Plasterboard, Glass Wool 90 mm R2.7, No MLV

Panel sweeps keyed on measured percentage open area.

Tests

5

Effect of Open Area

Rw range

19–34dB

spread 15 dB

Highest Rw

34dB

PB solid (10 mm) (0.0%)

Largest ΔRw vs first

−16dB

PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%)

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 solid (10 mm) (0.0%)Project070
34
−2−6ref.+3332.0
PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%)Project009
19
−1−4−16+1818.9
PB Slots (13.1%)Project029
25
0−3−10+2524.2
PB 15 mm Round (19.6%)Project016
23
0−3−12+2322.2
PB 12 mm Hexagon (23.9%)Project035
25
−1−4−11+2423.2

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.