5000 93 50
6300 43
STC/IIC 67 40
Rw/L n,w 67 64

100

90

80

70
Normalized ISPL, dB

60

50

40

30

20
IIF-96-063
IIC40
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-147a
IIF-96-065
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
147a 065 Concrete 35
50 26 65 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 32 61 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 42 58 Glass fibre batts 152
100 45 55 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 51 57 Gypsum board 2 16
160 53 55
200 59 52
250 62 53 Mass, kg
315 64 54 Frame 203.9
400 65 53
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
500 64 54
Ceiling layers 398.6 22.4 kg/m 2
630 66 54
800 72 53
1000 77 51 Concrete curing time: 35 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1250 81 50 directly on top of OSB subfloor. Both layers of base and face
1600 83 51 layer joints staggered. Base layer gypsum board screwed
610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
2000 83 54
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
2500 84 56 bridging.
3150 88 54
4000 93 50
5000 98 45
6300 38
STC/IIC 70 46
Rw/L n,w 70 60

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-147a IIF-96-065
STC70 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-151a
IIF-96-067
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
151a 067 Concrete 35
50 23 74 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 24 76 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 34 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 34 70 Gypsum board 1 16
125 41 68
160 44 64
200 49 63 Mass, kg
250 53 62 Frame 203.9
315 56 62
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
400 58 61
Ceiling layers 198.5 11.2 kg/m 2
500 53 65
630 57 65
800 60 65 Concrete curing time: 40 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1000 63 66 directly on top of OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed
1250 69 63 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 70 64
2000 70 67
2500 69 71
3150 75 67
4000 82 61
5000 89 55
6300 48
STC/IIC 61 32
Rw/L n,w 60 73

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-151a IIF-96-067
STC61 IIC32
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-155a
IIF-96-068
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
155a 068 Concrete 35
50 26 68 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 30 65 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 40 63 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 39 63 Gypsum board 2 16
125 47 61
160 49 59
200 54 57 Mass, kg
250 58 58 Frame 203.9
315 60 58
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
400 62 57
Ceiling layers 400.5 22.5 kg/m 2
500 57 61
630 60 62
800 62 63 Concrete curing time: 42 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1000 65 63 directly on top of OSB subfloor. 38 x 235 x 3924 mm joists.
1250 72 60 RCs 610 o.c. perpendicular to joists. Both layers of base &
face layer joints staggered. Base layer gypsum board screwed
1600 74 60
610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
2000 74 63 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
2500 75 65 bridging.
3150 81 61
4000 87 56
5000 94 50
6300 43
STC/IIC 65 38
Rw/L n,w 64 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-155a IIF-96-068
STC65 IIC38
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-157a
IIF-96-069
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
157a 069 Concrete 35
50 26 61 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 31 63 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 33 68 Gypsum board 1 16
100 31 69
125 30 76
160 25 83 Mass, kg
200 31 79 Frame 203.9
250 41 74
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
315 40 79
Ceiling layers 201.5 11.3 kg/m 2
400 39 80
500 39 80
630 44 76 Concrete curing time: 47 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
800 50 76 directly on top of OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed
1000 53 76 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1250 58 74
1600 60 75
2000 60 78
2500 62 78
3150 67 75
4000 74 70
5000 80 65
6300 87 58
STC/IIC 46 25
Rw/L n,w 46 83

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-157a IIF-96-069
STC46 IIC25
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 11: Solid Wood Joists: 35 mm concrete topping with varying ceilings and cavity fillings

TLF-96-161a
IIF-96-071
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
161a 071 Concrete 35
50 28 61 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 32 62 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 34 67 Gypsum board 2 16
100 32 67
125 29 75
160 26 81 Mass, kg
200 33 77 Frame 203.9
250 44 70
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
315 44 74
Ceiling layers 404.0 22.7 kg/m 2
400 43 76
500 43 75
630 48 73 Concrete curing time 54 days, 40 mm regular concrete poured
800 54 72 directly on top of OSB subfloor. Both layers of base & face
1000 57 73 layer joints staggered. Base layer gypsum board screwed
610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1250 61 71
around the edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64
1600 64 71 cross bridging.
2000 64 73
2500 66 73
3150 72 69
4000 79 64
5000 85 58
6300 90 50
STC/IIC 47 30
Rw/L n,w 48 78

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-161a IIF-96-071
STC47 IIC30
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 12: Wood I-Joists: Different manufacturers, 240 mm depth

Group 12: Wood I-Joists: Different manufacturers, 240 mm depth

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 Group 12: Wood I-Joists: Different manufacturers, 240 mm depth

TLF-96-069a
IIF-96-022
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
069a 022 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 70
160 31 72
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 202.9
315 45 67
Floor layers 179.9 9.0 kg/m 2
400 52 64
Ceiling layers 196.8 11.1 kg/m 2
500 53 66
630 54 63
800 57 61 63.5 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 22 mm OSB
1000 60 58 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed
1250 58 54 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer A.
1600 59 52
2000 54 54
2500 53 54
3150 57 48
4000 63 42
5000 70 33
6300 75 26
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-069a IIF-96-022
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 12: Wood I-Joists: Different manufacturers, 240 mm depth

TLF-96-071a
IIF-96-023
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
071a 023 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 79 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 70
160 30 71
200 36 70 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 189.8
315 47 66
Floor layers 181.8 9.0 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 198.8 11.2 kg/m 2
500 57 63
630 56 62
800 60 59 38 x 63.5 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 22 mm OSB
1000 63 55 rimboard used. Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC.
1250 61 53 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 61 49 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer A.
2000 56 50
2500 54 51
3150 56 47
4000 61 40
5000 67 33
6300 72 26
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-071a IIF-96-023
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-073a
IIF-96-024
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
073a 024 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 70
160 32 71
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 251.9
315 44 69
Floor layers 188.6 9.4 kg/m 2
400 51 66
Ceiling layers 198.2 11.1 kg/m 2
500 51 68
630 53 66
800 56 62 89 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 22 mm OSB
1000 58 59 rimboard used. Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC.
1250 57 56 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 57 53 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer A.
2000 55 52
2500 55 51
3150 59 46
4000 63 40
5000 68 33
6300 74 26
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-073a IIF-96-024
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-127a
IIF-96-055
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
127a 055 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 19 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 75
160 31 72
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 200.6
315 47 65
Floor layers 179.1 8.9 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 181.1 10.2 kg/m 2
500 57 63
630 57 63
800 60 60 38 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-jois ts. 32 mm
1000 63 55 timberstrand rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 62 52 152 mm R20 glass fibre. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1600 61 49 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer B.
2000 57 51
2500 54 52
3150 56 48
4000 61 40
5000 69 32
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-127a IIF-96-055
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-131a
IIF-96-057
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
131a 057 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 78 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 19 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 72
160 32 71
200 36 72 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 252.3
315 46 65
Floor layers 179.3 8.9 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 204.3 11.5 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 56 62
800 59 58 57 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 32 mm
1000 62 55 timberstrand rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 62 51 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 62 47 Manufacturer B.
2000 58 50
2500 56 49
3150 60 44
4000 66 37
5000 74 30
6300 78 24
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-131a IIF-96-057
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-159a
IIF-96-070
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
159a 070 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 81 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 18 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 76
160 29 74
200 34 73 Mass, kg
250 39 71 Frame 163.2
315 46 67
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
400 52 65
Ceiling layers 200.7 11.3 kg/m 2
500 53 67
630 53 64
800 55 62 38 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm
1000 60 56 timberstrand rimboard used. RC 610 o.c. perpendicular to I-
1250 59 52 joists. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 59 49 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer C.
2000 55 51
2500 54 51
3150 56 47
4000 60 42
5000 66 35
6300 72 30
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 50 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-159a IIF-96-070
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-97-007a
IIF-97-004
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
007a 004 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 81 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 79 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 21 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 76
160 27 78
200 33 74 Mass, kg
250 37 73 Frame 158.6
315 43 69
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 69
Ceiling layers 199.3 11.2 kg/m 2
500 51 67
630 51 65
800 54 63 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 deep wood I-
1000 59 58 joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed
1250 57 54 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1600 57 52 field. OSB perpendicular to I-joists. Manufacturer D.
2000 52 55
2500 51 54
3150 56 48
4000 61 42
5000 68 34
6300 74 27
STC/IIC 48 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-007a IIF-97-004
STC48 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-97-029a
IIF-97-015
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
029a 015 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 78 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 75
160 28 76
200 32 74 Mass, kg
250 37 73 Frame 213.9
315 43 69
Floor layers 173.4 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 67
Ceiling layers 196.7 11.1 kg/m 2
500 53 65
630 52 64
800 54 62 38 x 64 mm solid wood flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 mm
1000 57 60 deep wood I-joists. Thirteen I-joists used. 28 mm OSB
1250 56 56 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum
board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge. OSB
1600 55 53
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 50 56 Manufacturer E.
2500 50 56
3150 55 50
4000 61 43
5000 67 35
6300 73 28
STC/IIC 48 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-029a IIF-97-015
STC48 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-97-055a
IIF-97-027
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
055a 027 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 79 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 21 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 73
160 27 76
200 33 73 Mass, kg
250 37 72 Frame 213.9
315 42 69
Floor layers 173.4 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 67
Ceiling layers 205.7 11.6 kg/m 2
500 53 65
630 52 64
800 53 63 REPEAT of TLF97029 (Original OSB & I-joist construction
1000 56 60 saved and re-used) 38 x 64 mm solid wood flange, 10 mm
1250 56 56 OSB web, 241 deep wood I-joists. 28 mm OSB rimboard used.
Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum board screws are
1600 55 54
38 mm in from gypsum board edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
2000 51 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. OSB perpendicular to I-
2500 50 58 joists.
3150 56 51
4000 62 43
5000 68 36
6300 73 30
STC/IIC 48 42
Rw/L n,w 47 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-055a IIF-97-027
STC48 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-073a
IIF-96-024
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
073a 024 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 70
160 32 71
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 251.9
315 44 69
Floor layers 188.6 9.4 kg/m 2
400 51 66
Ceiling layers 198.2 11.1 kg/m 2
500 51 68
630 53 66
800 56 62 89 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 22 mm OSB
1000 58 59 rimboard used. Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC.
1250 57 56 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 57 53 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer A.
2000 55 52
2500 55 51
3150 59 46
4000 63 40
5000 68 33
6300 74 26
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-073a IIF-96-024
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-075a
IIF-96-028
OSB15_WI355(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
075a 028 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 85 Wood I-joists 355 406
63 19 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 27 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 29 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 69
160 33 72
200 36 72 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 328.6
315 45 66
Floor layers 188.6 9.4 kg/m 2
400 52 65
Ceiling layers 198.4 11.1 kg/m 2
500 54 66
630 57 62
800 60 59 89 x 38 flange, 355 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm OSB
1000 62 57 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
1250 60 54 web and at each end of each I-joist. Type X gypsum board,
perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
1600 58 53
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. OSB
2000 56 54 perpendicular to I-joists. Manufacturer A.
2500 57 54
3150 60 51
4000 64 48
5000 70 40
6300 75 34
STC/IIC 53 45
Rw/L n,w 52 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-075a IIF-96-028
STC53 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-077a
IIF-96-032
WFB15_WI457(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
077a 032 Waferboard 1 15
50 16 79 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 20 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 29 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 32 69 Gypsum board 1 16
125 33 68
160 34 71
200 38 73 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 386.6
315 45 68
Floor layers 191.1 9.5 kg/m 2
400 51 66
Ceiling layers 196.8 11.1 kg/m 2
500 53 68
630 55 64
800 58 59 89 x 38 flange, 475 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm plywood
1000 60 56 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
1250 58 53 web and at each end of each I-joist. Type X gypsum board,
perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1600 59 49
Waferboard screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
2000 57 47 field. Waferboard perpendicular to I-joists. Manufacturer A.
2500 56 47
3150 59 42
4000 64 36
5000 70 29
6300 75 22
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 53 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-077a IIF-96-032
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 13: Wood I-Joists: different joist depths

TLF-96-101a
IIF-96-044
OSB15_WI457(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
101a 044 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 21 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 30 69 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 31 66 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 72
160 34 71
200 37 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 386.6
315 44 66
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 51 64
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 56 62
800 59 57 89 x 38 flange, 457 mm deep wood I-joist. 19 mm plywood
1000 61 54 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
1250 60 52 web and at each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1600 60 49
field. Manufacturer A.
2000 59 48
2500 56 50
3150 59 47
4000 64 39
5000 70 31
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 53 47
Rw/L n,w 52 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-101a IIF-96-044
STC53 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-87
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

A-88
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-105a
IIF-96-046
OSB15_WI457(406)_GFB90_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
105a 046 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 20 78 Glass fibre batts 90
80 29 71 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 30 68 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 73
160 33 72
200 37 71 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 386.6
315 43 67
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 49 65
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 52 65
630 55 62
800 58 58 89 x 38 mm, 457 mm deep I-joists. 19 mm plywood rimboard
1000 60 55 used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of web and at
1250 59 53 each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. R12.
OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 59 49
Manufacturer A.
2000 58 49
2500 56 50
3150 59 46
4000 64 39
5000 70 31
6300 76 23
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 52 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-105a IIF-96-046
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-89
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-101a
IIF-96-044
OSB15_WI457(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
101a 044 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 21 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 30 69 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 31 66 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 72
160 34 71
200 37 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 386.6
315 44 66
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 51 64
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 56 62
800 59 57 89 x 38 flange, 457 mm deep wood I-joist. 19 mm plywood
1000 61 54 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
1250 60 52 web and at each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1600 60 49
field.
2000 59 48
2500 56 50
3150 59 47
4000 64 39
5000 70 31
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 53 47
Rw/L n,w 52 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-101a IIF-96-044
STC53 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-90
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-109a
IIF-96-048
OSB15_WI457(406)_2GFB90_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
109a 048 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 21 78 Glass fibre batts 2 90
80 29 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 30 67 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 73
160 34 71
200 38 70 Mass, kg
250 40 68 Frame 386.6
315 46 65
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 64
630 57 61
800 60 56 89 x 38 mm, 457 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm plywood
1000 61 54 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
1250 60 52 web and at each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1600 60 49
field.
2000 59 48
2500 57 49
3150 60 45
4000 65 39
5000 70 31
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 54 47
Rw/L n,w 53 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-109a IIF-96-048
STC54 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-91
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-113a
IIF-96-050
OSB15_WI457(406)_GFB292_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
113a 050 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 21 76 Glass fibre batts 292
80 30 69 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 30 66 Gypsum board 1 16
125 33 72
160 36 69
200 40 67 Mass, kg
250 43 66 Frame 386.6
315 48 63
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 54 62
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 58 60
800 61 56 89 x 38 flange, 457 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm plywood
1000 62 54 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
1250 60 51 web and at each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1600 60 48
field.
2000 59 48
2500 57 49
3150 60 45
4000 65 38
5000 70 31
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 55 48
Rw/L n,w 54 62

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-113a IIF-96-050
STC55 IIC48
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-92
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-115a
IIF-96-051
OSB15_WI457(406)_GFB354_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
115a 051 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 22 76 Glass fibre batts 354
80 30 68 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 30 64 Gypsum board 1 16
125 34 71
160 37 69
200 41 66 Mass, kg
250 44 66 Frame 386.6
315 50 64
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 55 62
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 56 64
630 59 60
800 62 54 152 mm R20 and 202 mm R28 glass fibre on top of one
1000 63 52 another. 89 x 38 flange, 457 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm
1250 62 50 plywood rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both
sides of web and at each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board
1600 61 47
screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
2000 60 46 305 o.c. in the field.
2500 58 48
3150 61 44
4000 65 37
5000 71 30
6300 77 23
STC/IIC 56 49
Rw/L n,w 55 61

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-115a IIF-96-051
STC56 IIC49
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-93
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-117a
IIF-96-052
OSB15_WI457(406)_GFB456_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
117a 052 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 78 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 22 76 Glass fibre batts 456
80 31 67 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 31 65 Gypsum board 1 16
125 34 71
160 37 68
200 41 65 Mass, kg
250 45 64 Frame 386.6
315 50 62
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 56 60
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 57 62
630 60 59
800 63 54 Three 152 mm R20 glass fibre on top of one another. 89 x 38
1000 64 52 flange, 457 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm plywood rimboard
1250 62 49 used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of web and at
each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
1600 61 46
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Gypsum
2000 61 45 board
2500 58 48
3150 60 44
4000 66 38
5000 71 30
6300 77 23
STC/IIC 57 49
Rw/L n,w 56 60

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-117a IIF-96-052
STC57 IIC49
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-94
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-119a
IIF-96-053
OSB15_WI457(406)_MFB90_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
119a 053 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 79 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 21 76 Mineral fibre batts 90
80 30 68 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 29 67 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 73
160 33 72
200 37 70 Mass, kg
250 40 67 Frame 386.6
315 46 65
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 52 63
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 64
630 58 60
800 61 54 90 mm R13 mineral fibre. 89 x 38 flange, 457 mm deep wood
1000 63 52 I-joists. 19 mm plywood rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web
1250 61 50 stiffeners on both sides of web and at each end of each I-joist.
Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 61 47
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 61 46
2500 57 48
3150 60 45
4000 65 37
5000 71 30
6300 77 23
STC/IIC 53 47
Rw/L n,w 52 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-119a IIF-96-053
STC53 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-95
 Group 14: Wood I-Joists: Variable cavity fillings

TLF-96-121a
IIF-96-054
OSB15_WI457(406)_MFB456_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
121a 054 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 20 75 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 20 77 Mineral fibre batts 456
80 31 65 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 33 63 Gypsum board 1 16
125 37 67
160 39 65
200 44 63 Mass, kg
250 47 61 Frame 386.6
315 53 59
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 59 58
Ceiling layers 201.9 11.3 kg/m 2
500 60 60
630 62 57
800 65 52 Three 152 mm R22.5 mineral fibre on top of one another. 89 x
1000 66 50 38 flange, 457 mm deep wood I-joists. 19 mm plywood
1250 63 48 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
web and at each end of each I-joist. Gypsum board screwed
1600 62 46
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
2000 62 46 field.
2500 59 49
3150 62 46
4000 67 41
5000 72 34
6300 78 26
STC/IIC 59 51
Rw/L n,w 58 58

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-121a IIF-96-054
STC59 IIC51
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-96
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges,

empty cavity, variable joists, subfloors, ceilings and resilient
metal channel spacings

A-97
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-165a
IIF-96-073
OSB15_WI241(406)_RC13(610)_G13
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
165a 073 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 11 85 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 14 86 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 20 80 Gypsum board 1 13
100 19 79
125 23 81
160 26 79 Mass, kg
200 29 79 Frame 163.2
250 30 80
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
315 37 75
Ceiling layers 175.3 9.8 kg/m 2
400 43 73
500 43 75
630 44 72 38x38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm timberstrand
800 45 71 rimboard used. RC 610 o.c. perpendicular to I-joists. Type C
1000 48 67 gypsum board. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed
150 o.c. around the edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
1250 48 64
1600 48 61
2000 46 59
2500 40 62
3150 43 59
4000 51 50
5000 57 42
6300 64 33
STC/IIC 43 36
Rw/L n,w 42 74

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-165a IIF-96-073
STC43 IIC36
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-98
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-193a
IIF-96-085
OSB15_WI241(406)_RC13(406)_G13
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
193a 085 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 82 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 15 85 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 17 84 Gypsum board 1 13
100 16 82
125 21 82
160 24 81 Mass, kg
200 28 80 Frame 163.2
250 30 79
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
315 36 76
Ceiling layers 175.5 9.9 kg/m 2
400 42 73
500 43 74
630 44 72 38 x 38 mm flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm
800 45 70 timberstrand rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. perpendicular to I-
1000 48 66 joists. Type C gypsum board perpendicular to RCs. Gypsum
board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1250 48 63
305 o.c. in the field.
1600 48 61
2000 46 59
2500 40 62
3150 44 58
4000 51 48
5000 57 40
6300 63 32
STC/IIC 42 36
Rw/L n,w 41 74

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-193a IIF-96-085
STC42 IIC36
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-99
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-201a
IIF-96-089
OSB15_WI241(610)_RC13(406)_G13
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
201a 089 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 11 83 Wood I-joists 241 610
63 15 86 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 16 82 Gypsum board 1 13
100 17 84
125 23 84
160 26 81 Mass, kg
200 32 78 Frame 97.8
250 37 76
Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
315 38 78
Ceiling layers 174.7 9.8 kg/m 2
400 40 75
500 46 71
630 46 72 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 9.5 mm plywood web. Ten 241 mm
800 47 70 deep wood I-joists, 610 o.c. with two small cavities at ends.
1000 48 67 25 mm timberstrand rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1250 48 65
field. OSB perpendicular to I-joists.
1600 48 61
2000 47 60
2500 41 64
3150 43 61
4000 50 51
5000 56 43
6300 62 35
STC/IIC 44 35
Rw/L n,w 43 75

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-201a IIF-96-089
STC44 IIC35
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-100
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-187a
IIF-96-082
2OSB15_WI241(406)_RC13(406)_2G13
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
187a 082 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 14 80 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 82 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 22 76 Gypsum board 2 13
100 25 75
125 28 77
160 30 73 Mass, kg
200 33 72 Frame 163.2
250 39 68
Floor layers 353.2 17.6 kg/m 2
315 47 68
Ceiling layers 351.6 19.8 kg/m 2
400 53 65
500 53 66
630 54 65 38 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm
800 54 64 timberstrand rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. perpendicular to I-
1000 55 60 joists. Both layers of Type C perpendicular to RCs. Base layer
gypsum board screwed 610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c.
1250 55 57
Base layer OSB screwed 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in
1600 56 54 the field. Face layer of OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
2000 55 52 305 o.c. in the field. Both layers of OSB perpendicular to I-
2500 51 54 joists.
3150 56 50
4000 62 43
5000 68 35
6300 74 28
STC/IIC 51 43
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-187a IIF-96-082
STC51 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-101
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-177a
IIF-96-079
2OSB15_WI241(406)_RC13(610)_2G13
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
177a 079 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 15 81 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 21 79 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 22 74 Gypsum board 2 13
100 29 71
125 28 79
160 31 73 Mass, kg
200 35 71 Frame 163.2
250 39 70
Floor layers 353.2 17.6 kg/m 2
315 47 65
Ceiling layers 351.9 19.8 kg/m 2
400 53 66
500 53 67
630 54 65 38 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm
800 52 65 timberstrand rimboard used. RC 610 o.c. perpendicular to I-
1000 55 61 joists. Base layer of gypsum board screwed 610 o.c., face
layer screwed 305. Base layer OSB screwed 305 o.c. around
1250 55 56
edges, 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer of OSB screwed
1600 56 53 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Both layers of OSB
2000 55 51 perpendicular to I-joists.
2500 51 54
3150 56 50
4000 63 41
5000 69 32
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 51 41
Rw/L n,w 50 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-177a IIF-96-079
STC51 IIC41
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-102
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-97-001a
IIF-97-001
2OSB15_WI241(610)_RC13(406)_2G13
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
001a 001 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 14 81 Wood I-joists 241 610
63 19 81 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 23 76 Gypsum board 2 13
100 25 75
125 31 74
160 36 70 Mass, kg
200 41 70 Frame 97.8
250 47 68
Floor layers 349.1 17.4 kg/m 2
315 48 70
Ceiling layers 345.6 19.4 kg/m 2
400 51 69
500 55 68
630 54 68 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 9.5 mm plywood web, 10 241 mm
800 53 66 deep wood I-joists, 610 o.c. with two small cavities at ends.
1000 54 62 25 mm timberstrand rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. perpendicular
to I-joists. Type C perpendicular to RCs. Base layer gypsum
1250 55 57
board screwed 610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. Bas e
1600 55 54 layer OSB screwed 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the
2000 55 52 field. Face layer of OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
2500 52 53 305 o.c. in the field. Both layers of OSB perpendicular to I-
joists.
3150 55 50
4000 62 42
5000 68 35
6300 75 28
STC/IIC 53 44
Rw/L n,w 52 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-001a IIF-97-001
STC53 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-103
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-197a
IIF-96-087
2OSB15_WI241(406)_RC13(406)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
197a 087 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 16 81 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 20 81 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 22 76 Gypsum board 2 16
100 26 74
125 26 79
160 29 75 Mass, kg
200 32 75 Frame 163.2
250 38 70
Floor layers 353.2 17.6 kg/m 2
315 46 68
Ceiling layers 403.6 22.7 kg/m 2
400 52 66
500 53 67
630 53 66 38 x 38 mm flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm
800 53 64 timberstrand rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. perpendicular to I-
1000 55 60 joists. Both layers of base layer gypsum board screwed
610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. Base layer OSB screwed
1250 54 56
305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer of OSB
1600 54 54 screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Both
2000 51 55 layers of OSB perpendicular to I-joists.
2500 52 54
3150 57 47
4000 63 41
5000 69 33
6300 75 27
STC/IIC 49 41
Rw/L n,w 49 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-197a IIF-96-087
STC49 IIC41
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-104
 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-96-181a
IIF-96-081
2OSB15_WI241(406)_RC13(610)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
181a 081 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 16 81 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 23 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 24 73 Gypsum board 2 16
100 29 70
125 31 74
160 32 71 Mass, kg
200 34 71 Frame 163.2
250 39 69
Floor layers 353.2 17.6 kg/m 2
315 49 64
Ceiling layers 406.1 22.8 kg/m 2
400 54 65
500 53 66
630 55 64 38 x 38 flange, 241 mm deep wood I-joists. 25 mm
800 54 63 timberstrand rimboard used. RC 610 o.c. perpendicular to I-
1000 56 59 joists. Both layers of base layer gypsum board screwed
610 o.c.; face layer screwed 305 o.c. Base layer OSB screwed
1250 55 56
305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer of OSB
1600 55 53 screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Both
2000 51 55 layers of OSB perpendicular to I-joists.
2500 52 53
3150 58 47
4000 63 40
5000 70 32
6300 76 24
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-181a IIF-96-081
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 15: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, empty cavity, variable joists,
subfloors, ceilings and resilient metal channel spacings

TLF-97-005a
IIF-97-003
2OSB15_WI241(610)_RC13(406)_2G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
005a 003 Oriented strandboard 2 15
50 15 83 Wood I-joists 241 610
63 19 80 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 23 74 Gypsum board 2 16
100 28 75
125 33 74
160 36 68 Mass, kg
200 42 69 Frame 97.8
250 49 66
Floor layers 349.1 17.4 kg/m 2
315 49 69
Ceiling layers 396.3 22.3 kg/m 2
400 52 67
500 56 65
630 55 66 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 9.5 mm plywood web, Ten 241 mm
800 55 63 deep wood I-joists, 610 o.c. with two small cavities at ends.
1000 55 60 25 mm timberstrand rimboard used. Base layer gypsum board
screwed 610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. Base layer OSB
1250 54 57
screwed 305 o.c. around edges, 610 o.c. in the field. Face
1600 53 55 layer of OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
2000 50 55 field. Both layers of OSB perpendicular to I-joists.
2500 51 53
3150 57 46
4000 62 39
5000 68 33
6300 74 29
STC/IIC 53 45
Rw/L n,w 52 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-005a IIF-97-003
STC53 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 16: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, different resilient metal channel
spacing, filled cavity

Group 16: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges,

different resilient metal channel spacing, filled cavity

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 Group 16: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, different resilient metal channel
spacing, filled cavity

TLF-97-003a
IIF-97-002
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(406)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
003a 002 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 77 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 20 78 Resilient metal channels 13 406
100 20 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 26 75
160 29 74
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 158.6
315 45 66
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 52 66
Ceiling layers 200.2 11.2 kg/m 2
500 54 65
630 52 65
800 56 61 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 mm deep wood
1000 59 58 I-joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. (no extra
1250 59 53 channels added). Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 59 51
2000 53 54
2500 51 54
3150 54 50
4000 60 43
5000 68 36
6300 74 31
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-003a IIF-97-002
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 16: Wood I-Joists: 240 mm deep, 38 x 38 mm flanges, different resilient metal channel
spacing, filled cavity

TLF-97-007a
IIF-97-004
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
007a 004 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 81 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 79 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 21 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 76
160 27 78
200 33 74 Mass, kg
250 37 73 Frame 158.6
315 43 69
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 69
Ceiling layers 199.3 11.2 kg/m 2
500 51 67
630 51 65
800 54 63 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 deep wood I-
1000 59 58 joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed
1250 57 54 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. OSB perpendicular to I-joists.
1600 57 52
2000 52 55
2500 51 54
3150 56 48
4000 61 42
5000 68 34
6300 74 27
STC/IIC 48 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-007a IIF-97-004
STC48 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing
and varying subfloor

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-033a
IIF-97-017
OSB15_WT356(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
033a 017 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 77 Wood truss joists 356 406
63 17 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 78
160 35 78
200 38 74 Mass, kg
250 42 71 Frame 324.5
315 47 67
Floor layers 188.7 9.4 kg/m 2
400 52 65
Ceiling layers 198.0 11.1 kg/m 2
500 55 64
630 57 60
800 60 58 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"X4" strong backs
1000 63 54 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. 32 mm OSB rimboard
1250 62 51 used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum board
screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge. OSB screwed
1600 62 49
150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 59 49
2500 59 48
3150 63 43
4000 68 37
5000 75 33
6300 33
STC/IIC 54 42
Rw/L n,w 53 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-033a IIF-97-017
STC54 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-039a
IIF-97-019
OSB15_WT356(488)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
039a 019 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 78 Wood truss joists 356 488
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 19 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 78
160 32 79
200 34 77 Mass, kg
250 41 74 Frame 302.4
315 48 71
Floor layers 188.6 9.4 kg/m 2
400 50 68
Ceiling layers 198.7 11.2 kg/m 2
500 53 64
630 57 64
800 60 59 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 60 55 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. 32 mm OSB rimboard
1250 61 52 used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum board
screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge. OSB screwed
1600 59 49
150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 56 51
2500 57 50
3150 63 43
4000 68 37
5000 74 31
6300 * 31
STC/IIC 52 41
Rw/L n,w 52 69

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-039a IIF-97-019
STC52 IIC41
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-045a
IIF-97-022
OSB15_WT356(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
045a 022 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 76 Wood truss joists 356 610
63 15 81 Glass fibre batts 152
80 19 78 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 75
160 34 76
200 40 75 Mass, kg
250 45 74 Frame 283.9
315 47 70
Floor layers 191.8 9.5 kg/m 2
400 49 69
Ceiling layers 199.6 11.2 kg/m 2
500 54 68
630 57 63
800 61 61 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 63 57 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. 32 mm thick OSB
1250 64 52 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum
board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge except
1600 61 50
along butt joints where the screws are 10 mm from the edge.
2000 59 51 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2500 59 50
3150 64 44
4000 69 38
5000 75 32
6300 83 30
STC/IIC 54 42
Rw/L n,w 53 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-045a IIF-97-022
STC54 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-041a
IIF-97-020
OSB15_WT457(488)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
041a 020 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 76 Wood truss joists 457 488
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 33 76
160 34 76
200 39 74 Mass, kg
250 45 69 Frame 334.3
315 50 66
Floor layers 188.7 9.4 kg/m 2
400 53 64
Ceiling layers 197.1 11.1 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 58 61
800 62 58 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 63 54 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. Two pieces of 229 mm
1250 64 51 deep x 32 mm thick of OSB rimboard used. Gypsum board
screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 63 48
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 60 49 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 59 49 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 63 44
4000 69 38
5000 76 34
6300 * 34
STC/IIC 55 44
Rw/L n,w 54 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-041a IIF-97-020
STC55 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-043a
IIF-97-021
OSB15_WT457(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
043a 021 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 78 Wood truss joists 457 610
63 14 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 18 79 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 76 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 76
160 32 77
200 40 76 Mass, kg
250 45 73 Frame 296.1
315 46 71
Floor layers 191.3 9.5 kg/m 2
400 50 68
Ceiling layers 199.2 11.2 kg/m 2
500 54 67
630 58 62
800 61 58 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 63 54 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. Two pieces of 229 mm
1250 64 50 deep x 32 mm thick of OSB rimboard used. Gypsum board
screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 62 47
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 59 48 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 59 47 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 64 41
4000 70 37
5000 77 34
6300 * 34
STC/IIC 53 42
Rw/L n,w 53 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-043a IIF-97-021
STC53 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-047a
IIF-97-023
OSB19_WT356(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
047a 023 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 77 Wood truss joists 356 610
63 14 82 Glass fibre batts 152
80 19 78 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 33 73
160 33 77
200 39 76 Mass, kg
250 45 74 Frame 283.9
315 47 71
Floor layers 201.8 10 kg/m 2
400 47 71
Ceiling layers 199.6 11.2 kg/m 2
500 52 70
630 56 66
800 58 61 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 60 57 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. 32 mm thick OSB
1250 60 52 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum
board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge except
1600 60 49
along butt joints where the screws are 10 mm from the edge.
2000 59 50 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2500 59 48
3150 65 42
4000 69 38
5000 76 31
6300 * 31
STC/IIC 54 42
Rw/L n,w 53 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-047a IIF-97-023
STC54 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-053a
IIF-97-026
OSB19_WT356(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
053a 026 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 74 Wood truss joists 356 610
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 75
160 35 76
200 41 73 Mass, kg
250 44 74 Frame 277.3
315 48 71
Floor layers 208.0 10.3 kg/m 2
400 51 69
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 55 67
630 57 65
800 59 62 Metal plate connected wood trusses, flanges made from 2x3
1000 62 57 lumber. Flange is 65 mm horizontally by 40 mm vertically. Two
1250 61 52 2"x4" strong backs nailed perpendicular to wood trusses.
32 mm thick OSB rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed
1600 61 49
305 o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum
2000 59 49 board edge except along butt joints they are 10 mm from the
2500 57 49 edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
3150 62 44 field.
4000 68 38
5000 76 31
6300 82 30
STC/IIC 55 43
Rw/L n,w 53 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-053a IIF-97-026
STC55 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-049a
IIF-97-024
OSB19_WT457(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
049a 024 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 77 Wood truss joists 457 610
63 15 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 18 79 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 76 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 76
160 32 78
200 39 76 Mass, kg
250 46 73 Frame 296.1
315 47 71
Floor layers 201.4 10 kg/m 2
400 50 70
Ceiling layers 199.2 11.2 kg/m 2
500 54 67
630 58 64
800 59 59 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 61 56 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. 32 mm thick OSB
1250 61 51 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum
board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge except
1600 60 49
along butt joints where the screws are 10 mm from the edge.
2000 58 49 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2500 59 47
3150 65 42
4000 70 36
5000 76 32
6300 * 33
STC/IIC 53 42
Rw/L n,w 53 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-049a IIF-97-024
STC53 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 17: Wood Truss Floors: Varying joist depth and spacing and varying subfloor

TLF-97-051a
IIF-97-025
OSB19_WT610(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
051a 025 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 75 Wood truss joists 610 610
63 20 73 Glass fibre batts 152
80 20 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 33 76
160 34 75
200 41 75 Mass, kg
250 46 72 Frame 310.1
315 48 69
Floor layers 205.4 10.2 kg/m 2
400 50 69
Ceiling layers 205.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 56 66
630 58 64
800 61 59 Metal plate connected wood trusses. Two 2"x4" strong backs
1000 63 54 nailed perpendicular to wood trusses. 32 mm thick OSB
1250 62 49 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum
board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge except
1600 62 46
along butt joints where the screws are 10 mm from the edge.
2000 59 48 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2500 58 47
3150 65 41
4000 71 35
5000 78 28
6300 * 28
STC/IIC 55 43
Rw/L n,w 54 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-051a IIF-97-025
STC57 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and
metal gauge, varying subfloor

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-057a
IIF-97-028
OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
057a 028 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 15 78 Steel joists 203 406
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 26 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 69
160 35 69
200 36 72 Mass, kg
250 39 69 Frame 279.9
315 46 67
Floor layers 167.2 8.3 kg/m 2
400 52 66
Ceiling layers 204.4 11.5 kg/m 2
500 51 65
630 53 64
800 56 61 14 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 61 55 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 59 55 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 59 53
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 54 55 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 52 56 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 54 53
4000 56 49
5000 60 43
6300 65 37
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-057a IIF-97-028
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-059a
IIF-97-029
OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
059a 029 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 15 79 Steel joists 203 406
63 18 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 26 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 69
160 34 70
200 35 70 Mass, kg
250 40 67 Frame 231.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 166.8 8.3 kg/m 2
400 53 65
Ceiling layers 203.8 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 66
630 53 65
800 58 60 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 61 55 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 61 53 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 59 52
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 53 54 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 50 56 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 52 52
4000 56 46
5000 61 40
6300 65 34
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-059a IIF-97-029
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-085a

OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16

Freq. Hz TLF-97-085a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 14 Oriented strandboard 1 16
63 17 Steel joists 203 406
80 25 Glass fibre batts 152
100 26 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 31 Gypsum board 1 16
160 34
200 35
250 40 Mass, kg
315 46 Frame 231.2
400 51 Floor layers 166.8 8.3 kg/m 2
500 52 Ceiling layers 203.8 11.4 kg/m 2
630 52
800 58
1000 60 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 59
floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
1600 58 305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
2000 53 gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2500 50 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
3150 52 edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Rebuild of TLF-97-059a .
4000 56
5000 60
6300 65
STC/IIC 51
Rw/L n,w 50

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-97-085a
STC51
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-061a
IIF-97-030
OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
061a 030 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 14 78 Steel joists 203 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 70
160 32 72
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 41 67 Frame 189.2
315 48 65
Floor layers 166.5 8.3 kg/m 2
400 53 66
Ceiling layers 204.5 11.5 kg/m 2
500 54 65
630 55 63
800 59 59 18 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 62 55 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 59 56 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 58 54
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 51 58 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 49 59 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 52 54
4000 57 48
5000 61 43
6300 65 37
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 50 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-061a IIF-97-030
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-063a
IIF-97-031
OSB16_SJ203(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
063a 031 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 14 80 Steel joists 203 610
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 34 72
200 41 68 Mass, kg
250 46 68 Frame 173.0
315 47 68
Floor layers 169.7 8.4 kg/m 2
400 52 66
Ceiling layers 205.0 11.5 kg/m 2
500 56 65
630 56 63
800 60 60 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 63 56 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 62 53 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 59 53
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 54 55 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 51 57 edges, 305 mm o.c. in the field.
3150 52 54
4000 56 49
5000 61 42
6300 66 36
STC/IIC 53 44
Rw/L n,w 51 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-063a IIF-97-031
STC53 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-065a
IIF-97-032
OSB16_SJ254(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
065a 032 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 15 77 Steel joists 254 406
63 20 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 27 71 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 68 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 68
160 33 71
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 42 68 Frame 286.8
315 48 66
Floor layers 168.6 8.4 kg/m 2
400 53 67
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 53 69
630 54 67
800 58 63 16 gauge steel joists, 406 mm o.c. Four joist cavities between
1000 62 58 blocking pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at
1250 60 56 center of floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 59 53
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 53 56 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 50 57 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 52 54
4000 55 49
5000 59 42
6300 64 36
STC/IIC 51 44
Rw/L n,w 51 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-065a IIF-97-032
STC51 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-069a
IIF-97-034
OSB16_SJ305(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
069a 034 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 17 76 Steel joists 305 406
63 21 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 29 70 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 30 66 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 67
160 33 69
200 40 69 Mass, kg
250 42 68 Frame 340.0
315 48 66
Floor layers 171.0 8.5 kg/m 2
400 53 66
Ceiling layers 204.4 11.5 kg/m 2
500 53 65
630 54 64
800 58 61 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 61 57 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 60 56 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 58 55
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 53 57 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 152 mm o.c. around
2500 49 59 edges, 305 mm o.c. in the field.
3150 52 54
4000 56 49
5000 60 43
6300 65 36
STC/IIC 52 44
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-069a IIF-97-034
STC52 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 18: Steel Joist Floors: Varying joist depth, spacing and metal gauge, varying subfloor

TLF-97-067a
IIF-97-033
OSB19_SJ203(610)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
067a 033 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 80 Steel joists 203 610
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 69 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 72
160 34 72
200 41 69 Mass, kg
250 47 68 Frame 173.0
315 48 69
Floor layers 212.0 10.5 kg/m 2
400 50 69
Ceiling layers 205.0 11.5 kg/m 2
500 55 67
630 57 65
800 59 62 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 61 58 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 60 54 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 57 54
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 53 56 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 52 58 edges, 305 mm o.c. in the field.
3150 54 54
4000 57 49
5000 63 44
6300 68 40
STC/IIC 53 44
Rw/L n,w 52 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-067a IIF-97-033
STC53 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

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 Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

TLF-98-009a
IIF-98-004
OSB16_SJ203(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-98- IIF-98- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
009a 004 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 12 84 Steel joists 203 406
63 19 81 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 24 76 Gypsum board 1 16
100 22 78
125 28 77
160 29 78 Mass, kg
200 30 78 Frame 231.2
250 32 78
Floor layers 175.3 8.7 kg/m 2
315 36 76
Ceiling layers 198.7 11.2 kg/m 2
400 44 73
500 46 73
630 46 72 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
800 48 69 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging installed at center of floor,
1000 49 67 perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed 305 mm o.c.
All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board
1250 47 66
edge except along butt joints where the screws are 10 mm
1600 47 65 from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c.
2000 42 68 in the field.
2500 41 68
3150 46 62
4000 51 55
5000 57 50
6300 62 45
STC/IIC 44 35
Rw/L n,w 43 74

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-98-009a IIF-98-004
STC44 IIC35
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

TLF-98-001a
IIF-98-001
OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-98- IIF-98- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
001a 001 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 13 80 Steel joists 203 406
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 69
160 34 69
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 38 70 Frame 231.2
315 45 67
Floor layers 175.3 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 66
Ceiling layers 198.7 11.2 kg/m 2
500 54 66
630 52 67
800 55 62 Repeat of TLF-97-059a and TLF-97-085a. Same joists, all
1000 58 59 other materials new. Joists disassembled then re-assembled
1250 57 57 for this test. 16 gauge steel joists, 406 mm o.c. Four joist
cavities between blocking pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging
1600 55 57
strip installed at center of floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum
2000 50 59 board screwed 305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are
2500 49 59 38 mm in from gypsum board edge except along butt joints
3150 52 55 where the screws are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed
150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
4000 56 49
5000 61 44
6300 66 38
STC/IIC 50 43
Rw/L n,w 49 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-98-001a IIF-98-001
STC50 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

TLF-98-005a
IIF-98-002
OSB16_SJ203(406)_MFB140_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-98- IIF-98- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
005a 002 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 15 79 Steel joists 203 406
63 19 78 Mineral fibre batts 140
80 25 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 69
160 34 68
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 231.2
315 45 67
Floor layers 175.3 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 64
Ceiling layers 198.7 11.2 kg/m 2
500 55 64
630 54 65
800 58 59 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 60 56 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging strip installed at center of
1250 59 54 floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 58 54
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 53 55 are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
2500 51 56 edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 54 52
4000 57 48
5000 62 43
6300 67 38
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-98-005a IIF-98-002
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

TLF-98-011a
IIF-98-005
OSB16_SJ203(406)_CFL90_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-98- IIF-98- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
011a 005 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 15 82 Steel joists 203 406
63 20 77 Blown-in cellulose fibre 90
80 24 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 26 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 71
160 35 69
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 38 71 Frame 231.2
315 44 67
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 52 65
Ceiling layers 199.8 11.2 kg/m 2
500 55 65
630 53 64
800 56 60 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist cavities between blocking
1000 59 57 pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging installed at center of floor,
1250 57 55 perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed 305 mm o.c.
All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board
1600 55 55
edge except along butt joints where the screws are 10 mm
2000 52 57 from the edge. Dry blown in cellulose, nominal thickness
2500 51 56 85 mm. Mesh installed between RCs and bottom of joists. OSB
3150 53 52 screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
4000 56 47
5000 61 42
6300 67 36
STC/IIC 51 44
Rw/L n,w 50 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-98-011a IIF-98-005
STC51 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 19: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Varying cavity absorption

TLF-98-013a
IIF-98-006
OSB16_SJ203(406)_CFL140_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-98- IIF-98- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
013a 006 Oriented strandboard 1 16
50 16 82 Steel joists 203 406
63 19 77 Blown-in cellulose fibre 140
80 26 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 71
160 36 69
200 37 71 Mass, kg
250 39 69 Frame 231.2
315 45 66
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 199.8 11.2 kg/m 2
500 56 64
630 55 62
800 58 58 16 gauge steel joists, 406 mm o.c. Four joist cavities between
1000 61 55 blocking pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging installed at center
1250 60 53 of floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum board screwed
305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from
1600 58 52
gypsum board edge except along butt joints where the screws
2000 54 54 are 10 mm from the edge. Dry blown in cellulose, nominal
2500 52 54 thickness 140 mm. Mesh installed between RCs and bottom of
3150 54 51 joists. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field.
4000 57 46
5000 62 40
6300 67 34
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-98-013a IIF-98-006
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 20: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Gypsum concrete topping

Group 20: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Gypsum concrete topping

A-135
 Group 20: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Gypsum concrete topping

TLF-97-079a
IIF-97-039
GCON25_OSB16_SJ203(406)_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
079a 039 Gypsum concrete 25
50 19 75 Oriented strandboard 1 16
63 19 73 Steel joists 203 406
80 24 66 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 35 73
160 37 71
200 42 71 Mass, kg
250 47 66 Frame 173.0
315 52 68
Floor layers 1131.0 56.3 kg/m 2
400 52 71
Ceiling layers 205.0 11.5 kg/m 2
500 55 70
630 52 71
800 52 71 Gypsum concrete topping. 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist
1000 55 72 cavities between blocking pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging
1250 57 73 strip installed at center of floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum
board screwed 305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are
1600 61 72
38 mm in from gypsum board edge except along butt joints
2000 60 75 where the screws are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed
2500 59 78 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 62 76
4000 68 70
5000 74 63
6300 80 57
STC/IIC 55 24
Rw/L n,w 54 81

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-079a IIF-97-039
STC55 IIC24
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 20: Steel Joists, 16 gauge: Gypsum concrete topping

TLF-97-081a
IIF-97-040
GCON25_OSB16_SJ203(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
081a 040 Gypsum concrete 25
50 23 68 Oriented strandboard 1 16
63 24 65 Steel joists 203 406
80 30 60 Glass fibre batts 152
100 36 60 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 42 63 Gypsum board 1 16
160 43 63
200 48 62
250 54 59 Mass, kg
315 55 63 Frame 173.0
400 56 65
Floor layers 1131.0 56.3 kg/m 2
500 58 64
Ceiling layers 205.0 11.5 kg/m 2
630 56 66
800 58 63
1000 62 64 Gypsum concrete topping. 16 gauge steel joists. Four joist
1250 64 65 cavities between blocking pieces. 18 gauge flat strap bridging
1600 66 67 strip installed at center of floor, perpendicular to joists. Gypsum
board screwed 305 mm o.c. All gypsum board screws are
2000 65 71
38 mm in from gypsum board edge except along butt joints
2500 64 73 where the screws are 10 mm from the edge. OSB screwed
3150 66 72 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
4000 70 67
5000 78 61
6300 83 55
STC/IIC 60 28
Rw/L n,w 60 77

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-081a IIF-97-040
STC60 IIC28
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs

Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs

A-138
 Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs

TLF-97-107a
IIF-97-048
CON150
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material Thick.
Freq. Hz
107a 048 Concrete 150
50 57
63 41 57
80 40 60 Mass, kg
100 40 64 Floor layers 7030.0 350 kg/m 2
125 39 67
160 39 69
200 38 72 Concrete reference slab.
250 39 74
315 42 75
400 45 74
500 49 75
630 51 75
800 55 75
1000 58 75
1250 61 74
1600 65 74
2000 67 75
2500 70 74
3150 73 73
4000 76 72
5000 78 71
6300 81 67
STC/IIC 52 27
Rw/L n,w 52 80

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-107a IIF-97-048
STC52 IIC27
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs

TLF-98-007a
IIF-98-003
CON100
TLF-98- IIF-98- Material Thick.
Freq. Hz
007a 003 Concrete 100
50 * 62
63 37 65
80 40 62 Mass, kg
100 38 66 Floor layers 4457 226 kg/m 2
125 37 70
160 38 74
200 35 74 Concrete reference slab
250 33 79
315 36 80
400 40 79
500 43 79
630 46 80
800 49 80
1000 51 81
1250 54 81
1600 57 81
2000 59 81
2500 63 81
3150 66 80
4000 69 79
5000 72 76
6300 76 72
STC/IIC 47 20
Rw/L n,w 47 87

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-98-007a IIF-98-003
STC47 IIC20
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs

TLF-97-101a
IIF-97-045
CON150_Steel
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material Thick.
Freq. Hz
101a 045 Concrete 75 -150
50 36 56
63 39 60
80 38 64 Mass, kg
100 41 64 Floor layers 5352 272 kg/m 2
125 38 68
160 38 70
200 37 74 Regular weight concrete poured on top of corrugated steel
250 37 75 panels. Steel panels are 0.94 mm thick. Concrete has a
315 39 75 varying thickness from 75 to 150 mm.
400 44 77
500 47 76
630 50 76
800 52 77
1000 55 77
1250 59 76
1600 62 76
2000 63 78
2500 64 79
3150 67 79
4000 68 80
5000 72 77
6300 74 74
STC/IIC 51 21
Rw/L n,w 50 84

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-101a IIF-97-045
STC51 IIC21
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 21: Concrete Floors: Uniform and ribbed slabs

TLF-97-109a
IIF-97-049
CON152_Steel_RC13(406)_2G13
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
109a 049 Concrete 75-150
50 33 64 Resilient metal channels 13 406
63 32 68 Gypsum board 2 13
80 33 71
100 36 69
125 36 68 Mass, kg
160 39 67 Floor layers 5352 272 kg/m 2
200 39 72 Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
250 50 61
315 54 61
400 60 60 Regular weight concrete poured on top of corrugated steel
500 63 59 panels. Steel panels are 0.94 mm thick. Concrete has a
630 62 65 varying thickness from 75 to 150 mm. Type C gypsum board.
800 68 61
1000 71 61
1250 72 63
1600 76 62
2000 78 63
2500 77 66
3150 82 64
4000 84 64
5000 89 61
6300 * 55
STC/IIC 57 36
Rw/L n,w 59 70

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-109a IIF-97-049
STC57 IIC36
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

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 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

TLF-95-103a

WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G16

Freq. Hz TLF-95-103a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 10 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 13 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 16 Gypsum board 1 16
100 15
125 17
160 19 Mass, kg
200 22 Frame 222.2
250 24 Floor layers None
315 27 Ceiling layers 205.4 11.5 kg/m 2
400 28
500 29
630 31 No OSB, no insulation. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. One
set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
800 33
1000 34
1250 34
1600 34
2000 29
2500 25
3150 28
4000 31
5000 34
6300 38
STC/IIC 29
Rw/L n,w 31

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-95-103a
STC29
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

TLF-95-105a

WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_2G16

Freq. Hz TLF-95-105a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 15 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 20 Gypsum board 2 16
100 20
125 22
160 25 Mass, kg
200 27 Frame 222.2
250 29 Floor layers None
315 31 Ceiling layers 384.4 21.6 kg/m 2
400 32
500 32
630 33 No OSB, no insulation. 2 layers of Type X gypsum board. Both
layers of gypsum board perpendicular to RC, joints staggered.
800 35
Base layer gypsum board screwed 610 o.c., face layer 305 o.c.
1000 36 One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1250 38
1600 38
2000 34
2500 32
3150 35
4000 39
5000 42
6300 45
STC/IIC 35
Rw/L n,w 35

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-95-105a
STC35
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

TLF-95-119a

WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G13

Freq. Hz TLF-95-119a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 10 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 12 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 14 Gypsum board 1 13
100 14
125 15
160 18 Mass, kg
200 20 Frame 237.6
250 22 Floor layers None
315 25 Ceiling layers 171.4 9.6 kg/m 2
400 27
500 27
630 29 Type C gypsum board gypsum board screwed 305 o.c., no
OSB. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
800 31
1000 32
1250 33
1600 33
2000 31
2500 25
3150 25
4000 29
5000 32
6300 35
STC/IIC 29
Rw/L n,w 29

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-95-119a
STC29
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

A-146
 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

TLF-95-117a

WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_2G13

Freq. Hz TLF-95-117a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 13 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 18 Gypsum board 2 13
100 19
125 20
160 22 Mass, kg
200 25 Frame 237.6
250 28 Floor layers None
315 30 Ceiling layers 343.8 19.3 kg/m 2
400 31
500 31
630 32 Type C gypsum board, both layers perpendicular to RC, joints
staggered. Base layer screwed 610 o.c., face layer 305 o.c. No
800 33
insulation, no OSB. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1000 34
1250 35
1600 36
2000 36
2500 31
3150 32
4000 36
5000 39
6300 42
STC/IIC 33
Rw/L n,w 33

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-95-117a
STC33
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

A-147
 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

TLF-96-183a

WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_G13

Freq. Hz TLF-96-183a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 10 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 11 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 13 Gypsum board 1 13
100 12
125 13
160 15 Mass, kg
200 18 Frame 243.2
250 20 Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
315 23 Ceiling layers 131.4 7.4 kg/m 2
400 24
500 25
630 27 1500 lb/MSF gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. No insulation &
no subfloor. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
800 29
1000 30
1250 31
1600 32
2000 31
2500 26
3150 23
4000 26
5000 29
6300 33
STC/IIC 27
Rw/L n,w 28

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-96-183a
STC27
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

A-148
 Group 22: Ceiling Layers Only

TLF-96-185a

WJ235(406)_RC13(610)_2G13

Freq. Hz TLF-96-185a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 14 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 15 Resilient metal channels 13 610
80 18 Gypsum board 2 13
100 17
125 19
160 21 Mass, kg
200 24 Frame 243.2
250 26 Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
315 29 Ceiling layers 262.2 14.7 kg/m 2
400 29
500 30
630 31 Both layers of 1500 lb/MSF gypsum board perpendicular to
joists. Base layer screwed 610 o.c., face layer 305 o.c. No
800 32
insulation & no subfloor. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1000 32
1250 34
1600 34
2000 35
2500 31
3150 30
4000 33
5000 37
6300 40
STC/IIC 32
Rw/L n,w 32

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-96-185a
STC32
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

A-149
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

Group 23: Floor Layers Only

A-150
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-95-101a
IIF-95-038
OSB15_WJ235(406)
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
101a 038 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 82 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 82
80 13 81
100 14 86 Mass, kg
125 15 89 Frame 222.2
160 14 90
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
200 13 95
Ceiling layers None
250 14 95
315 18 93
400 23 91 No RC, no gypsum board. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c.
500 23 93 around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x
630 21 93 64 mm cross-bridging.
800 26 89
1000 26 88
1250 26 86
1600 25 84
2000 25 81
2500 26 78
3150 28 75
4000 31 70
5000 34 64
6300 37 58
STC/IIC 24 20
Rw/L n,w 24 90

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-101a IIF-95-038
STC24 IIC20
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-151
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-137a
IIF-96-060
PLY15_WJ235(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
137a 060 Plywood 1 15
50 16 82 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 80
80 14 83
100 12 87 Mass, kg
125 14 90 Frame 243.2
160 13 91
Floor layers 136.9 6.8 kg/m 2
200 13 94
Ceiling layers None
250 13 97
315 14 96
400 19 93 One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging. Plywood screwed 150 o.c.
500 22 94 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
630 19 95
800 22 91
1000 23 90
1250 23 88
1600 24 86
2000 24 83
2500 25 81
3150 25 79
4000 26 76
5000 28 73
6300 31 68
STC/IIC 22 18
Rw/L n,w 22 92

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-137a IIF-96-060
STC22 IIC18
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-152
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-141a
IIF-96-062
2PLY15_WJ235(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
141a 062 Plywood 2 15
50 18 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79
80 14 79
100 14 85 Mass, kg
125 15 89 Frame 243.2
160 15 89
Floor layers 275.6 13.7 kg/m 2
200 15 92
Ceiling layers None
250 16 93
315 19 92
400 24 91 Base layer of plywood screwed 305 o.c. around the edges,
500 26 91 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer of plywood screwed 150 o.c.
630 25 92 around the edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Plywood perpendicular
to joists, base and face layer joints staggered. One set of 19 x
800 27 88
64 cross bridging.
1000 27 86
1250 27 84
1600 27 80
2000 28 77
2500 29 75
3150 30 73
4000 32 70
5000 34 66
6300 38 60
STC/IIC 26 22
Rw/L n,w 26 88

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-141a IIF-96-062
STC26 IIC22
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-153
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-145a
IIF-96-064
PLY13_WJ235(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
145a 064 Plywood 1 13
50 15 84 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 15 82
80 12 84
100 11 87 Mass, kg
125 13 90 Frame 243.2
160 11 93
Floor layers 111.8 5.6 kg/m 2
200 12 95
Ceiling layers None
250 11 94
315 14 92
400 19 90 Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
500 19 91 One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
630 19 92
800 24 88
1000 23 88
1250 25 85
1600 25 83
2000 26 81
2500 25 80
3150 24 79
4000 24 77
5000 26 73
6300 29 68
STC/IIC 22 20
Rw/L n,w 22 90

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-145a IIF-96-064
STC22 IIC20
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-154
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-149a
IIF-96-066
2PLY13_WJ235(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
149a 066 Plywood 2 13
50 17 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79
80 13 81
100 13 86 Mass, kg
125 14 90 Frame 243.2
160 13 89
Floor layers 224.4 11.2 kg/m 2
200 13 92
Ceiling layers None
250 16 93
315 19 90
400 24 87 Base layer of plywood screwed 305 o.c. around the edges,
500 26 89 610 o.c. in the field. Face layer of plywood screwed 150 o.c.
630 25 89 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Plywood perpendicular to
joists, base and face layer joints staggered. One set of 19 x 64
800 29 85
cross bridging.
1000 27 85
1250 28 82
1600 28 80
2000 29 79
2500 29 77
3150 29 76
4000 30 74
5000 33 71
6300 37 67
STC/IIC 26 22
Rw/L n,w 26 88

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-149a IIF-96-066
STC26 IIC22
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-155
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-067a
IIF-96-021
PLY25_WJ235(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
067a 021 Plywood 1 25
50 17 82 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 14 82
80 12 81
100 14 85 Mass, kg
125 15 88 Frame 203.9
160 14 93
Floor layers 241.7 12 kg/m 2
200 14 94
Ceiling layers None
250 15 96
315 17 97
400 20 97 Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
500 22 98 One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
630 20 99
800 21 97
1000 21 95
1250 21 93
1600 21 90
2000 23 87
2500 26 84
3150 28 80
4000 30 75
5000 33 69
6300 36 63
STC/IIC 22 14
Rw/L n,w 22 96

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-067a IIF-96-021
STC22 IIC14
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-156
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-163a
IIF-96-072
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
163a 072 Concrete 35
50 24 67 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 29 66 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 32 69
100 30 72
125 32 74 Mass, kg
160 34 74 Frame 203.9
200 35 76
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
250 37 79
Ceiling layers None
315 37 80
400 36 83
500 34 86 Concrete curing time 68 days, 40 mm regular concrete poured
630 34 88 directly on top of OSB subfloor. No gypsum board. OSB
800 37 89 screwed 150 o.c. around the edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One
set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1000 39 90
1250 43 89
1600 45 89
2000 48 88
2500 51 87
3150 55 85
4000 59 82
5000 64 78
6300 69 72
STC/IIC 41 15
Rw/L n,w 41 94

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-163a IIF-96-072
STC41 IIC15
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-157
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-037a
IIF-96-010
OSB15_WJ235(610)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
037a 010 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 610
63 11 81
80 12 85
100 11 92 Mass, kg
125 13 93 Frame 165.5
160 14 93
Floor layers 181.7 9.0 kg/m 2
200 16 92
Ceiling layers None
250 20 90
315 21 92
400 20 94 OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
500 25 92 field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
630 24 94
800 26 91
1000 25 90
1250 25 88
1600 23 86
2000 24 83
2500 25 79
3150 28 75
4000 31 70
5000 35 64
6300 38 58
STC/IIC 25 19
Rw/L n,w 25 91

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-037a IIF-96-010
STC25 IIC19
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-158
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-041a
IIF-96-012
OSB19_WJ235(610)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
041a 012 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 610
63 10 80
80 12 83
100 11 89 Mass, kg
125 13 92 Frame 165.5
160 14 92
Floor layers 208.9 10.4 kg/m 2
200 16 93
Ceiling layers None
250 19 91
315 22 91
400 20 95 OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
500 24 94 field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
630 24 95
800 24 94
1000 24 92
1250 22 90
1600 23 87
2000 24 83
2500 27 79
3150 30 73
4000 33 67
5000 36 60
6300 39 53
STC/IIC 24 18
Rw/L n,w 24 92

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-041a IIF-96-012
STC24 IIC18
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-159
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-081a
IIF-96-034
OSB15_WI457(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
081a 034 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 12 84 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 17 84
80 18 81
100 19 80 Mass, kg
125 18 84 Frame 386.6
160 18 87
Floor layers 191.1 9.5 kg/m 2
200 17 92
Ceiling layers None
250 16 95
315 17 95
400 23 92 89 x 38 flange, 475 mm deep wood I-joist, 406 o.c. 19 mm
500 25 93 plywood rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both
630 26 91 sides of web and at each end of each I-joist. Single layer of
16 mm waferboard applied perpendicular to I-joists.
800 26 88
Waferboard screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1000 27 87 field.
1250 26 86
1600 25 84
2000 24 82
2500 27 79
3150 31 74
4000 34 69
5000 37 64
6300 40 57
STC/IIC 25 20
Rw/L n,w 25 90

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-081a IIF-96-034
STC25 IIC20
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-160
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-96-097a
IIF-96-042
OSB15_WI457(406)
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
097a 042 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 12 81 Wood I-joists 457 406
63 19 84
80 20 79
100 17 81 Mass, kg
125 17 85 Frame 386.6
160 17 89
Floor layers 175.4 8.7 kg/m 2
200 17 91
Ceiling layers None
250 16 93
315 17 92
400 21 90 89 x 38 flange, 457 deep wood I-joists 406 o.c. 19 mm plywood
500 24 91 rimboard used. 38 x 140 mm web stiffeners on both sides of
630 26 89 web and at each end of each I-joist. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
800 26 87
1000 27 86
1250 27 85
1600 26 83
2000 26 80
2500 28 78
3150 29 75
4000 32 70
5000 35 65
6300 38 58
STC/IIC 25 21
Rw/L n,w 25 89

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-097a IIF-96-042
STC25 IIC21
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-161
 Group 23: Floor Layers Only

TLF-97-009a
IIF-97-005
OSB15_WI241(406)
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
009a 005 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 83 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 14 81
80 11 83
100 11 85 Mass, kg
125 13 90 Frame 158.6
160 13 91
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
200 13 93
Ceiling layers None
250 14 97
315 17 94
400 21 94 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 deep wood I-
500 23 94 joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
630 22 94 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. OSB perpendicular to I-
joists.
800 23 91
1000 25 90
1250 23 88
1600 24 86
2000 25 83
2500 26 80
3150 28 76
4000 32 70
5000 35 64
6300 38 58
STC/IIC 24 18
Rw/L n,w 24 92

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-009a IIF-97-005
STC24 IIC18
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-162
 Group 24 : Different joist lengths

Group 24 : Different joist lengths

A-163
 Group 24 : Different joist lengths

TLF-95-035a
IIF-95-005
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
035a 005 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 71 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 75
160 33 75
200 36 74 Mass, kg
250 40 71 Frame 236.2
315 45 66
Floor layers 179.9 8.9 kg/m 2
400 51 65
Ceiling layers 203.8 11.4 kg/m 2
500 54 62
630 54 61
800 57 58 38 x 235 x 4851 mm joists. Two sets of 19 x 64 mm cross-
1000 59 55 bridging every 1617 mm. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around the
1250 57 53 edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 56 51
2000 51 53
2500 50 53
3150 55 48
4000 60 43
5000 64 36
6300 69 29
STC/IIC 51 44
Rw/L n,w 50 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-035a IIF-95-005
STC51 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-164
 Group 24 : Different joist lengths

TLF-95-037a
IIF-95-006
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
037a 006 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 74
160 34 74
200 37 72 Mass, kg
250 41 69 Frame 215.6
315 46 65
Floor layers 161.8 8 kg/m 2
400 52 63
Ceiling layers 181.6 10.2 kg/m 2
500 55 61
630 55 60
800 58 57 38 x 235 x 4343 mm joists. Two sets of 19 x 64 mm cross-
1000 59 54 bridging. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
1250 58 52 screwed 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
Dividing barrier installed.
1600 57 50
2000 53 51
2500 51 51
3150 55 45
4000 60 39
5000 65 34
6300 70 30
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-037a IIF-95-006
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-165
 Group 24 : Different joist lengths

TLF-95-039a
IIF-95-007
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
039a 007 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 19 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 71 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 28 70 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 72
160 34 72
200 37 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 177.6
315 45 67
Floor layers 129.6 6.4 kg/m 2
400 51 63
Ceiling layers 143.3 8 kg/m 2
500 52 61
630 54 60
800 57 58 38 x 235 x 3454 mm joists. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-
1000 58 54 bridging. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
1250 57 52 screwed 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
Dividing barrier installed.
1600 56 50
2000 53 51
2500 52 52
3150 56 45
4000 61 39
5000 65 32
6300 70 28
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-039a IIF-95-007
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-166
 Group 24 : Different joist lengths

TLF-95-041a
IIF-95-008
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
041a 008 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 81 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 29 70 Gypsum board 1 16
125 32 72
160 34 73
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 153.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 108.8 5.4 kg/m 2
400 51 63
Ceiling layers 120.0 6.7 kg/m 2
500 52 62
630 54 60
800 57 58 38 x 235 x 2921 mm joists. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-
1000 59 54 bridging. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB
1250 59 52 screwed 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
Dividing barrier installed.
1600 58 49
2000 55 50
2500 52 53
3150 56 47
4000 61 41
5000 66 33
6300 71 28
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 52 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-041a IIF-95-008
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-167
 Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

A-168
 Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

TLF-95-043a
IIF-95-009
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
043a 009 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 30 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 230.4
315 45 65
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 55 62
800 59 60 One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging. Type X gypsum board
1000 60 56 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around the edges &
1250 60 53 305 o.c. in the field. Reference floor assembly.
1600 57 51
2000 54 52
2500 52 52
3150 55 48
4000 60 41
5000 65 35
6300 71 29
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-043a IIF-95-009
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-169
 Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

TLF-95-045a
IIF-95-010
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
045a 010 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 74
160 29 71
200 36 70 Mass, kg
250 41 68 Frame 230.4
315 46 64
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 54 62
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 64
630 57 62
800 61 59 OSB screws released 1/4 turn, screws 150 o.c. around the
1000 63 55 edges & 305 o.c. in the field. Type X gypsum board screwed
1250 62 52 305 o.c. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 59 50
2000 56 51
2500 54 51
3150 57 47
4000 62 41
5000 67 34
6300 73 27
STC/IIC 50 46
Rw/L n,w 50 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-045a IIF-95-010
STC50 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-170
 Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

TLF-95-047a
IIF-95-011
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
047a 011 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 74
160 29 71
200 36 70 Mass, kg
250 41 68 Frame 230.4
315 47 64
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 54 62
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 57 61
800 62 60 OSB screws released 1/2 turn, screws 150 o.c. around the
1000 63 56 edges & 305 o.c. in the field. Type X gypsum board screwed
1250 63 53 305 o.c. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 60 52
2000 56 54
2500 54 53
3150 57 50
4000 62 44
5000 67 37
6300 73 30
STC/IIC 50 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-047a IIF-95-011
STC50 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-171
 Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

TLF-95-049a
IIF-95-012
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
049a 012 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 75
160 29 71
200 36 69 Mass, kg
250 41 67 Frame 230.4
315 47 64
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 54 61
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 55 62
630 57 61
800 62 59 OSB screws released 3/4 turn, screws 150 o.c. around the
1000 64 54 edges & 305 o.c. in the field. Type X gypsum board screwed
1250 64 50 305 o.c. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 60 49
2000 56 50
2500 55 49
3150 57 45
4000 62 38
5000 68 32
6300 74 27
STC/IIC 50 45
Rw/L n,w 50 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-049a IIF-95-012
STC50 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-172
 Group 25 : Screw tightness in OSB

TLF-95-051a
IIF-95-013
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
051a 013 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 75
160 30 71
200 37 69 Mass, kg
250 42 67 Frame 230.4
315 48 63
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 55 61
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 57 62
630 60 60
800 64 58 OSB screws released 1 full turn, screws 150 o.c. around the
1000 66 53 edges & 305 o.c. in the field. Type X gypsum board screwed
1250 66 50 305 o.c. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 62 49
2000 58 50
2500 55 49
3150 58 45
4000 63 38
5000 69 33
6300 74 28
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 51 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-051a IIF-95-013
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-173
 Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB

Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB

A-174
 Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB

TLF-95-053a
IIF-95-014
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16

TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.

Freq. Hz
053a 014 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 72
160 30 72
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 38 70 Frame 230.4
315 44 66
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 62
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 62
630 53 61
800 56 59 OSB screws fully tightened, screws 75oc around
1000 59 55 the edges & 150 o.c. in the field. Type X gypsum
1250 57 51 board screwed 305 o.c. One set of 19 x 64 mm
cross-bridging.
1600 56 50
2000 54 49
2500 51 50
3150 54 46
4000 59 40
5000 64 33
6300 69 27
STC/IIC 50 46
Rw/L n,w 49 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-053a IIF-95-014
STC50 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-175
 Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB

TLF-95-055a
IIF-95-015
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
055a 015 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 72
160 31 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 38 71 Frame 230.4
315 43 67
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 62
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 62
630 53 62
800 55 59 OSB screws fully tightened, screws 38oc around the edges &
1000 59 56 75oc in the field. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. One
1250 57 52 set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 56 50
2000 53 50
2500 51 51
3150 54 47
4000 59 42
5000 64 35
6300 69 28
STC/IIC 50 46
Rw/L n,w 49 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-055a IIF-95-015
STC50 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-176
 Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB

TLF-95-057a
IIF-95-016
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
057a 016 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 72 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 71
160 31 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 71 Frame 230.4
315 43 67
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 62
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 54 62
800 55 60 OSB glued to joists, nailed 150 o.c. around the edges &
1000 59 57 305 o.c. in the field. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 57 53 One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 56 50
2000 54 50
2500 51 51
3150 54 48
4000 59 42
5000 64 34
6300 69 28
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 50 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-057a IIF-95-016
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-177
 Group 26 : Number of screws, nails and glue in OSB

TLF-95-059a
IIF-95-017
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
059a 017 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 72
160 31 73
200 35 73 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 223.3
315 46 65
Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 55 62
630 55 60
800 59 59 OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in
1000 61 56 the field. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. One set of 19
1250 61 53 x 64 mm cross-bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 59 50
2000 56 49
2500 53 52
3150 56 48
4000 61 41
5000 66 34
6300 71 28
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-059a IIF-95-017
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-178
 Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor

Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor

A-179
 Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor

TLF-95-135a
IIF-95-049
PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
135a 049 Plywood 1 15
50 14 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 29 75
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 238.8
315 44 66
Floor layers 140.0 7.0 kg/m 2
400 53 64
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 53 64
630 55 62
800 59 61 Plywood screws loosened 1/4 turn. Gypsum board screwed
1000 61 58 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
1250 61 55 the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging. Compare with
TLF-95-133a.
1600 58 54
2000 54 55
2500 52 54
3150 54 51
4000 58 45
5000 63 40
6300 68 33
STC/IIC 50 43
Rw/L n,w 49 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-135a IIF-95-049
STC50 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-180
 Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor

TLF-95-137a
IIF-95-050
PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
137a 050 Plywood 1 15
50 15 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 29 74
200 34 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 238.8
315 44 66
Floor layers 140.0 7.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 56 62
800 60 61 Plywood screws loosened 1/2 turn. Gypsum board screwed
1000 62 57 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
1250 62 55 the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging. Compare with
TLF-95-133a.
1600 59 53
2000 55 54
2500 53 53
3150 55 49
4000 59 43
5000 64 38
6300 69 31
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-137a IIF-95-050
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-181
 Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor

TLF-95-139a
IIF-95-051
PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
139a 051 Plywood 1 15
50 15 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 29 74
200 34 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 238.8
315 44 65
Floor layers 140.0 7.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 55 61
800 60 60 Plywood screws loosened 3/4 turn. Gypsum board screwed
1000 62 56 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
1250 62 54 the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging. Compare with
TLF-95-133a.
1600 59 52
2000 55 53
2500 53 53
3150 55 49
4000 59 43
5000 64 37
6300 69 31
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-139a IIF-95-051
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-182
 Group 27 : Screw tightness in plywood subfloor

TLF-95-141a
IIF-95-052
PLY15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
141a 052 Plywood 1 15
50 14 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 76
160 29 74
200 34 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 238.8
315 45 66
Floor layers 140.0 7.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 56 62
800 60 61 Plywood screws loosened 1 turn. Gypsum board screwed
1000 62 57 305 o.c. Plywood screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
1250 62 55 the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross bridging. Compare with
TLF-95-133a.
1600 60 53
2000 55 54
2500 53 53
3150 56 50
4000 60 43
5000 64 38
6300 69 31
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-141a IIF-95-052
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-183
 Group 28 : Position of glass fibre batts

Group 28 : Position of glass fibre batts

A-184
 Group 28 : Position of glass fibre batts

TLF-95-069a
IIF-95-022
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
069a 022 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 81 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 72
160 31 73
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 39 71 Frame 223.3
315 45 67
Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 52 64
Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 53 62
800 58 60 R20 suspended in center of joist cavity (top of batt approx.
1000 59 57 41 mm from top of joist). Type X gypsum board screwed
1250 59 54 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the edges &
305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 57 52
2000 55 52
2500 52 53
3150 55 49
4000 60 42
5000 65 36
6300 70 28
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-069a IIF-95-022
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-185
 Group 28 : Position of glass fibre batts

TLF-95-071a
IIF-95-023
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
071a 023 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 72
160 31 74
200 35 73 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 223.3
315 46 65
Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 52 64
Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 54 61
800 58 60 R20 positioned at top of joist cavity (top of batt right under
1000 60 56 OSB). Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed
1250 59 53 to joists 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One
set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging.
1600 58 51
2000 55 50
2500 53 51
3150 56 47
4000 61 40
5000 66 34
6300 71 29
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-071a IIF-95-023
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-186
 Group 29 : Effect of cross-bridging

Group 29 : Effect of cross-bridging

A-187
 Group 29 : Effect of cross-bridging

TLF-95-093a
IIF-95-034
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
093a 034 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 74
160 31 72
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 222.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
400 54 64
Ceiling layers 205.4 11.5 kg/m 2
500 56 62
630 55 62
800 60 60 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1000 62 56 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1250 62 52 x 64 mm cross-bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 60 50
2000 56 51
2500 53 52
3150 55 48
4000 60 41
5000 65 35
6300 70 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-093a IIF-95-034
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-188
 Group 29 : Effect of cross-bridging

TLF-95-099a
IIF-95-037
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_WFUR19(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
099a 037 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 76 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 19 79 Wood furring strips 19 610
100 18 80 Gypsum board 1 16
125 25 78
160 22 82
200 24 83 Mass, kg
250 29 82 Frame 236.6
315 34 79
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
400 41 78
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 41 75
630 42 73
800 49 72 No cross-bridging, no RC. 19 x 64 mm wood furring strips,
1000 50 68 610 o.c. Type X gypsum board perpendicular to furring strips.
1250 51 65 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field.
1600 49 61
2000 46 60
2500 45 61
3150 50 54
4000 55 47
5000 60 41
6300 66 32
STC/IIC 42 35
Rw/L n,w 41 75

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-099a IIF-95-037
STC42 IIC35
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-189
 Group 29 : Effect of cross-bridging

TLF-95-121a
IIF-95-042
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
121a 042 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 73
160 31 71
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 237.6
315 46 65
Floor layers 192.8 9.6 kg/m 2
400 54 62
Ceiling layers 207.0 11.6 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 61
800 59 59 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1000 61 56 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x
1250 61 53 64 mm cross-bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 59 50
2000 54 52
2500 52 52
3150 55 48
4000 59 42
5000 65 36
6300 70 27
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 50 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-121a IIF-95-042
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 30 : Systems for Improving Floors

TLF-95-151a
IIF-95-057
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
151a 057 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 32 71
200 35 70 Mass, kg
250 41 69 Frame 238.8
315 46 64
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
400 55 62
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 63
800 60 61 Gypsum board layer screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 62 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 61 54 cross bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 59 52
2000 54 52
2500 52 52
3150 56 48
4000 60 41
5000 66 34
6300 71 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-151a IIF-95-057
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-95-153a
IIF-95-058
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
153a 058 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 20 74 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 19 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 75 Gypsum board 1 16
100 22 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
125 21 83 Gypsum board 1 16
160 17 89
200 21 86
250 26 83 Mass, kg
315 33 83 Frame 238.8
400 35 83
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
500 34 81
Ceiling layers 417.4 23.4 kg/m 2
630 40 74
800 47 73
1000 48 70 Gypsum board is Type X. First layer screwed directly to joists
1250 51 64 305 o.c., perpendicular to joists. Second layer gypsum board
1600 49 62 screwed to RC 305 o.c., perpendicular to RC. OSB screwed
150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x
2000 45 62
64 mm cross bridging.
2500 47 58
3150 56 49
4000 62 41
5000 67 34
6300 73 29
STC/IIC 38 31
Rw/L n,w 38 78

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-153a IIF-95-058
STC38 IIC31
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 30 : Systems for Improving Floors

TLF-96-085a
IIF-96-036
OSB15_WJ235(406)_G16_SS89_GFB90_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
085a 036 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Gypsum board 1 16
80 20 76 Steel studs 89
100 24 74 Glass fibre batts 90
125 29 73 Gypsum board 1 16
160 32 72
200 35 72
250 43 66 Mass, kg
315 49 63 Frame 249.8
400 57 61
Floor layers 181.8 9.0 kg/m 2
500 58 60
Ceiling layers 394.7 22.2 kg/m 2
630 60 57
800 66 53
1000 66 51 Type X gypsum board attached directly to joists, perpendicular
1250 66 47 to joists. 89 mm non-loadbearing steel studs attached to
1600 65 45 gypsum board, perpendicular to joists. R12 in steel stud
cavities. Type X attached to steel studs, perpendicular to steel
2000 59 47
studs. Base & face layers of gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
2500 57 48 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One
3150 62 42 set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
4000 68 33
5000 74 0
6300 79 0
STC/IIC 53 46
Rw/L n,w 52 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-085a IIF-96-036
STC53 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 30 : Systems for Improving Floors

TLF-96-093a
IIF-96-040
OSB15_WJ235(406)_G16_wire_UC25(610)_GFB90_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
093a 040 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 75 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 19 77 Gypsum board 1 16
80 22 76 wire
100 24 72 U-channels 25 610
125 28 73 Glass fibre batts 90
160 31 72 Gypsum board 1 16
200 36 72
250 42 68
315 47 65 Mass, kg
400 53 65 Frame 256.6
500 55 64
Floor layers 181.8 9.0 kg/m 2
630 57 59
Ceiling layers 401.6 22.6 kg/m 2
800 64 53
1000 67 49
1250 66 48 38 x 235 x 3924 mm wood joists. Type X gypsum board
1600 67 43 perpendicular to joists screwed 305 o.c. 12 gauge wire used to
2000 65 43 suspend C-channel from joists. Space between bottom of
gypsum board and top of C-channel is 70 mm. C-channel
2500 63 44
610 o.c. perpendicular to joists. U-channel attached to C-
3150 67 40 channel 610 o.c. perpendicular to C-channel. R12 between
4000 70 36 gypsum board. Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to joists &
5000 78 32 screwed 305 o.c. to U-channel. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
edges, 300m o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
6300 82 30
bridging.
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-093a IIF-96-040
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-95-161a
IIF-95-062
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
161a 062 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 30 74
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 66
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 63
630 53 63
800 57 62 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 59 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 59 53 cross bridging.
1600 56 52
2000 52 52
2500 51 52
3150 54 48
4000 59 42
5000 64 34
6300 70 26
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-161a IIF-95-062
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability

TLF-95-163a
IIF-95-063
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
163a 063 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 76
160 30 73
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 63
630 53 63
800 57 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 60 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 60 53 cross bridging.
1600 57 51
2000 53 52
2500 51 52
3150 54 48
4000 59 42
5000 64 34
6300 70 26
STC/IIC 51 44
Rw/L n,w 49 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-163a IIF-95-063
STC51 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability

TLF-95-165a
IIF-95-064
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
165a 064 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 30 74
200 34 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 63
630 53 62
800 57 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 60 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 60 53 cross bridging.
1600 57 51
2000 53 51
2500 51 51
3150 54 47
4000 59 41
5000 64 34
6300 70 26
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-165a IIF-95-064
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability

TLF-95-167a
IIF-95-065
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
167a 065 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 81 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 30 74
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 66
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 64
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 63
630 53 63
800 57 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 59 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 60 53 cross bridging.
1600 57 51
2000 52 52
2500 51 52
3150 54 48
4000 59 42
5000 64 35
6300 70 28
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-167a IIF-95-065
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability

TLF-95-169a
IIF-95-066
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
169a 066 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 77
160 30 74
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 63
630 53 63
800 57 61 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 59 56 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 60 53 cross bridging.
1600 57 52
2000 52 52
2500 51 53
3150 54 49
4000 59 43
5000 64 36
6300 70 30
STC/IIC 50 43
Rw/L n,w 49 66

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-169a IIF-95-066
STC50 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability

TLF-95-171a
IIF-95-067
OSB15_WJ184(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
171a 067 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 184 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 76
160 30 74
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 174.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 181.6 9.0 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 203.0 11.4 kg/m 2
500 53 63
630 53 63
800 57 62 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 59 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 60 54 cross bridging.
1600 57 51
2000 52 52
2500 51 52
3150 54 48
4000 59 42
5000 64 36
6300 69 30
STC/IIC 50 44
Rw/L n,w 49 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-171a
TLF-95-174 IIF-95-067
STC50
STC50 IIC44
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-202
 Group 31 : Re-test Repeatability

TLF-95-213a
IIF-95-074
OSB15_WJ286(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
213a 074 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 79 Wood joists (solid) 286 406
63 19 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 27 69 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 71
160 32 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 69 Frame 271.0
315 46 65
Floor layers 171.1 8.5 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 201.5 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 54 62
800 60 60 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 60 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 60 54 cross-bridging.
1600 58 52
2000 54 53
2500 52 53
3150 56 49
4000 61 42
5000 66 36
6300 72 29
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-213a IIF-95-074
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

A-204
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-95-043a
IIF-95-009
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
043a 009 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 16 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 30 71
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 40 70 Frame 230.4
315 45 65
Floor layers 174.5 8.7 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 201.2 11.3 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 55 62
800 59 60 One set of 19 x 64 mm cross-bridging. Type X gypsum board
1000 60 56 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around the edges &
1250 60 53 305 o.c. in the field. Reference floor assembly.
1600 57 51
2000 54 52
2500 52 52
3150 55 48
4000 60 41
5000 65 35
6300 71 29
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-043a IIF-95-009
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-205
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-95-059a
IIF-95-017
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
059a 017 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 72
160 31 73
200 35 73 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 223.3
315 46 65
Floor layers 178.2 8.9 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 195.3 11 kg/m 2
500 55 62
630 55 60
800 59 59 OSB screwed to joists 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in
1000 61 56 the field. Type X gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. One set of 19
1250 61 53 x 64 mm cross-bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 59 50
2000 56 49
2500 53 52
3150 56 48
4000 61 41
5000 66 34
6300 71 28
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-059a IIF-95-017
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-206
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-95-093a
IIF-95-034
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
093a 034 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 74
160 31 72
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 222.2
315 46 65
Floor layers 191.6 9.5 kg/m 2
400 54 64
Ceiling layers 205.4 11.5 kg/m 2
500 56 62
630 55 62
800 60 60 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1000 62 56 150 o.c. around the edges & 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19
1250 62 52 x 64 mm cross-bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 60 50
2000 56 51
2500 53 52
3150 55 48
4000 60 41
5000 65 35
6300 70 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-093a IIF-95-034
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-207
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-95-121a
IIF-95-042
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
121a 042 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 13 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 73
160 31 71
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 237.6
315 46 65
Floor layers 192.8 9.6 kg/m 2
400 54 62
Ceiling layers 207.0 11.6 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 61
800 59 59 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed to joists
1000 61 56 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x
1250 61 53 64 mm cross-bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 59 50
2000 54 52
2500 52 52
3150 55 48
4000 59 42
5000 65 36
6300 70 27
STC/IIC 51 46
Rw/L n,w 50 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-121a IIF-95-042
STC51 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-208
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-95-151a
IIF-95-057
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-95- IIF-95- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
151a 057 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 25 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 30 73
160 32 71
200 35 70 Mass, kg
250 41 69 Frame 238.8
315 46 64
Floor layers 181.2 9.0 kg/m 2
400 55 62
Ceiling layers 206.8 11.6 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 63
800 60 61 Gypsum board layer screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1000 62 57 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 mm
1250 61 54 cross bridging. Reference floor assembly.
1600 59 52
2000 54 52
2500 52 52
3150 56 48
4000 60 41
5000 66 34
6300 71 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-95-151a IIF-95-057
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-209
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-96-047a
IIF-96-015
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
047a 015 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 75 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 75
160 30 74
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 217.8
315 45 67
Floor layers 182.8 9.1 kg/m 2
400 52 67
Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
500 54 63
630 55 61
800 60 58 Type X gypsum perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board screwed
1000 63 53 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
1250 61 50 field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging. Reference floor
1600 59 49 assembly.
2000 55 50
2500 53 49
3150 57 44
4000 62 36
5000 68 29
6300 74 23
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-047a IIF-96-015
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-210
 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-96-079a
IIF-96-033
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
079a 033 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 79 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 73 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 24 73 Gypsum board 1 16
125 31 73
160 31 71
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 41 68 Frame 217.8
315 46 64
Floor layers 181.8 9.0 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 197.7 11.1 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 61
800 61 58 Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board
1000 64 53 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1250 63 52 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 61 51 Reference floor assembly.
2000 57 51
2500 53 53
3150 56 49
4000 61 42
5000 67 35
6300 73 28
STC/IIC 52 45
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-079a IIF-96-033
STC52 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 32 : Re-build Repeatability

TLF-96-095a
IIF-96-041
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
095a 041 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 74 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 23 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 75
160 30 74
200 36 70 Mass, kg
250 40 69 Frame 203.9
315 46 65
Floor layers 176.5 8.8 kg/m 2
400 54 63
Ceiling layers 202.5 11.4 kg/m 2
500 55 63
630 55 60
800 60 58 Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum board
1000 62 54 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1250 61 52 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 58 51 Reference floor assembly.
2000 55 52
2500 53 53
3150 56 48
4000 61 41
5000 66 34
6300 71 27
STC/IIC 51 45
Rw/L n,w 50 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-095a IIF-96-041
STC51 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping

Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping

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 Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping

TLF-96-125a

CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16

Freq. Hz TLF-96-125a Material N Thick. Spac.

50 27 Concrete 35
63 30 Oriented strandboard 1 15
80 33 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
100 31 Glass fibre batts 152
125 29 Gypsum board 1 16
160 27
200 37
250 44 Mass, kg
315 41 Frame 203.9
400 41 Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
500 43 Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
630 48
800 53
1000 57 Concrete curing time: 10 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
directly onto OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 61
OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One
1600 63 set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
2000 63
2500 63
3150 69
4000 76
5000 83
6300 90
STC/IIC 48
Rw/L n,w 48

100

90

80

70
Transmission Loss, dB

60

50

40

30

20
TLF-96-125a
STC48
10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz

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 Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping

TLF-96-129a
IIF-96-056
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
129a 056 Concrete 35
50 28 60 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 31 63 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 34 68 Glass fibre batts 152
100 31 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 80
160 27 82
200 37 75 Mass, kg
250 44 74 Frame 203.9
315 41 77
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
400 41 77
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 42 75
630 48 72
800 53 72 Concrete curing time: 14 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1000 57 71 directly onto OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 62 71 OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One
set 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 63 72
2000 63 74
2500 64 76
3150 69 73
4000 76 67
5000 83 62
6300 90 54
STC/IIC 48 27
Rw/L n,w 48 80

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-129a IIF-96-056
STC48 IIC27
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping

TLF-96-133a
IIF-96-058
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
133a 058 Concrete 35
50 27 61 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 31 63 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 33 68 Glass fibre batts 152
100 31 72 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 80
160 27 81
200 37 75 Mass, kg
250 44 74 Frame 203.9
315 41 77
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
400 41 77
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 42 76
630 47 72
800 53 72 Concrete curing time: 20 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1000 57 71 directly onto OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 62 71 OSB applied perpendicular to joists. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
1600 64 71
bridging.
2000 64 74
2500 65 76
3150 70 72
4000 77 67
5000 84 61
6300 90 54
STC/IIC 48 27
Rw/L n,w 48 79

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-133a IIF-96-058
STC48 IIC27
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 33 : Curing of Concrete Topping

TLF-96-135a
IIF-96-059
CON35_OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
135a 059 Concrete 35
50 27 61 Oriented strandboard 1 15
63 31 62 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
80 33 66 Glass fibre batts 152
100 31 71 Gypsum board 1 16
125 29 80
160 27 81
200 37 74 Mass, kg
250 45 73 Frame 203.9
315 41 77
Floor layers 1863.9 92.7 kg/m 2
400 41 77
Ceiling layers 205.2 11.5 kg/m 2
500 42 76
630 47 73
800 52 72 Concrete curing time: 25 days. 40 mm regular concrete poured
1000 57 71 directly onto OSB subfloor. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 61 70 OSB applied perpendicular to joists. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
1600 64 71
bridging.
2000 64 73
2500 65 75
3150 70 71
4000 77 66
5000 83 61
6300 90 53
STC/IIC 48 28
Rw/L n,w 48 79

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-135a IIF-96-059
STC48 IIC28
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-099a
IIF-96-043
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+short)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
099a 043 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 78 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 76 406+
Resilient metal channels 13
100 21 76 short
125 24 79 Gypsum board 1 16
160 27 77
200 32 73
250 38 71 Mass, kg
315 44 68 Frame 203.9
400 51 68 Floor layers 176.5 8.8 kg/m 2
500 54 67 Ceiling layers 198.3 11.1 kg/m 2
630 53 64
800 58 62
1000 60 58 RC 406 o.c. with a double set of RCs at gypsum board butt
joints. Type X gypsum board, perpendicular to RC. Gypsum
1250 59 55
board screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
1600 57 53 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
2000 53 53
2500 51 54
3150 54 49
4000 59 42
5000 64 35
6300 69 29
STC/IIC 48 41
Rw/L n,w 47 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-099a IIF-96-043
STC48 IIC41
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-103a
IIF-96-045
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+short)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
103a 045 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 20 73 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 21 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 77 406+
Resilient metal channels 13
100 23 73 short
125 29 74 Gypsum board 2 16
160 31 74
200 36 71
250 42 69 Mass, kg
315 47 66 Frame 203.9
400 55 64 Floor layers 176.5 8.8 kg/m 2
500 57 63 Ceiling layers 400.1 22.5 kg/m 2
630 56 63
800 60 60
1000 62 57 RC 406 o.c. with a double set of RCs at gypsum board butt
joints for both layers. Type X gypsum board, both layers of
1250 61 53
gypsum board perpendicular to RC. Both layers of gypsum
1600 59 51 screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges,
2000 56 51 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
2500 56 50
3150 59 44
4000 63 38
5000 69 32
6300 73 27
STC/IIC 52 46
Rw/L n,w 51 65

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-103a IIF-96-045
STC52 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-167a
IIF-96-074
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
167a 074 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 80 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 19 80 Glass fibre batts 152
80 23 79 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 23 76 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 77
160 31 75
200 36 71 Mass, kg
250 39 70 Frame 243.2
315 45 65
Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
400 52 65
Ceiling layers 202.5 11.4 kg/m 2
500 54 64
630 52 63
800 55 60 RCs 406 o.c. with two extra full-length RCs added at butt
1000 58 57 joints. Gypsum board screwed on the special spacing of
1250 57 53 610 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the
field. One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
1600 55 52
2000 51 55
2500 50 55
3150 54 49
4000 60 41
5000 65 35
6300 70 29
STC/IIC 50 43
Rw/L n,w 49 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-167a IIF-96-074
STC50 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-221
 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-169a
IIF-96-075
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
169a 075 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 18 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 79 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 21 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 24 77
160 28 76
200 34 72 Mass, kg
250 38 72 Frame 243.2
315 44 68
Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 67
Ceiling layers 202.5 11.4 kg/m 2
500 54 65
630 51 64
800 54 62 RCs 406 o.c. with two extra full-length RCs added at butt
1000 57 59 joints. Gypsum board screwed on 305 o.c. OSB screwed
1250 56 55 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64
cross bridging.
1600 55 54
2000 51 56
2500 51 56
3150 53 52
4000 58 46
5000 64 39
6300 69 33
STC/IIC 48 42
Rw/L n,w 47 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-169a IIF-96-075
STC48 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-222
 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-171a
IIF-96-076
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
171a 076 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 74 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 20 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 74 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 26 73 Gypsum board 2 16
125 30 75
160 33 74
200 38 70 Mass, kg
250 43 68 Frame 243.2
315 49 64
Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
400 55 64
Ceiling layers 401.7 22.6 kg/m 2
500 58 61
630 55 60
800 57 58 RCs 406 o.c. with two extra full-length RCs added at base
1000 60 55 layer butt joints. Both layers of base and face layer joints
1250 59 52 staggered. Base layer of gypsum board screwed on the special
spacing of 305 o.c. as per NFL. Face layer gypsum screwed
1600 58 51
305 o.c. Butt joints of face layer screwed with Type G gypsum
2000 55 52 board screws 305 o.c. into the base layer of gypsum board
2500 57 50 only. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
3150 60 46 One set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
4000 64 41
5000 70 36
6300 74 31
STC/IIC 54 45
Rw/L n,w 53 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-171a IIF-96-076
STC54 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-173a
IIF-96-077
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
173a 077 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 18 74 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 21 75 Glass fibre batts 152
80 26 74 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 27 71 Gypsum board 2 16
125 31 73
160 34 72
200 39 68 Mass, kg
250 43 66 Frame 243.2
315 49 62
Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
400 56 62
Ceiling layers 401.7 22.6 kg/m 2
500 59 60
630 55 60
800 57 58 RCs 406 o.c. with two extra full-length RCs added at base
1000 61 55 layer butt joints. Both layers of base and face layer joints
1250 59 51 staggered. Base layer of gypsum board screwed 610 o.c. Face
layer gypsum screwed 305 o.c. Butt joints of face layer
1600 58 50
screwed with Type G gypsum board screws 305 o.c. into the
2000 55 52 base layer of gypsum board only. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
2500 56 50 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
3150 60 45 bridging.
4000 64 39
5000 70 33
6300 75 28
STC/IIC 54 47
Rw/L n,w 53 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-173a IIF-96-077
STC54 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-175a
IIF-96-078
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+short)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
175a 078 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 75 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 20 77 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 79 406 +
Resilient metal channels 13
100 20 78 short
125 24 79 Gypsum board 1 16
160 29 76
200 34 73
250 38 72 Mass, kg
315 44 67 Frame 243.2
400 50 67 Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
500 53 65 Ceiling layers 200.0 11.2 kg/m 2
630 50 65
800 53 63
1000 56 59 RCs 406 o.c. with three 1.82 m RCs and two 0.813 m long
RCs added at butt joints. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
1250 55 56
OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One
1600 53 55 set of 19 x 64 cross bridging.
2000 50 57
2500 49 57
3150 53 53
4000 58 45
5000 64 38
6300 69 32
STC/IIC 48 41
Rw/L n,w 47 69

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-175a IIF-96-078
STC48 IIC41
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-179a
IIF-96-080
OSB15_WJ235(406)_GFB152_RC13(406)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
179a 080 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 77 Wood joists (solid) 235 406
63 19 76 Glass fibre batts 152
80 26 74 Resilient metal channels 13 406
100 25 70 Gypsum board 2 16
125 30 72
160 33 71
200 38 68 Mass, kg
250 43 66 Frame 243.2
315 49 62
Floor layers 172.1 8.6 kg/m 2
400 56 61
Ceiling layers 402.6 22.6 kg/m 2
500 59 59
630 56 59
800 59 57 RCs 400 o.c. Both layers of base layer gypsum board screwed
1000 62 54 610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1250 59 52 around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. One set of 19 x 64 cross
bridging.
1600 57 51
2000 53 54
2500 54 52
3150 58 46
4000 62 41
5000 68 33
6300 73 26
STC/IIC 53 47
Rw/L n,w 52 63

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-179a IIF-96-080
STC53 IIC47
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

A-226
 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-189a
IIF-96-083
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
189a 083 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 77 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 19 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 24 76 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 25 73 Gypsum board 2 16
125 30 75
160 33 74
200 37 68 Mass, kg
250 43 67 Frame 158.6
315 48 63
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 55 61
Ceiling layers 404.5 22.7 kg/m 2
500 58 60
630 57 59
800 58 57 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 mm deep wood
1000 61 55 I-joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. with two extra
1250 58 53 full-length RCs added at base layer butt joints. Both layers of
base and face layer joints staggered. Base layer gypsum board
1600 58 51
screwed 610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. Face layer butt
2000 53 53 joints screwed into base layer only with Type G gypsum board
2500 55 51 screws. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum
3150 60 46 board edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
the field.
4000 64 41
5000 71 36
6300 77 31
STC/IIC 53 45
Rw/L n,w 52 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-189a IIF-96-083
STC53 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-191a
IIF-96-084
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
191a 084 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 17 77 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 19 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 25 75 resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 25 73 Gypsum board 2 16
125 30 75
160 33 73
200 38 68 Mass, kg
250 44 66 Frame 158.6
315 48 63
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 55 61
Ceiling layers 404.5 22.7 kg/m 2
500 58 60
630 57 59
800 58 57 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 mm deep wood
1000 61 55 I-joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. with two extra
1250 58 52 full-length RCs added at base layer butt joints. Both layers of
base and face layer joints staggered. Base layer gypsum board
1600 58 50
screwed 610 o.c., face layer screwed 305 o.c. Face layer butt
2000 53 53 joints screwed into base layer only with Type G gypsum board
2500 55 51 screws on 150 o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in
3150 60 46 from gypsum board edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around
edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
4000 64 40
5000 71 33
6300 77 27
STC/IIC 53 45
Rw/L n,w 52 64

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-191a IIF-96-084
STC53 IIC45
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Group 34 : Additional Resilient Metal Channels

TLF-96-195a
IIF-96-086
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
195a 086 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 14 80 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 81 Glass fibre batts 152
80 20 80 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 20 76 Gypsum board 1 16
125 27 77
160 29 75
200 35 71 Mass, kg
250 39 71 Frame 158.6
315 44 68
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 66
Ceiling layers 404.5 22.7 kg/m 2
500 53 65
630 53 64
800 54 62 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 deep wood I-
1000 58 58 joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. with two extra
1250 56 54 full-length RCs added at butt joints. Gypsum board screwed
305 o.c. All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum
1600 56 53
board edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in
2000 51 55 the field.
2500 51 55
3150 54 51
4000 60 44
5000 67 38
6300 73 34
STC/IIC 50 43
Rw/L n,w 48 67

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-195a IIF-96-086
STC50 IIC43
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-96-199a
IIF-96-088
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(406+2)_G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
199a 088 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 76 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 78 Glass fibre batts 152
80 21 78 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 21 76 Gypsum board 1 16
125 26 78
160 29 76
200 35 72 Mass, kg
250 40 72 Frame 158.6
315 44 67
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 51 67
Ceiling layers 201.8 11.3 kg/m 2
500 53 67
630 53 65
800 54 64 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 deep wood I-
1000 58 59 joists. OSB rimboard used. RCs installed 406 o.c., then two
1250 56 55 extra full-length RCs added. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c.
Gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge.
1600 56 53
OSB screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 51 55
2500 50 56
3150 53 53
4000 59 47
5000 67 40
6300 72 36
STC/IIC 49 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-199a IIF-96-088
STC49 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-96-203a
IIF-96-090
OSB15_WI241(406)_MFB241_RC13(406+2)_2G16
TLF-96- IIF-96- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
203a 090 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 19 75 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 20 76 Mineral fibre batts 241
80 26 73 Resilient metal channels 13 406+2
100 28 69 Gypsum board 2 16
125 34 69
160 37 67
200 42 63 Mass, kg
250 48 61 Frame 158.6
315 53 56
Floor layers 173.3 8.6 kg/m 2
400 60 56
Ceiling layers 403.6 22.7 kg/m 2
500 62 56
630 60 56
800 61 54 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 deep wood I-
1000 64 51 joists. 25 mm OSB rimboard used. RC 400 mm o.c., then two
1250 62 48 extra full-length RCs added. Both layers of base and face layer
joints staggered. Base layer gypsum board screwed 610 o.c.,
1600 63 45
face layer screwed 305 o.c. Face layer butt joints screwed into
2000 58 47 base layer only with Type G gypsum board screws on 305 o.c.
2500 59 46 All gypsum board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board
3150 62 41 edge. 152 mm R22.5 and 89 mm R13 rock fibre batts. OSB
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. OSB
4000 68 33
perpendicular to I-joists.
5000 75 25
6300 80 22
STC/IIC 57 51
Rw/L n,w 56 59

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-96-203a IIF-96-090
STC57 IIC51
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-97-013a
IIF-97-007
OSB19_WI241(610)_RC13(406)_GFB90_2G13
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
013a 007 Oriented strandboard 1 19
50 15 78 Wood I-joists 241 610
63 19 75 Resilient metal channels 13 406
80 21 72 Glass fibre batts 90
100 25 74 Gypsum board 2 13
125 30 74
160 36 70
200 43 69 Mass, kg
250 47 67 Frame 97.8
315 49 65
Floor layers 208.8 10.4 kg/m 2
400 53 63
Ceiling layers 341.1 19.2 kg/m 2
500 57 62
630 59 63
800 59 61 38 x 38 mm LVL flange, 9.5 mm plywood web, Ten 241 mm
1000 60 58 deep wood I-joists, 610 o.c. with two small cavities at ends.
1250 60 54 25 mm plywood timberstrand rimboard used. RC 406 o.c. then
two extra full-length channels added. Base layer gypsum board
1600 60 52
screwed 610 mm o.c., face layer screwed 305 mm o.c. Face
2000 60 48 layer butt joints screwed into base layer only with Type G
2500 57 49 gypsum board screws on 305 mm o.c. OSB screwed
3150 59 46 152 mm o.c. around edges, 305 mm o.c. in the field.
4000 63 41
5000 69 35
6300 75 29
STC/IIC 54 46
Rw/L n,w 54 64
100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-013a IIF-97-007
STC54 IIC46
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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Group 35: Number of Joists

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TLF-97-025a
IIF-97-013
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
025a 013 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 16 77 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 16 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 20 78 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 21 75 Gypsum board 1 16
125 23 78
160 27 77
200 32 75 Mass, kg
250 37 74 Frame 227.3
315 43 68
Floor layers 172.4 8.6 kg/m 2
400 49 68
Ceiling layers 198.0 11.1 kg/m 2
500 50 66
630 50 65
800 52 63 38 x 64 mm solid wood flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 mm
1000 56 59 depth wood I-joists. 28 mm OSB rimboard used. RC 406 o.c.
1250 56 56 Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum board screws are
38 mm in from gypsum board edge. OSB screwed 150 o.c.
1600 55 53
around edges, 305 o.c. in the field. Manufacturer E. 14 I-
2000 52 55
joists used with a 203 mm wide cavity at each end.
2500 50 57
3150 55 51
4000 61 44
5000 67 37
6300 73 31
STC/IIC 47 41
Rw/L n,w 47 69

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-025a IIF-97-013
STC47 IIC41
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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TLF-97-029a
IIF-97-015
OSB15_WI241(406)_GFB152_RC13(610)_G16
TLF-97- IIF-97- Material N Thick. Spac.
Freq. Hz
029a 015 Oriented strandboard 1 15
50 15 78 Wood I-joists 241 406
63 17 79 Glass fibre batts 152
80 22 77 Resilient metal channels 13 610
100 22 74 Gypsum board 1 16
125 28 75
160 28 76
200 32 74 Mass, kg
250 37 73 Frame 213.9
315 43 69
Floor layers 173.4 8.6 kg/m 2
400 50 67
Ceiling layers 196.7 11.1 kg/m 2
500 53 65
630 52 64
800 54 62 38 x 64 mm solid wood flange, 10 mm OSB web, 241 mm
1000 57 60 deep wood I-joists. Thirteen I-joists used. 28 mm OSB
1250 56 56 rimboard used. Gypsum board screwed 305 o.c. All gypsum
board screws are 38 mm in from gypsum board edge. OSB
1600 55 53
screwed 150 o.c. around edges, 305 o.c. in the field.
2000 50 56 Manufacturer E. 13 I-joists used.
2500 50 56
3150 55 50
4000 61 43
5000 67 35
6300 73 28
STC/IIC 48 42
Rw/L n,w 48 68

100 100

90 90

80 80

70 70
Transmission Loss, dB

Normalized ISPL, dB

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20
TLF-97-029a IIF-97-015
STC48 IIC42
10 10
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k
Frequency, Hz Frequency, Hz

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 Index of Test identifiers

Index of Test identifiers

IIF-95-056, A19 IIF-96-052, A94
IIF-95-005, A164 IIF-95-057, A192, 209 IIF-96-053, A95
IIF-95-006, A165 IIF-95-058, A193 IIF-96-054, A96
IIF-95-007, A166 IIF-95-059, A5 IIF-96-055, A78
IIF-95-008, A167 IIF-95-060, A11 IIF-96-056, A215
IIF-95-009, A169, 205 IIF-95-061, A25 IIF-96-057, A79
IIF-95-010, A170 IIF-95-062, A197 IIF-96-058, A216
IIF-95-011, A171 IIF-95-063, A198 IIF-96-059, A217
IIF-95-012, A172 IIF-95-064, A199 IIF-96-060, A152
IIF-95-013, A173 IIF-95-065, A200 IIF-96-061, A66
IIF-95-014, A175 IIF-95-066, A201 IIF-96-062, A153
IIF-95-015, A176 IIF-95-067, A202 IIF-96-063, A67
IIF-95-016, A177 IIF-95-074, A203 IIF-96-064, A154
IIF-95-017, A178, 206 IIF-95-075, A30, 56 IIF-96-065, A68
IIF-95-018, A36 IIF-96-007, A26 IIF-96-066, A155
IIF-95-019, A33 IIF-96-008, A41 IIF-96-067, A69
IIF-95-020, A38 IIF-96-009, A28 IIF-96-068, A70
IIF-95-021, A39 IIF-96-010, A158 IIF-96-069, A71
IIF-95-022, A185 IIF-96-011, A29 IIF-96-071, A72
IIF-95-023, A186 IIF-96-012, A159 IIF-96-072, A157
IIF-95-024, A47 IIF-96-013, A27 IIF-96-073, A98
IIF-95-025, A50 IIF-96-015, A210 IIF-96-074, A221
IIF-95-026, A48 IIF-96-016, A59 IIF-96-075, A222
IIF-95-027, A49 IIF-96-017, A37 IIF-96-076, A223
IIF-95-028, A51 IIF-96-018, A9 IIF-96-077, A224
IIF-95-029, A52 IIF-96-019, A32, 44 IIF-96-078, A225
IIF-95-030, A34 IIF-96-020, A15 IIF-96-079, A102
IIF-95-031, A53 IIF-96-021, A156 IIF-96-080, A226
IIF-95-032, A35 IIF-96-022, A74 IIF-96-081, A105
IIF-95-033, A54 IIF-96-023, A75 IIF-96-082, A101
IIF-95-034, A188, 207 IIF-96-024, A77, 84 IIF-96-083, A227
IIF-95-035, A43 IIF-96-028, A85 IIF-96-084, A228
IIF-95-036, A45 IIF-96-029, A60 IIF-96-085, A99
IIF-95-037, A189 IIF-96-030, A61 IIF-96-086, A229
IIF-95-038, A151 IIF-96-031, A62 IIF-96-087, A104
IIF-95-039, A13 IIF-96-032, A86 IIF-96-088, A230
IIF-95-040, A6 IIF-96-033, A211 IIF-96-089, A100
IIF-95-041, A12 IIF-96-034, A160 IIF-96-090, A231
IIF-95-042, A190, 208 IIF-96-036, A194 IIF-97-001, A103
IIF-95-043, A17 IIF-96-038, A57 IIF-97-002, A108
IIF-95-044, A23 IIF-96-040, A195 IIF-97-003, A106
IIF-95-045, A7 IIF-96-041, A212 IIF-97-004, A81, 109
IIF-95-046, A18 IIF-96-042, A161 IIF-97-005, A162
IIF-95-047, A21 IIF-96-043, A219 IIF-97-007, A232
IIF-95-048, A8 IIF-96-044, A87, 90 IIF-97-013, A234
IIF-95-049, A180 IIF-96-045, A220 IIF-97-015, A82, 235
IIF-95-050, A181 IIF-96-046, A89 IIF-97-017, A111
IIF-95-051, A182 IIF-96-047, A65 IIF-97-019, A112
IIF-95-052, A183 IIF-96-048, A91 IIF-97-020, A114
IIF-95-053, A40 IIF-96-049, A64 IIF-97-021, A115
IIF-95-054, A14 IIF-96-050, A92 IIF-97-022, A113
IIF-95-055, A22 IIF-96-051, A93 IIF-97-023, A116

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IIF-97-024, A118 TLF-95-097a, A45 TLF-96-077a, A86

IIF-97-025, A119 TLF-95-099a, A189 TLF-96-079a, A211
IIF-97-026, A117 TLF-95-101a, A151 TLF-96-081a, A160
IIF-97-027, A83 TLF-95-103a, A144 TLF-96-085a, A194
IIF-97-028, A121 TLF-95-105a, A145 TLF-96-089a, A57
IIF-97-029, A122 TLF-95-107a, A13 TLF-96-093a, A195
IIF-97-030, A124 TLF-95-113a, A6 TLF-96-095a, A212
IIF-97-031, A125 TLF-95-115a, A12 TLF-96-097a, A161
IIF-97-032, A126 TLF-95-117a, A147 TLF-96-099a, A219
IIF-97-033, A128 TLF-95-119a, A146 TLF-96-101a, A87, 90
IIF-97-034, A127 TLF-95-121a, A190, 208 TLF-96-103a, A220
IIF-97-039, A136 TLF-95-123a, A17 TLF-96-105a, A89
IIF-97-040, A137 TLF-95-125a, A23 TLF-96-107a, A65
IIF-97-045, A141 TLF-95-127a, A7 TLF-96-109a, A91
IIF-97-048, A139 TLF-95-129a, A18 TLF-96-111a, A64
IIF-97-049, A142 TLF-95-131a, A21 TLF-96-113a, A92
IIF-98-001, A131 TLF-95-133a, A8 TLF-96-115a, A93
IIF-98-002, A132 TLF-95-135a, A180 TLF-96-117a, A94
IIF-98-003, A140 TLF-95-137a, A181 TLF-96-119a, A95
IIF-98-004, A130 TLF-95-139a, A182 TLF-96-121a, A96
IIF-98-005, A133 TLF-95-141a, A183 TLF-96-125a, A214
IIF-98-006, A134 TLF-95-143a, A40 TLF-96-127a, A78
TLF-95-145a, A14 TLF-96-129a, A215
Mean Ref, A4 TLF-95-147a, A22 TLF-96-131a, A79
TLF-95-149a, A19 TLF-96-133a, A216
TLF-95-035a, A164 TLF-95-151a, A192, 209 TLF-96-135a, A217
TLF-95-037a, A165 TLF-95-153a, A193 TLF-96-137a, A152
TLF-95-039a, A166 TLF-95-155a, A5 TLF-96-139a, A66
TLF-95-041a, A167 TLF-95-157a, A11 TLF-96-141a, A153
TLF-95-043a, A169, 205 TLF-95-159a, A25 TLF-96-143a, A67
TLF-95-045a, A170 TLF-95-161a, A197 TLF-96-145a, A154
TLF-95-047a, A171 TLF-95-163a, A198 TLF-96-147a, A68
TLF-95-049a, A172 TLF-95-165a, A199 TLF-96-149a, A155
TLF-95-051a, A173 TLF-95-167a, A200 TLF-96-151a, A69
TLF-95-053a, A175 TLF-95-169a, A201 TLF-96-155a, A70
TLF-95-055a, A176 TLF-95-171a, A202 TLF-96-157a, A71
TLF-95-057a, A177 TLF-95-213a, A203 TLF-96-159a, A80
TLF-95-059a, A178, 206 TLF-95-215a, A30, 56 TLF-96-161a, A72
TLF-95-061a, A36 TLF-96-031a, A26 TLF-96-163a, A157
TLF-95-063a, A33 TLF-96-033a, A41 TLF-96-165a, A98
TLF-95-065a, A38 TLF-96-035a, A28 TLF-96-167a, A221
TLF-95-067a, A39 TLF-96-037a, A158 TLF-96-169a, A222
TLF-95-069a, A185 TLF-96-039a, A29 TLF-96-171a, A223
TLF-95-071a, A186 TLF-96-041a, A159 TLF-96-173a, A224
TLF-95-073a, A47 TLF-96-043a, A27 TLF-96-175a, A225
TLF-95-075a, A50 TLF-96-047a, A210 TLF-96-177a, A102
TLF-95-077a, A48 TLF-96-057a, A59 TLF-96-179a, A226
TLF-95-079a, A49 TLF-96-059a, A37 TLF-96-181a, A105
TLF-95-081a, A51 TLF-96-061a, A9 TLF-96-183a, A148
TLF-95-083a, A52 TLF-96-063a, A32, 44 TLF-96-185a, A149
TLF-95-085a, A34 TLF-96-065a, A15 TLF-96-187a, A101
TLF-95-087a, A53 TLF-96-067a, A156 TLF-96-189a, A227
TLF-95-089a, A35 TLF-96-069a, A74 TLF-96-191a, A228
TLF-95-091a, A54 TLF-96-071a, A75 TLF-96-193a, A99
TLF-95-093a, A188, 207 TLF-96-073a, A77, 84 TLF-96-195a, A229
TLF-95-095a, A43 TLF-96-075a, A85 TLF-96-197a, A104

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 Index of Test identifiers

TLF-96-199a, A230 TLF-97-043a, A115 TLF-97-079a, A136

TLF-96-201a, A100 TLF-97-045a, A113 TLF-97-081a, A137
TLF-96-203a, A231 TLF-97-047a, A116 TLF-97-085a, A123
TLF-97-001a, A103 TLF-97-049a, A118 TLF-97-101a, A141
TLF-97-003a, A108 TLF-97-051a, A119 TLF-97-107a, A139
TLF-97-005a, A106 TLF-97-053a, A117 TLF-97-109a, A142
TLF-97-007a, A81, 109 TLF-97-055a, A83 TLF-98-001a, A131
TLF-97-009a, A162 TLF-97-057a, A121 TLF-98-005a, A132
TLF-97-013a, A232 TLF-97-059a, A122 TLF-98-007a, A140
TLF-97-025a, A234 TLF-97-061a, A124 TLF-98-009a, A130
TLF-97-029a, A82, 235 TLF-97-063a, A125 TLF-98-011a, A133
TLF-97-033a, A111 TLF-97-065a, A126 TLF-98-013a, A134
TLF-97-039a, A112 TLF-97-067a, A128
TLF-97-041a, A114 TLF-97-069a, A127

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