The Acoustical Performance of Foamed Material in Reducing Impact Noise and Vibration through Upper Floors during Temperature Rise
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This study aims to express the acoustic performance of the foaming material (polyurethane) as a function of temperature. The aim is to investigate the role of the foam in damping the impact of vibration on the upper floor in a building that occurs in conjunction with the increase in the temperature of an enclosed space. A range of temperatures in a hot arid region is suggested to be 25- 75 °C for an enclosed space. The study analyses the main effective parameters that are involved in determining the noise reduction, such as stiffness and resonance frequency. It has been noticed that there is a significant decrease in the value of the material’s stiffness. A decrease of up to 25% at 75 ◦C can be reached compared to that at room temperature. The decrease in stiffness decreases the corresponding value of the resonance frequency up to10%. Therefore, the value of noise reduction increases. This increase can reach 3 dB or 7% at a frequency of 500 Hz.
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