Impact Sound Reduction Performances of Additional Floor Mats for the Retrofitting of an Existing Apartment Building in Accordance with Test-Bed Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Impact Sound Sources and Measurement Method
2.2. Test Beds with Different Floor Plans and Slab Thickness
2.3. Floor Mat Samples
2.4. Evaluation Method including Single-Number Quantity
3. Results
3.1. Test Bed A (Bare Slab Thickness of 150 mm)
3.2. Test Bed A (Bare Slab Thickness of 180 mm)
3.3. Test Bed B (Bare Slab Thickness of 150 mm)
3.4. Test Bed C (Bare Slab Thickness of 210 mm)
3.5. Test Bed D (Bare Slab Thickness of 150 mm)
4. Discussion
4.1. Correlation Analysis of Impact Sound Reduction Performance According to Bare Slab Thickness
4.1.1. Correlation Analysis between the Test Beds with a Bare Slab Thickness of 150 mm
4.1.2. Correlation Analysis between the Bare Slab Thicknesses of 150 mm and 180 mm in Test Bed A
4.1.3. Correlation Analysis between Test Bed A (Bare Slab Thickness of 180 mm) and Test Bed C (Bare Slab Thickness of 210 mm)
4.2. Comparison of Single-Number Quantities for the Same Impact Sound Sources
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample No. | Sample #1 | Sample #2 | Sample #3 | Sample #4 | Sample #5 | Sample #6 | Sample #7 | Sample #8 |
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Picture | ||||||||
Thickness | 8 mm | 13 mm | 12 mm | 36 mm | 11 mm | 13 mm | 14 mm | 16 mm |
Material type | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer | Polyethylene | Polyethylene | Polyurethane |
Test Bed with Bare Slab Thickness | Sample No. | |||||||
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Sample #1 | Sample #2 | Sample #3 | Sample #4 | Sample #5 | Sample #6 | Sample #7 | Sample #8 | |
Test bed A (150 mm) | 44 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
Test bed A (180 mm) | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 39 |
Test bed B (150 mm) | 42 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 44 |
Test bed C (210 mm) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 40 |
Test bed D (150 mm) | 41 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 44 |
Average | 41.2 | 41.2 | 43 | 42.2 | 36 | 41.8 | 42.4 | 42.6 |
Standard deviation | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Test-Bed with Bare Slab Thickness | Sample No. | |||||||
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Sample #1 | Sample #2 | Sample #3 | Sample #4 | Sample #5 | Sample #6 | Sample #7 | Sample #8 | |
Test-bed A (150 mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Test-bed A (180 mm) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Test-bed B (150 mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Test-bed C (210 mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Test-bed D (150 mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Average | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
Standard deviation | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Test Bed with Bare Slab Thickness | Sample No. | |||||||
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Sample #1 | Sample #2 | Sample #3 | Sample #4 | Sample #5 | Sample #6 | Sample #7 | Sample #8 | |
Test bed A (150 mm) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Test bed A (180 mm) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Test bed B (150 mm) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Test bed C (210 mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Test bed D (150 mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Average | 2 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Standard deviation | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Kim, Y.-H.; Moon, S.-S.; Yeon, J.-O. Impact Sound Reduction Performances of Additional Floor Mats for the Retrofitting of an Existing Apartment Building in Accordance with Test-Bed Conditions. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 1665. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14041665
Kim Y-H, Moon S-S, Yeon J-O. Impact Sound Reduction Performances of Additional Floor Mats for the Retrofitting of an Existing Apartment Building in Accordance with Test-Bed Conditions. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(4):1665. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14041665
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Yong-Hee, Soon-Seong Moon, and Jun-Oh Yeon. 2024. "Impact Sound Reduction Performances of Additional Floor Mats for the Retrofitting of an Existing Apartment Building in Accordance with Test-Bed Conditions" Applied Sciences 14, no. 4: 1665. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14041665
APA StyleKim, Y.-H., Moon, S.-S., & Yeon, J.-O. (2024). Impact Sound Reduction Performances of Additional Floor Mats for the Retrofitting of an Existing Apartment Building in Accordance with Test-Bed Conditions. Applied Sciences, 14(4), 1665. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14041665