Building acoustic has largely been tested in large facilities and building façade companies that specialize in noise controlling systems. But what we are trying to convey here is a system that is not oversized and bulk that anyone can build to be able to test the acoustic quality of their building material. Below there will be some precedent studies from companies like NASA who've built and designed systems to test sound. During my experiment I am looking to confirm my hypothesis that when using insulation foam material it will be able to significantly reduce the amount of sound that enters and leaves a room/building. To test this information I need to create an air tight box lined with sound proof foam making it as large as possible then be able to transmit sound through on end of the box to another box that has a sound level meter attached to be able to measure the sound that passes through the material. Each material will be put to the test to see how the material will preform on its own as a sound absorbing material
MATERIALS TESTED
MATERIALS LISTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
-CONCRETE
-MDF (MEDIUM DENSITY FIBER BOARD)
-INSULATION FOAM
-STYROFOAM
-CARDBOARD
-CONCRETE
-MDF (MEDIUM DENSITY FIBER BOARD)
-INSULATION FOAM
-STYROFOAM
-CARDBOARD
BASIS WALL ASSEMBLY UNDERSTANDING
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
