BS 8233:1999
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Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings. Code of practice
Hardcopy , PDF
28-02-2014
English
15-08-1999
Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Symbols
4 Measuring equipment and accuracy
5 Planning and design
6 External noise sources
7 Specific types of building
8 Sound insulation in buildings and control of
noise from building services
Annex A (informative) Noise calculations
Annex B (informative) Noise rating
Annex C (informative) Specification of sound insulation
Annex D (informative) Special problems requiring
expert advice
Annex E (informative) Airborne and impact sound insulation
Bibliography
Figure 1 - Normalized road traffic noise spectrum
derived from BS EN 1793-3: 1998
Figure 2 - Typical contours around an airport
Figure 3 - Average noise spectra of a jet airliner after
take-off and before landing
Figure 4 - Train noise spectra with mark 2 and mark 3
coaches measured at 25 m from the track centre
line, in a free field, at 160 km/h and on
'good quality' conventially ballasted track
with continuously welded rail
Figure 5 - Characteristics of sound absorbing materials
Figure A.1 - The addition of two noise levels
Figure A.2 - Subtraction of noise levels
Figure A.3 - Sound insulation of non-uniform partitions
Figure E.1 - Transmission paths (via the structure) of
noise originating in room 1 (diagrammatic)
Figure E.2 - Indirect sound leakage paths
Figure E.3 - Mass law curve
Table 1 - Symbols
Table 2 - Typical traffic noise levels measured about
1 m from the facade
Table 3 - Data used in the calculation of the noise level
inside a room
Tabel 4 - The calculation
Table 5 - Indoor ambient noise levels in spaces when they
are unoccupied
Table 6 - Indoor ambient noise levels in spaces when they
are unoccupied and privacy is also important
Table 7 - Maximum steady noise levels for reliable speech
communication
Table 8 - Guide to reverberation time T at 500 Hz in
unoccupied rooms for speech and music
Table 9 - Typical sound insulation specification for wall
separating two cinema screens
Table 10 - Sound insulation of typical windows
Table 11 - The sound insulation of roofs
Table A.1 - Standard A-weighting values (dB)
Table B.1 - Noise rating values
Table B.2 - Values of a and b
Table C.1 - Common indices used to describe airborne and
impact sound insulation
Table E.1 - Sound insulation of imperforate sheet materials
Table E.2 - Airborne sound insulation of walls and
partitions
Table E.3 - Airborne and impact sound insulation of floor
constructions
Recommendations for the control of noise in and around buildings and suggestions for appropriate criteria and limits for different situations. Room acoustics for simple situations is covered, but the design of buildings where the acoustics are critical, such as auditoria, is outside the scope.
Committee |
B/209
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 97/105886 DC, BS 8233(1987). (07/2002)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
56
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Superseded
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SupersededBy |
BS EN ISO 717-2:2013 | Acoustics. Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Impact sound insulation |
BS EN 60651:1994 | Specification for sound level meters |
BS EN ISO 717-1:2013 | Acoustics. Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements |
BS EN ISO 140-6:1998 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Laboratory measurements of impact sound insulation of floors |
BS EN ISO 11654:1997 | Acoustics. Sound absorbers for use in buildings. Rating of sound absorption |
BS 5228-1:1997 | Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Code of practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control |
BS 4142:1997 | Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas |
BS EN ISO 14163:1998 | Acoustics. Guidelines for noise control by silencers |
BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation of building elements |
BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of airborne sound insulation between rooms |
BS EN 60804:2001 | Integrating-averaging sound level meters |
BS EN 20140-10:1992 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation of small building elements |
BS EN ISO 140-5:1998 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of airborne sound insulation of facade elements and facades |
EN 12354-3:2000 | Building acoustics - Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements - Part 3: Airborne sound insulation against outdoor sound |
BS 5502-32:1990 | Buildings and structures for agriculture Guide to noise attenuation |
BS EN 20354:1993 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room |
BS EN ISO 140-7:1998 | Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of impact sound insulation of floors |
BS EN 60942:2003 | Electroacoustics. Sound calibrators |
BS 6262:1982 | Code of practice for glazing for buildings |
BS EN 1793-3:1998 | Road traffic noise reducing devices. Test method for determining the acoustic performance Normalized traffic noise spectrum |
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