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AIRBORNE SOUND ISOLATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Acoustics (Physics)
CONT

Sound transmission through most absorbents takes place readily. They ... should never be used to attempt to improve the airborne sound isolation of a barrier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

Isolation contre les bruits aériens. - Lorsque deux locaux sont séparés par une paroi, l'isolation phonique de celle-ci aux bruits aériens varie : en fonction de l'étanchéité à l'air de cette paroi, en fonction de la masse de la paroi et de la désolidarisation des éléments rigides la constituant. (...) On évitera en particulier de (...) percer [les parois] de portes et de fenêtres.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec "isolement aérien" (voir fiche).

Spanish

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