The sound pressure level at 250 Hz is 50 dB in one room and in 30 dB in the other. The surface area of the wall between them is 15 m2. The total amount of absorption at 250 Hz in the room with the lower noise level is 20 Sabines. What is the sound reduction index of the separating partition at 250 Hz: a. 20.0 dB b. 17.5 dB c. 18.8 dB d. 44.8 dB
Interference of sound
Seiche
A seiche is an oscillating standing wave in a body of water. The term seiche pronounced saysh) can be understood by the sloshing of water back and forth in a swimming pool. The same phenomenon happens on a much larger scale in vast bodies of water including bays and lakes. A seizure can happen in any enclosed or semi-enclosed body of water.
The sound pressure level at 250 Hz is 50 dB in one room and in 30 dB in the other. The surface area of the wall between them is 15 m2. The total amount of absorption at 250 Hz in the room with the lower noise level is 20 Sabines. What is the sound reduction index of the separating partition at 250 Hz:
a. 20.0 dB
b. 17.5 dB
c. 18.8 dB
d. 44.8 dB
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