ASTM E2235-04e1 - 1.4.2004
 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the measurement of sound decay rate in rooms and the calculation of the sound absorption of the room and its contents. The sound absorption so calculated may be used in calculations in sound insulation test methods.

1.2 The method shall be used only in conjunction with other test methods where the logarithm of the sound absorption is used in formulas. It is not sufficiently precise for use in situations where room sound absorption is to be used without taking logarithms.

1.3 For laboratory measurements of the sound absorption of materials and objects, Test Method C 423 should be used.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E492-22

Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies Using the Tapping Machine

S1.11

Specification for Octave-band and Fractional-Octave-Band Analog and Digital Filters

E1414-06

Standard Test Method for Airborne Sound Attenuation Between Rooms Sharing a Common Ceiling Plenum

E966-18a

Standard Guide for Field Measurements of Airborne Sound Attenuation of Building Facades and Facade Elements (Includes all amendments and changes 11/28/2018).

E1007-21

Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Tapping Machine Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies and Associated Support Structures

C634-22

Standard Terminology Relating to Building and Environmental Acoustics

C423-23

Standard Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room Method

E336-23

Standard Test Method for Measurement of Airborne Sound Attenuation between Rooms in Buildings

E90-23

Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements