title: On the suitability of ISO 16717-1 reference spectra for rating airborne sound insulation.
abstract: A standard proposal for rating airborne sound insulation in buildings [ISO 16717-1 (2012)] defines the reference noise spectra. Since their shapes influence the calculated values of single-number descriptors, reference spectra should approximate well typical noise spectra in buildings. There is, however, very little data in the existing literature on a typical noise spectrum in dwellings. A spectral analysis of common noise sources in dwellings is presented in this paper, as a result of an extensive monitoring of various noisy household activities. Apart from music with strong bass content, the proposed "living" reference spectrum overestimates noise levels at low frequencies.
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia dmasovic@etf.rs, dsumarac@etf.rs, emijic@etf.rs.
authors.forename: Draško B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mašović
authors.forename: Dragana S Šumarac
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.forename: Miomir M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mijić
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000592:standards; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009038:Motion; D009622:Noise / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013018:Sound Spectrography