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4.7 Noise Reduction Measurement for Specific Building Types and Situations ............................................... 18
4.7.1 Rooms with a Single Façade ...................................................................................................................... 18
4.7.2 Rooms with Two Façades ........................................................................................................................... 19
4.7.3 Inside Corners ............................................................................................................................................. 21
4.7.4 Rooms with Multiple Façades ..................................................................................................................... 21
4.7.5 Permanent Attachment to a Façade ........................................................................................................... 22
4.7.6 Corrections for Roof Transmission ............................................................................................................. 23
4.8 Determination of Noise Level Reduction (NLR) .......................................................................................... 24
4.8.1 Aircraft Spectrum ........................................................................................................................................ 24
4.8.2 Calculation of Noise Level Reduction (NLR) .............................................................................................. 24
4.9 Measurement Repeatability ........................................................................................................................ 26
4.10 Documentation ............................................................................................................................................ 26
5. PART 3: INDOOR LOUDSPEAKER MEASUREMENT METHOD ............................................................. 26
5.1 Overview of the Indoor Loudspeaker Measurement Method ...................................................................... 26
5.2 Equipment and Test Conditions .................................................................................................................. 27
5.2.1 Measurement Frequency Range ................................................................................................................ 27
5.2.2 Loudspeaker Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 27
5.2.3 Instrumentation Specifications .................................................................................................................... 28
5.2.4 Windscreen ................................................................................................................................................. 28
5.2.5 Background Noise ....................................................................................................................................... 28
5.2.6 Weather Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3 Loudspeaker Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.1 Loudspeaker Location and Orientation ....................................................................................................... 28
5.3.2 Loudspeaker Height .................................................................................................................................... 30
5.4 Sound Absorption Method (ABS) for Measuring Noise Reduction ............................................................. 30
5.4.1 Interior Sound Level Measurement ............................................................................................................. 31
5.4.2 Measurement of Room Absorption ............................................................................................................. 31
5.5 Sound Power Method (PWL) for Measuring Noise Reduction.................................................................... 32
5.5.1 Loudspeaker Sound Level Measurement ................................................................................................... 33
5.5.2 Loudspeaker Directivity Index ..................................................................................................................... 33
5.6 Measurement of Exterior Sound Level ........................................................................................................ 33
5.6.1 Measurement of Exterior Background Noise Level .................................................................................... 33
5.7 Corrections for Exterior Background Noise................................................................................................. 34
5.8 Measurement of Exterior Sound Level for Specific Building Types and Situations .................................... 34
5.8.1 Rooms with a Single Façade ...................................................................................................................... 34
5.8.2 Rooms with Two Façades ........................................................................................................................... 34
5.8.3 Inside Corners ............................................................................................................................................. 34
5.8.4 Rooms with Multiple Façades ..................................................................................................................... 35
5.8.5 Rooms with Porch or Balcony ..................................................................................................................... 35
5.8.6 Flanking Sound Transmission ..................................................................................................................... 35
5.8.7 Corrections for Nearby Reflecting Surfaces................................................................................................ 35
5.8.8 Corrections for Roof Transmission ............................................................................................................. 36
5.9 Determination of Noise Level Reduction (NLR) .......................................................................................... 36
5.9.1 Calculation of Noise Reduction (NRIO) ........................................................................................................ 36
5.9.2 Aircraft Spectrum ........................................................................................................................................ 37
5.9.3 Calculation of Noise Level Reduction (NLR) .............................................................................................. 37
5.10 Documentation ............................................................................................................................................ 39
6. NOTES ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
6.1 Revision Indicator ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Figure 1 Design chart for determining the minimum loudspeaker distance to façade center and
angle of incidence to achieve a maximum variation of 3 dB over a façade surface ................................... 12
Figure 2 Loudspeaker positions for tests in single rooms with one or two test façades ........................................... 29
Figure 3 Loudspeaker positions for tests in single rooms with three test façades .................................................... 29
Figure 4 Loudspeaker position for tests in connected rooms ................................................................................... 30