Standard Terminology Relating to Building and Environmental Acoustics

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1.1 This terminology covers terms and definitions related to environmental acoustics. Only definitions common to two or more standards under the jurisdiction of Committee E33 are listed here. The purpose of this terminology is to promote uniformity of key definitions. Definitions pertinent to only one standard and exceptions to the definitions listed below are contained in the individual standards and should be used when following those standards.

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Designation:C634–02
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Building and Environmental Acoustics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C634; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—The title was editorially updated in June 2007.
INTRODUCTION
In some of the entries, those that are measures of physical quantities, the term is followed by three
items: symbol, dimensions, and unit. The symbol, in italics, stands for the magnitude of the quantity
in mathematical expressions. The dimensions of a quantity express its measure in terms of three
fundamental quantities: M for mass, L for length, and T for time. Speed, for instance, is the quotient
obtained when the distance an object moves is divided by the time involved. The dimensions are
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[LT ], the negative exponent indicating division. The unit is consistently in SI, Le Système
International d’Unités.Those still using the cgs (centimetre-gram-second) or the inchpound system of
units are referred for most of the conversion factors to Practice E380. A few conversion factors are
listed in Section 4 of this terminology.
Thedimensionsofaquantityarethesameregardlessoftheunitsinwhichthequantityismeasured.
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Speed has the dimensions [LT ] whether it is measured in miles per hour, feet per second, or metres
per second. Quantities with different dimensions are not the same. Flow resistance and specific flow
resistance, for instance, are quantities of different kinds even though the names are similar. On the
other hand, quantities with the same dimensions are not necessarily of the same kind. Sound energy
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density, for instance, has the same dimensions as sound pressure, [ML T ], but it is not a kind of
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sound pressure. Nor is absorption with the dimensions [L ] a kind of area.
1. Scope Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Ele-
ments
1.1 This terminology covers terms and definitions related to
E336 Test Method for Measurement of Airborne Sound
environmental acoustics. Only definitions common to two or
Attenuation between Rooms in Buildings
more standards under the jurisdiction of Committee E33 are
E413 Classification for Rating Sound Insulation
listed here. The purpose of this terminology is to promote
E492 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Impact
uniformity of key definitions. Definitions pertinent to only one
Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies
standard and exceptions to the definitions listed below are
Using the Tapping Machine
contained in the individual standards and should be used when
IEEE/ ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
following those standards.
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
2. Referenced Documents 2.2 ANSI Standard:
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ANSI S1.4 Specification for Sound Level Meters
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ANSI S1.6 Preferred Frequencies, Frequency Levels, and
C423 Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Ab-
Band Numbers for Acoustical Measurements
sorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room Method
ANSIS1.11 Octave-BandandFractionalOctave-BandAna-
E90 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement ofAirborne
log and Digital Filters, Specifications for
3. Terminology
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E33 on
Building and Environmental Acoustics and is the direct responsibility of Subcom- 3.1 If the term sought by the user cannot be found in 3.2,it
mittee E33.07 on Definitions and Editorial.
may be found in 4.1.
Current edition approved April 10, 2002. Published June 2002. Originally
3.2 Terms and Definitions:
approved in 1969. Last previous edition approved i n 2001 as C634–01.
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acoustic impedance, Z [ R + jX; [ML T ]; mks acoustic ¯
L = average sound pressure level, dB,
p
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ohm (Pa·s/m )—of a surface, for a given frequency, the
n = number of individual sound pressure levels,
complex quotient obtained when the sound pressure aver-
p = rmspressureatanindividualpositionortime,orboth,
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aged over the surface is divided by the volume velocity Pa,
through the surface. The real and imaginary components a
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