Plasterboard Round, Glass Wool 175 mm R3.5, No MLV

Round perforations only, hole diameter varied.

Tests

2

Effect of Hole Diameter

Rw range

14–19dB

spread 5 dB

Highest Rw

19dB

PB 12 mm Round (17.7%)

Largest ΔRw vs first

+3dB

PB 12 mm Round (17.7%)

Sound reduction index

R′ from the 2270, re-referenced to the 0.9216 m² specimen area (−0.35 dB). Grey lines: reference bounds.

Single-number ratings

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VariesTestRwCCtrΔRw vs firstΔRw vs openMean R
PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%)Project008
14
0−3ref.+1412.6
PB 12 mm Round (17.7%)Project024
19
0−2+3+1916.8

Rw, C and Ctr per ISO 717-1 over 100–3150 Hz. ΔRw fits the reference curve to the band-by-band difference curve, which is not the same number as subtracting two separately rounded Rw values. Mean R is the arithmetic mean over the 16 rating bands.