7
Partitions, Enclosures and Barriers
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this chapter, the reader is introduced to:
sound transmission through partitions and the importance of bending waves;
Transmission Loss and its calculation for single (isotropic and orthotropic) and double panels;
enclosures for keeping sound in and out; and
barriers for the control of sound outdoors and indoors.
7.1 Introduction
In many situations, it is necessary to place an enclosure around a noise source or place a barrier between the noise source and the observer. To understand how to design an enclosure, it is necessary to understand sound transmission through enclosure walls and this is where this chapter will begin. Following the discussion of sound transmission through ...
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