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acoustical ceiling [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

A ceiling covered with or built of material with special acoustical properties.

CONT

The sound transmission loss through an acoustical ceiling ... when the ceiling is used as a continuous membrane is often an important rating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

Plafond en général suspendu, dont les panneaux formant parement sont constitués d'éléments absorbants phoniques, soit par la nature fibreuse du matériau qui les compose, soit par leurs perforations étudiées pour jouer le rôle de pièges à sons.

Spanish

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