Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood

A peaceful and comfortable life happens to be the dream of every house owner and occupant. Here, the term peace means there are no noise distractions whether it would be during the day or night. A house is built with the features of sound insulation in order to lessen the effects of sound absorption...

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Main Author: Mahmood, Mohd Adnan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2002
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spelling uitm-245122019-06-27T01:29:39Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24512/ Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood Mahmood, Mohd Adnan Soundproof construction. Noise in buildings Maintenance and repair A peaceful and comfortable life happens to be the dream of every house owner and occupant. Here, the term peace means there are no noise distractions whether it would be during the day or night. A house is built with the features of sound insulation in order to lessen the effects of sound absorption coming from the adjacent house into the building. This is turn will provide comfort to the occupants. The rate of sound insulation varies from house unit to house unit even if the houses are situated in the same housing area. Thus, this dissertation is written to determine the extent of truth in the above statement and also to make a comparison between the three residential areas nearby. Also, to study and make a conclusion as to how the differences can occur as well as to identify the main sources of noise that is affecting the residential areas. Sound Transmission Loss measured using Acoustics Instrument to find the Sound Transmission Class values and curve of the selected houses in Shah Alam; i.e. Section 7, 8 and 11. This curve of STC used to compare with the Standard curve. The rate of sound insulation varies from house to another even though they are situated in the same housing area. Between the three selected study areas, section 8 is very good in sound insulation which is having Sound Transmission Class (STC) value at 41, followed by Section 11 which is having STC value at 41 and Section 7 which is having STC value at 38. 2002 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24512/1/TD_MOHD%20ADNAN%20MAHMOOD%20AP%2002_5.pdf Mahmood, Mohd Adnan (2002) Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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topic Soundproof construction. Noise in buildings
Maintenance and repair
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Maintenance and repair
Mahmood, Mohd Adnan
Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood
description A peaceful and comfortable life happens to be the dream of every house owner and occupant. Here, the term peace means there are no noise distractions whether it would be during the day or night. A house is built with the features of sound insulation in order to lessen the effects of sound absorption coming from the adjacent house into the building. This is turn will provide comfort to the occupants. The rate of sound insulation varies from house unit to house unit even if the houses are situated in the same housing area. Thus, this dissertation is written to determine the extent of truth in the above statement and also to make a comparison between the three residential areas nearby. Also, to study and make a conclusion as to how the differences can occur as well as to identify the main sources of noise that is affecting the residential areas. Sound Transmission Loss measured using Acoustics Instrument to find the Sound Transmission Class values and curve of the selected houses in Shah Alam; i.e. Section 7, 8 and 11. This curve of STC used to compare with the Standard curve. The rate of sound insulation varies from house to another even though they are situated in the same housing area. Between the three selected study areas, section 8 is very good in sound insulation which is having Sound Transmission Class (STC) value at 41, followed by Section 11 which is having STC value at 41 and Section 7 which is having STC value at 38.
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title Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood
title_short Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood
title_full Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood
title_fullStr Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood
title_full_unstemmed Sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in Shah Alam / Mohd Adnan Mahmood
title_sort sound insulation for standard party wall of double-storey terrace houses in shah alam / mohd adnan mahmood
publishDate 2002
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24512/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24512/1/TD_MOHD%20ADNAN%20MAHMOOD%20AP%2002_5.pdf
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