Analysis of Sound Insulation Performance of Reinforce Concrete Walls between Households According to Wall Thickness Criteria in Apartments

Abstract:

Sound insulation between households is properly ensured to provide a quiet residential environment in apartments. The legal requirements for sound insulation in apartments in Korea are set to meet the wall’s minimum thickness or sound insulation performance. When construction companies choose the walls that satisfy thethickness in the standards of boundary walls between households, it is difficult to know the sound insulation performance. In this study, the sound insulation performance of reinforced concrete walls is predicted according to the wall thickness criteria and analyzed through field measurements. In newly built apartments, the reinforced concrete wall’s sound insulation performance(R'w) is 56 – 66 dB, which is a similar level of the international criterion. And the sound insulation performance of the reinforced concrete wall according to thickness standards is similar to sound insulation performance standardsof Korea.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 873)
• Pages: 237-242
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.873.237
• Online since: November 2017
• Authors: Hye Kyung Shin, Kyoung Woo Kim*, A Yeong Jeong, Kwan Seop Yang
• Keywords: Airborne Sound, Apartment Noise Regulation, Wall Insulation Performance

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