Test procedure and automatic system for sound insulation measurement using the sound intensity method

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-94

  Hongisto, V ^a   Nieminen, K ^a   Koskela, H ^a   Viljanen, V ^a   Lindgren, M ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Detalmet Ky   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; STANDARDS;

SOUND INSULATION MEASUREMENT; SOUND INTENSITY METHOD;

SOUND INSULATION;

EID: 0031100272     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.2828430     Document Type: Article

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