Sound insulation design for partition walls with autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC) block

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Materials and methods

2.1. Basic property of ALC blocks

2.2. Definition and criteria of sound insulation performance for the apartment partition walls in-between units

2.3. Simulation methods of sound insulation performances

2.4. Laboratory measurement methods of sound insulation performances

2.5. Experimental configuration according to the mix ratio and additional treatments of ALC blocks

3. Results

3.1. Estimated results of the single structure with ALC blocks

3.2. Estimated results of the complex structure with ALC blocks

4. Discussion

4.1. Design strategy

5. Conclusions

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