Sound insulation of double walls - An experimental parametric study

Acta Acustica (Stuttgart)

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 904-923

  Hongisto, Valtteri ^a   Lindgren, Mika ^a   Helenius, Riikka ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MINERAL WOOL; RESONANCE; SCREWS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

DOUBLE WALLS;

SOUND INSULATION;

EID: 0036872455     PISSN: 14367947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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