Application of total loss factor measurements for the determination of sound insulation

Building Acoustics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-84

  Meier, A ^a   Schmitz, A ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ELEMENT; BUILDING PRODUCTS; HEAVY ELEMENTS; MEASURING METHOD; TOTAL LOSS; TRANSMISSION LOSS;

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS;

EID: 0012533265     PISSN: 1351010X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1351010991501284     Document Type: Article

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