Plasterboard 6 mm Round, Glass Wool 90 mm R2.7

Assembly turned around in the opening: plaster facing source or receiver.

Tests

3

Effect of Orientation, With and Without MLV

Rw range

19–31dB

spread 12 dB

Highest Rw

31dB

PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%) (Plaster facing receiver, MLV)

Largest ΔRw vs first

+10dB

PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%) (Plaster facing receiver, MLV)

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%) (Plaster facing source, No MLV)Project009
19
−1−4ref.+1818.9
PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%) (Plaster facing receiver, No MLV)Project068
19
−1−3+1+1919.2
PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%) (Plaster facing receiver, MLV)Project067
31
−2−6+10+3028.6

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.