Plasterboard 12 mm Square, No MLV

Same panel and MLV state, insulation product varied.

Tests

2

Effect of Insulation

Rw range

7–13dB

spread 6 dB

Highest Rw

13dB

GW 45 mm R2.5

Largest ΔRw vs first

+7dB

GW 45 mm R2.5

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
No InsulationProject010
7
00ref.+77.6
GW 45 mm R2.5Project011
13
0−1+7+1312.3

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.