Acoustic of lightweight timber buildings: A review

M Caniato, F Bettarello, A Ferluga, L Marsich… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a literature overview of the acoustic studies dedicated to lightweight
wooden constructions. The reviewed articles contain prediction models, laboratory and field …

Review of Granular Material Dam** and Sound Absorption for Possible Application in the Sound Insulation of Lightweight Floors

Y Badri, G Dodd, J Cater, A Hall, G Schmid… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modern structures incorporating lightweight, low-stiffness floors face challenges for low-
frequency impact noise transmission. Using spring isolators or resilient layers (eg, floating …

Impact sound of timber floors in sustainable buildings

M Caniato, F Bettarello, P Fausti, A Ferluga… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Timber buildings represent a robust alternative to traditional heavyweight constructions.
They allow CO 2 storage, high structure and performance reproducibility, fast assembly and …

Prediction of maximum fast time-weighted sound pressure levels due to transient excitation from the rubber ball and human footsteps

M Robinson, C Hopkins - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper primarily concerns the use of Transient Statistical Energy Analysis (TSEA) to
predict impact sounds in heavyweight buildings in terms of the maximum Fast time-weighted …

[HTML][HTML] Correlations between standardised and real impact sound sources in lightweight wooden structures

A Frescura, PJ Lee, F Schöpfer, U Schanda - Applied Acoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to understand the correlation between standard impact sound sources and
real impact sources in lightweight floor structures. Six real impact sources (adult walking …

Investigation of source ambiguity of floor noises in a box-frame concrete building from the perspective of junction attenuations: A real case field experiment

J Cho, K Song, M Park, CR Ahn… - Indoor and Built …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated impact source ambiguity in box-frame multifamily buildings,
prevalent in densely populated areas, by examining the transmission of heavy-impact noise …

Estimating the performance of heavy impact sound insulation using empirical approaches

J Cho, HS Lee, M Park, K Song, J Kim… - Journal of Asian …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
With an increasing demand for quieter residential environments, impact sound insulation for
floating floors is gaining importance. However, existing methods for estimating the …

[КНИГА][B] Prediction of impact sound transmission with heavy impact sources in heavyweight buildings

S Hirakawa - 2018 - search.proquest.com
In heavyweight buildings, impact sound insulation from heavy impacts such as footsteps in
bare feet, or children running and jum** can be a significant problem. Hence it is useful to …

On the relevance of impact source impedance at low frequencies

B Zeitler, S Schoenwald, B Gover - Proceedings of Meetings on …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
This paper is an initial qualitative study to help clarify the question if sources other than the
ISO tap** machine are really necessary to properly rate the impact insulation performance …

Numerical simulation of floor impact sound excited by one-dimensional contact model

T Asakura - Acoustical Science and Technology, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In this study, for the purpose of develo** a numerical method of simulating the time and
frequency characteristics of the external forces excited by various types of impact method …