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(Main)Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 11: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor coverings on lightweight reference floors (ISO 140-11:2005)
Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 11: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor coverings on lightweight reference floors (ISO 140-11:2005)
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Akustik - Messung der Schalldämmung in Gebäuden und von Bauteilen - Teil 11: Messung der Trittschallminderung durch Deckenauflagen auf leichten Bezugsdecken in Prüfständen (ISO 140-11:2005)
Dieser Teil von ISO 140 legt Verfahren zur Messung der akustischen Eigenschaften von Deckenauflagen hinsichtlich der Trittschallminderung fest. Der Zweck dieses Teils von ISO 140 ist die Festlegung eines Verfahrens zur Bestimmung der Trittschalldämmung einer Deckenauflage unter Norm-Prüfbedingungen. Die Prüfung ist beschränkt auf die Festlegung von Vorgehensweisen zur physikalischen Messung von Schall, der von einer künstlichen Trittschallquelle (Hammerwerk) unter Laborbedingungen erzeugt wird. Aus der Prüfung kann nicht unmittelbar die subjektive Bedeutung der Ergebnisse abgeleitet werden.
In diesem Teil von ISO 140 wird ein Prüfverfahren beschrieben, bei dem das Norm-Hammerwerk zur Nachbildung von Trittschallquellen, wie z. B. Schritten von Menschen in Schuhen, verwendet wird. Außerdem werden in den informativen Anhängen C und E Verfahren aufgeführt, bei denen ein modifiziertes Hammerwerk und eine starke, weiche Trittschallquelle zur Beurteilung der Trittschalldämmung einer Deckenauflage gegenüber Trittschallquellen mit starken Komponenten bei tiefen Frequenzen, wie z. B. Schritte von Menschen oder Springen von Kindern, verwendet werden. Als vereinfachtes Verfahren zur Messung der Trittschallpegelminderung von Decken durch weiche und elastische Deckenauflagen wird im Anhang D das Verfahren mit einem Holzdeckenmodell eingeführt.
Dieser Teil von ISO 140 ist anwendbar für alle ein- oder mehrschichtigen Deckenauflagen auf leichten Decken. Im Fall mehrschichtiger Auflagen können diese fabrikmäßig oder am Prüfort hergestellt sein. Das Prüfverfahren lässt sich nur bei Labormessungen anwenden. Es enthält keine Festlegungen, die Wirksamkeit einer Deckenauflage in situ zu beurteilen.
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Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part
11: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor
coverings on lightweight reference floors (ISO 140-11:2005)
Akustik - Messung der Schalldämmung in Gebäuden und von Bauteilen - Teil 11:
Messung der Trittschallminderung durch Deckenauflagen auf leichten Bezugsdecken in
Prüfständen (ISO 140-11:2005)
Acoustique - Mesurage de l'isolement acoustique des immeubles et des éléments de
construction - Partie 11: Mesurage en laboratoire de la réduction de la transmission des
bruits de choc par les revetements de sol sur les planchers de référence légers (ISO 140
-11:2005)
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SIST EN ISO 140-11:2005
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 140-11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2005
ICS 91.120.20
English version
Acoustics - Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of
building elements - Part 11: Laboratory measurements of the
reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor coverings on
lightweight reference floors (ISO 140-11:2005)
Acoustique - Mesurage de l'isolement acoustique des Akustik - Messung der Schalldämmung in Gebäuden und
immeubles et des éléments de construction - Partie 11: von Bauteilen - Teil 11: Messung der Trittschallminderung
Mesurage en laboratoire de la réduction de la transmission durch Deckenauflagen auf leichten Bezugsdecken in
des bruits de choc par les revêtements de sol sur les Prüfständen (ISO 140-11:2005)
planchers de référence légers (ISO 140-11:2005)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 140-11:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43
"Acoustics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 126 "Acoustic properties of
building elements and of buildings", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
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SIST EN ISO 140-11:2005
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 140-11
First edition
2005-05-15
Acoustics — Measurement of sound
insulation in buildings and of building
elements —
Part 11:
Laboratory measurements of the
reduction of transmitted impact sound by
floor coverings on lightweight reference
floors
Acoustique — Mesurage de l'isolement acoustique des immeubles et
des éléments de construction —
Partie 11: Mesurage en laboratoire de la réduction de la transmission
des bruits de choc par les revêtements de sol sur les planchers de
référence légers
Reference number
ISO 140-11:2005(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Equipment. 5
5 Test arrangement . 5
5.1 General arrangement. 5
5.2 Details of test arrangement. 5
5.3 Preparation and installation of test specimen .6
5.4 Influence of temperature and humidity. 7
6 Test procedure and evaluation. 7
6.1 Generation of sound field. 7
6.2 Measurement of impact sound pressure level. 7
6.3 Frequency range of measurements . 8
6.4 Measurement of reverberation time and evaluation of the equivalent sound absorption
area . 8
6.5 Correction for background noise . 8
6.6 Position of the tapping machine . 9
7 Precision . 10
8 Expression of results. 11
9 Test report. 11
Annex A (normative) Requirements for the tapping machine . 13
Annex B (normative) Types of lightweight reference floors . 15
Annex C (informative) Measurements using a modified tapping machine. 18
Annex D (informative) Measurements using a wooden mock-up floor. 20
Annex E (informative) Measurements using a heavy/soft impact source . 22
Annex F (informative) Specification of the heavy/soft impact source . 25
Annex G (informative) Example of form for the expression of results . 28
Bibliography . 30
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Foreword
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ISO 140-11 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43, Acoustics, Subcommittee SC 2, Building
acoustics.
ISO 140 consists of the following parts, under the general title Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation
in buildings and of building elements:
Part 1: Requirements for laboratory test facilities with suppressed flanking transmission
Part 2: Determination, verification and application of precision data
Part 3: Laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of building elements
Part 4: Field measurements of airborne sound insulation between rooms
Part 5: Field measurements of airborne sound insulation of façade elements and façades
Part 6: Laboratory measurements of impact sound insulation of floors
Part 7: Field measurements of impact sound insulation of floors
Part 8: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact noise by floor coverings on a
heavyweight standard floor
Part 9: Laboratory measurements of room-to-room airborne sound insulation of a suspended ceiling with
a plenum above it
Part 10: Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation of small building elements
Part 11: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor coverings on
lightweight reference floors
Part 12: Laboratory measurement of room-to-room airborne and impact sound insulation of an access
floor
Part 13: Guidelines
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Part 14: Guidelines for special situations in the field
Part 16: Laboratory measurement of the sound reduction index improvement by additional lining
The following parts are under preparation:
Part 17: Evaluation of the total loss factor
Part 18: Laboratory measurement of sound generated by rainfall on building elements
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SIST EN ISO 140-11:2005
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 140-11:2005(E)
Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and
of building elements —
Part 11:
Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted
impact sound by floor coverings on lightweight reference floors
1 Scope
This part of ISO 140 specifies methods for measuring the acoustic properties of floor coverings from the view-
point of reducing impact sound transmission. The purpose of this part of ISO 140 is to establish a method for
determining the impact sound insulation of a floor covering under standard test conditions. The test is limited
to the specification of procedures for the physical measurement of sound originating from an artificial impact
source (tapping machine) under laboratory conditions and is not directly related to the subjective significance
of the results.
In this part of ISO 140, a test method is described using the standard tapping machine to simulate impact
sources like human footsteps with shoes. In addition, methods using a modified tapping machine and a
heavy/soft impact source are also introduced in informative Annexes C and E for the assessment of impact
sound insulation of a floor covering against impact sources with strong components at low frequencies, such
as human footsteps or children jumping. As a simplified method for the measurement of the reduction of floor
impact sound pressure level by soft and resilient floor coverings, the method using a wooden mock-up floor is
introduced in Annex D.
This part of ISO 140 is applicable to all floor coverings, whether single or multi-layered, as installed on
lightweight floors. In the case of multi-layered coverings, they can be factory-assembled or assembled at the
test site. The test method is applicable only to laboratory measurements. It does not contain any provision that
permits an assessment of the effectiveness of a floor covering in situ.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 140-1:1997, Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements —
Part 1: Requirements for laboratory test facilities with suppressed flanking transmission
ISO 140-2:1991, Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements —
Part 2: Determination, verification and application of precision data
ISO 140-6:1998, Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements —
Part 6: Laboratory measurements of impact sound insulation of floors
ISO 140-8:1997, Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements —
Part 8: Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact noise by floor coverings on a
heavyweight standard floor
ISO 354:2003, Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
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ISO 9052-1:1989, Acoustics — Determination of dynamic stiffness — Part 1: Materials used under floating
floors in dwellings
ISO 9053:1991, Acoustics — Materials for acoustical applications — Determination of airflow resistance
IEC 61672-1:2002, Electroacoustics — Sound level meters — Part 1: Specifications
IEC 60942:2003, Electroacoustics — Sound calibrators
IEC 61260:1995, Electroacoustics — Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
average sound pressure level in a room
L
ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of the space and time average of the sound pressure squared to
the square of the reference sound pressure, the space average being taken over the entire room with the
exception of those parts where the direct radiation of a sound source or the near field of the boundaries (wall,
etc.) is of significant influence
NOTE 1 If a continuously moving microphone is used, L is determined by
T
m
1
2
pt() dt
∫
T
m
0
L = 10 lg dB (1)
2
p
0
where
p(t) is the sound pressure, in pascals;
p is the reference sound pressure and is equal to 20 µPa;
0
T is the integration time, in seconds.
m
NOTE 2 If fixed microphone positions are used, L is determined by
n
2
p
j
∑
j=1
L = 10 lg dB (2)
2
np⋅
0
where p is the r.m.s. sound pressure at n different positions in the room.
j
NOTE 3 In practice, the sound pressure levels L are usually measured. In this case L is determined by
j
n
1
L /10
j
L = 10 lg 10 dB (3)
∑
n
j=1
where L is the sound pressure level L to L at n different positions in the room.
j 1 n
NOTE 4 Sound pressure level is expressed in decibels.
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3.2
impact sound pressure level
L
i
average sound pressure level in a one-third-octave band in the receiving room when the floor under test is
excited by the standardized impact source
NOTE It is expressed in decibels.
3.3
normalized impact sound pressure level
L
n
impact sound pressure level L increased by a correction term given in decibels, being ten times the common
i
logarithm of the ratio between the measured equivalent absorption area A of the receiving room and the
reference equivalent absorption area A
0
A
LL=+10 lg dB (4)
ni
A
0
2
with A = 10 m
0
NOTE It is expressed in decibels.
3.4
reduction of normalized impact sound pressure level
improvement of normalized impact sound insulation
∆L
t
for a given one-third-octave band, the reduction in normalized impact sound pressure level resulting from
installation of the test floor covering on a lightweight reference floor
∆=L LL− dB (5)
t n,t,0 n,t
where
L is the normalized impact sound pressure level of the lightweight reference floor without the floor
n,t,0
covering;
L is the normalized impact sound pressure level of the lightweight reference floor with the floor
n,t
covering.
NOTE 1 If the receiving room absorption is unchanged during the test, it is assumed that the reduction in impact sound
pressure level is equivalent to the reduction in normalized impact sound pressure level.
NOTE 2 The subscript “t” refers to timber floors as the type of base floor.
NOTE 3 In this part of ISO 140, three types of lightweight reference floors are specified in Annex B. When it is
necessary to specify the reference floor used in the measurement, ∆L , ∆L and ∆L may be used for the reference
t,1 t,2 t,3
floors No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
NOTE 4 The reduction of normalized impact sound pressure level is expressed in decibels.
3.5
top floor
lightweight floor construction, mounted on top of the sub-floor, on which the floor covering under test is
mounted
3.6
sub-floor
standard heavyweight test floor as specified in ISO 140-8
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3.7
test floor
combined floor consisting of the top floor mounted on the sub-floor and the sub-floor
3.8
maximum sound pressure level
L
Fmax
maximum sound pressure level of an impact sound measured by the dynamic characteristic of F of the sound
level meter
NOTE It is expressed in decibels.
3.9
impact sound pressure level
L
i,Fmax
average of the maximum sound pressure levels measured in the receiving room when the floor under test is
excited by the heavy/soft impact source specified in Annex F
NOTE It is expressed in decibels.
3.10
reduction of impact sound pressure level
improvement of impact sound insulation
∆L
r
for a given one-third-octave or octave band, the reduction in the impact sound pressure level resulting from
the installation of the test floor covering on a lightweight reference floor
∆=LL −L (6)
r i,Fmax,0 i,Fmax
where
L is the impact sound pressure level of the lightweight reference floor without floor covering;
i,Fmax,0
L is the impact sound pressure level of the lightweight reference floor with floor covering under
i,Fmax
test.
NOTE It is expressed in decibels.
3.11
impact force
F(t)
instantaneous force acting on the floor under test when the heavy/soft impact source is dropped on the floor
NOTE It is expressed in newtons.
3.12
impact force exposure level
L
FE
ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of the time-integrated value of the impact force squared to the
square of the reference force
t
2
2
1(Ft)
L = 10 lg dt dB (7)
FE
∫
2
T
0 F
0
t
1
where
F(t) is the impact force, in newtons;
F is the reference force (= 1 N);
0
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t – t is the time duration of the impact force, in seconds;
2 1
s is the reference time interval (= 1 s).
NOTE The impact force exposure level is expressed in decibels.
4 Equipment
The equipment shall comply with the requirements of Clause 6.
The tapping machine shall meet the requirements given in Annex A.
The accuracy of the sound level measurement equipment shall comply with the requirements of accuracy
Class 1 defined in IEC 61672-1:2002. The complete measuring system including the microphone shall be
adjusted before each measurement using a sound calibrator that complies with the requirements of accuracy
Class 1 defined in IEC 60942:2003. For sound level meters calibrated for measurements in sound fields of
progressive plane waves, corrections for the diffuse sound field shall be applied.
The filters shall comply with the requirements given in IEC 61260.
The reverberation time measurement equipment shall comply with the requirements given in ISO 354.
NOTE 1 For pattern evaluation (type testing) and regular verification tests, recommended procedures for sound level
[3] [4]
meters are given in OIML R58 and OIML R88 .
NOTE 2 A method using a modified tapping machine and that using a standard heavy/soft impact source are also
introduced in Annex C (informative) and Annex E (informative), respectively, for the assessment of impact sound insulation
of a floor covering against real impact sources such as human walking and stepping.
5 Test arrangement
5.1 General arrangement
Two vertically adjacent rooms shall be used, the upper one being designated the “source room” and the lower
one the “receiving room”. They shall be separated by a lightweight reference floor on which the floor covering
under test is installed.
The airborne sound from the tapping machine that is transmitted to the receiving room shall be such that the
level will be at least 10 dB below the level of transmitted impact sound in each frequency band.
5.2 Details of test arrangement
5.2.1 Source room
There are no specific requirements for the size and shape of the source room.
5.2.2 Receiving room
The receiving room shall comply with the requirements of ISO 140-1.
5.2.3 Lightweight reference floor
The reference floor on which the test covering is to be installed shall be chosen from the reference floors
described in Annex B.
2
The surface area, viewed from the receiving room, shall be at least 10 m . On the source side, the permissible
test area for installation of floor coverings of category I (see 5.3.1.2) will be the region at least 0,5 m from the
edges of the reference floor.
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5.2.4 Condition of reference floor surface
It shall be ensured that the surface of the reference floor is flat to within ± 2 mm in a horizontal distance of
200 mm, and sufficiently hard to endure the impacts of the tapping machine.
5.3 Preparation and installation of test specimen
5.3.1 Classification
5.3.1.1 General
Depending upon the type of floor covering, the test specimens should be either slightly larger than the tapping
machine including supports or equal to the floor area (see 6.6).
5.3.1.2 Category I (small specimens)
This category includes flexible coverings (plastics, rubber, cork, matting, or combinations thereof) that may be
installed loosely or by adhesion to the floor surface. The method of installation shall be clearly described in the
test report.
5.3.1.3 Category II (large specimens)
This category includes rigid homogeneous surface materials or complex floor coverings of which at least one
constituent is rigid. The assembled floor covering may be tested under load. Normal furnishing should be
2 2
simulated with a uniformly distributed load of 20 kg/m to 25 kg/m . The distributed load should be arranged
with at least one weight-piece per square metre of the flooring area.
5.3.1.4 Category III (stretched materials)
This category includes flexible coverings that cover the floor from wall to wall. Large specimens should be
tested, but loading is not required.
5.3.1.5 Materials of uncertain classification
In the case of uncertainty as to the appropriate category for a material, the testing laboratory should decide
whether small or large specimens will be tested.
5.3.2 Installation
Follow strictly the manufacturer's installation instructions, paying special attention to the edges of the
specimen.
Install coverings to be mounted with adhesive with great care, normally with the adhesive covering the entire
surface. If the adhesive is applied in isolated patches, describe the exact procedure. Follow strictly the
manufacturer’s instructions for use of the adhesive, especially with regard to the amount and the bonding-time.
Report the type of adhesive and the bonding-time.
5.3.3 Size and number of specimens
5.3.3.1 Category I
Install three samples, preferably of different production runs but from the same source. Each sample shall be
large enough to support the tapping machine.
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5.3.3.2 Categories II and III
The specimen shall cover the whole surface of the reference floor.
5.4 Influence of temperature and humidity
Usually, and always in the case of a surface whose acoustic properties are likely to depend on either
temperature or humidity, measure and report the temperature at the centre of the upper floor surface and the
humidity of the air in the source room. The floor temperature thus observed should preferably be in the range
18 °C to 25 °C.
6 Test procedure and evaluation
6.1 Generation of sound field
The impact sound shall be generated by the tapping machine (see Clause 4).
With the exception of testing category I specimens, the tapping machine shall be placed in at least six different
positions not symmetrically distributed on the floor under test. The
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