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1 SoundtransmissionCoefficient (STC) ratingD uringgeneralfullscalewalltesting,cellulo seeffectivelyreducestheairbornesoundfrom roomto especiallyimportantforapartments,condomi niums,offices,motels,andhotels, noticeable"quietness".Thesharpsoundsthat easilytransmitthroughnormallyinsulatedst ructuresaresubduedby (STC)ratingis basedonperformancewithfrequenciesfrom125 to 4000 Hertz(thespeechfrequencies)STCP rivacyAchieved25 Normalspeecheasilyunderstood30 Normalspeechaudiblebutnotintelligible35 Loudspeechaudibleandfairlyunderstandable 40 Loudspeechaudiblebutnotintelligible45 Loudspeechbarelyaudible50 Shoutingbarelyaudible55 ShoutingnotaudibleTheSTCof wallassembliescompletewiththeinstallatio nof celluloseinsulationcanbeestimatedby.
2 Uninsulatedwoodstuds2x4-16"OC+3 Studs24"OC+5 Metalstuds+31/2"Gypsum+41/2"TypeX Gypsum+45/8"Gypsum+55/8"TypeX Gypsum+23/8"Plywood+31/2"Plywood+45/8"Pl ywood+33/8"OSB+41/2"OSB+55/8"OSB+83 1/2"Celluloseinsulation+145 1/2"Celluloseinsulation+3 ResilientChannelGeneralguidelinesforcont rollingnoisebetweenspaces: Installingcelluloseinsulationwithina 2 x 4 wallcavitywillimprovetheSTCrating,by approximately8 dB,whichis a 2 x 6 wallcavitywilladdapproximately14 dBto theSTCrating. atypical2 x 4 wallwitha singlelayerof 1/2"drywalloneachside(TestedSTC):o CelluloseSTC41o Fiberglassor mineralfiberSTC38o IcyneneSTC37o Theinstalledperformancein battinsulationsystemsis typicallywellbelowthatof theirtestedSTCvalues.
3 Metalstudsperformbetterthanwoodstudsbyab out5db. Staggeringthestudsor usingdualstudscanprovidea substantialincreasein soundisolation. A wallmustextendto thestructuraldeckin orderto droppedceilingwillresultin Soundwilltravelthroughtheweakeststructur alelements,which,manytimes,aredoors,wind owsor "OC,facedonbothsides31/2"41with1/2"gypsu mwallboard2x6stud16"OC,facedonbothsides5 1/2"47with1/2"gypsumwallboardMetalStudAs semblies3 5/8"metalstuds16"OCfacedonbothsideswith5 /8"gypsumwall31/2"48board35/8"metalstuds 24"OCfacedonbothsideswith5/8"gypsumwall3 1/2"51boardASTM standardsfortestingASTMEgOSoundtransmiss ionlossASTME413 SoundtransmissionlossASTME1042 AcousticalabsorptionASTMC423 NoisereductioncoefficientsGeneralinforma tioncourtesyof NuWool.