Analysis of sound transmission loss of double-leaf walls in the low-frequency range using the finite element method

Building Acoustics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-257

  Davidsson, Peter ^a   Brunskog, Jonas ^a   Wernberg, Per Anders ^a   Sandberg, Göran ^a   Hammer, Per ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY RANGES; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LOW FREQUENCY RANGE; MATERIAL AND GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; SOUND TRANSMISSION LOSS; STRUCTURAL RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION LOSS; WALL CAVITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STUDS (STRUCTURAL MEMBERS);

RESONANCE;

EID: 56249102720     PISSN: 1351010X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1351010042900077     Document Type: Article

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