EN 16205:2013+A1:2018
(Main + Amendment)Laboratory measurement of walking noise on floors
Laboratory measurement of walking noise on floors
This European Standard specifies a laboratory measurement method to determine noise radiated from a floor covering on a standard concrete floor when excited by a standard tapping machine.
Messung von Gehschall auf Fußböden im Prüfstand
Mesurage en laboratoire du bruit des pas sur les planchers
Laboratorijsko merjenje hrupa pri hoji po podu
Ta evropski standard določa metodo z laboratorijskim merjenjem za določevanje hrupa, ki prihaja iz talne obloge na standardnih betonskih tleh ob uporabi standardnega stopalnega stroja.
General Information
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 20-Mar-2018
- Withdrawal Date
- 27-Jan-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 126 - Acoustic properties of building products and of buildings
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 25-Nov-2020
- Completion Date
- 28-Jan-2026
Relations
- Effective Date
- 19-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 21-Feb-2018
- Effective Date
- 08-Jun-2022
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Referred By
EN 16354:2018 - Laminate floor coverings - Underlays - Specification, requirements and test methods - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 16205:2013+A1:2018 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Laboratory measurement of walking noise on floors". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies a laboratory measurement method to determine noise radiated from a floor covering on a standard concrete floor when excited by a standard tapping machine.
This European Standard specifies a laboratory measurement method to determine noise radiated from a floor covering on a standard concrete floor when excited by a standard tapping machine.
EN 16205:2013+A1:2018 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 91.120.20 - Acoustics in building. Sound insulation. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 16205:2013+A1:2018 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 16205:2013/FprA1, EN 16205:2013, EN 16205:2020, EN ISO 10140-4:2010, EN ISO 10140-1:2021, EN ISO 10140-5:2021, EN ISO 10140-2:2021, EN ISO 10140-3:2021, EN 16354:2018. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Laboratorijsko merjenje hrupa pri hoji po poduMessung von Gehschall auf Fußböden im PrüfstandMesurage en laboratoire du bruit des pas sur les planchersLaboratory measurement of walking noise on floors91.120.20L]RODFLMDAcoustics in building. Sound insulation91.060.30Stropi. Tla. StopniceCeilings. Floors. Stairs17.140.01Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in generalICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 16205:2013+A1:2018SIST EN 16205:2013+A1:2018en,fr,de01-junij-2018SIST EN 16205:2013+A1:2018SLOVENSKI
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Laboratory measurement of walking noise on floors Mesurage en laboratoire du bruit des pas sur les planchers
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Presentation of the walking noise spectrum with uncertainty bars (example) . 11 Annex B (normative)
Reference spectrum for laboratory bare floors . 12 Annex C (informative)
Fixing the pads below the tapping machine . 13 Annex D (informative)
Background of the measuring method . 14 !Annex E (informative)"
Calculation of perceived walking loudness on floor coverings installed floating . 16 E.1 General . 16 E.2 Data measured . 16 E.3 Calculations . 16 E.3.1 Sound spectrum Li,loud . 16 E.3.2 Loudness RWS . 16 E.4 Test report . 17 Bibliography . 18
Critical bandwidth differs within the frequency range. Note 2 to entry:
The critical band produces the critical band scale. Its unit is Bark." 4 Principle A floor test facility according to EN ISO 10140 for impact and airborne sound measurements is used. It consists of two medium sized and medium damped rooms above each other, separated by a standard homogeneous concrete floor. As a walking noise source, a standard tapping machine according to EN ISO 10140 is applied. Several average sound pressure level measurements in third-octave bands are made in the upper and lower rooms with the bare floor either uncovered or covered with pads or sufficiently large "full-size" specimens of the tested flooring. In the upper room the reverberation times with large specimens and with merely pads present shall be determined. The walking sound pressure level is then calculated according to Formula (1) from the sound power directly radiated from the floor covering into the upper room plus the sound power from the bare floor under the floor covering, which radiates back into the upper room. Finally the A-weighted walking sound pressure level is calculated from the measured average sound pressure levels. In Formula (1) the radiation from the bare floor through the floor covering is corrected for deviations of the actual laboratory
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