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  • ANSI/ASA S12.72 : 2015

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    PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING THE AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL IN A ROOM

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  26-06-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  Acoustical Society of America

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    1 Scope
    2 Purpose
    3 Applications
    4 Normative references
    5 Terms and definitions, nomenclature and mathematical
       descriptions
    6 Types of sound
    7 Types of acoustical environments
    8 Instrumentation
    9 Test conditions
    10 Allowable measurement volume
    11 Measurement procedure
    12 Background noise correction
    13 Criteria evaluation
    14 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Typical noise metrics for various
            indoor sound level measurements
    Annex B (informative) - Sample data sheet for indoor
            sound level measurements
    Annex C (informative) - Example of Using ANSI S12.72
            for School Classrooms (Survey Method)
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines requirements and procedures for the measurement of sound pressure levels in building spaces or rooms.

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    Committee S12
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Acoustical Society of America
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 61672-2:2013+AMD1:2017 CSV Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 2: Pattern evaluation tests
    ANSI/ASA S1.4 PART 3:2014 Electroacoustics - Sound Level Meters - Part 3: Periodic Tests (a nationally adopted international standard)
    ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013 ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY
    ISO 3382-2:2008 Acoustics Measurement of room acoustic parameters Part 2: Reverberation time in ordinary rooms
    ANSI S12.9 PT1 : 2013 QUANTITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DESCRIPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND - PART 1: BASIC QUANTITIES AND DEFINITIONS
    ANSI/ASA S1.4 PART 2 : 2014 ELECTROACOUSTICS - SOUND LEVEL METERS - PART 2: PATTERN EVALUATION TESTS
    ANSI S12.9 PT6 : 2008 QUANTITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DESCRIPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND - PART 6: METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF AWAKENINGS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTDOOR NOISE EVENTS HEARD IN HOMES
    ANSI S1.42 : 2001 DESIGN RESPONSE OF WEIGHTING NETWORKS FOR ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS
    ANSI S12.9 PT3 : 2013 QUANTITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DESCRIPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND - PART 3: SHORT-TERM MEASUREMENTS WITH AN OBSERVER PRESENT
    ANSI/ASA S1.4 PART 1 : 2014 ELECTROACOUSTICS - SOUND LEVEL METERS - PART 1: SPECIFICATIONS
    IEC 61672-3:2013 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 3: Periodic tests
    ANSI S12.9 PT2 : 1992(R2008) QUANTITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DESCRIPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND - PART 2: MEASUREMENT OF LONG-TERM, WIDE-AREA SOUND
    ANSI S12.7 : 1986 METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF IMPULSE NOISE
    ANSI/ASA S1.11 PART 1 : 2014 ELECTROACOUSTICS - OCTAVE-BAND AND FRACTIONAL-OCTAVE-BAND FILTERS - PART 1: SPECIFICATIONS
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