<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a peripheral non-load bearing wall made of straw bales expressed by Weighted Sound Reduction Index. Weighted Sound Reduction Index was determined by measuring in the certified acoustic laboratory at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Brno University of Technology. The measured structure of the straw wall was modified in combinations with various materials, so the results include a wide range of possible compositions of the wall. The key modification was application of plaster on both sides of the straw bale wall. This construction as is frequently done in actual straw houses. The additional measurements were performed on the straw wall with several variants of additional wall of slab materials. The airborne sound insulation value has been also measured in separate stages of the construction. Thus it is possible to compare and determinate the effect of the single layers on the airborne sound insulation.</p></abstract>

This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a peripheral non-load bearing wall made of straw bales expressed by Weighted Sound Reduction Index. Weighted Sound Reduction Index was determined by measuring in the certified acoustic laboratory at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Brno University of Technology. The measured structure of the straw wall was modified in combinations with various materials, so the results include a wide range of possible compositions of the wall. The key modification was application of plaster on both sides of the straw bale wall. This construction as is frequently done in actual straw houses. The additional measurements were performed on the straw wall with several variants of additional wall of slab materials. The airborne sound insulation value has been also measured in separate stages of the construction. Thus it is possible to compare and determinate the effect of the single layers on the airborne sound insulation.

Determination of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Partition Wall

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a peripheral non-load bearing wall made of...

Determination of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Partition Wall

Published Online: Jun 26, 2017

Page range: 20 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2017-0003

Keywords
Straw bale, Airborne Sound Insulation, Clay plaster, Sound insulation, Acoustic comfort

© 2017 Jiří Teslík et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Determination of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Partition Wall

Published Online: Jun 26, 2017

Page range: 20 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2017-0003

KeywordsStraw bale, Airborne Sound Insulation, Clay plaster, Sound insulation, Acoustic comfort

© 2017 Jiří Teslík et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Straw bale, Airborne Sound Insulation, Clay plaster, Sound insulation, Acoustic comfort