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standards on Noise Measureme^,

Rating Scliemes, and Definitions:

A Compilation
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standards on Noise Measurements,

Rating Schemes, and Definitions:

A Compilation

Natpiai Bureau gi otci dards

MAY 6 1374 not ao-c, Jack M. Fath

Applied Acoustics Section

Mechanics Division

Institute for Basic Standards

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Frederick B. Dent, Secretary

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Richard W. Roberts, D/recfor

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ABSTRACT

This compilation deals with material assembled from the various standards, industrial

and trade organizations, or technical and scientific societies concerned with acoustics.

There has been no attempt to review or evaluate the standards, but rather just to list those

that are available. The standards cover a broad scope of topics in acoustics--including

measurement techniques, rating schemes, definitions, equipment and product specification,

subjective measurements and response to noise, and calibration methods. Those standards

dealing solely with shock and vibration have not generally been included. The paragraphs

describing the standards give a brief summary of intent and/or scope of the standard. In some cases the paragraph is the official description of the standard as issued by the

organization or society promulgating the standard, while in others the paragraph merely

describes the spirit of the standard. Proposed standards are also listed. The names and

addresses of the various organizations or societies and their acoustical standards com- mittees are listed in an Appendix. The compilation includes all information available as of

April 1, 1973.

Keywords: Acoustics; noise; rating schemes; sound; standards organizations.

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Preface

The existence of satisfactory standards and mechanisms for generating tham are essential for the appropriate use of a country's technology in its commercial products and industrial processes. Standards deal with techniques for physical measurements, descriptive terminology, methods of test and agree- ments on dimensions, design, performance and physical characteristics dealing with products that are manufactured and sold. These latter standards are referred to as engineering or industrial standards

which usually include more specific types of standards such as product standards, commercial standards

and safety standards. The majority of these standards are normally not a matter of law and most are developed in the private sector. Exceptions usually occur in areas of health and safety. The use of such standards is voluntary but their widespread acceptance can often give them considerable commercial

Importance. The Government does issue mandatory standards as exemplified by those in the areas of i pollution control and abatement, fabric f lammability , and toy safety. Widely accepted standards can ' become mandatory when incorporated into contracts, codes and regulations.

There is a lack of central coordination in the standards-writing activities of the USA. This can,

and does, result in duplication of efforts, inadequate and inaccurate standards, and a patchwork of mandatory standards written in response to emergencies. This occurs because standards are written by

a large number of organizations. The directory of U. S. Standardization Activities (NBS Misc. Publication 288, 1967) lists over 400 organizations that either write or sponsor voluntary standards.

The issues of consumer safety, pollution control, and standards as barriers to international trade have focused attention on the shortcomings of the U. S. standardization system. Most other industrialized nations have a more highly unified system than the USA. Most often they have a single organization through which the private sector meets its standardization requirements and to which the govern- ment turns to meet its needs. Direct financial support from the government to these organizations

runs from as low as 57o in Germany to as high as 100% in Japan. In the USA, the American National

Standards Institute is intended to be the overall coordinating body for those organizations that either

write or sponsor standards. However, it has yet to achieve the degree of private or government support ' and recognition in this role to be fully effective.

The principal international standardization bodies are the International 3rganization for Standard-

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zation (ISO) and the International Electrotechaical Commission (IBG) in which the U.S. is represented by the American National Standards Institute and the U.S. National Committee for lEC, respectively.

There have been a number of recent legislative actions that give impetus and a sense of urgency to | the development of standards and measurement methods that are needed for the effective implementation [ of a national program on noise pollution abatement and control. While the laws which have been enacted '' rarely call specifically for new or improved measurement standards, regulations can be enforced most 1 effectively when based upon a fair, equitable, and uniform measurement methodology. j

Of the several legislative actions at the Federal level, one of the most sweeping is the Noise | Control Act of 1972 (PL 92-574) which gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a wide range of authority for the establishment of noise emission standards for products, regulations on quiet products,

codrdinating related research and noise control in the federal agencies and other regulatory activities.

This Act specifically calls for NBS-EPA cooperation with regard to research and development of improved

methods and standards for the measurement and monitoring of noise.

Prior to the enactment of this legislation, EPA prepared, with NBS cooperation, a "Report to the President and Congress on Noise." As backup material for this report NBS prepared a report entitled

"Fundamentals of Noise: Measurement, Rating Schemes, and Standards", which was published as EPA Report NTID300.15. This report included a compilation of acoustic standards believed to be relevant to noise

abatement and control. Following publication, this compilation was circulated for the express purpose

of obtaining comments from qualified individuals in the acoustics field regarding the format and the contents. All the appropriate material received from these individuals has been incorporated into the present compilation, which is more comprehensive than the original.

This compilation deals with material assembled from the various standards, industrial and trade organizations, or technical and scientific societies concerned with acoi.sties. There has been no attempt to review or evaluate the standards, but rather just to list those that are available. The i standards cover a broad scope of topics in acoustics —including measurement techniques, rating schemes, | definitions, equipment and product specifications, subjective measurements and response to noise, and [ calibration methods. Those standards dealing solely with shock and vibration have not generally been ' included. The paragraphs describing the standards give a brief summary of intent and/or scope of the standard. In some cases the paragraph is the official description of the standard as issued by the organization or society promulgating the standard, while in others the paragraph merely describes the spirit of the standard. Proposed standards are also listed. The names and addresses of the various

organizations or societies and their acoustical standards committees are listed in an Appendix, The compilation includes all information available as of April 1, 1973, iv

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Table of Contents

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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 1

1,1, Summary of Standards 1

1.1.1, ISO Recommendation R31 Part VII„ Quantities and Units

of Acoustics (1965), 1 1.1.2, ISO Recommendation R131. Expression of the Physical

and Subjective Magnitudes of Sound or Noise (1959) . 1 1.1.3, ISO Recommendation R140. Field and Laboratory Measurements

of Airborne and Impact Sound Transmission (1960), 1 1.1.4, ISO Recommendation R226. Normal Equal-Loudness Contours

for Pure Tones and Normal Threshold of Hearing Under Free

Field Listening Conditions (1962), 1

1.1.4,1, Proposed Addendum II, Document ISO/TC43/SC2 (63), 1 1,1.4, 2,, Proposed Revision, Document ISO/TC43/SC2

(Secretariat-?) (62). 1

1.1.5, ISO Recommendation R266. Preferred Frequencies for

Acoustical Measurements (1962). 1 1.1.6, ISO Recommendation R354, Measurement of Absorption

Coefficients in a Reverberation Room (1963). 2 1.1.7, ISO Recommendation R357 (Supplementary to R131),

Expression of the Power and Intensity Levels of

Sound or Noise (1963). 2 1.1.8, ISO Recommendation R362, Measurement of Noise Emitted by

Vehicles (1964), 2 1.1.9, ISO Recommendation R389, Standard Reference Zero for the

Calibration of Pure-Tone Audiometers (1964), 3 1.1.10, ISO Recommendation R389 » Addendum 1„ Standard Reference

Zero for the Calibration of Pure-Tone Audiometers.

Additional Data in Conjunction with the 9-A Coupler (1970), 3 1.1.11, ISO Recommendation R454, Relation Between Sound Pressure

Levels of Narrow Bands of Noise in a Diffuse Field and

in a Frontally-Incident Free Field for Equal Loudness (1965), 3 1.1.12, ISO Recommendation R495, General Requirements for the

Preparation of Test Codes for Measuring the Noise Emitted

by Machines (1966), 3 1.1.13, ISO Recommendation R507. Procedure for Describing Aircraft

Noise Around an Airport (1970), ^ 1.1.14, ISO Recommendation R512„ Sound Signalling Devices on Motor

Vehicles, Acoustic Standards and Technical Specifications

(1966), ^ 101.15, ISO Recommendation R532, Method for Calculating Loudness

Level (1966), ^ 1.1.16, ISO Recommendation R717, Rating of Sound Insulation for

Dwellings (1968), 5 1.1.17, ISO Recommendation RI68O0 Test Code for the Measurement of

the Airborne Noise Emitted by Rotating Electrical

Machinery (1970), 5 1.1.18, ISO Recommendation R1761, Monitoring Aircraft Noise Around

an Airport (1970) . 5 1.1.19, ISO Recommendation R1996. Acoustics, Assessment of Noise

with Respect to Community Response (1971). 5 1.1.20, ISO Recommendation R1999, Acoustics, Assessment of

Occupational Noise Exposure for Hearing Conservation

Purposes (1971), 6 1.1.21, ISO Recommendation R2151, Measurement of Airborne Noise

Emitted by Compressor /Primemover Units Intended for

Outdoor Use (1972) . 7
1.1.22. ISO Recommendation R2204, Guide to the Measurement

of Acoustical Noise and Evaluation of Its Effect

on Man.

1.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

1.2.1. ISO Draft International Standard 2249. AcousticsDescription and Measurement of Physical Properties

of Sonic Booms.

1.2.2. ISO Draft International Standard 2880. Determination

of Sound Power Emitted by Stationary Noise Sources in

Reverberation Rooms. Part I: Broad Band Noise Sources.

1.2.3. ISO Draft International Standard 2922. Measurement of

Noise Emitted by Ships on Inland Waterways.

1.2.4. ISO Draft International Standard 2923. Measurement of

Noise on Board Vessels.

1.2.5. ISO Draft International Standard 2946. Determination of

Sound Power Emitted by Stationary Noise Sources in

Reverberation Rooms. Part II: Discrete-Frequency and

Narrow-Band Noise Sources.

1.2.6. Draft Proposal for Laboratory Tests on Noise Emissions by

Appliances and Equipment in Water Supply Installations.

1.2. 7o Draft Proposal for Sound Measurement Procedure for Air

Moving Devices Connected to Either a Discharge Duct or an Inlet Duct.

1.2.8. Draft Proposal for a Guide to the Evaluation or Assessment of Noise.

1.2.9. Draft Proposal for Determination of Sound Power Emitted

by Stationary Noise Sources. Part IV: Engineering

Methods Appropriate for Free-Field Conditions over a Reflecting Plane.

1.2.10. Draft Proposal for Measurement of Noise Inside Railbound

Vehicles

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1.2.11. Draft Proposal for Determination of Sound Power Emitted

by Stationary Noise Sources, Part V: Sources Operating

in Laboratory Anechoic Rooms.

1.2.12. Draft Proposal for the Measurement of Airborne Noise

Emitted by Pneumatic Tools and Machines, Engineering

Methods for Determination of Sound Power Levels.

1.2.13. Draft Proposal for Reverberation Room Measurement of Sound

From Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Equipment.

1.2.14. Draft Proposal for Determination of Sound Power Emitted

by Stationary Noise Sources. Part III: Engineering Method

Appropriate for Special Reverberant Rooms,

1.2.15. Draft Technical Report on Measurement of Noise with

Respect to its Effect on the Intelligibility of Speech.

International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC)

2.1. Summary of Standards

2.1.1. lEC Recommendation, Publication 50(08). International

Electrotechnical Vocabulary, Electro-Acoustics (1960).

2.1.2. lEC Recommendation, Publication 118. Recommended Methods

for Measurements of the Electro-Acoustical Characteristics

of Hearing Aids (1959).

2.1.3. lEC Recommendation, Publication 123. Recommendations for

Sound Level Meters (1961),

2.1.4. lEC Recommendation, Publication 126. lEC Reference

Coupler for the Measurement of Hearing Aids Using

Earphones Coupled to the Ear by Means of Ear Inserts (1961)

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2,l.A.l, Draft Amendment under consideration.

(Amendment to Low Frequency Tolerances)

Document No. IEC/TC29/SC29C (Central Office)

12. 9

2.1.5. lEC Recommendation, Publication 177. Pure Tone Audiometers

for General Diagnostic Purposes (1965). 10 2.1.6. lEC Recommendation, Publication 178. Pure Tone Screening

Audiometers (1965). 10

2.1.7. lEC Recommendation, Publication 179. Precision Sound Level

Meters (1965) . . IQ

2.1.7.1. Draft Amendment under consideration. (Amendment

to Low Frequency Tolerances) Document No. IEC/TC29/SC29C (Central Office) 12. 10 2.1.7.2, Draft Supplement under consideration. (Additional

Requirements for the Measurement of Impulsive

Sounds) Document No. IEC/TC29 /SC29C (Central

Office) 16. 10

2.1.8. lEC Recommendation, Publication 200. Methods of Measurement for Loudspeakers (1966). 10 2.1.9. lEC Recommendation, Publication 225. Octave, Half-Octave

and Third-Octave Band Filters Intended for the Analysis of 11 Sounds and Vibrations (1966).

2.1.10. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-1. Sound System Equipment Part 1: General (1968). 11 2.1.11. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-lA. First Supplement

to Publication 268-1. Sound System Equipment. Part 1: General (1970). 11 2.1.12. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-lB. Second Supplement

to Publication 268-1. Sound System Equipment. Part I: General (1972). 11 2.1.13. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-2. Sound System

Equipment. Part 2: Explanation of General Terms (1971). 12 2.1.14. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-3. Sound System

Equipment. Part 3: Sound System Amplifiers (1969). 12 2.1.15. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-3Ai First Supplement

to Publication 268-3. Sound System Equipment. Part 3: Sound System Amplifiers (1970). 12 2.1.16. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-4. Sound System

Equipment. Part 4: Microphones (1972). 12 2.1.17. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-5. Sound System

Equipment. Part 5: Loudspeakers (1972). 12 2.1.18. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-6. Sound System

Equipment. Part 6: Auxiliary Passive Elements (1971). 13 2.1.19. lEC Recommendation, Publication 268-14. Sound System

Equipment. Part 14: Mechanical Design Features (1971). 13 2.1.20. lEC Recommendation, Publication 303. lEC Provisional

Reference Coupler for the Calibration of Earphones Used

in Audiometry (1970). 13

2.1.21. lEC Recommendation, Publication 318. An lEC Artificial

Ear, of the Wide Band Type, for the Calibration of

Earphones Used in Audiometry (1970). 13

2.1.22. lEC Recommendation, Publication 327. Precision Method

for the Pressure Calibration of One-Inch Standard

Condenser Microphones by the Reciprocity Technique (1970). 13

2.1.23. lEC Recommendation, Publication 402. Simplified Methods

for Pressure Calibration of One-Inch Condenser Microphones

by the Reciprocity Technique (1972). 14

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2,2, Draft Proposals for New Standards 14

2,2.1. Precision Method for Free-Field Calibration of One-Inch

Standard Condenser Microphones by the Reciprocity

Technique, 14

3. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 15

3.1. Summary of Standards 15

3.1.1. ANSI SI. 1-1960 (R1971). American National Standard

Acoustical Terminology. 15 3.1.2. ANSI SI. 2-1962 (R1971). American National Standard

Method for the Physical Measurement of Sound

(Partially Revised by SI. 13-1971 and by SI. 21-1972). 15 3.1.3. ANSI SI, 4-1971. American National Standard

Specification for Sound Level Meters. 15 3.1.4. ANSI SI, 5-1963 (R1971), American National Standard

Recommended Practices for Loudspeaker Measurements. 15 3.1.5. ANSI SI, 6-1967 (R1971). American National Standard

Preferred Frequencies and Band Numbers for Acoustical

Measurements. 16

3.1.6. ANSI SI. 8-1969. American National Standard Preferred

Reference Quantities for Acoustical Levels. 16

3.1.7. ANSI SI, 10-1966 (R1971). American National Standard

Methods for the Calibration of Microphones. 16

3.1.8. ANSI SI. 11-1966 (R1971). American National Standard

Specification for Octave, Half-Octave, and ThirdOctave Band Filter Sets. 16

3.1.9. ANSI SI. 12-1967 (R1972) . American National Standard

Specifications for Laboratory Standard Microphones. 17

3.1.10. ANSI Si, 13-1971. American National Standard Methods

for the Measurement of Sound Pressure Levels. (Partial

revision of SI. 2-1962), 17 3.1.11. ANSI SI. 21-1972, [American National Standard Methods for the Determination of Sound Power Levels of Small Sources

in Reverberation Rooms.] (Revision of Section 3.5 of

SI. 2-1962.) 17 3.1.12. ANSI S3. 1-1960 (R1971). American National Standard

Criteria for Background Noise in Audiometer Rooms. 18 3.1.13. ANSI S3. 2-1960 (R1971). American National Standard

Method for Measurement of Monosyllabic Word Intellibility. 18- 3.1.14. ANSI S3. 3-1960 (R1971). American National Standard

Methods for Measurement of Electroacoustical

Characteristics of Hearing Aids, 18

3.1.15. ANSI S3. 4-1968 (R1972). American National Standard

Procedure for the Computation of Loudness of Noise. 19 3.1.16. ANSI S3. 5-1969. American National Standard Methods for

the Calculation of the Articulation Index. 19 3.1.17. ANSI S3, 6-1969. American National Standard Specifications

for Audiometers, 19 3.1.18. ANSI S3. 8-1967 (R1971). American National Standard Method

of Expressing Hearing Aid Performance. 20

3.1.19. ANSI S3. 13-1972. American National Standard Artificial

Head-Bone for the Calibration of Audiometer Bone Vibrators. 20

3.1.20. ANSI ¥10,11-1953. American National Standard Letter

Symbols for Acoustics 20

3.1.21. ANSI ¥32,18-1972. American National Standard Symbols

for Mechanical and Acoustical Elements as Used in

Schematic Diagrams ' 21

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3.1.22. * ANSI Z24. 9-1949 (R1971) « American National Standard

Methods for the Coupler Calibration of Earphones.

3.1.23. ANSI Z24. 22-1957 (R1971)„ American National Standard

Method for the Measurement of the Real-Ear Attenuation

of Ear Protectors at Threshold,,

3.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

3.2.1. * S3. 7-1972. American National Standard Method for Coupler

Calibration of Earphones.

3.2.2. ANSI S3. 17-1972. American National Standard Methods for

Rating the Sound Power Spectra of Small Stationary Noise

Sources

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4. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

4.1. Summary of Standards

4.1.1. ASTM Designation: C384-58. Standard Method of Test for

Impedance and Absorption of Acoustical Materials by the

Tube Method.

4.1.2. ASTM Designation: C423-66. Standard Method of Test for Sound Absorption of Acoustical Materials in Reverberation

Rooms (ANSI Si. 7-1970).

4.1.3. ASTM Designation: C634-69. Standard Definitions of Terms Relating to Acoustical Tests of Building Constructions

and Materials.

4.1.4. ASTM Designation: E90-70. Standard Recommended Practice

for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission

Loss of Building Partitions.

4.1.5. ASTM Designation: E336-71. Standard Recommended Practice

for Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation in Buildings.

4.1.6. ASTM Designation: E413-70To Tenative Classification for Determination of Sound Transmission Class.

4.1.7. ASTM Proposed Method (RM-14-4). Proposed Method of

Laboratory Measurement of Impact Sound Transmission

Through Floor Ceiling Assemblies Using the Tapping

Machine (1971).

4.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

4.2.1. Standard Method of Testing Duct Liner Materials and

Prefabricated Silencers for Acoustical and Airflow

Per formance

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4.2.2. Tentative Recommended Practice for Application

Procedures and Details for Fixed Partitions of

Light Frame Types in Regard to Sound.

5. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

5,1 Summary of Standards

5.1.1. SAE Recommended Practice J184. Qualifying A Sound

Data Acquisition System (1970).

5.1.2. SAE Recommended Practice J192. Exterior Sound Level

for Snowmobiles (1970).

5.1.3. SAE Standard J336. Sound Level for Truck Cab

Interior (1971)

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5.1.4. SAE Standard J366a. Exterior Sound Level for

Heavy Trucks and Buses (1971).

5.1.5. SAE Standard J377. Performance of Vehicle Traffic

Horns (1969).

5.1.6. SAE Standard J671. Sound Deadeners and Underbody

Coatings (1 958) . *S3.7 became a standard on January 18, 1973 and replaces Z24.9.

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5.1.7. SAE Standard J672a. Exterior Loudness Evaluation of

Heavy Trucks and Buses (1970) „ 25

5.1.8. SAE Recommended Practice J919a„ Sound Level Measurements

at the Operator Station for Agricultural and Construction

Equipment (1971). 26

5.1.9. SAE Standard J952b. Sound Levels for Engine Powered

Equipment (1969). 26

5.1.10. SAE Standard J986a, Sound Level for Passenger Cars and

Light Trucks (1970). 26

5.1.11. SAE Recommended Practice J994a. Criteria for Backup

Alarm Devices (1972). 26

5.1.12. SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 796„ Measurement

of Aircraft Exterior Noise in the Field (1965). 26

5.1.13. SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 865A. Definitions

and Procedures for Computing the Perceived Noise Level

of Aircraft Noise (1969), 26

5.1.14. SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 866. Standard

Values of Absorption as a Function of Temperature and

Humidity for Use in Evaluating Aircraft Flyover Noise (1964). 27 5.1.15. SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 1071, Definitions

and Procedures for Computing the Effective Perceived Noise

Level for Flyover Aircraft Noise (1972). 27

5.1.16. SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 1080. Frequency

Weighting Network for Approximation of Perceived Noise

Level for Aircraft Noise (1969), 27 5.1.17. SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 817. A Technique

for Narrow Band Analysis of a Trans lent .( 19 67) . 27

5.1.18. SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 852. Methods of

Comparing Aircraft Takeoff and Approach Noise (1965). 28

5.1.19. SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 876. Jet Noise

Prediction (1965), 28

5.1.20. SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 902. Determination

of Minimum Distance From Ground Observer to Aircraft for

Acoustic Tests (1966). 28

5.1„21„ SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 923. Method for

Calculating the Attenuation of Aircraft Ground to Ground Noise Propagation During Takeoff and Landing (1966). 28

5.1.22, SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 1079, Aircraft

Noise Research Needs (1972), ~ 28

5.1.23, SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 1081. House NoiseReduction Measurements for Use in Studies of Aircraft

Flyover Noise (1971). 29 5.1.24, SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 1115, Evaluation

of Headphones for Demonstration of Aircraft Noise (1969), 29

5.1.25, SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR 1216, Comparisons

of Ground Runup and Flyover Noise Levels (1972). ,29

5.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 29

5.2.1. Proposed SAE Standard. Motorcycle Sound Levels. 29 5.2.2. Proposed SAE Recommended Practice XJ54. Evaluation of

Operator's Noise Exposure While Using Machinery in

Agricultural Operations. -29 5.2.3. Proposed SAE Recommended Practice XJ57. Sound Level , , for Highway Truck Tires. 29

5o2„4, Proposed SAE Recommended Practice XJ87. Exterior Sound

Level for Powered Mobile Construction Equipment. 29 5.2.5. Proposed SAE Recommended Practice XJ88. Exterior Sound

Level Measurement Procedure for Powered Mobile

Construction Equipment. 29 5.2.6. Proposed SAE Recommended Practice. Construction Site

Sound Level Measurements. 29 5.2.7. Proposed SAE Recommended Practice. Sound Levels for

Engine Powered Agricultural Equipment. 29 X
5.2.8. Proposed SAE Recommended Practice. Exterior Sound Level

Measurement Procedure for Pleasure Motor Boats. 30

5o2„9, Proposed SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 1157.

Recommended Procedures for Presenting and Measuring

Aircraft Noise in Testing of Human Subjects. 30

5.2.10. Proposed SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 1158.

Effective Perceived Noise Level Determination by

Direct Subjective Judgment Test. 30

5.2.11. Proposed SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP 1264.

Airplane Flyover Noise Analysis System Used for

Effective Perceived Noise Level Computations. 30

5.2.12. Proposed SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice. Measurement

of Aircraft Interior Sound Pressure Levels in Flight. 30,

5.2.13. Proposed SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR lllA.

Procedures for Developing Aircraft Noise Exposure

Contours Around Airports. 30

5.2.14. Proposed SAE Aerospace Information Report. The

Evaluation of Airplane Interior Noise„ 30

5.2.15. Proposed SAE Aerospace Information Report. Helicopter

and V/STOL Noise Measurement Problems, 30

5.2.16. Proposed SAE Aerospace Information Report. V/STOL

Farfield Noise Sources - Prediction and Research. 30

5.2.17. Proposed SAE Aerospace Information Report, Noise Test Distance. 30

5.2.18. Proposed SAE Aerospace Information Report, Acoustic

Effects Produced by a Reflecting Plane. 30

6, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) , 31

6.1. Summary of Standards 31

6.1.1, IEEE No. 151. Standard Definitions of Terms for Audio

and Electroacoustics (1965), 31

6.1.2, IEEE No, 258, Test Procedure for Close-Talking

Pressure-Type Microphones (1965) . 31

6.1.3, IEEE No. 297. IEEE Recommended Practice for Speech

Quality Measurements (1969) . 31

6.2, Draft Proposals for New Standards 31

6.2. 1, Revision of IEEE No. 85. (Test Procedure for Airborne

Noise Measurements on Rotating Electric Machinery,

19 65). 31

7, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers

(ASHRAE) 32

7.1, Summary of Standards 32

7,1,1. ASHRAE Standard 36-72. Methods of Testing for Sound

Rating Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning

Equipment (Supersedes ASHRAE Standards 36-62, 36A-63,

and 36B-63). 32

7.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 32

8, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) 33

8.1. Summary of Standards 33

8.1.1, ARI Standard 270, Standard for Sound Rating or Outdoor

Unitary Equipment (1967) » 33

8. 1.2, ARI Standard 275, Standard for Application of Sound

Rated Outdoor Unitary Equipment (1969), 33
8.1.3. ARI Standard 443. Standard for Sound Rating of Room

Fan-Coil Air-Conditioners (1970). 33

8.1.4. ARI Standard 446. Standards for Sound Rating of

Room Air-Induction Units (1968). 34

8.2, Draft Proposals for New Standards 34

8.2,1. Proposed ARI Standard 575. Method of Measuring Machinery

Sound Within Equipment Rooms, 34

9. Air Moving and Conditioning Association (AMCA) 35

9.1. Summary of Standards " 35

9.1.1. AMCA Standard 300-67. Test Code for Sound Rating. 35

9.1.2. AMCA Bulletin 301. Standard Method of Publishing

Sound Ratings for Air Moving Devices (1965). 35 9.1.3. AMCA Bulletin 302. Application of Sone Loudness

Ratings for Nonducted Air Moving Devices (1965). 35 9.1.4. AMCA Publication 303, Application of Sound Power Ratings for Ducted Air Moving Devices (1965). ' 35

9.1.5. AMCA Publication 311-67. Certified Sound Ratings

Program for Air Moving Devices, 36

9.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards , 36

10. Air Diffusion Council (ADC) 37

10.1. Summary of Standards 37

10.1,1. ADC Test Code 1062R3. Equipment Test Code (1972). 37

(Replaces 1062R2)

.

10.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards , , 37

11. Home Ventilating Institute (HVI) 38

11.1. Summary of Standards 38

11.1.1. HVI Test Procedure. Sound Test Procedure (1968), 38

11.2, Draft Proposals for New Standards 38

12. Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) 39

12.1. Summary of Standards 39

12.1.1. AHAM Standard No. RAC-2SR. Room Air Conditioner

Sound Rating (1971). 39

12.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 39

12,2,1, AHAM Proposed Standard for Application of SoundRated Room Air Conditioners. 39

13. National School Supply and Equipment Association, Folding

Partition Subsection 40

13.1. Summary of Standards ^0

13,1,1. NSSEA Test Procedure. Testing Procedures for

Measuring Sound Transmission Loss Through

Movable and Folding Walls (R1972). 40

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13.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 40

14. California Redwood Association (CRA) 41

14.1. Summary of Standards 41

14.1.1. CRA Data Sheet 202-6. Redwood Insulation: Heat, Sound

and Electricity (1964). 41

14.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 41

15. Federal Specifications 42

15.1. Summary of Standards ' 42

15.1.1. Federal Specification HH-I-545B. Insulation, Thermal

and Acoustical (Mineral Fiber, Duct Lining Material)

(1971). 42 15.1.2. Federal Specification SS-S-llla and Amendment-1. Sound

Controlling Materials (Trowel and Spray Applications)

(1968). 42 15.1.3. Federal Specification SS-S-118a (3). Sound Controlling

Blocks and Boards (Acoustical Tiles and Panels,

Prefabricated) (1972). 42

15.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 42

16. American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) 43

16.1. Summary of Standards 43

16.1.1, ABYC Project H-17 (Proposed). Recommended Practices and

Standards Covering Insulating, Soundproofing, and

Sheathing Materials and Fire Retardent Coatings (1970). 43

16.2, Draft Proposals for New Standards 43

17. Electronic Industries Association (EIA) (formerly Radio Manufacturers

Association, RMA) 44

17.1. Summary of Standards 44

17.1.1. RMA Standard SE-105. Microphones for Sound Equipment (1949). 44

17.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 44

18. Compressed Air and Gas Institute (CAGI) 45

18.1. Summary of Standards 45

18.1.1. CAGI Test Code. CAGI-PNEUROP Test Code for the Measurement

of Sound From Pneumatic Equipment (1969) (ANSI S5.1). 45

18.2, Draft Proposals for New Standards 45

I 19. American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) 46

19.1, Summary of Standards 46

19.1.1. AGMA Standard 293.03. Specification for Measurement of

Sound on High Speed Helical and Herringbone Gear Units

(1968). 46

19.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 46

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20„ National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 47

20„1<, Summary of Standards 47

20„l«lc NEMA Standard SM 33-1964., Gas Turbine Sound and Its Reduction. ' 47

20.1.2. NEMA Standard MGl-12,49. Motors and Generators.

Methods of Measuring Machine Noise (1972) „ 47

20.1.3. NEMA Standard TRl-1972. Transformers, Regulators and

Reactors (Section 9-04 Audible Sound Level Tests). 47

20,2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 47

21. National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTBA) 48

21„1. Summary of Standards 48

21.1.1. NMBTA Technique. Noise Measurement Techniques (1970). 48

21.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 48

22. Power Saw Manufacturers Association (PSMA) 49

22.1. Summary of Standards 49

22.1.1. PSMA Standard Nl.1-66. Noise Level. 49

22.1.2. PSMA Standard N2.1-67. Noise Octave Band Measurement 49

22.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 49

23. Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association (AFBMA) 50

23.1. Summary of Standards 50

23.1.1. AFBMA Standard No. 13. Rolling Bearing Vibration and

Noise (1968). 50

23.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 50

24. Hearing Aid Industry Conference (HAIC) 51

24.1. Summary of Standards 51-

24.1.1. HAIC Standard 61-1. Standard Method of Expressing

Hearing-Aid Performance. 51

24.1.2. HAIC Standard 65-1. Interim Bone Conduction

Thresholds for Audiometry. 51

24.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards 51

25. Military Specifications 52

25.1, Summary of Standards 52

25.1.1. MIL-A-8806A, and Amendment-1. Acoustical Noise Level in

Aircraft, General Specification for (1966). 52

25.1.2. MIL-N-83155A, and Amendment-1. Noise Suppressor System,

Aircraft Turbine Engine Ground Run-up, General

Specification for (1970). 52

25.1.3. MIL-N-83158A. Noise Suppressor Systems, Engine Test Stand A/F32T-2 and A/F32T-3; for Turbojet and Turbofan

Engines (1970). 52

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25.1.4. MIL-S-3151a, and Notice-1. Sound-Level Measuring

and Analyzing Equipment (1967).

25.1.5. MIL-S-008806B. Sound Pressure Levels in Aircraft,

General Specification for (1970).

25.1.6. HEL Standard S-1-63C„ Material Design Standard for Noise Levels of Army Material Command Equipment (1972),

25.1.7. Department of the Army USAEHA-OB Technical Guide (Med)

„

Sound Level Data of Military Noise Sources (1972).

25.2, Draft Proposal for New Standards

25.2.1. MIL-STD-XXX (Army) Noise Limits for Army Material,

DOD Project MISC-A867.

26. National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) •

26.1. Summary of Standards

26.1.1. T3.9.70.12, Method of Measuring Sound Generated by

Hydraulic Fluid Power Pumps (1970).

26.1.2. T3.9.14. Method of Measuring Sound Generated by Hydraulic

Fluid Power Motors (1971).

26.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

27. Acoustical and Insulating Materials Association (AIMA)

27.1. Summary of Standards

27.1.1. AMA-l-II-1967. Method of Test. Ceiling Sound Transmission

Test by Two-Room Method.

27.1.2. AIMA Building Code Report. AIMA Model Noise Control

Ordinance (1971).

27.1<,3. AM Spec. No„ 11. Acoustical Absorbers (1972).

27.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

28. General Services Administration (GSA) , Public Building Service (PBS)

28.1. Summary of Standards

28.1.1. PBS - C.l. Test Method for the Direct Measurement of

Speech - Privacy Potential (SPP) Based on Subjective

Judgments (1972).

28.1.2. PBS - C.2. Test Method for the Sufficient Verification

of Speech - Privacy Potential (SPP) Based on Objective

Measurements Including Methods for the Rating of

Functional Interzone Attenuation and NC-Background (1972).

28.1.3. Guide for Acoustical Performance Specification of an Integrated Ceiling and Background System (1972),

28.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

29. Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association (DEMA)

29.1. Summary of Standards

29.1„lo DEMA Test Code for the Measurement of Sound From

Heavy-Duty Reciprocating Engine (1972).

29.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

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Appendix A, Addresses and Officers

1. International Standards Organization (ISO) 58

l.lo ISO/TC 43 ISO Technical Committee on Acoustics ' 58

1.1.1. ISO/TC 43/SCl Noise 58 1.1.2. ISO/TC 43/SC2 Building Acoustics 58

2. International Electrotechnica 1 Commission (lEC) 59

2.1. lEC/TC 29 Technical Committee on Electroacoustics 59

2.1.1. lEC/TC 29/SC29B Audio Engineering 59 2.1.2. lEC/TC 29/SC29C Measuring Devices 59 2.1.3. lEC/TC 29/SC29D Ultrasonics 6G

3. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 61

3.1. ANSI SI Acoustical Measurements and Terminology 61

3.2. ANSI S2 Mechanical Shock and Vibration 61

3.3. ANSI S3 Bioacoustics 61

4. American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) 62

4.1. ASTM E-33 Environmental Acoustics 62

4.1.1. ASTM E-33/SC.01 Sound Absorption 62 4.1.2. ASTM E-33/SC.02 Fire Performance 62 4.1.3. ASTM E-33/SC.03 Sound Transmission 62 4.1.4. ASTM E-33/SC0O4 Application 62 4.1.5. ASTM E-33/SC.05 Basic Properties - 63 4.1.6. ASTM E-33/SC.06 International Standards 63 4.1.7. ASTM E-33/SC.07 Definitions ' 63 4.1.8. ASTM E-33/SC.08 Mechanical and Electrical System Noise 63

5. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 64

5.1. Committee A21: Aircraft Noise Measurements 64

5.1.1. Sub-Committee: Helicopter and V/STOL Noise 64 5.1.2. Sub-Committee: Instrumentation and Analysis 64 5.1.3. Sub-Committee: APU Noise 64 5.1.4. Sub-Committee: Interior Noise 64

5.2. Committee: Vehicle Sound Levels 64

5.2.1. Sub-Committee: Motorcycle Noise 64 5.2.2. Sub-Committee: Truck Tire Noise 64 5.2.3. Sub-Committee: Motorized Snow Vehicle Noise 65 5.2.4. Sub-Committee: Agriculture and Construction Machinery

Sound Levels 65 5.2.5. Sub-Committee: Engine Noise Measurements 65 5.2.6. Sub-Committee: Marine Sound Level 65 5.2.7. Sub-Committee: Operator Noise Exposure 65 5.2.8. Sub-Committee: Small Engine Powered Equipment 65 5.2.9. Sub-Committee: Static Test for Passenger Cars and

Light Trucks 65 5.2.10. Sub-Committee: Rail Vehicle Noise - 66

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6. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

6.I0 Standards Committee of Group on Audio and Electroacous tics

7. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning

j Engineers (ASHRAE)

7.1. Technical Committee 2.6 Sound and Vibration

I 8. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

8.1. Technical Committee on Sound

8.1.1, Sub-Committee on Equipment Room Noise

8.1.2. Sub-Committee on Induct Sound Testing

8.1.3„ Sub-Committee on Reverberant Rooms

I 9, Air Moving and Conditioning Association (AMCA)

I 9.1, Technical Advisory Committee on Sound

10. Air Diffusion Council (ADC)

10,1. Sound Committee

I 11, Home Ventilating Institute (HVI)

11.1. Engineering Committee

j 12. Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)

I 12.1. AHAM Room Air-Conditioner Sound Sub-Committee

12.2. ADHOC Committee of AHAM's Engineering Standards and Safety

Board to Develop Methods of Sound Measurement

l| 13. National School Supply and Equipment Association

13.1. Folding Partition Section

'I 14. California Redwood Association

14.1. C. R. Johnson Safety Committee

I 15. Federal Specifications

' 15.1. No active committee on acoustical standards

jj 16. American Boat and Yacht Council

16.1. Structure and Arrangements Committee

I 17, Electronic Industries Association

17,1. No active committee on acoustical standards

: 18, Compressed Air and Gas Institute

18.1. No active committee on acoustical standards

19. American Gear Manufacturers Association

19.1. Acoustical Technology Committee

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20. National Electrical Manufacturers Association 71

20.1, No active committee on acoustical standards 71

21. National Machine Tool Builders Association Jl

21.1. Noise Measurement Technique Committee 71

22. Power Saw Manufacturers Association 71

22.1. Engineering Subcommittee (B71) 71

23. Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association 71

23.1, No active committee on acoustical standards 71

24. Hearing Aid Industry Conference 71

24.1. Committee on Standards 71

25. Military Specifications 72

25.1. No active committee on acoustical standards 72

26. National Fluid Power Association J2

26.1. Sound Measuring General Technical Committee 72

27. Acoustical and Insulating Materials Association (AIMA) 72

27.1. Technical Committee of AIMA 72

28. General Services Administration 72

28.1, No active committee on acoustical standards 72

29. Air Pollution Control Association (APCA) 72

29.1. APCA TP-6 Noise 72

30. Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association 72

30.1. No active committee on acoustical standards 72

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- STANDARDS ON NOISE MEASUREMENTS, RATING SCHEMES, AND DEFINITIONS Ia COMPILATION

Jack Mo Path

1 . International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

1.1, Summary of Standards

The use of the terminology "ISO Recommendation" has been discontinued. Future

ISO documents will be titled as ISO International Standards. The currently existing

documents (recommendations) will be retitled when they are revised.

1.1,1. ISO RECOMMENDATION R31 PART VII. QUANTITIES AND UNITS OF ACOUSTICS (1965).

This ISO Recommendation is part of a more comprehensive publication dealing

with quantities and units in various fields of science and technology. It consists

of a table listing the various quantities and units of acoustics, and the respective

symbols. Preference is given to the International System of Units.

1,1.2. ISO RECOMMENDATION R131, EXPRESSION OF THE PHYSICAL AND SUBJECTIVE MAGNITUDES OF SOUND OR NOISE (1959)

,

This ISO Recommendation states that the physical magnitude of sound or noise be

expressed by a statement of sound pressure, power or intensity level, and the

subjective magnitude as a loudness level in phons or loudness in sones. It also states the interrelationship between phons and sones.

1.1,3. ISO RECOMMENDATION R140. FIELD AND LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS OF AIRBORNE AND IMPACT

SOUND TRANSMISSION (19 60).

This ISO Recommendation defines methods for measuring the airborne sound

insulation of walls and floors, and impact sound on floors, both in the field and

in the laboratory.

The way in which the airborne and impact sound fields are generated, the

frequency range of measurement and the characteristics of the necessary filters are described. Definitions are also given of the quantity measured in each case, and of

the method of normalizing the results to make them comparable.

1.1.4. ISO RECOMMENDATION R226, NORMAL EQUAL- LOUDNESS CONTOURS FOR PURE TONES AND NORMAL

THRESHOLD OF HEARING UNDER FREE FIELD LISTENING CONDITIONS (1962),

This ISO Recommendation specifies, for the frequency range 20 to 15000 Hz:

a) The standard relations existing between sound pressure level and frequency

for pure tones of equal loudness presented frontally to a listener in a free field.

b) Values for the standard threshold of hearing for pure tones presented

frontally in a free field.

1.1.4.1. Proposed Addendum II, Document ISO/TC43/SC2 (63).

1.1.4.2, Proposed Revision, Document ISO/TC43/SC2 (secretaria t- 7) (62).

1.1.5. ISO RECOMMENDATION R266. PREFERRED FREQUENCIES FOR ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS (1962).

This ISO Recommendation deals with the frequencies used for acoustical measurements. The variety of frequencies being used, prior to 1962, for acoustical measure- ment made comparison of results inconvenient. Some of the difficulties arose from

the use of frequencies spaced at different intervals or of series starting from

different reference frequencies. The purpose, therefore, of this ISO Recommendation

is to refer all frequency-series to a single reference frequency, and to select other

frequencies in such a way as to afford a maximum number of common frequencies in the

various series

.

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For certain acoustical measurements, a constant frequency increment is a suitable spacing,, More commonly, however, a constant percentage increment is adopted and the test frequencies then form a geometric series. The present

ISO Recommendation deals with the geometric series and is not intended to apply to cases where a constant frequency increment, or other particular spacing, would

be more suitable, or where there may be good reasons for the adoption or retention

of other frequencies

„

1.1.6. -'- ISO RECOMMENDATION R354. MEASUREMENT OF ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS IN A REVERBERATION

ROOM (1963).

This ISO Recommendation describes how a reverberation room should be used to measure, under specified conditions, the sound absorption coefficients of acoustical

materials used as wall or ceiling treatments, or the sound absorption of separate

objects, such as furniture, persons or space absorbers. The general principle

is that the specimen is introduced into the room and the absorption added is computed from measurements of the reverberation time of the room (or the decay rate

of the reverberant sound) before and after the introduction of the specimen.

It specifies certain features of the size and shape of the room, the size and

disposition of the test specimen, the methods of measuring the reverberation time

(or the decay rate of the reverberant sound) and of computing the results, the

frequencies to be used and the manner in which the results should be stated.

1.1.7. ISO RECOMMENDATION R357 (SUPPLEMENTARY TO R131) . EXPRESSION OF THE POWER AND INTENSITY LEVELS OF SOUND OR NOISE (1963).

This ISO Recommendation defines the reference sound power and sound intensity

and recommends one picowatt as the reference sound power and one picowatt per

square meter as the reference intensity.

1.1.8. ISO RECOMMENDATION R362„ MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMITTED BY VEHICLES (1964),

This ISO Recommendation describes methods of determining the noise emitted by

motor vehicles, these being intended to meet the requirements of simplicity as far

as is consistent with reproducibility of results and realism in the operating

conditions of the vehicle.

It is based primarily on a test with vehicles in motion, the ISO reference

test. It is generally recognized to be of primary importance that the measurements

should relate to normal town driving conditions, thus including transmission noise,

etc. Measurements should also relate to vehicle conditions which give the highest

noise level consistent with normal driving and which lead to reproducible noise

emission. Therefore, an acceleration test at full throttle from a stated running

condition is specified.

Recognizing, however, that different practices were in existence before this

ecommendation, specifications of two other methods used are also given in the

Appendix. These relate to:

a) a test with stationary vehicles (see Appendix Al) and

b) a test with vehicles in motion, under vehicle conditions which (in the case

of certain vehicles) are different from those in the ISO reference test

(see Appendix A2)

.

The USA Member Body opposed the approval of this recommendation.
when either of these tests is used, the relation between the results and those

obtained by the ISO reference test should be established for typical examples of

the model concerned.

1.1.9. ISO RECOMMENDATION R389. STANDARD REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION OF PURE-TONE

AUDIOMETERS (19 64).

This ISO Recommendation specifies a standard reference zero for the scale of

hearing threshold level applicable to pure-tone audiometers.

It states the information in terms of the sound pressure level output of an ear- phone or an artificial ear or coupler for five different National Standard earphonecoupler combiaations . The five sets of reference equivalent thjrashold sound pressure

levels (RETSPL) ail refer to the same auditory threshold levels- That is when art earphone actuated by a voltage that seta up the proper RETSPl in the coupler, is placed on the ear, the applied voltage corresponds to the threshold of hearing.

1.1.10. ISO RECOMMENDATION R389 , ADDENDUM 1. STANDARD REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION

OF PURE-TONE AUDIOMETERS. ADDITIONAL DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 9-A COUPLER (1970).

This Addendum to ISO Recommendation R389-1964 gives the corresponding reference

equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for eleven audiometric earphones referred

to a single type of coupler, namely, the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.

,

USA, Type 9-A Coupler. Of these eleven earphones, five are those currently used

as reference standards in a number of standardizing laboratories, and the remaining

six are other types which have been used on commercial equipment and in audiometric

laboratories.

1.1.11. ISO RECOMMENDATION R454. RELATION BETWEEN SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS OF NARROW BANDS OF

NOISE IN A DIFFUSE FIELD AND IN A FRONTALLY-INCIDENT FREE FIELD FOR EQUAL LOUDNESS

(1965).

This ISO Recommendation specifies, for the frequency range 50 to 10,000 Hz

(c/s) , the difference (in decibels) between sound pressure levels for equal loudness

of narrow bands of noise in diffuse and frontally-incident-free sound fields,

respectively, under the following conditions.

a) The sound pressure level is measured in the absence of the listener.

b) The listening is binaural.

c) The listeners are otologically normal persons in the age group from 18 to

25 years.

Note. An "otologically normal subject" is understood to be a person in a normal state of health who is free from all signs or symptons of ear disease and from wax in the ear canal.

d) The sound is a narrow band of noise of less than critical bandwidth.

1.1.12. ISO RECOMMENDATION R49 5. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEST CODES

FOR MEASURING THE NOISE EMITTED BY MACHINES (1966).

This ISO Recommendation is concerned with the procedures to be followed in the

objective measurement of the noise emitted by machines. These procedures are not necessarily applicable to noise of an impulsive character.

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The aim is to indicate the general principles by which specific test codes for

noise measurements may be formulated. These general rules give different methods for

measuring noise.

The specific codes for the various types of machines will have to select the

most suitable method having regard to the size of the machine and its application.

The codes themselves should contain all the necessary particulars to enable a result

to be obtained with the required accuracy. (This Recommendation will be superceded).

1.1.13. ISO RECOMMENDATION R507. PROCEDURE FOR DESCRIBING AIRCRAFT NOISE AROUND AN AIRPORT

(1970).

This ISO Recommendation provides a means for describing the noise on the ground

around an airport produced by one or a number of aircraft, of the same type of

different types, operating under any known set of conditions.

It specifies the five steps to be followed for this purpose;

a) A method of measurement of the noise.

b) A method of calulating from these data tone-corrected perceived noise

levels, taking into account pronounced irregularities in the spectrum such

as when pure tones are present.

c) A method of integrating the tone-corrected perceived noise level, thus

taking duration into account, to arrive at an effective perceived noise

level

.

d) A method for mapping noise contours around an airport.

e) Methods of integrating the perceived noise levels due to a number of takeoff

and landing operations in a specified period of time to obtain the total aircraft (perceived) noise exposure level, and to obtain the equivalent

continuous perceived noise level for that same period.

It is outside the scope

a) to apply this ISO Recommendation directly to helicopters or vertical

take-off flight vehicles;

b) to describe a method for computing from engine data the noise field produced

on the ground by a future aircraft, (currently being revised)

1.1.14. ISO RECOMMENDATION R512. SOUND SIGNALLING DEVICES ON MOTOR VEHICLES, ACOUSTIC

STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (19 66).

This ISO Recommendation deals with sound signalling devices

a) mounted on motor vehicles

b) functioning with an electrical current \. c) designed for use outside built-up areas.

The aim of this ISO Recommendation is to specify their acoustic properties, such

as spectral distribution of acoustic power and sound pressure level, and also their

test conditions.

1.1.15. ISO RECOMMENDATION R532. METHOD FOR CALCULATING LOUDNESS LEVEL (1966).

This ISO Recommendation specifies two methods for calculating the loudness or loudness level of a complex sound, which differ not only in the method of analysis

of the sound, but also in the principles of computation. The first. Method A,

utilizes physical measurements obtained from spectrum analysis in terms of octave

bands. The second, Method B, utilizes spectrum analysis in terms of one-third

octave bands.

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1.1.16*IS0 RECOMMENDATION R717. RATING OF SOUND INSULATION FOR DWELLINGS (1968).

This ISO Recommendation describes a method of evaluating the airborne sound

insulation and impact sound level in dwellings when the results of measurements

made by the method described in ISO Recommendation R140 are available. Reference

values at different frequencies are given against which measured values can be

compared to arrive at a single airborne sound insulation index and impact-sound

index respectively,

1.1.17. --IS0 RECOMMENDATION R1680. TEST CODE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE AIRBORNE NOISE

EMITTED BY ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (1970).

This ISO Recommendation has been drafted in accordance with ISO Recommendation

R495, and gives the detailed instructions for conducting and reporting tests on rotating electrical machines, to determine the airborne noise characteristics under

steady-state conditions.

The test code is divided into two parts:

Part 1: Methods for usual tests based on sound level (A) measurements

Part II: Methods for special tests based on frequency band analysis measurements.

This test code for the measurement of noise applies to rotating electrical

machines such as motors and generators of all sizes without limitation of output

or voltage, when fitted with their normal auxiliaries. (This Recommendation

will be superceded) .

1.1.18. ISO RECOMMENDATION R1761. MONITORING AIRCRAFT NOISE AROUND AN AIRPORT (1970).

This ISO Recommendation describes methods for monitoring, on the ground, the

noise produced by aircraft around an airport, and equipment to be used.

Monitoring is understood to be routine measurement of noise created by aircraft

in the operation of an airport. Monitoring usually involves a large number of

measurements per day, from each of which an immediate indication of the noise may be

required

.

Monitoring aircraft noise can be carried out either with mobile equipment, often

with only a sound level meter, or with permanently installed equipment incorporating

one or more microphones with amplifiers located at different positions in the field

with a data transmission system linking the microphones to a central recording

installation. This ISO Recommendation describes primarily the latter method, but

specifications given in this ISO Recommendation should also be followed when using

mobile equipment to the extent to which the specifications are relevant.

The noise levels to be reported according to this Recommendation are approximations to perceived noise level (PNL) . (currently being revised)

l.lol9.*IS0 RECOMMENDATION R199 6. ACOUSTICS, ASSESSMENT OF NOISE WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNITY

RESPONSE (1971).

The reduction, or limitation, of noise which causes annoyance is of increasing

general importance. This ISO Recommendation suggests methods for measuring and

rating noises in residential, industrial and traffic areas with respect to their

interference with rest, working efficiency, social activities and tranquillity.

The USA Member Body opposed the approval of this recommendation.

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Besides noise there may be other factors in connection with sound production

and radiation, for example mechanical vibrations, which also give rise to annoyance

in particular situations and which make the assessment more complex. No general

method exists at present to take account of these factors, but the application of

numbers and corrections, other than those described, may be desirable in some cases.

This ISO Recommendation is intended to serve as a guide to estimating public reaction

to noise in a community, and thus to help competent authorities to set limits on community noise.

The Recommendation calls for measurement of A-weighted sound level in decibels.

The equivalent steady sound level is obtained by appropriate measurement of the

fluctuating noise in a community, or by duration corrections added to measured

maximum sound levels. Further corrections are added to the equivalent steady

sound level for impulsive or tonal character, to determine the rating sound level.

A criterion noise level is described that is further adjusted for time of day and

type of district; in special cases the prevailing ambient noise in the community, in

the absence of allegedly offending noise, may be used as the adjusted criterion noise

level. The actual assessment of noise with respect to community response is obtained

from the amount in decibels by which the rating sound level exceeds the adjusted

criterion noise level.

When corrective measures are required, a frequency analysis of the offending

noise may be necessary. The resulting noise spectrum may be compared with noiserating (NR) curves given in the Appendix, in order to identify the frequency bands

in which the offending noise is predominant,

1.1. 20., ISO RECOMMENDATION R1999. ACOUSTICS, ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE FOR

HEARING CONSERVATION PURPOSES (1971),

This ISO Recommendation provides a method for estimating risks of hearing

impairment due to exposure to noise. It is intended to facilitate the setting of

limits for tolerable exposure to noise during work, and the institution of programs

for conservation of hearing.

With regard to the faculty to understand conversational speech, a person is considered to have a hearing impairment if the arithmetic average of his permanent threshold shifts, for the frequencies of 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz, is 25 dB

or more. The risk that a person exposed to a given noise (for a period of time)

will experience an impairment of hearing is defined as the difference between the

percentage of people in a group exposed to such noise whose hearing is impaired minus

the percentage of people whose hearing is impaired in a non-noise-exposed (but

otherwise equivalent) group, (The risk so defined includes no consideration of the

amount of hearing impairment related to exposure to noise, beyond the permanent

threshold shift of 25 dB at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz.),

The equivalent continuous noise level to which a person is exposed during a 40-hour work week is to be calculated from the A-weighted sound level and duration

of each noise. From a table in the Recommendation, a partial noise exposure index

can be assigned to each noise. The sum of these indices is the composite noise

exposure index. Corresponding to this composite noise exposure index, in a second

table, the equiva lent continuous sound level can be found. A third table shows

relations between the equivalent continuous sound level and the risk of impairment

of hearing (for conversational speech) that will occur solely as result of exposure

to the noise during normal working periods up to 45 years. This is risk in addition

to that of normal aging.

When noise control means are adopted to reduce the noise to which a person is exposed, it may be necessary to analyze the noise in octave or 1/3 octave bands. An example is given in the Appendix for calculating from an octave band spectrum

the A-weighted sound level to which a person wearing ear protectors is exposed.

The Recommendation dees not apply to impulsive noises consisting of noises of

a duration each less than one second, or single, short, high-level transients such

as from gunfire.

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1.1.21. ISO RECOMMENDATION R2151. MEASUREMENT OF AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY COMPRESSOR/

PRIMEMOVER UNITS INTENDED FOR OUTDOOR USE (1972)

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This ISO Recommendation is designed to assist in the measurement of airborne

noise emitted by outdoor compressors. The information is then used to:

a) Predict the disturbance in the neighborhood of a particular machine,

b) Assess the risk of hearing damage for people working in the immediate

vicinity of the machine

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c) Compare the acoustic properties of different makes of machines.

This Recommendation specifies a method of determining, for the above listed

purposes, the air-borne sound emitted by compressor /primemover units intended for

outdoor use and gives instructions for conducting the tests and reporting the

results

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1.1.22, ISO RECOMMENDATION R2204. GUIDE TO THE MEASUREMENT OF ACOUSTICAL NOISE AND EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECT ON MAN,,

This ISO Recommendation is a guide to the general procedures for the measurement

of noise and evaluation of its effects on man. It is intended as an introduction

to the more specialized instructions contained in acoustical test codes and

interpretation procedures published by national and international standardizing

bodies,

1.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

1.2.1. ISO DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 2249. ACOUSTICS-DESCRIPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SONIC BOOMS.

1.2.2. ISO DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 2880 „ DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER EMITTED BY STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES IN REVERBERATION ROOMS. PART I: BROAD BAND NOISE SOURCES.

1.2.3. ISO DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 2922. MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMITTED BY SHIPS ON

INLAND WATERWAYS.

1.2.4. ISO DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 2923. MEASUREMENT OF NOISE ON BOARD VESSELS.

1.2.5. ISO DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 2946. DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER EMITTED BY STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES IN REVERBERATION ROOMS. PART II: DISCRETE-FREQUENCY AND NARROW-BAND NOISE SOURCES.

1.2.6. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR LABORATORY TESTS ON NOISE EMISSIONS BY APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT IN WATER SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC2 (Secretariat 23) 60.

102.7. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR SOUND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR AIR MOVING DEVICES CONNECTED

TO EITHER A DISCHARGE DUCT OR AN INLET DUCT.

Documents: ISO/TC 43/SCl (Secretariat 107) 134

ISO/TC 43/SCl 170

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1.2.8. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A GUIDE TO THE EVALUATION OR ASSESSMENT OF NOISE.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Secretariat 120) 152.

1.2.9. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER EMITTED BY STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES.

PART IV: ENGINEERING METHODS APPROPRIATE FOR FREE-FIELD CONDITIONS OVER A REFLECTING

PLANE.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Hague 3) 157.

1.2.10. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR MEASUREMENT OF NOISE INSIDE RAILBOUND VEHICLES.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Haag 4) 158.

1.2J.1, DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER EMITTED BY STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES. PART V: SOURCES OPERATING IN LABORATORY ANECHOIC ROOMS.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Hague 6) 160.

1.2.12. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR THE MEASLTIEMENT OF AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY PNEUMATIC TOOLS AND MACHINES. ENGINEERING METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER LEVELS.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Hague 15) 169.

1.2.13. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR REVERBERATION ROOM MEASUREMENT OF SOUND FROM HEATING, VENTILATING

AND AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Hague 18) 172.

1.2.14. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER EMITTED BY STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES.

PART III: ENGINEERING METHODS APPROPRIATE FOR SPECIAL REVERBERANT ROOMS.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Hague 20) 174.

1.2.15. DRAFT TECHNICAL REPORT ON MEASUREMENT OF NOISE WITH RESPECT TO ITS EFFECT ON THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF SPEECH.

Document: ISO/TC 43/SC 1 (Secretariat 95) 177,

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2 . International Electrotechnica 1 Commission (lEC )

2.1. Summary of Standards

2.1.1. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 50(08). INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL VOCABULARY,

ELECTRO-ACOUSTICS (1960).

The purpose of this Recommendation is to list definitions that have been

drawn up with the object of striking a correct balance between absolute precision

and simplicity.

2.1.2. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 118. RECOMMENDED METHODS FOR MEASUREMENTS OF THE ELECTRO-ACOUSTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING AIDS (1959).

The purpose of these recommendations is to describe practicable and reproducible

methods of determining certain physical performance characteristics of airconduction hearing aids that use electronic amplification and are acoustically coupled

to the eardrum by means of ear inserts^ e.g., ear moulds or similar devices.

The acoustic test procedure is based on the free field technique, in which the

hearing aid is placed in a plane progressive wave, with the earphone coupled to a standardized coupler^

Unless otherwise specified all measurements are carried out without using an

ear insert (ear mould) which is normally to be regarded as incorporated in the

coupler or the artificial ear employed.

The results obtained by the methods specified express the performance under

the conditions of the test, but will not necessarily agree exactly with the

performance of the hearing aid under practical conditions of use. For this reason, the difference between practical and test conditions must

be borne in mind in interpreting the test results.

2.1.3. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 123. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOUND LEVEL METERS (1961).

The object of the present Recommendation is to specify the characteristics of

equipment to measure certain weighted sound pressure levels. The weighting applied

to each sinusoidal component of the sound pressure is given as a function of

frequency by three standard reference curves, called. A, B, and C. In practice, measurements may have to be made under very different conditions,

ranging from the free field of a single source to a completely diffuse field.

In order to simplify the procedure for the calibration and checking of the

apparatus, these recommendations are written primarily in terms of the free field

response

.

2.1.4. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 126. lEC REFERENCE COUPLER FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF

HEARING AIDS USING EARPHONES COUPLED TO THE EAR BY MEANS OF EAR INSERTS (1961).

The purpose of this publication is to recommend a coupler for loading the ear- phone with a specified acoustic impedance when determining the physical performance

characteristics, in the frequency range 200 to 5000 Hz, of air-conduction hearing

aids using earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts, e.g., ear moulds for

similar devices. The coupler described is a development of an earlier 2 cm^ coupler.

The use of this coupler does not allow the actual performance of a hearing aid on a person to be obtained; however, the I.E.C. recommends its use as a simple and

ready means for the exchange of specifications and of physical data on hearing aids.

2.1.4.1. Draft Amendment under consideration. (Amendment to Low Frequency Tolerances)

Document No. IEC/TC29 /SC29C (Central Office) 12.

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2^1.5. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 177. PURE TONE AUDIOMETERS FOR GENERAL DIAGNOSTIC

PURPOSES (1965).

The audiometer covered by this Recommendation is a device using pure tones designed for general diagnostic use and for determining the hearing threshold

levels of individuals by:

a) monaural air-conduction earphone listening, and by

b) bone conduction.

The Recommendation does not purport to deal with all the features of audiometers

but specifies certain minimum requirements for a pure tone audiometer for general

diagnostic use.

The purpose of this Recommendation is to ensure that tests of the threshold of

hearing of a given individual on different audiometers, complying with the

Recommendation, will give substantially the same results under comparable conditions

and that the results obtained will present a good comparison between the threshold of

hearing of the individual and the standard reference threshold of hearing.

This Recommendation applies primarily to audiometers giving discrete frequencies

but also applies to audiometers giving continuous frequency variation, as far as the

provisions are relevant„

2.1.6. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 178. PURE TONE SCREENING AUDIOMETERS (1965).

The audiometer covered by this Recommendation is a device designed for screening

purposes by monaural air-conduction earphone listening using pure tones.. The Recommendation is almost identical to fublication 177 in its specifications

for air-conduction. Notable differences are (a) the range of frequencies and the

range of sound pressure levels are smaller, and (b) the tolerances for the accuracies

of the sound pressure levels are larger.

2.1.7. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 179. PRECISION SOUND LEVEL METERS (1965).

This Recommendation applies to sound level meters for high precision apparatus

for laboratory use, or for accurate measurements in which stable, high fidelity and

high quality apparatus are required.

This apparatus will be called: precision sound level meter.

This Recommendation does not apply to apparatus for measuring discontinuous

sounds or sounds of very short duration.

2.1.7.1. Draft Amendment under consideration. (Amendment to Low Frequency ^ Tolerances) Document No. IEC/TC29 /SC29C (Central Office) 12,

2.1.7.2, Draft Supplement under consideration. (Additional Requirements for the.

Measurement of Impulsive Sounds) Document No. IEC/TC29/SC29C (Central

Office) 16.

2.1.8. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 200. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT FOR LOUDSPEAKERS (1966).

This Recommendation applies only to single direct-radiator electrodynamic

loudspeakers of the moving-coil type. If the terminals representing the moving

coil are available, it is recommended that they be used, as this gives information

about the unit in its most basic form. However, where other elements such as a transformer or a special network form part of the unit, or are prescribed in the

manufacturer's specification to be used with the unit, it may be so tested provided

that this is clearly stated when presenting the results. Provision is made for

different acoustic loads by prescribing three types of mounting.

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The object of this Recommendation is to specify, on the simplest possible

basis, practical and uniform methods of measuring certain characteristics of loudspeakers, so that discussions between suppliers, users and testing authorities may

be based on clearly expressed and reproducible results. The interpretation of the

results and an assessment of actual performance are matters of the individual users' experience. This is because uniformity of measuring conditions demands a radical

simplification of the acoustical environment, which is an important factor for

determining loudspeaker performance; moreover, it should be remembered that the

ultimate appeal is to human judgment„ For these reasons, the objective measurements

recommended need to be supplemented by subjective listening tests under the

appropriate conditions if a final assessment is to be made.

2.1.9„" lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 225. OCTAVE, HALF-OCTAVE AND THIRD-OCTAVE BAND FILTERS INTENDED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS (19 66).

This Recommendation applies to band filters commonly known as octave, halfoctave and third-octave band filters of the passive or active type, the latter

including amplifier elements, e.g., tubes, valves and/or transistors.

It specifies the most important characteristics of these filters together with

the corresponding tolerances.

The object of the Recommendation is to specify the characteristics of band-pass

filters to be used in sound and vibration analysis for which octave and third-octave

band-pass filters are preferred.

2.1.10. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 2 68-1. SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT PART 1: GENERAL (19 68).

This Recommendation applies to sound systems of any kind, and to the parts of

which they are composed or which are used as auxiliaries to such systems.

The Recommendation is confined to a description of the different characteristics

and the relevant methods of measurement; it does not attempt to specify performance.

The purpose of this Recommendation is to facilitate the determination of the

quality of audio-apparatus, the comparison of these types of apparatus and the

determination of their proper practical applications, by listing the characteristics

which are useful for their specification.

2.1.11. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-lA. FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO PUBLICATION 268-1.

SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 1: GENERAL (1970).

This Recommendation deals with devices intended to give reverberation, time

delayed or frequency shift to electroacous tica 1 signals. It covers devices of

this kind as generally used for this purpose in sound recording, broadcasting and

public address systems.

2.1.12. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-lB. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO PUBLICATION 268-1.

SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART I: GENERAL (1972).

This Recommendation is a second supplement to Publication 268-1, and has been

prepared on the basis of material which has since been published in later parts of

Publication 268. The purpose of this supplement is to avoid unnecessary repetition

of common materials in future parts.

*

The United States National Committee cast a negative vote on this Publication.

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2.1.13. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-2, SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 2: EXPLANATION

OF GENERAL TERMS (19 71).

The purpose of this Recommendation is to discuss and define the general terms applicable to sound system equipment^

2.1.14,, lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-3. SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 3: SOUND

SYSTEM AMPLIFIERS (1969).

The Recommendation applies to amplifiers which form the heart of a sound system,

i.e., a system for the amplification and distribution of sound via input elements such

as microphones and pick-ups and via output elements which are, in general, loudspeakers . The amplifiers considered are valve amplifiers as well as transistor devices.

The purpose of this Publication is to give recommendations relative to the

characteristics to be specified and the relevant measuring methods.

In general, the methods of measurement recommended are those which are seen to be the most directly related to the definitions. This does not exclude the use of

other methods which will give equivalent results.

Rated conditions and normal working conditions as specified have been adopted

as conditions for specifications and measurements.

2.1.15. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-3A. FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO PUBLICATION 268-3. ' SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 3: SOUND SYSTEM AMPLIFIERS (1970),

The purpose of this Recommendation is to include additional information to Clause 16, Output Characteristics, of Publication 268-3 dealing with sound sytem , amplifiers.

2.1.16. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 2 68- A. SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 4: MICROPHONES

(1972),

This Recommendation applies to sound system microphones in both professional

and domestic applications. It gives recommendations relative to the characteristics

to be specified and the methods of measurement for sound system microphones, such

as wide band microphones, microphones used normally for speech, and close talking

microphones. In general the methods of measurement recommended are those which are seen to be the most directly related to the characteristics. This does not exclude

the use of other methods which will give equivalent results,

2.1.17. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-5. SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 5: LOUDSPEAKERS (1972).

This Recommendation applies to sound system loudspeakers in both professional

and domestic applications, treated as entirely passive elements. It gives

recommendations relative to the characteristics to be specified and the relevant

measuring methods for sound system loudspeakers. The methods of measurement

recommended are those which are seen to be the most directly related to the

characteristics. This does not exclude other methods which will give equivalent

results.

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2.1.18. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-6. SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PART 6: AUXILIARY PASSIVE ELEMENTS (1971),

This Recommendation applies to auxiliary passive elements which shall be

understood to include such elements as attenuators, transformers, filters and

equalizers, applied as separate units to be combined with other separate sound

system units to constitute a complete sound system. It gives recommendations

relative to the characteristics to be specified and the relevant measuring

methods for auxiliary passive elements for sound system equipment. The methods

of measurements recommended are those which are seen to be most directly related

to the definitions. This does not exclude the use of other methods which will give

equivalent results.

2.1.19. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 268-14. SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PARTlA: MECHANICAL

DESIGN FEATURES (1971).

This Recommendation applies to dimensional characteristics of single movingcoil (dynamic) loudspeakers of the direct radiator type.

The object of this Recommendation is to secure as great a measure of interchangeability as seems practicable, and to discourage unnecessary divergences.

2.1.20. lEC REPORT, PUBLICATION 303. lEC PROVISIONAL RBffERENCK COUPLER FOR THE CALIBRATION OF EARPHONES USED IN AUDIOMETRY (1970).

This report describes an interim reference coupler for loading an earphone

with a specified acoustic impedance, when calibrating audiometers, in the frequency

range of 125 to 8000 Hz one configuration of this coupler is identical with the

National Bureau of Standards 9-A coupler.

The sound pressure developed by an earphone is not, in general, the same in the

coupler as in a person's ear. However, the lEC recommends its use as a simple and

ready means for the exchange of specifications on audiometers and for the calibration

of earphones used in audiometry.

2.1.21. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 318, AN lEC ARTIFICIAL EAR, OF THE WIDE BAND TYPE,

FOR THE CALIBRATION OF EARPHONES USED IN AUDIOMETRY (1970).

This Recommendation relates to the specification of an artificial ear which

covers the frequency band 20 to 10000 Hz and is intended for calibrating supra-aural

earphones applied to the ear without acoustical leakage. This device is not intended for the calibration of circumaural earphones.

The audiometric artificial ear is a device to permit calibration of earphones

used in audiometry and comprises a microphone to measure the sound pressure and an acoustical network so constructed that the acoustical characteristics of the whole

approximate to the acoustical characteristics of the mean external human ear.

2.1.22. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 327. PRECISION METHOD FOR THE PRESSURE CALIBRATION

OF ONE-INCH STANDARD CONDENSER MICROPHONES BY THE RECIPROCITY TECHNIQUE (1970).

This Recommendation describes the calibration of one-inch condenser microphones

used as laboratory standards. It is restricted to reciprocity pressure calibration

by the coupler method.

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2.1.23. lEC RECOMMENDATION, PUBLICATION 402. SIMPLIFIED METHODS FOR PRESSURE CALIBRATION

OF ONE-INCH CONDENSER MICROPHONES BY THE RECIPROCITY TECHNIQUE (1972).

This Recommendation describes a simplified technique for calibration of condenser

microphone cartridges, commonly known as one-inch microphones, based upon reciprocity

pressure calibration by the coupler method.

The object of this Recommendation is to specify a method of absolute pressure

calibration of one-inch condenser microphones used in laboratories for conventional

measuring purposes, without requiring the highest obtainable accuracy. The frequency

range of the calibration is restricted to 50 Hz-10 kHz.

The calibration method described is based on the reciprocity technique using

air in a closed cavity as the coupling medium between the microphones. The

calibration procedure is simplified -- at the expense of the total accuracy of the

calibration -- in order that the calibration can be carried out without using the

most advanced instrumentation and techniques. The error introduced by using this

simplified method is estimated to be less than 0.3 dB.

Procedures giving a higher accuracy of calibration are described in lEC

Publication 327: Precision Method for Pressure Calibration of One-inch Standard

Condenser Microphones by the Reciprocity Technique.

2.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

2.2.1. PRECISION METHOD FOR FREE-FIELD CALIBRATION OF ONE-INCH STANDARD CONDENSER

MICROPHONES BY THE RECIPROCITY TECHNIQUE

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Document No. lEC/TC 29/SC 29C (Secretariat) 7.

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3. American National Standards Institute (ANSI )

3.1. Summary of Standards

The majority of the standards listed in this section were sponsored by the

Acoustical Society of America. The few exceptions are individually noted.

3.1.1. ANSI SI. 1-1960 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY.

The purpose of this Standard is to establish standard acoustical terminologyo

3.1.2. ANSI SI. 2-1962 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHOD FOR THE PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT OF SOUND (PARTIALLY REVISED BY Si. 13-1971 AND BY SI. 21-1972).

This Standard applies primarily to airborne sound produced by apparatus which

normally operates in air. These sounds must be nonimpulsive and of sufficient duration

to be with the dynamic measuring capabilities of the instruments used. It applies

primarily to apparatus which radiates sound as a by-product of its primary function.

However, the general principles apply also to other sources of sound.

If the microphone used to perform the sound-pressure- level measurements is immersed in a moving air stream of appreciable velocity, or exposed to high

temperatures or other adverse local environmental conditions, special precautions

must be taken, a discussion of which is beyond the scope of this Standard.

3.1.3. ANSI SI. 4-1971. AMERICAN NATIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR SOUND LEVEL METERS,

The sound level meter is intended to be equally sensitive to sounds arriving

at various angles, and to provide an accurate measurement of sound level with certain

weightings for sound within stated ranges and with an indicating instrument that has

standardized characteristics. The basic calibration of the sound level meter is given in terms of a random-incidence acoustic field of known properties.

It is recognized that various degrees of precision and accuracy are required

in the practical measurement of sounds of various kinds for different purposes.

Hence, this Standard provides the minimum requirements for three basic types of

sound level meters: Types 1, 2, and 3, with performance requirements that become

progressively less stringent, preceeding from Type 1 to Type 3. Further, it is recognized that sound level meters may be desired for special purposes that do not require the complexity of any of the three basic types. Therefore, provision is made for a special purpose sound level meter. Type S. The Type S meter can be

qualified to the performance of any of the basic types (1, 2, 3) but is not required

to have all three weighting networks.

3.1.4. ANSI SI. 5-1963 (R1971) . AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR LOUDSPEAKER MEASUREMENTS.

These recommended practices define terms associated with loudspeakers and their

testing, recommend various methods of testing, and indicate preferred methods of

presenting information regarding their characteristics. Specific information is presented in Sees. 2-7. Discussions of a more qualitative nature are givai in Sees. 8 and 9. In these practices, the tests recommended involve physical, steady-state

measurements only. Work has been and is now being done on transient measurements

of loudspeaker performance, but experience with these methods is still not sufficiently

widespread to warrant their inclusion.

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While the physical data which can be obtained as detailed in Sees. 4-9,

inclusive, are a helpful guide in designing and in selecting a loudspeaker for a certain purpose, they are not a complete guarantee that the subjective performance

will be satisfactory. Wherever it is possible, the quality of reproduction should

be checked by means of listening tests such as those described in the literature.

3ol.5. ANSI SI o 6-19 67 (Rl971)o AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD PREFERRED FREQUENCIES AND BAND NUMBERS FOR ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS.

For certain acoustical measurements a constant-frequency increment is a

I suitable spacing. More commonly, however, a constant-percentage increment is adopted .' and the test frequencies then form a geometric series. This Standard deals with the

geometric series. The present Standard is not concerned with frequencies for music.

3.1.6. ANSI SI. 8-1969. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD PREFERRED REFERENCE QUANTITIES FOR

ACOUSTICAL LEVELS.

This Standard is concerned with the reference quantities Cor, and definitions of, some levels for acoustics, electroacoustics , and mechanical vibrations. It applies

to oscillatory quantities.

The use of levels is not made mandatory by this Standard. It simply provides

standard reference quantities for use when, and if, levels are employed for reasons beyond the scope of the Standard.

Reference quantities are stated in units of the International System (Syst^me

International Si), and also in centimeter-gram-second (cgs) and British units. The

reference quantities are, however, applicable regardless of the system of units

employed

.

Certain symbols and abbreviations not already standardized were needed, and have

been employed here simply for illustrative purposes. The present Standard is intended

to encourage uniformity of practice by specifying a definition for a level likely to be employed in acoustics. The purpose of this Standard is to provide a preferred

reference quantity of convenient magnitude for a given kind of acoustical level.

3.1.7. ANSI SI. 10-1966 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR THE CALIBRATION OF

MICROPHONES.

In this Standard, methods are described for performing absolute and comparison

calibrations of laboratory standard microphones specified in American Standard

Specification for Laboratory Standard Pressure Microphones, Z24. 8-1949. Absolute

calibration is based upon the reciprocity principle. Techniques for performing

pressure (coupler), free-field, and random-field calibrations are described,

including experimental procedures. The free-field and random-field calibration

techniques may also be used for calibrating microphones not described in American

Standard Z24. 8-1949.

3.1.8. ANSI SI. 11-1966 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR OCTAVE,

HALF-OCTAVE, AND THIRD-OCTAVE BAND FILTER SETS.

The purpose of this Standard for filter sets is to specify particular bandwidths

and characteristics which may be used to ensure that all analyses of noise will be

consistent within known tolerances when made with similar filter sets meeting these

specifications

.

The Standard for filter sets is suited to the requirements for analyzing, as a function of frequency, a broad-band electrical signal. For acoustical measurements

an electroacous tic transducer and amplifier are employed to convert the acoustic ; signal to be analyzed into the required electrical signal.

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3.1.9. ANSI SI. 12-1967 (R1972). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR LABORATORY

STANDARD MICROPHONES.

This Standard describes types of laboratory microphones that are suitable for

calibration by an absolute method such as the reciprocity technique described in

U.S. Standard Method for the Calibration of Microphones, Si. 10-1966. These

microphones are intended for use as acoustical measurement standards either in a free-field or in conjunction with a variety of devices such as artificial voices

and couplers for calibrating earphones or microphones.

Note: The reciprocity method of calibration is an absolute method; that is,

it involves only basic physical measurements. The microphones calibrated by this

method, therefore, become reference-standard or working-standard instruments.

Specifications for an ideal laboratory standard microphone are given in Sec. 3 and characteristics of practical laboratory standard microphones are described in Sec. 4.

3.1.10. ANSI SI. 13-1971, AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF SOUND

PRESSURE LEVELS. (Partial revision of Si, 2-1962).

General recommendations are given to assist in the development of noise measurement techniques that are satisfactory for use under various environmental conditions.

The measurement of sound produced by sources which radiate directly into the air

is given first priority. The airborne sound pressures may be partially attributable

to sound transmission along structural pathways and reradiation from solid (or fluid)

bodies

.

Primary consideration is given to the measurement of sound created as a by-product

of the principle function of the source. The methods may also be applied to other

sources which are intended to generate sound. For example, measurements may be

desired of the sound pressure generated by an alarm device operating in the presence

of multiple noise sources.

This Standard does not consider sound-pressure-level measurements which are obtained for the purpose of determining the sound power radiated by a source. The purpose of this Standard is to provide uniform guidelines for measuring

and reporting sound-pressure levels observed under different environmental

conditions. This Standard is applicable to the many different types of soundpressure-level measurements commonly encountered in practice. This Standard is intended to assist in the preparation of test codes for (1) determining compliance

with a specification, ordinance, or acoustical criterion, and (2) obtaining information to assess the effects of noise on people or equipment.

3.1.11. ANSI SI. 21- 19 72. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER LEVELS OF SMALL SOURCES IN REVERBERATION ROOMS. (Revision of

Section 3.5 of Si. 2-1962.)

This Standard describes a direct method and a comparison method for determining

the sound power level produced by a source. This Standard contains test room requirements, source locations and operating conditions, instrumentation, and techniques for obtaining an estimate of the mean-square sound pressure from which the

sound power level of the source in octave or one-third-octave bands is calculated.

It is intended to provide techniques for acoustical measurements that can be used

in test codes for particular types of equipment.

This Standard applies primarily to the measurement of sound that is uniformly

distributed in frequency over the frequency range of interest and is relatively

steady for at least 30 sec. The spectrum of the sound may, however, also include

prominent discrete- frequency components or narrow bands.

When the sound contains significant narrow-band or discrete- frequency sound,

determination of the sound power level in a reverberation room requires the use of

a greater number of source locations and microphone positions (or a greater path

length of a moving microphone) . The required numbers of locations and positions

depend upon the desired accuracy, the spectrum of the radiated noise, and the

properties of the test room. These numbers can usually be reduced if one or more

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rotating diffusers are operated in the test room during the measurements. Guidelines

for the design of suitable rotating diffusers are given in Appendix B„ The use of

rotating diffusers reduces the effort required to make measurements on sources that

emit discrete-frequency components. If the source emits primarily discrete- frequency

sound below 200 Hz, this Standard may not be suitable and a free-field measurement

should be considered.

3.1.12. ANSI S3. 1-1960 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD CRITERIA FOR BACKGROUND NOISE

IN AUDIOMETER ROOMS.

This Standard specifies the maximum ambient sound-pressure levels in an audiometer room that will produce negligible masking of tones presented at the

normal threshold pressures specified in American National Standard Audiometers for

General Diagnostic Purposes, Z24. 5-1951, and American National Standard Specification

for Pure-Tone Audiometers for Screening Purposes, Z2A. 12-1952.

This Standard pertains to earphone listening and pure-tone audiometry. Cushions

and earphones not described in American Standards 224.5-1951 and Z24, 12-1952 are specifically excluded.

3.1.13. ANSI S3. 2-1960 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF

MONOSYLLABIC WORD INTELLIGIBILITY.

This Standard describes the procedures to be followed in conducting intelligibility tests which employ monosyllabic word lists.

The purpose of this Standard is (1) to specify the speech material and the

methods to be used in these tests, and (2) to note the variables to be controlled

during the measurement and to be evaluated in the report.

3.1.14. ANSI S3. 3-1960 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF

ELECTROACOUSTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING AIDS.

The purpose of this Standard is to describe practicable and reproducible

methods of determining certain physical performance characteristics of airconduction hearing aids that use electronic amplification and acoustic coupling

to the ear canal by means of ear inserts, e.g., ear molds or similar devices.

This Standard does not apply when automatic gain control is in use. The methods

specified here give information on the measurement of:

Section

Characteristic of the gain control (optional) 5.2

Effect of tone-control positions on frequency response ....... 5.4

Frequency response of the hearing aid. „oooo..o 5.5

Saturation sound-pressure level in the coupler .5.6

Full-on acoustic gain. ...... ...... ........... 5.7

Effect of power-supply voltage variation on acoustic

gain (optional) ........... o.oo.» 5.8

Harmonic distortion. o...... ......... 5,9

Battery current. „.......„.„„.. . 5.10

The acoustical test procedure is based on the free-field technique, in which

the hearing aid is placed in a plane progressive wave with the earphone coupled to

a standardized coupler. j The results obtained by the methods specified herein express the performance

j under the conditions of the test, but will not necessarily agree exactly with the i performance of the hearing aid under practical conditions of use. For this reason,

the difference between practical and test conditions must be borne in mind in \ interpreting the test results. i

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3.1.15. ANSI S3. 4- 19 68 (R19 72). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE COMPUTATION OF LOUDNESS OF NOISE.

This Standard specifies a procedure for calculating the loudness experienced

by a typical listener under the following conditions:

Diffuse Field. The sound is assumed to reach the listener's ears from

essentially all directions. This condition is approximated in an ordinary room. Spectrum. The procedure is designed specifically for noise with broad-band

spectra,. Errors may arise if it is applied to noises with sharp line spectral

components J e.g., fan-blade noise.

Steady State. The procedure is designed for noises that are steady state rather than intermittent. Application to certain types of intermittent sounds,

e.g., impact sounds and speech, may lead to discrepancies between measured and

calculated loudness levels. The magnitude of the discrepancy will be related to the dynamic characteristics of the sound level meter used to determine the soundpressure levels.

Note 1: Since the loudness of a sound depends upon the nature of the

enclosure in which it is heard, it is important that comparative evaluations of

different noise sources should be based on measurements made in essentially

similar enclosures.

Note 2: The band levels in the diffuse field should be measured by means of an omnidirectional microphone located in the unobstructed sound field at the position

of the listener's head„

3.1.16. ANSI S3. 5-19 69. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE ARTICULATION INDEX.

Methods have been developed for computing a physical measure that is highly

correlated with the intelligibility of speech as evaluated by speech preception tests administered to a given group of talkers and listeners. This measure is called the

Articulation Index, AI. The AI is a weighted fraction representing, for a given

speech channel and noise condition, the effective proportion of the normal speech

signal that is available to a listener for conveying speech intelligibility. AI is computed from acoustical measurements or estimates of the speech spectrum and of the

effective masking spectrum of any noise which may be present along with the speech

at the ear of a listener.

The method described in this Standard is designed for and has been principally

validated against intelligibility tests involving adult male talkers. The method

cannot, therefore, be assumed to apply to situations involving female talkers or

children,, The purpose of this Standard is to prescribe procedures for computing

an AI and to provide functions relating to AI and speech intelligibility scores obtained with male talkers.

3.1.17. ANSI S3. 6-1969. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR AUDIOMETERS.

The audiometers covered by this specification are devices designed for use

in determining the hearing threshold level of an individual in comparison with a chosen standard reference threshold level, primarily for the purpose of

identification of hearing deficiencies of the individual.

Effective 1 September 1970, this standard replaces three previous American

National Standard specifications: Audiometers for General Diagnostic Purposes,

Z24, 5-1951; Pure-Tone Audometers for Screening Purposes, Z24, 12-1952; and Speech

Audiometers Z24. 13-1953.

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Prior to 1965, many laws and administrative rules and regulations relating to the impairment of hearing, to minimum requirements for hearing in military service,

to audiometric screening levels in school systems, to admission to schools for the

deaf, etc., were written in terms of decibels, usually without explicit statement

of any reference level. In addition, unwritten practices under certain other laws

have been developed for expressing permanent hearing disability in terms of decibels

relative to audiometric zero. It should be clear that the intent in all such

situations was to refer to ANSI Z24. 5-1951. Furthermore, it should be clear that

the intent was always to specify a particular set of physical sound pressure levels

that the listener would or would not be able to hear or at which screening tests should be carried out. The adoption of the Table 2 of this Standard must not be

interpreted as altering these previously implied physical sound-pressure levels for

specific purposes. These sound-pressure levels can be expressed equally well on

the scale of Table 2, and it is hoped that each organization will redefine its

laws, rules, regulations, or practices in terms of the levels of Table 2„ Until

this is done, however, all levels measured by the scale of Table 2 must be translated

to the ANSI Z24. 5-1951 scale before the law, rule, regulation, or practice in question

is applied. In this way, the original intent will be preserved in each case. Similar conversions to ANSI Z24. 5-1951 values shall be made before applying

the specifications as to hearing loss mentioned in American National Standard Method

for the Measurement of Real-Ear Attenuation of Ear Protectors at Threshold, Z24.22-

1957, and also the specifications in American National Standards Criteria for

Background Noise in Audiometer Rooms, Si. 3-1960.

Audiometric measurements may be made either by the use of pure tones or by the use of spoken material. This differentiates two general classes of audiometers:

(1) the pure-tone audiometer, and (2) the speech audiometer. Changes of test material

and of sound-pressure level, and the recording of results, may be performed

automatically. An audiometer may be equipped to serve both as a pure tone audiometer 1 and as a speech audiometer. (currently being revised)

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3.1.18. ANSI S3. 8-1967 (R1971) . AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHOD OF EXPRESSING HEARING

AID PERFORMANCE.

The purpose of this Standard is to provide a uniform method of numerically

and graphically expressing certain fundamental performance characteristics of hearing

aids in a simple manner, so that those using such data can be assured of their I meaning.

| All quantities to be specified in this Standard shall be based on measurements

made in accordance with U.S. Standard Methods for Measurement of the Electroacoustical

Characteristics of Hearing Aids, S3. 3-1960. I

3.1.19. ANSI S3. 13-1972. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ARTIFICIAL HEAD-BONE FOR THE CALIBRATION

OF AUDIOMETER BONE VIBRATORS.

The purpose of this Standard is to specify the mechanical impedance

characteristic of an artificial headbone that would be incorporated into devices

used in calibrating audiometer bone vibrators. The Standard also specifies the

vibrator tip size and shape, as well as the static force of application for which

the standardized mechanical impedance characteristics apply. The characteristics

of an interim head-bone device presently used for audiometer bone-vibrator

calibration are stated in Appendix A and corresponding interim reference threshold

levels are given.

3.1.20. ANSI ¥10,11-1953. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD LETTER SYMBOLS FOR ACOUSTICS.

(This Standard was sponsored by ASME)

.

This Standard comprises leter symbols for use in acoustics.

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3.1„21„ ANSI Y32.18-1972. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR MECHANICAL AND ACOUSTICAL

ELEMENTS AS USED IN SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. (This Standard was sponsored by ASME)

.

This document presents standard symbols and definitions that may be used in

constructing schematic diagrams for mechanical and acoustical systems whose

performances are describable by finite sets of scalar variables.

3.1.22. *ANSI Z24. 9-1949 (R1971). AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR THE COUPLER

CALIBRATION OF EARPHONES. (This Standard will be redesignated as an "S" standard).

The purpose of this Standard is to describe a practical and reproducible

method of evaluating the performance characteristics of an earphone by means of

physical measurements of the earphone in conjunction with a standard terminating

volume known as the "coupler".

The method is adequate for controlling the characteristics over the frequency

range most useful for speech, i.e., 300 to 5000 cycles per second. Limitations

of this method are discussed in 3.2„1, Type-1 Coupler.

This Standard specifies a number of couplers, each of which is suitable for a certain type of earphone. No one of these couplers is suitable for all of the

different types. Test laboratories are expected to select the coupler which is most suitable for each particular instrument, ira order that their results may be

comparable with those obtained for other instruments of the same general type

but of different manufacture.

The selection of the pressure microphone to be used for measuring the sound

pressure in the coupler will depend upon the magnitude of the sound pressure,

the range of frequency to be covered by the test, and the acoustical impedance

of the diaphragm. Suitable pressure microphones are described in the American

Standard Specification for Laboratory Standard Pressure Microphones, Z24. 8-1949.

The basic research leading to the establishment of the couplers in this Standard was done with the Type-L microphone of that Standard. The use of other standard

microphones might lead to differences in the measured results and when inter comparison

of data is desired these differences should be established for a particular design

of earphone.

The method for the calibration of the microphones is described in the American

Standard Method for the Pressure Calibration of Laboratory Standard Pressure

Microphones, Z24. 4-1949. Drawings and test procedures, as well as other pertinent

information, have been included as an aid to designers in setting up the tests.

3.1.23. ANSI Z24.22-1957(R1971) . AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF

THE REAL-EAR ATTENUATION OF EAR PROTECTORS AT THRESHOLD. (This Standard will be

redesignated as an "s"standard)

.

This standard specifies the physical requirements, psychophysical procedures,

and means of reporting results for measuring the real-ear attenuation at threshold

of any wearable device that is designed to protect the auditory system against

excessive sound. Tests described in this Standard are designed to measure only real-ear

attenuation at threshold. The quality of an ear protector cannot be decided on the

basis of such tests alone; other factors must be taken into account, such as toxicity

of the material used, sanitation, comfort in use, and the ability to maintain

effective attenuation in use. Tests described in this Standard for real-ear attenuation at threshold are meant to be applied when the effectiveness of a completely developed ear protector

is to be ascertained. There are other quicker and less involved procedures not described in this Standard that may be used by manufacturers and others in the

development of new ear protector designs or materials. Such methods include loudness

balance techniques and physical tests with an artificial head,

*This Standard was replaced with S3. 7 on January 18, 1973.

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3.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

3.2,1.-V ANSI S3. 7-1972. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHOD FOR COUPLER CALIBRATION OF EAR PHONESo (A revision of ANSI Z24. 9-1949).

3.2.2. ANSI S3. 17- 19 72. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS FOR RATING THE SOUND POWER

SPECTRA OF SMALL STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES.

*S3.7 became a standard on January 18, 1973 and replaces Z24.9.

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4. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

4.1, Summary of Standards

4.1.1. ASTM DESIGNATION: C384-58. STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR IMPEDANCE AND ABSORPTION

OF ACOUSTICAL MATERIALS BY THE TUBE METHOD.

This Method of Test is limited to the use of apparatus consisting of a tube of

uniform cross-section and fixed length, terminated by a specimen of acoustical

material, excited by a single tone of selectable frequency, in which the standing

wave pattern in front of the specimen upon which plane waves impinge at normal

indicence is explored by means of a moving probe tube or microphone. This tube method

provides absolute measurement of the normal incidence sound absorption coefficient

and the specific normal acoustic impedance of a material. Normal incidence coefficients,

as measured by this method, are considerably lower than random incidence values, which

more closely represent the performance of the material in a room; and there is no simple, unique relation between Che two values. Means of estimating random incidence

values from the measured normal incidence data are given in Appendix I. (currently

being revised)

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4.1.2. ASTM DESIGNATION: C423-66. STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR SOUND ABSORPTION OF

ACOUSTICAL MATERIALS IN REVERBERATION ROOMS (ANSI SI. 7-1970).

This Method covers the measurement of the sound absorption of acoustical materials in a diffuse sound field. When a material is in the form of an extended

plane surface, such as an acoustical ceiling or wall treatment, the results shall be

given as sound absorption coefficients. When the materials are separate objects,

such as theater chairs or unit sound absorbers, the results shall be given in

sabins per unit with a description of the number and spacing of the units.

4.1.3. ASTM DESIGNATION: C634-69. STANDARD DEFINITIONS OF TERMS RELATING TO ACOUSTICAL

TESTS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS AND MATERIALS.

This standard lists the terms commonly associated with the acoustical tests of

buildings. In some of the entries, those that are measures of physical quantities,

the associated sjrmbol dimensions and units are given,

4.1.4. ASTM DESIGNATION: E90-70. STANDARD RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR LABORATORY MEASUREMENT OF AIRBORNE SOUND TRANSMISSION LOSS OF BUILDING PARTITIONS.

This Recommended Practice covers the laboratory measurement of airborne sound

transmission loss of building partitions such as walls of all kinds, floor-ceiling

assemblies, doors, and other space-dividing elements. The sound transmission loss

is defined in terms of a diffuse incident sound field, and this is intrinsic to the test procedure. The results are most directly applicable to similar sound fields,

but provide a useful general measure of performance of the variety of sound fields to which a partition may typically be exposed.

4.1.5. ASTM DESIGNATION: E336-71. STANDARD RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR MEASUREMENT OF

AIRBORNE SOUND INSULATION IN BUILDINGS.

This Recommended Practice establishes uniform procedures for the determination

of field transmission loss, that is, the airborne sound insulation provided by a partition already installed in a building. It also establishes, in Appendix Al, a standard method for the measurement of the noise reduction between two rooms in a building, that is, the difference in average sound pressure levels in the rooms on opposite sides of the test partition. Where the test structure is a complete

enclosure out-of-doors, neither the field transmission loss nor the noise reduction

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is appropriate; instead, a method is established for determining the insertion loss,

also in Appendix Al. This Recommended Practice gives measurement procedures for

determining the field transmission loss in nearly all cases that may be encountered

in the field; no limitation to room-to-room transmission is intended. Thus, several

different test procedures are given, each suited to a specific type of measurement

situation; the appropriate measurement procedure must be selected for each field test according to the type of situation which that particular case most closely

resembles

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4.1.6. ASTM DESIGNATION: E413-70T. TENATIVE CLASSIFICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF SOUND

TRANSMISSION CLASS.

The purpose of this Classification is to provide a s ingle- figure rating that can be used for comparing partitions for general building design purposes. The

rating is designed to correlate with subjective impressions of the sound insulation

provided against the sounds of speech, radio, television, music and similar sources

of noise in offices and dwellings. Excluded from the scope of this classification

system are applications involving noise spectra that differ markedly from those

described above. Thus excluded, for example, would be the noises produced by most machinery, certain industrial processes, bowling alleys, power transformers, and

the like, A particular exclusion would be the exterior walls of buildings, for

which noise problems are most likely to involve motor vehicles or aircraft. In all

such problems it is best to use the detailed sound transmission loss values, in

conjunction with actual spectra of intrusive and ambient noise.

4.1.7. ASTM PROPOSED METHOD (RM-14-4). PROPOSED METHOD OF LABORATORY MEASUREMENT OF IMPACT SOUND TRANSMISSION THROUGH FLOOR CEILING ASSEMBLIES USING THE TAPPING

MACHINE (1971).

This method covers a laboratory method of measuring impact sound transmission

of floor-ceiling assemblies, wherein it is assumed that the test specimen constitutes

the primary sound transmission path into a receiving room located directly below

and in which there exists a diffuse sound field. Measurements may be conducted on floor-ceiling assemblies of all kinds, including those with floa ting- floor or suspended ceiling elements, or both, and floor-ceiling assemblies surfaced with

any type of floor-surfacing or floor-covering materials. This method further

prescribes: a uniform method of reporting laboratory test data, and a singlefigure classification rating, "Impact Insulation Class, IIC" that can be used by

architects, builders, and specification and code authorities for acoustical design

purposes in building construction. Details regarding its derivation and

significance are given in Appendix Al ^ (currently being balloted for advancement to

a tentative standard).

4,2, Draft Proposals for New Standards

4,2.1, STANDARD METHOD OF TESTING DUCT LINER MATERIALS AND PREFABRICATED SILENCERS FOR

ACOUSTICAL AND AIRFLOW PERFORMANCE,

4,2.2. TENTATIVE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND DETAILS FOR FIXED

PARTITIONS OF LIGHT FRAME TYPES IN REGARD TO SOUND.

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5. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

5.1. Summary of Standards

5.1.1. SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J184, QUALIFYING A SOUND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (1970).

Various SAE vehicle noise standards require use of a sound level meter which

meets the requirements of International Electrotechnica 1 Commission (lEC) Publication

179, Precision Sound Level Meters, and American National Standard (ANSI) SI. 4-1961,

Sound Level Meters. The purpose of this Recommended Practice is to provide a procedure for determining if an acoustical data acquisition system has performance

equivalent to such a meter.

5.1.2. SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J192. EXTERIOR SOUND LEVEL FOR SNOWMOBILES (1970).

This SAE Recommended Practice establishes the maximum exterior sound level for

snowmobiles and describes the test procedure, environment, and instrumentation for

determining this sound level . (currently being revised).

5.1.3. SAE STANDARD J336. SOUND LEVEL FOR TRUCK CAB INTERIOR (1971).

This SAE Recommended Practice suggests design criteria for maximum truck cab

interior sound levels and describes the equipment and procedure for determining

this sound level. This Practice applies to new motor trucks and truck-tractors and

does not include construction and industrial machinery as outlined in SAE J919a,,

(currently being revised)

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5.1„4. SAE STANDARD J366a. EXTERIOR SOUND LEVEL FOR HEAVY TRUCKS AND BUSES (1971).

This SAE Recommended Practice establishes the maximum exterior sound level

for highway motor trucks, truck- tractors , and buses, and describes the test pro- cedure, environment, and instrumentation for determining the maximum sound level.

The sound level, A-weighted, produced by trucks and buses of gross vehicle

weight over 5000 lb. shall not exceed 88 dB at a 50 foot distance when measured

in accordance with the procedure described (currently being revised).

5.1.5. SAE STANDARD J377. PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC HORNS (1969).

This SAE standard establishes the minimum operational life cycles, corrosion

resistance, and sound level output for traffic horns (electric) on new automotive

highway vehicles. Test equipment, environment, and procedures are specified.

5.1.6. SAE STANDARD J671. SOUND DEADENERS AND UNDERBODY COATINGS (1958).

The materials classified under this Specification are:

a. Mastic sound deadeners used to reduce the sound emanating from metal panels.

b. Mastic underbody coatings used to give protection and some sound deadening

to motor vehicle underbodies, fenders, and other parts.

5.1.7. SAE STANDARD J672a. EXTERIOR LOUDNESS EVALUATION OF HEAVY TRUCKS AND BUSES (1970).

This SAE Standard establishes the design criteria for loudness of highway

trucks, buses, and truck- tractors exceeding 6000 lb gvw; it describes the equipment, test environment, and procedure for determining the loudness. In this Method,

the sound level is recorded on a tape recorder at a test site as the truck passes

by under load. The sound thus recorded is played back through a set of octave

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bandpass filters. The peak band pressure level readings are converted to sones by

established relationships. The sones are then totaled to obtain a single loudness

reading for the vehicle.

5.1.8. SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J919a. SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS AT THE OPERATOR STATION

FOR AGRICULTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT (1971).

This SAE Recommended Practice sets forth the instrumentation and procedure to be used in measuring sound levels at the operator station for agricultural and

construction equipment, including mobile outdoor industrial equipment.

5.1.9. SAE STANDARD J952b. SOUND LEVELS FOR ENGINE POWERED EQUIPMENT (1969).

This SAE Standard establishes maximum sound levels for engine powered equipment

and describes the test procedure, environment, and instrumentation for determining

these sound levels. It does not include machinery designed for operation on highways or within factories and building areas^ (currently being revised)

.

5.1.10. SAE STANDARD J986a. SOUND LEVEL FOR PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS (1970).

This SAE Standard establishes the maximum sound level for passenger cars and

light trucks and describes the test procedure, environment, and instrumentation for

determining this sound level, (currently being revised)

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5,1.11. SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J994a. CRITERIA FOR BACKUP ALARM DEVICES (1972).

This SAE Recommended Practice establishes criteria for backup alarm devices on construction and mobile outdoor industrial machinery. It also establishes the

equipment and procedure to be used when making such measurements as well as sound

level intensity, alarm activation and mounting.

The scope of construction and industrial machinery encompasses only mobile

equipment, powered by internal combustion engines and generally utilized outside

factory and building areas, such as crawler tractors, dozers, loaders, power shovels

and cranes, motor graders, paving machines, off-highway trucks, ditchers, trenchers,

compactors, scrapers, and wagons , (current ly being revised).

5.1.12. SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 79 6. MEASUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR NOISE

IN THE FIELD (19 65).

The purpose of this Recommended Practice is to define measurement techniques

and equipment for acquisition and reduction of basic data on aircraft exterior

noise. It is not its purpose to propose use of these techniques or this equipment

for research or monitoring-type tests, (currently being revised)

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5.1.13. SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 865A. DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR

COMPUTING THE PERCEIVED NOISE LEVEL OF AIRCRAFT NOISE (1969).

This SAE Recommended Practice gives definitions and procedures for computing

the perceived noise level of aircraft noise. The perceived noise level is a single

number rating of the noise based upon objective acoustic measurements which is related to the relative subjective response to the noise. The perceived noise

level, as defined in this document, is based only on the noise spectra measured in

octave or one-third octave bands of frequency. As such, it is most accurate in

rating broadband sounds of similar time duration which do not contain strong discrete

frequency components.

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When additional factors such as the duration and the presence of discrete

frequency components are to be taken into account, the effective perceived noise

level (EPNL) may be a preferred measure.

5.1.14. SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 866. STANDARD VALUES OF ABSORPTION AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY FOR USE IN EVALUATING AIRCRAFT FLYOVER

NOISE (1964).

This report describes a method by which values can be obtained for the

absorption of sound in air over a wide range of temperature and humidity conditions.

Although it was developed primarily for use in evaluating aircraft fly-over noise

measurements, the information should be applicable to other noise problems as well.

There are a number offectors which influence the propagation of aircraft noise

from an aircraft flying overhead to a point on the ground. The purpose here,

however, is to consider only the classical and molecular absorption of sound

energy by the atmosphere. It is felt that spherical divergence, scattering, re- fraction, and other effects should be treated separately.- (currently being revised).

5.1.15. SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 1071. DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPUTING

THE EFFECTIVE PERCEIVED NOISE LEVEL FOR FLYOVER AIRCRAFT NOISE (1972).

The effective perceived noise level, EPNL, specified in units of EPNdB, is a single number measure calculated from objective acoustic measurements in accordance

with the procedures defined in this document. It is calculated from a time sequence

of tone-adjusted perceived noise levels which are calculated from one-third octave

band noise spectra. The tone adjustments are determined from one-third octave band

spectra, by a procedure which estimates the extent of discrete frequency (tone)

components from irregularities in the shape of the one-third octave band noise

spectra

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5.1.16. SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 1080. FREQUENCY WEIGHTING NETWORK FOR

APPROXIMATION OF PERCEIVED NOISE LEVEL FOR AIRCRAFT NOISE (1969).

This Aerospace Recommended Practice specifies a frequency weighting network

which may be used for the approximation of Perceived Noise Level.

There has been an increasing desire for the definition of a frequency weighting

network which could be incorporated into direct reading and other instruments for an estimate of the Perceived Noise Level of an aircraft flyover. The 40-Noy

noisiness contour of ARP 865A, Definitions and Procedures for Computing the

Perceived Noise Level of Aircraft Noise, has been selected as the most representative

for this purpose.

5.1.17. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 817. A TECHNIQUE FOR NARROW BAND ANALYSIS OF

A TRANSIENT (19 67).

This SAE Report describes a technique for analyzing a transient signal of

short duration. The standard method of analyzing tape recorded signals of only a few seconds duration is the "loop method". The magnetic tape is cut and spliced to form an endless loop, and the loop is replayed with the aid of a tensioning device.

Difficulty arises with transient signals when the length of tape required to make

a loop covers a time over which there is a considerable variation. The principle

of the system described is that of expanding the timebase of the signal to a point

at which there is a length of tape sufficient to make a loop across which the

signal is essentially constant. Although the method is one which has been used

specifically for the analysis of aircraft flyover noise, it could equally well

apply to other transient signals.

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5.1.18o SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 852. METHODS OF COMPARING AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF

AND APPROACH NOISE (1965).

It is the purpose of this Information Report to describe a method for rating

complex aircraft noises or noise flyover cycles which cannot be handled by means

of mathematical formulae by comparing them with simpler aircraft noises or noise

flyover cycles which can be handled by mathematical formulae.

The report describes the need for an objective means for rating aircraft noise

and recommends areas which should be investigated,

5.1.19. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 876. JET NOISE PREDICTION (1965).

This SAE Report provides calculation procedures for predicting maximum fly-by

noise and maximum static ground operation noise from jet aircraft. Three types of

engine exhausts are considered:

a. Turbojet with standard circular nozzle.

b. Turbojet with nonstandard nozzle.

Co Turbofan or bypass engine with (1) unmixed exhausts or (2) completely

mixed exhausts.

Noise predictions are in terms of octave-band sound pressure levels of maximum

air-to-ground fly-by noise or of maximum ground-to-ground side-line noise. These

levels may be converted to an over-all sound pressure level or to a subjective

rating such as Perceived Noise Level.

5.1.20. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 902. DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM

GROUND OBSERVER TO AIRCRAFT FOR ACOUSTIC TESTS (1966).

This SAE Report describes a photographic technique for determining minimum

observer-to-alrcra f t distance during acoustic "fly-over" tests. Possible sources

of error are discussed, and it is shown that with ordinary care results are sufficiently accurate to require no correction. -

5.1.21. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 923. METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE ATTENUATION

OF AIRCRAFT GROUND TO GROUND NOISE PROPAGATION DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING (1966).

The purpose of this SAE Report is to provide a standard method for predicting

the propagation of noise over open terrain from (a) an airplane on the ground

to other locations on the ground and from (b) an airplane at low altitude, - i.e.,

where ground effects exist - to locations on the ground at distances which are great compared with the airplane altitude.

This report provides extensive information on what has been called the

"shadow effect", i.e., attenuation resulting from temperature and wind gradients

near the ground. This effect is called "extra ground attenuation" because it is in addition to the inverse square attenuation and the extra air attenuation,

(currently being revised).

5.1.22. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 1079. AIRCRAFT NOISE RESEARCH NEEDS (1972).

This Information Report is a classification of current aircraft noise research

needs. The areas in which research needs exist are characterized broadly as follows: acoustics areas which have general application to a wide variety of

aircraft types and operations; specialized topics in acoustics which relate to certain aircraft or aircraft types; and areas which are not related directly to acoustics but which may play a significant role in aircraft noise alleviation.

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5.1.23. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 1081 „ HOUSE NOISE-REDUCTION MEASUREMENTS

FOR USE IN STUDIES OF AIRCRAFT FLYOVER NOISE (1971).

This AIR describes the results of some house noise reduction measurements

that were made in five locations in the U.So in 1966, 1964, 1967, and 1969. The

houses used in these tests included a wide range of construction types of single

and multiple family dwellings. The house noise reductions also cover a wide range.

The average house noise reduction developed in this AIR should be used only when

such an average is needed.

The principle objective of this AIR is to use these noise reduction measurements

to develop curves showing the noise reduction of aircraft flyover noise when the

noise passes from the outside to the inside of houses located in various climates.

The noise-reduction data presented herein can be applied to measurements of aircraft

noise made outdoors in order to estimate the noise levels indoors.

5.1.24. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 1115. EVALUATION OF HEADPHONES FOR

DEMONSTRATION OF AIRCRAFT NOISE (1969).

The purpose of this SAE Report is to present the results of an engineering

evaluation of commercially available headphones from the standpoints of frequency,

range, flatness of response and tolerances, and dynamic range.

5.1.25. SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 1216. COMPARISONS OF GROUND RUNUP AND FLYOVER

NOISE LEVELS (19 72)

.

The principal purpose of this report is to present and discuss, for each

aircraft, the differences between flyover sound pressure levels (SPL's) and SPL's

projected to comparable flyover conditions from the ground-runup measurements. A second purpose of this report is to present the differences between ground-runup

SPL's, measured at comparable distances from the engine, over concrete and over grassy surfaces. Analyses are presented for three different engine power settings

for both types of comparisons for both airplanes.

5.2,. Draft Proposals for New Standards

5.2.1. PROPOSED SAE STANDARD. MOTORCYCLE SOUND LEVELS.

a. Operational Document XJ331a.

b. Maximum Noise Document XJ47.

5.2.2. PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE XJ5'4. EVALUATION OF OPERATOR'S NOISE EXPOSURE

WHILE USING MACHINERY IN AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.

5.2.3. PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE XJ57. SOUND LEVEL FOR HIGHWAY TRUCK TIRES.

5.2.4. PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE XJ87. EXTERIOR SOUND LEVEL FOR POWERED MOBILE

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

1 5.2.5. PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE XJ88. EXTERIOR SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE

I FOR POWERED MOBILE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

5.2.6. PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE. CONSTRUCTION SITE SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS.

5.2.7. PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE. SOUND LEVELS FOR ENGINE POWERED AGRICULTURAL

EQUIPMENT.

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5.2.8.

5.2.9.

5.2.10.

5.2.11.

5.2.12.

5.2.13.

5,2.14.

5.2.15.

5.2.16.

5.2.17.

5.2.18.

PROPOSED SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE. EXTERIOR SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR

PLEASURE MOTOR BOATS.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 1157. RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR

PRESENTING AND MEASURING AIRCRAFT NOISE IN TESTING OF HUMAN SUBJECTS.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 1158. EFFECTIVE PERCEIVED NOISE

LEVEL DETERMINATION BY DIRECT SUBJECTIVE JUDGMENT TEST.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ARP 12 64. AIRPLANE FLYOVER NOISE

ANALYSIS SYSTEM USED FOR EFFECTIVE PERCEIVED NOISE LEVEL COMPUTATIONS.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE. MEASUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT INTERIOR

SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS IN FLIGHT.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT AIR 1114. PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING

AIRCRAFT NOISE EXPOSURE CONTOURS AROUND AIRPORTS.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT.

NOISE.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT.

PROBLEMS.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT.

PREDICTION AND RESEARCH.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT.

PROPOSED SAE AEROSPACE INFORMATION REPORT.

PLANE.

THE EVALUATION OF AIRPLANE INTERIOR

HELICOPTER AND V/STOL NOISE MEASUREMENT

V/STOL FARFIELD NOISE SOURCES -

NOISE TEST DISTANCE.

ACOUSTIC EFFECTS PRODUCED BY A REFLECTING

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6. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

.

6.I0 Summary of Standards

6.1.1, IEEE NO. 151, STANDARD DEFINITIONS OF TERMS FOR AUDIO AND ELECTROACOUSTICS (1965).

This Standard lists definitions of terms for which it was felt a need exists

for establishment of precise and concise meanings.

The definitions included in this Standard all refer specifically to the use of

the terms in audio techniques.

6.1.2, IEEE NO. 258. TEST PROCEDURE FOR CLOSE-TALKING PRESSURE-TYPE MICROPHONES (1965).

This document describes a practical and reproducible method of evaluating the

performance characteristics of a close-talking microphone by means of quantitative

measurements of the microphone characteristics using a standard artificial voice. Terms associated with microphones and their testing are defined. Test procedure,

methods of presentation of data, and a standard artificial voice are specified.

The tests described in this document involve physical, steady-state measurements

only. The data obtained should be sufficient to enable an evaluation of quality

and performance of a given microphone in a speech communication system^ However,

since it is sometimes desirable to obtain a subjective evaluation of a microphone,

a procedure for a qualitative performance test is described in Appendix I. Several sections of the document specify experimental limits to account for

the effect of the test procedures on the accuracy of the data. These limits have

been chosen so that results within the range of normal engineering accuracy will be

6,1,3. IEEE NO. 297, IEEE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SPEECH QUALITY MEASUREMENTS (1969).

The IEEE Subcommittee on Subjective Measurements, charged with writing an engineering practice for the measurement of speech quality, concluded that a single

method should not now be recommended. This Recommended Practice is concerned only

with preference measurements for which three methods are tentatively outlined.

These are the Isopre f erence Method, the Relative Preference Method, and the

Category- Judgment Method.

6,2,1, REVISION OF IEEE NO, 85. (TEST PROCEDURE FOR AIRBORNE NOISE MEASUREMENTS ON

ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINERY, 19 65) WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

obta ined

.

6,2, Draft Proposals for New Standards

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7 . American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and

Air-Condltloning Engineers (ASHRAE)

7.1, Surnmary of Standards

7.1.1. ASHRAE STANDARD 36-72„ METHODS OF TESTING FOR SOUND RATING HEATING, REFRIGERATING,

AND AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT (SUPERSEDES ASHRAE STANDARDS 36-62, 36A-63, and

36B-63)o

This standard establishes a method of testing heating, refrigerating and airconditioning equipment to determine the sound power levels in frequency bands. It applies to heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning equipment, or portions of

such equipment, that radiate sound directly either to a room or to the outdoors.

This test procedure determines in standardized frequency bands the sound power

level output of mechanical equipment by a comparison between: (a) the space/timeaveraged sound pressure established by the operation of the equipment in a suitably

designed test room; and (b) the space/time-averaged sound pressure established in

the same room by a stable reference sound source whose sound power output has been

accurately calibrated independently, (This procedure is commonly called the

"comparison method",)

7,2, Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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8. Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ART )

8.1. Summary of Standards

8.1.1. ART STANDARD 270. STANDARD FOR SOUND RATING OF OUTDOOR UNITARY EQUIPMENT (1967). -v

ARI has produced this Standard in order to provide the industry and the public

with a procedure for rating and evaluating the sound levels of outdoor unitary

equipment. The rating numbers may be used to predict expected sound pressure levels

in a specific acoustical environment at a given distance, A recommended procedure

for accomplishing this will be described in a related ARI application standard.

In this Standard, the rating of equipment, as obtained at specified Standard

Operating Conditions, is in the form of single numbers, designated as ARI Standard

Sound Rating Numbers.

For a specific model of outdoor unitary equipment, an ARI Standard Sound

Rating Number is developed from basic acoustic measurements made as prescribed in

ASHRAE Standards 36-62 or 36A-63, as applicable. These measured one-third octave

band power levels are weighted to adjust for psychoacoustic sensitivity to frequency

distribution and any discrete tones which may be present and then are converted to an ARI Standard Sound Rating Number,

8.1.2. ARI STANDARD 275. STANDARD FOR APPLICATION OF SOUND RATED OUTDOOR UNITARY

EQUIPMENT (19 69).

This standard provides a method of predicting the sound level resulting from

the operation of outdoor sections of unitary air-conditioning and heat pump equipment

A simple step-by-step procedure is given which uses a sound rating number for the

equipment, and the distance to the point at which equipment noise is to be predicted.

The nature of the surroundings and of the installation is also taken into account.

The sound rating number is adjusted for these installation factors to establish

a sound level number (SLN) which is used in an alignment chart to predict, for a specific location, a tone-corrected sound level which is intended to be a predictor

of annoyance due to the sound. The annoyance level can be calculated precisely in

the manner specified in the Appendix, from one-third octave band sound pressure

levels measured at the point in question. It may be estimated (normally within

± 4 dB) from measurements of the A-weighted sound level. If desired, the NC level

of the sound may also be estimated from the alignment chart. The accuracy of the

prediction is dependent upon other application variables; i.e,, the directivity of

the sound from the unit and, to some degree, the spectrum of the sound from the

unit.

Examples are used to clarify the procedure and recommended practices are presented to guide the acoustic considerations of air-conditioning equipment

installations

.

This Standard shall not be used for determining the sound rating number

of outdoor unitary equipment.

8.1.3. ARI STANDARD 443. STANDARD FOR SOUND RATING OF ROOM FAN-COIL AIR-CONDITIONERS (1970)

ARI has produced this standard to fulfill a growing need for a reliable method

of sound rating room fan-coil air-conditioners.

This Method of rating is based upon tests conducted in accordance with ASHRAE

Standard 36-62, which gives test results for sound power levels. The acoustic output

can best be defined by sound power levels, since these quantities are independent

of the many environments in which the equipment may be used. Sound power levels

may be used to predict the sound pressure levels that will result in a space of

known acoustical characteristics.

It is recognized that room fan-coil air-conditioners and most other airconditioning equipment produce complex sound spectra which may not be suitably

rated from broad band measurements alone. The annoyance of pure tones, for example,

is not reflected in octave band measurements. Consequently, this Standard requires

measurements by one-third octave bands and applies subjective corrections based on extensive research in order to arrive at meaningful ratings.

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8.1.4. ARI STANDARD 446. STANDARDS FOR SOUND RATING OF ROOM AIR- INDUCTION UNITS (1968),*

ARI has produced this Standard to fulfill a growing need for a reliable method

of sound rating room air-induction units.

The relationship between this Standard and ASHRAE 36B-63 is analogous to the

relationship between ARI 443 and ASHRAE 36-62.

It should also be recognized that the sound power levels of room air-induction

units will vary as functions of both the primary air quantity and the damper

pressure drop. Therefore, the Standard Rating Conditions of this Standard include

a specified damper pressure drop,

"(These Standards reference ASHRAE Standards 36-62, 36A-63 and 36B-63 which have

been superceded by ASHRAE Standard 36-72, Methods of Testing for Sound Rating

Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Equipment.)

8.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

8.2,1. PROPOSED ARI STANDARD 575. METHOD OF MEASURING MACHINERY SOUND WITHIN EQUIPMENT

ROOMS,

This document establishes a uniform method of measuring the sound levels

produced by air-conditioning and refrigerating machinery installed in mechanical

equipment spaces, and states the requirements for sound level specifications for

this type of machinery.

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9 . Air Moving and Conditioning Association (AMCA)

9 o 1 . Suimnary of Standards

9.1.1. AMCA STANDARD 300-67. TEST CODE FOR SOUND RATING

This Code establishes a practical method of determining the sound power level

of an Air Moving Device (AMD)

.

The Code will: (a) Present values that are useful in field applications.

(b) Give uniformly reproducible results in all qualified laboratories. (c) Be "practical" in the sense that its accuracy will be satisfactory for all general

applications while its operation will not add significantly to the cost of the

product

.

These aims are achieved by applying standard, readily available sound measuring

instruments to reverberant or semi-reverberant room with minimal restrictions on size

and construction. The test set-ups are designed to represent general usage of the AMDs tested

.

9.1.2. AMCA BULLETIN 301 „ STANDARD METHOD OF PUBLISHING SOUND RATINGS FOR AIR MOVING

DEVICES (19 65).

This document establishes a standard method of publishing Sound Ratings for

Air Moving Devices.

The purpose of this Standard is to eliminate misunderstandings between the

manufacturer and the purchaser and to assist the purchaser in selecting and

obtaining the proper product for his particular need.

This Standard applies to: (a) Centrifugal Fans. (b) Axial and Propeller Fans.

(c) Power Roof and Wall Ventilators, (d) Steam and Hot Water Unit Heaters.

It is intended that this Standard shall also apply to Central Station Heating,

Ventilating and Air Conditioning Units.

9.1.3. AMCA BULLETIN 302. APPLICATION OF SONE LOUDNESS RATINGS FOR NONDUCTED AIR MOVING

DEVICES (19 65).

The AMCA method of rating in sones gives the loudness at a distance of 5 feet

from the unit in free space with no nearby reflecting surfaces. Since most practical

problems will involve the judgment of loudness within a room, some method is needed

to relate the loudness in a given room to the "loudness rating" of the fan.

The charts and formulae given in this bulletin are for the purpose of determining

the loudness of fans as installed, and take into consideration the room size and

acoustical qualities as well as the number and ratings of the fans. Within the range

of 3.5 and 38 sones, these charts are mathematically rigorous, and are sufficiently

accurate for engineering applications from 1.5 to 85 sones. For the addition of

sounds, it is assumed that the noise spectrums are similar. The room effect chart

is for the reverberant field in the room, and applies everjTwhere except in the

space very near to the fan.

9.1.4. AMCA' PUBLICATION 303. APPLICATION OF SOUND POWER RATINGS FOR DUCTED AIR MOVING

DEVICES (1965).

AMCA Sound Power Level Ratings are indicators of the sound generated by an Air Moving Device when operated at various points within its normal operating

range. The ratings are obtained from tests conducted by the method described in

AMCA Standard 300. Test Code for Sound Rating AMDs are published in accordance

with AMCA Standard 301, Method of Publishing Sound Ratings for AMDs.

Air Moving Devices that are normally used without ducts are rated in sones. Information on the use of sone ratings is given in AMCA Publication 302,

Application of Sone Loudness Ratings.

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9.1.5. AMCA PUBLICATION 311-67. CERTIFIED SOUND RATINGS PROGRAM FOR AIR MOVING DEVICES.

The purpose of the Certified Sound Ratings Program is to give the buyer,

specifier, and user of air moving equipment increased assurance that published

sound ratings are reliable. At the same time, the Program establishes standard

testing and rating methods and assures the manufacturer that competitive ratings

have been checked by an impartial authority.

9.2„ Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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10. Air Diffusion Council (ADC )

10,1. Summary of Standards

10.1.1. ADC TEST CODE 1062R3. EQUIPMENT TEST CODE (1972). (REPLACES 1062R2),

This Test Code is intended to provide a means for testing and rating air

distribution and control devices. It should provide a basis for comparison among

the available equipment and also for determining the comfort conditions of occupied

rooms in air conditioning, heating and ventilating systems.

The purpose of this Test Code is to present in a single document all those

techniques and facilities required for the measurement of performance of air

distribution or air terminal devices. Methods of Test Measurement have been

established to provide uniform test procedures, equipment and instrumentation with

regard to air flow, velocity and pressure, temperature and sound generation. The

sound measuring instrumentation and tests for determining the sound generated are

in accordance with ANSI and ASHRAE Standards.

10.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

\

)

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11. Home Ventilating Institute (HVI )

11.1. Summary of Standards

11.1.1. HVI TEST PROCEDURE. SOUND TEST PROCEDURE (19 68).

The general purpose of the HVI Report is to provide a laboratory procedure for

the taking of measurements of the sound output of home ventilating equipment and to establish a method for the interpretation and/or presentation of the data obtained.

11.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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12. Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (ARAM)

12,1. Summary of Standards

12.1.1. AHAM STANDARD NO. RAC-2SR. ROOM AIR CONDITIONER SOUND RATING (1971).

The standard establishes uniform testing conditions. The sound rating of room

air conditioners shall be based upon tests made in accordance with ASHRAE Standards

36A-63, Method of Determining Sound Power Levels of Room Air Conditioners and Other

Ductless, Through-the-Wall Equipment in test rooms qualified for pure tone response

in accordance with Appendix I of this Standard in the one-third octave bands having

center frequencies from 100 thru 10,000 Hz, inclusive. Temperature conditions,

electrical input, and position of dampers, grilles, and controls shall be maintained

continuously for a minimum of one hour before sound measurements are taken to ensure that a stabilized condition has been reached. (Note; ASHRAE Standard

36A-63 has since been superceded by ASHRAE Standard 36-72, Methods of Testing for

Sound Rating Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Condi tiening Equipment.

12. 2„ Draft Proposals for New Standards

12.2.1. AHAM PROPOSED STANDARD FOR APPLICATION OF SOUND-RATED ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS.

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13, National School Supply and Equipment Association , Folding Partition Subsection

13.1. Summary of Standards

13.1.1. NSSEA TEST PROCEDURE. TESTING PROCEDURES FOR MEASURING SOUND TRANSMISSION LOSS

THROUGH MOVABLE AND FOLDING WALLS (R1972).

The test procedures detailed in this booklet grew out of a long time need,

on the part of school officials, architects and others, for a definitive and

workable method of comparing the sound transmission loss characteristics of

movable walls.

The procedure for the test itself has been standardized by the American

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM E90) „ But it is necessary, in addition,

to standardize the way the test specimen is installed, how its construction is

certified, and other details of the conduct of the test. The test results stated in any NSSEA certificate apply to a movable wall

tested in accordance with the procedures outlined and under stated laboratory

conditions

.

Certification of test results will not be construed as certifying that a movable wall of the same construction will give, under other than laboratory

conditions, identical results. For in a field installation, the movable wall is not the only path for noise to pass from one room to the next. Other paths may be

ceiling plenums, hollow floors, ventilation ducts, windows and doors, or hollow

walls.

13,2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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14 „ California Redwood Association (CRA)

14,1, Summary of Standards

14,1.1. CRA DATA SHEET 202-6. REDWOOD INSULATION: HEAT, SOUND AND ELECTRICITY (1964).

Insulation is the property of a material which impedes the transmission of

energy in the form of heat, sound or electricity. California redwood possesses

good insulation characteristics in all three cases. Values on its properties are included in the report.

14.2, Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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15. Federal Specifications

15.1. Summary of Standards

15.1.1. FEDERAL SPECIFICATION HH-I-545B. INSULATION, THERMAL AND ACOUSTICAL (MINERAL FIBER

DUCT LINING MATERIAL) (1971).

This specification covers mineral fiber insulation for lining the interior sur faces of ducts, plenums, and other airhandling equipment, and to provide sound

attenuation in systems that handle air up to 250° F.

15.1.2. FEDERAL SPECIFICATION SS-S-llla AND AMENDMENT-l. SOUND CONTROLLING MATERIALS

(TROWEL AND SPRAY APPLICATIONS) (1968).

This specification covers acoustical materials for trowel or spray application

15.1.3. FEDERAL SPECIFICATION SS-S-118a (3). SOUND CONTROLLING

(ACOUSTICAL TILES AND PANELS, PREFABRICATED) (1972).

BLOCKS AND BOARDS

This specification covers prefabricated acoustical

and boards) which provide acoustical treatment and inte'

. tiles and panels (blocks

:rior finish.

15.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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16. American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC )

16.1. Sumtnary of Standards

16.1.1. ABYC PROJECT H-17 (PROPOSED). RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND STANDARDS COVERING

INSULATING, SOUNDPROOFING, AND SHEATHING MATERIALS AND FIRE RETARDENT COATINGS

(1970)

.

The purpose is to identify recommended practices for the application of

interior materials and finishes for the purpose of thermal insulation and soundproofing as they relate to safety and safe operation,

16.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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17, Electronic Industries Association (EIA) (formerly Radio Manufacturers Association, RMA)

17,1. Summary of Standards

17.1.1, RMA STANDARD SE-105. MICROPHONES FOR SOUND EQUIPMENT (1949).

This Standard gives definitions and measurement techniques for a variety of

microphones. It discusses microphone response and rating mathods.

17.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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18. Compressed Air and Gas Institute (CAGI)

18<,1. Summary of Standards

18.1.1. CAGI TEST CODE. CAGI-PNEUROP TEST CODE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF SOUND FROM

PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT (19 69) (ANSI S5.1).

The purpose of the Code is to provide standard test procedures for the

measurement of airborne sound from pneumatic equipment. This code applies to compressors and pneumatic equipment and specifies procedures and operating

conditions acceptable and expedient for use by non-specialists as well as by

acoustical engineers,

18.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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19 . American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA )

19.1. Summary of Standards

19.1.1. AGMA STANDARD 293.03. SPECIFICATION FOR MEASUREMENT OF SOUND ON HIGH SPEED

HELICAL AND HERRINGBONE GEAR UTSIITS (19 68).

This Standard applies to gear units which are within the scope of Standard

AGMA 421.06, "Standard Practice for High Speed Helical and Herringbone Gear Units",

and as produced by the AGMA High Speed Units Manufacturer's Group. It does not include marine propulsion, aerospace, or automotive gearing.

The specifications and procedures apply to sound measurement, testing methods,

and limiting values of direct air-borne sound generated by a gear unit, and the

auxiliary equipment required for its operation, whose prime mover is not integral

with the unit.

Sound level characteristics of a gear unit are affected by types of foundations

and room surroundings. Therefore, it should be understood that shop tests may not

fully determine the level of sound in the installed locations.

19.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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20. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

20.1,, Summary of Standards

20.1„lo NEMA STANDARD SM 33-19 64. GAS TURBINE SOUND AND ITS REDUCTION.

This Standards Publication contains information relative to gas turbine inlet

and exhaust Sound Pressure Levels and sound reduction to satisfy surrounding

neighborhood requirements external to the turbine room in the far field (airborne

sound), (Other sources of sound, such as fans for oil coolers, acoustic leakage

through buildings housing the equipment, etc., are not covered in this publication.)

20.1.2. NEMA STANDARD MGl-12.49. MOTORS AND GENERATORS. METHODS OF MEASURING MACHINE NOISE

(1972) .

This Standard describes test methods for measuring the noise levels associated

with unloaded motors and generators. The methods are those of the IEEE Publication

Number 85. (Note: IEEE No. 85 is no longer in effect. A draft revision is under

consideration)

.

20.1.3. NEMA STANDARD TRl-1972, TRANSFORMERS ^ REGULATORS AND REACTORS (SECTION 9-04

AUDIBLE SOUND LEVEL TESTS)

.

This Standard lists test conditions and measurement procedures for determining

the audible sound level associated with transformers under field conditions.

20.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

*This standard has been discontinued by NEMA due to their departure from the gas turbine

field. It is included since it is still being used by individuals active in the gas turbine

field.

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21 . National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTBA)

21,1. Summary of Standards

21.1.1. NMBTA technique:. NOISE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES (19 70).

The purpose of this document is to delineate suggested measuring techniques

and procedures for the determination of noise emanating from machine tools.

These procedures apply to measurements made in facilities under the control of the

machine tool buildero As such it is assumed that the builder will provide a suitable test space so that reasonably accurate noise level data may be obtained

and possibly repeated at a later date. Therefore, ambient noise and reverberation

correction factors are not included.

21.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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22. Power Saw Manufacturers Association (PSMA )

22.1, Summary of Standards

22.1.1. PSMA STANDARD Nl.1-66. NOISE LEVEL.

This Standard establishes a noise level certification procedure for measuring

the noise emitted by power saws for infrequent commercial operation in residential

areas

.

22.1.2. PSMA STANDARD N2.1-67. NOISE OCTAVE BAND MEASUREMENT.

This Standard establishes a test procedure for measuring noise level at the

power saw operator's ear,

22.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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23. Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association (AFBMA)

23, 1„ Sumrnary of Standards

23.1.1. AFBMA STANDARD NO. 13. ROLLING BEARING VIBRATION AND NOISE (1968).

The field of application for standards on bearing vibration and noise is not universal. It encompasses the applications where usefulness of these

standards as a basis for bearing selection and specification has been proven by

sufficient experimental evidence.

In the current edition of this Standard, only selected methods for the

measurement of the (structure-borne) vibra tion of certain types of ball bearings

have been specified. Other vibration measurement methods, as well as methods

for the measurement of rolling bearing (air-borne) noise, may be specified in

later editions.

23,2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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24. Hearing Aid Industry Conference (HAIC )

24,1, Summary of Standards

24. 1.1c HAIC STANDARD 61-1, STANDARD METHOD OF EXPRESSING HEARING-AID PERFORMANCE,

The purpose of this Standard is to provide a uniform method of numerically

and graphically expressing certain fundamental performance characteristics of

hearing aids in a simple manner, so that those using such data can be assured of

its meaning

,

24.1,2. HAIC STANDARD 65-1. INTERIM BONE CONDUCTION THRESHOLDS FOR AUDIOMETRY.

The purpose of this Standard is to provide an interim industry calibration

for bone conduction, and to provide a uniform interim bone threshold for use in

audiometry.

24.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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25. Military Specifications

25.1. SuTTimary of Standards

25.1.1. MIL-A-8806A, AND AMENDMENT-1. ACOUSTICAL NOISE LEVEL IN AIRCRAFT, GENERAL I SPECIFICATION FOR (1966). f

This Specification covers the general requirements for the control of k acoustical noise in occupied spaces of aircraft, including the acceptable ' noise levels and the testing requirements for determining conformance to these ; levels.

I 25.1.2. MIL-N-83155A, AND AMENDMENT-1. NOISE SUPPRESSOR SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE

GROUND RUN-UP, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR (1970).

This Specification covers general design, performance and test of noise |j suppressor systems used for ground run-up of aircraft turbine engines. The

complete requirements for a noise suppressor system applicable to a particular

turbine engine shall be stated in the individual equipment specification, ;

25.1.3. MIL-N-83158A. NOISE SUPPRESSOR SYSTEMS, ENGINE TEST STAND A/F32T-2 and I, A/F32T-3; FOR TURBOJET AND TURBOFAN ENGINES (1970).

| This Specification covers demountable noise suppressor systems for use in

performance testing of engines mounted on an A/M37T-6 engine test stand, i

I

25.1.4. MIL-S-3151a, and NOTICE-1. SOUND-LEVEL MEASURING AND ANALYZING EQUIPMENT (1967),

'

This Specification covers Sound-Level Measuring and Analyzing Equipment f consisting of a Sound-Level Meter, an Octave-Band Analyzer and a Magnetic Tape |

Recorder. When used in conjunction this equipment forms a single type Sound- ' Level Measuring and Analyzing System.

|j

25.1.5. MIL-S-008806B. SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS IN AIRCRAFT, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR (1970)|

This limited coordination military specification has been prepared by the Air

j

Force based upon currently available technical information, but it has not been

approved for promulgation as a revision of Military Specification MIL-A-8806, It

is subject to modification. However, pending its promulgation as a coordinated

military specification, it may be used in procurement.

This Specification covers the general requirements for maximum allowable

sound pressure levels in aircraft crew and passenger compartments and the testing

requirements for determining conformance to these levels.

25.1.6. HEL STANDARD S-1-63C. MATERIAL DESIGN STANDARD FOR NOISE LEVELS OF ARMY MATERIAL,:.

COMMAND EQUIPMENT (1972).

This Standard establishes the acoustical noise levels for both steady state

and impulsive noise, permitted in and around all equipment designed, developed or procured by AMC, and establishes the testing requirements and measurement j; techniques for determining conformance to the noise limits stated herin. 'il

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25.1.7. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY USAEHA-OB TECHNICAL GUIDE (MED). SOUND LEVEL DATA OF

MILITARY NOISE SOURCES (1972).

The purpose of this Guide is to provide information concerning exposure

to noise sources and the use of personal hearing protective devices. This

guide includes:

(3) Representative 140 decibel equal energy noise level contours of small

arms and artillery weapons.

(b) Peak sound pressure level measurements of weapons at the firer or crewman

positions

.

(c) Maximum sound pressure levels of fixed and rotary wing aircraft, combat

and non-combat vehicles, powered metalworking and woodworking machinery,

all measured at the operator's position.

(d ) Data relative to the type, nomenclature, and use of hearing protective

devices

.

(e ) Acoustic measurement procedures and references used in the preparation

of the sound level data.

25.2. Draft Proposal for New Standards

25.2.1. MIL-STD-XXX (ARMY) NOISE LIMITS FOR ARMY MATERIAL, DOD PROJECT MISC-A867.

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2 6. National Fluid Power Association (NFPA )

26,1, Summary of Standards

26.1.1. T3.9.70.12. METHOD OF MEASURING SOUND GENERATED BY HYDRAULIC FLUID POWER PUMPS

(1970) .

This Standard considers only sound directly radiated from hydraulic fluid

power pumps in terms of loudness, disregarding installation effects. Its purpose is to establish a uniform basis for measuring, reporting, and

accurately comparing the sound levels of such pumps.

26.1.2. T3.9.14. METHOD OF MEASURING SOUND GENERATED BY HYDRAULIC FLUID POWER MOTORS

(1971) .

This Standard considers only sound directly radiated from hydraulic fluid

power rotary motors in terms of loudness, disregarding installation effects.

Its purpose is to establish a uniform basis for measuring, reporting, and

accurately comparing the sound levels of such motors.

26.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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27 . Acoustical and Insulating Materials Association (AIMA )

27.1. Summary of Standards

27.1.1. AMA-l-II-1967. METHOD OF TEST. CEILING SOUND TRANSMISSION TEST BY TWO-ROOM

METHOD.

This is a performance test for a conf igurational property of ceiling

constructions, without explicit reference to the sound absorption coefficients

or sound transmission loss of ceiling materials. In particular, performance

is rendered independent of the total in-situ absorption contribution of the

receiving-room ceiling under test conditions by normalizing results with respect

to separate measurements specified herein, thereby focusing attention upon

the relative energy transmission of the ceiling configuration without appeal

to absorption coefficients. The method of test is designed to reflect field

conditions of ceiling erection under laboratory conditions of measurement control,

without necessary restriction to standardized classes of ceiling construction

beyond convenience for material comparisons.

The method of test is intended primarily for ranking the sound isolation

performance of suspended-ceiling configurations in a specific test environment,

generalized only with respect to receiving room absorption toward the ultimate

objective of relating ceiling rankings quantitatively to parti tion- tes t rankings

under widely varying field situations

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27.1.2. AIMA BUILDING CODE REPORT. AIMA MODEL NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE (1971).

The provisions of this section are for the design and construction of

interior walls, partitions and floor-ceiling assemblies to provide resistance

to airborne and impact noise transmission.

These provisions are applicable to construction assemblies separating a dwelling unit from adjacent dwelling units, public areas, service areas or from

other occupancies. The same provisions are applicable to assemblies separating

guest units from one another in hotels and motels and to assemblies separating

individual tenant areas in commercial structures.

27.1.3. AM SPEC. NO. 11. ACOUSTICAL ABSORBERS (1972).

The purpose of this Standard is to establish a uniform set of practices for

the testing of Unit Acoustical Absorbers "Surface-type" which will supplement

the requirements, of the American Society for Testing and Materials Designation:

C423-66, Standard Method of Test for SOUND ABSORPTION OF ACOUSTICAL MATERIALS

IN REVERBERATION ROOMS, or its latest revision.

Unit Acoustical Absorbers "Surface-type" are defined for the purpose of this

standard as elements of acoustical material differing from other sound absorbing

materials only in distribution during use.

27.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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28c General Services Administration (GSA )

,

Public Buildins Service (PBS )

28.1, Summary of Standards

! !! 28<,l„lo PBS - C.lo TEST METHOD FOR THE DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF SPEECH ~- PRIVACY PROTENTIAL

(SPP) BASED ON SUBJECTIVE JUDGMENTS (1972).

It is the purpose of this test method to define the Speech-Privacy Potential

and related quantities and define a method for their direct measurement or determination in a building system prototype or in the fieldo 1

28.1<,2. PBS - C.2. TEST METHOD FOR THE SUFFICIENT VERIFICATION OF SPEECH — PRIVACY

POTENTIAL (SPP) BASED ON OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING METHODS FOR THE RATING

OF FUNCTIONAL INTERZONE ATTENUATION AND NC —BACKGROUND (1972).,

It is the purpose of this test method to define the Noise Isolation Class,

the NC-Background and related quantities, with respect to the requirements of

speech privacy in the open-plan and closed-room portions of building space,

and to define methods for their direct measurement for verification of the

Speech-Privacy Potential (SPP)

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28.1»3<, GUIDE FOR ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION OF AN INTEGRATED CEILING AND i BACKGROUND SYSTEM (1972).

| The system selected for coverage by this specification is comprised of

five sets of building components and their interfacing. It is the primary

intent of this specification to provide for the procurement of these five j elements on the basis of acoustical performance criteria. The criteria were developed from the requirement to control air-borne sound transmission for

the attainment of speech privacy between functional adjacencies in closed- room or open-plan portions of the typical office space.

2 8 o 2 . Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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29 . Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association (DEMA )

29 . 1 . Summary of Standards

29.1.1. DEMA TEST CODE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF SOUND FROM HEAVY-DUTY RECIPROCATING ENGINE

(1972).

The purpose of this document is to establish a standard procedure for measuring,

recording, and reporting data in acoustic surveys at engine installations.

Section 5.0 deals with noise levels inside the building. Section 6^0 deals with

noise levels outside the building, particularly on plant boundaries.

This Code applies to heavy-duty internal combustion engines and driven equipment, such as generators, pumps or compressors and specifies procedures and

operating conditions acceptable and expedient for use by non-specialists as well as by acoustic engineers.

29.2. Draft Proposals for New Standards

None at present time.

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Appendix A

Addresses and Officers

1. International Standards Organiza tion (iSO)

Central Secretariat-Geneva, Switzerland

1.1. ISO/TC 43 ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON ACOUSTICS

Secretary : Mrs. Simonsgaard

Postboks 77 DK-2900 Hellerup, Copenhagen

Denmark

1.1.1. ISO/TC 43/SCl NOISE

Cha irman ; F. Ingerslev

Technical University

DK-2800 Lyngby, Copenhagen

Denmark

Secre tary : Mrs, Simonsgaard

U.S. Technical Advisory Group

ANSI SI Acoustical Measurements and Terminology

ANSI S3 Bioacoustics

U.S. Technical Advisor

L„ Batchelder

983 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

1.1.2, ISO/TC 43/SC2 BUILDING ACOUSTICS

Chairman ; Dr. Ove Brandt

Kor sbar svagen 4 A Stockholm, Sweden

Secretary : Miss K. Bahlo

Fachnormenausschuss Materia Iprufung

46 Dortmund

Hakenstrasse 5, Germany

U.S. Technical Advisory Group

ASTM E33, Environmental Acoustics

Subcommittee E33.06, International Standards

U.S. Technical Advisor

Michael J. Kodaras

75-02 51st Avenue

Elmhurst, New York 11373

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2. International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC)

Central Secretariat-Geneva, Switzerland

2.1. lEC/TC 29 lEC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTROACOUSTICS

Chairman: L. Batchelder

983 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Secretary ; W. Koeter

Gloeilampen Sabriehen

P.D./ELA/SPB 6 Eindhoven, 4500

Netherlands

Technical Advisor

H. Knowles

Knowles Electronics, Inc. 3100 North Mannheim Road

Franklin Park, Illinois 60131

2.1.1„ lEC/TC 29/SC29B Audio Engineering

Chairman : A. S. Dahlstedt

Akustik Konsult, A.B,

KragenHsv^gen 2 181 62 Liding8 3 Sweden

Secretary : W. Koeter

U.S. Technical Advisory Group

ANSI Si Acoustical Measurements and Terminology

ANSI S2 Mechanical Shock and Vibration

ANSI S3 Bioacoustics

U.S. Technical Advisor

Hellmuth Etzold

81 1/2 Central Street

Narragansett , Rhode Island 02822

2.1.2. lEC/TC 29/SC29C MEASURING DEVICES

D. W. Robinson

National Physical Laboratory

Teddington, Middlesex

Great Britain

P. Lorand

Chef Du Departement Acoustique

Centre De Recherches Du CNET

22301 Lannion

France

Chairman

Secretary ;

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U.S. Technical Advisory Group

ANSI SI Acoustical Measurements and Terminology

ANSI S2 Mechanical Shock and Vibration

ANSI S3 Bioacoustics

UpS. Technical Advisor

W. Koidan

National Bureau of Standards

Sound Building, Room B106

Washington, D.C. 20234

2.1.3. lEC/TC 29/SC29D ULTRASONICS

Cha irman : M. GrUetzmacher

Phys ika lisch-Technische Bundesans ta 1

1

33 Braunschweig, Bundesalle 100

Germany

Secretary ; A. V. Rinsky-Korsakov

Committee for USSR Participation

in International Power Conferences

Gorky Street, 11 Moscow K9, USSR

U.S. Technical Advisory Group

ANSI Si Acoustical Measurements and Terminology

ANSI S2 Mechanical Shock anu Vibration

ANSI S3 Bioacoustics

U.S. Technical Advisor

Peter Edmonds

IEEE

345 East 47th Street

New York, New York 10017

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3. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

1430 Broadway

New York, New York 10018

1, ANSI SI ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND TERMINOLOGY

Chairman : Dr. W. Lang

IBM Acoustics Lab, Building 704

P.O. Box 390

Poughkeepsie , New York 12603

Secretary ; Ms. Avril Brenig

ASA Headquarters

335 East 45th Street

New York, New York 10017

2. ANSI S2 MECHANICAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION

Chairman : R. R. Bouche

801 S. Arroyo Parkway

Pasadena, California 91109

Secretary ; Ms. Avril Brenig

3. AtJSI S3 BIOACOUSTICS

Chairman : R. W. Benson

Bonitron, Inc. 633 Thompson Lane Nashville, Tennessee 37204

Secretary ; Ms. Avril Brenig

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4. American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)

1916 Race Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

4.1. ASIM E-33 ENVIRONMENTAL ACOUSTICS

Chairman: K. S. Oliphant

Acoustical Consultants, Inc.

657 Howard Street

San Francisco, California 94105

Secretary ; R. Moulder

National Gypsum Co. 1650 Military Road

Buffalo, New York 14217

4.1..1. ASTM E-33/SC,01 SOUND ABSORPTION

Cha irman ; H. Jo Sabine

Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation

Granville, Ohio 43023

Secretary ; C. Sherry

Comtar Ltd.

Senneville

Quebec, Canada

4.1.2. ASTM E-33/SC.02 FIRE PERFORMANCE

Chairman : R. Benasutti

Conred Corporation

2200 Highcrest Road

St. Paul, Minnesota 55113

Secretary : Vacant

4.1.3. ASTM E-33/SC.03 SOUND TRANSMISSION

Chairman : G. Winzer

HUD, Room 4212

451 7th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C, 20410

4.1.4. ASTM E-33/SC.04 APPLICATION

Chairman : R. Lindahl

2261 Winthrop Road

Trenton, Michigan 48183

Secretary : R. A. LaCosse

Acoustical and Insulating Materials Association

205 W. Touhy

Park Ridge, Illinois 60068

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4.1.5. ASTM E-33/SC.05 BASIC PROPERTIES

Chairman ; H. Kingsbury

Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania 16801

Secretary ; H. J. Sabine

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Technical Center

Granville, Ohio 43023

4.1.6, ASTM E-33/SC.06 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

Chairman: M. J. Kodaras

75-02 51st Avenue

Elmhurst, New York 11373

Secretary : D. R, Flynn

NBS

Building 233, Room a149

Washington, D.C. 20234

4.1o7. ASTM E-33/SC.07 DEFINITIONS

Chairman : Ralph Huntley

314 River Road

Chatham Township

New Jersey 07928

Secretary ; P. LeMasurier

U.S. Plywood

Drawer C Brewster, New York 10509

I'U.l.S. ASTM E-33/SC.08 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOISE

Chairman : H„ Kingsbury

Pennsylvania State University

jjj University Park, Pennsylvania 16801

Secretary ; Vacant

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5. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Two Pennsylvania Plaza

New York, New York 10001

5.1. Committee A21 ; AIRCRAFT NOISE MEASUREMENTS

Chairman : F. Kolk

American Airlines, Inc.

633 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10017

5.1.1. Sub-Committee : HELICOPTER AND V/STOL NOISE

Chairman : G. Get line

Convair Aerospace

MZ 632-00, P.O. Box 1128

San Diego, California 92112

5.1.2. Sub-Committee : INSTRUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS

Chairman : J. C. McCann

Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Mail Code EBIM5

400 Main Street

E. Hartford, Conn. 06108

5.1.3. Sub-Committee : APU NOISE

Chairman : D. Wakeling

BOAC Headquarters TBA109A

London Airport (Heathrow)

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

5.1.4. Sub-Committee : INTERIOR NOISE

Chairman: N. Shapiro

Lockheed-California Co. Dept. 60-43, P.O. Box 551

Burbank, California 91503

5.2. Committee : VEHICLE SOUND LEVELS

Cha irman : W. N. Scott

Chrysler Corp.

Engineering Office

P.O. Box 1118

Detroit, Michigan 48231

5.2.1. Sub-Committee : MOTORCYCLE NOISE

Chairman : R. A. Little

Dept. of California Highway Patrol

P.O. Box 898

Sacramento, California 95804

5.2.2. Sub-Committee : TRUCK TIRE NOISE

Cha irman : S. A. Lippmann

Uni Royal Tire Co. 6600 East Jefferson Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48232

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5.2.3. Sub-Committee ; MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLE NOISE

Chairman : K. F„ Nowak

ACS Limited

114 Railside Road

Don Mills, 400, Ontario, Canada

5.2.4. Sub-Committee : ii^GRICULTURE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY SOUND LEVELS

Chairman : L. D. Bergsten

Research Dept .

, Technica 1 Center

Caterpillar Tractor Co. Peoria, Illinois 61502

Secretary ; J. Prosek

International Harvester Co. Melrose Park Works

Melrose Park, Illinois 60160

Secretary ; R. Myers

Terex Division

General Motors Corp.

Hudson, Ohio 44232

5.2.5. Sub-Committee ; ENGINE NOI§E MEASUREMENTS

Chairman ; R. M. Law Detroit Diesel Allison Div.

General Motors Corp.

13400 W. Outer Drive

Detroit, Michigan 48228

5.2.6. Sub-Committee : MARINE SOUND LEVEL

Cha irman : J. Mohr

Outboard Marine Corp.

4109 N. 27th Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53216

5.2.7. Sub-Committee : OPERATOR NOISE EXPOSURE

Chairman ; F. C. Walters

John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works

P.O. Box 270

Waterloo, Iowa 50704

5.2.8. Sub-Committee : SMALL ENGINE POWERED EQUIPMENT

Chairman : L. Lechtenberg

Briggs and Stratton Co. P.O. Box 702

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

5.2.9. Sub-Committee ; STATIC TEST FOR PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS

Chairman ; R. Heath

Walker Manufacturing Co. Engineering and Research Center

3901 Willis Road

Grass Lake, Michigan 49240

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5.2.10, Sub-Committee : RAIL VEHICLE NOISE

Chairman : K. Knight

De Leuw, Cather and Co. 955 N. L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024

6. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

345 East 47th Street

New York, New York 10017

6.1. STANDARDS COMMITTEE OF GROUP ON AUDIO AND ELECTROACOUSTICS

Cha irman ; Dr. Herman R. Silbilger

Bell Laboratories

Room 3E-511

Holmdel, New Jersey

7. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

345 East 47th Street

New York, New York 10017

7.1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 2.6 SOUND AND VIBRATION

Chairman ; H. Kingsbury

Pennsylvania State University

101 Eng. A University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

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8. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

1815 North Fort Meyer Drive

Arlington, Virginia 22209

8.1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SOUND

Chairman ; R. W. Kelto

Air Temp Division

Chrysler Corporation

Dayton, Ohio 45401

Secretary ; Bob Evans ARI

1815 North Fort Meyer Drive

Arlington, Virginia 22209

8.1.1. SUB- COMMITTEE ON EQUIPMENT ROOM NOISE

Chairman : J. 0. Webber

York Division

Borg Warner

York, Pennsylvania 18705

Secretary ; Bob Evans ARI

1815 North Fort Meyer Drive

Arlington, Virginia 22209

8.1.2. SUB-COMMITTEE ON INDUCT SOUND TESTING

Chairman ; Vacant at present

Secretary ; Bob Evans ARI

1815 North Fort Meyer Drive

Arlington, Virginia 22209

8.1.3. SUB-COMMITTEE ON REVERBERANT ROOMS

Inactive at present

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9. Air Moving and Conditioning Association (AMCA)

30 West University Drive

Arlington Heights, Illinois 6000A

9.1. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SOUND

Chairman : J. B. Graham

Buffalo Forge Co. P.O. Box 985

Buffalo, New York 14240

10. Air Diffusion Council (ADC)

435 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60611

10.1, SOUND COMMITTEE

Chairman ; C. Brown

Lear Siegler Inc./Krueger Div, P.O. Box 5486

Tucson, Arizona 85703

Secretary ; G. Otto

Air Diffusion Council

435 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60611

11. Home Ventilating Institute (HVI)

230 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60601

11.1. ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

Chairman ; Mro John Harper

Nu Tone Division

Scovill Company

Madison and Redbank Roads

Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

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12. Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)

20 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

12.1. AHAM ROOM AIR-CONDITIONER SOUND SUB-COMMITTEE

Chairman ; R. W. Gilmer

Chrysler Corporation

1600 Webster Street

P.Oc Box 1037

Dayton, Ohio 45404

Secretary ; John Weizeorick

AHAM

20 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

12.2. ADHOC COMMITTEE OF AHAM's ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND SAFETY BOARD TO DEVELOP

METHODS OF SOUND MEASUREMENT

Chairman : Dr. R„ So Musa

Research Development Center

1310 Beulah Road

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235

Secretary ; John Weizeorick

AHAM

20 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606
13. National School Supply and Equipment Association

Folding Partition Subsection

1500 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia 22209

13.1. Folding Partition Section

Chairman: J. Friesenecker

Richards Wilcox Manufacturing Company

174 Third Avenue

Aurora, Illinois 60507

14. California Redwood Association

617 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, California 94111

14. 1„ C. R. Johnson Safety Committee

Chairman : R. Spencer

Willits Redwood Products

P.O. Box 609 Willits, California 95490

15. Federal Specifications

Specification Sales (3FRDS)

Building 197, Washington Navy Yard

General Services Administration

Washington, D.C. 20407

15. 1„ No Active Committee on Acoustical Standards

16. American Boat and Yacht Council

15 East 26th Street

New York, New York 10010

16„1„ Structure and Arrangements Committee

Chairman: Vacant

17, Electronic Industries Association

2001 I Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006

17.1. No active committee on acoustical standards.

18. Compressed Air and Gas Institute

122 East 42nd Street

New York, New York 10017

18„1„ No active committee on acoustical standards.

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19. American Gear Manufacturers Association

1330 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

19.1.

20.1.

21.1.

22.1.

23.1.

24.1

Acoustical Technology Committee

Chairman ; Mr. E. J. Wellauar

American Gear Manufacturers Association

1330 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

20. National Electrical Manufacturers Association

155 East 44th Street

New York, New York 10017

No active committee on acoustical standards.

21. National Machine Tool Builders Association

7901 West Park Drive

McLean, Virginia 22101

Noise Measurement Technique Committee .

Chairman ; vacant

Secretary : Mr. E. J. Loeffler

Technical Director

National Machine Tool Builders Association

7901 West Park Drive

McLean, Virginia 22101

22. Power Saw Manufacturers Association

734 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

Engineering Subcommittee (BID

Chairman ; Mr. Mike Ariens

Ariens Company

655 West Ryan Street

Brillion, Wisconsin 54110

23. Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association

60 East 42nd Street

New York, New York 10017

No active committee on acoustical standards,

24. Hearing Aid Industry Conference

Suite 628

1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036

Committee on Standards

Chairman : Mr. S. Lybarger

President

Radioear Corporation

375 Valley Brook Road

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

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25<, Military Specifications

Commanding Officer

Naval Publications and Forms Center

5801 Tabor Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19120

25.1, No active committee on acoustical standards.

26o National Fluid Power Association

P.O. Box 49

Thiensville, Wisconsin 53092

26,1, Sound Measuring General Technical Committee

Chairman ; Mr, A. 0, Roberts

c/o National Fluid Power Association

P.O. Box 49 Thiensville, Wisconsin 53092

27, Acoustical and Insulating Materials Association (AIMA)

205 West Touhy Avenue

Park Ridge, Illinois 60068

27.1. Technical Committee of AIMA

Chairman ; G, Cross

Boise Cascade Corporation

P.Oo Box 2885

Portland, Oregon 97208

28. General Services Administration

Public Buildings Service

Office of Construction Management

19th and F Street, N,W.

Washington, D.C. 20405

28.1. No active committee on acoustical standardso

29, Air Pollution Control Association (APCA)

4400 Fifth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

29.1. APCA TP- 6 Noise

Chairman ; Mr, A, H, Phelps

Corporate Air Pollution Control

Proctor and Gamble Corporation

7162 Reading Road-Hlllcres t Tower

Cincinnati ,' Ohio 45237

30„ Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association

122 East 42nd Street

New York, New York 10017

30.1. No active committee on acoustical standards.

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1. PUBLICATION OR REPORT NO. NBS-SP-386

2. Gov't Accession No.3. Recipient's Accession No.

STANDARDS ON NOISE MEASUREMENTS,

RATING SCHEMES, AND DEFINITIONS ; A Compilation

5. Publication Date November 1973

6. Performing Organization Code

7. AUTHOR(S) 8, Performing Organization

Jack M. Path

9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. Project/Task/ Work Unit Nc

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20234

11. Contract/Grant No.

12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address National Bureau of Standards

Department of Commerce

Washington, D.C. 20234

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15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

16- ABSTRACT (A 200-word or less factual summary of most significant information. If document includes a significant

bibliography or literature survey, mention it here.) This compilation deals with material assembled from the various standards,

industrial and trade organizations, or technical and scientific societies concerned

«7ith acoustics. There has been no attempt to review or evaluate the standards, but

rather just to list those that are available. The standards cover a broad scope of topic

in acoustics--including measurement techniques, rating schemes, definitions, equipment

and product specification, subjective measurements and response to noise, and

calibration methods. Those standards dealing solely with shock and vibration have not

generally been included. The paragraphs describing the standards give a brief summary

of intent and/or scope of the standard. In some cases the paragraph is the official

description of the standard as issued by the organization or society promulgating the

standard, while in others the paragraph merely describes the spirit of the standard.

Proposed standards are also listed. The names and addresses of the various organizations

or societies and their acoustical standards committees are listed in an Appendix. The

compilation includes all information available as of April 1, 1973.

17. KEY WORDS (Alphabetical order, separated by semicolons)

Acoustics; noise; rating schemes; sound; standards organizations,

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