SIST EN ISO 717-1:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 717-1:2021
01-marec-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 717-1:2013
Akustika - Vrednotenje zvočne izolirnosti v stavbah in zvočne izolirnosti gradbenih
elementov - 1. del: Izolirnost pred zvokom v zraku (ISO 717-1:2020)
Acoustics - Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements - Part 1:
Airborne sound insulation (ISO 717-1:2020)
Akustik - Bewertung der Schalldämmung in Gebäuden und von Bauteilen - Teil 1:
Luftschalldämmung (ISO 717-1:2020)
Acoustique - Évaluation de l'isolement acoustique des immeubles et des éléments de
construction - Partie 1: Isolement aux bruits aériens (ISO 717-1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 717-1:2020
ICS:
91.120.20 Akustika v stavbah. Zvočna Acoustics in building. Sound
izolacija insulation
SIST EN ISO 717-1:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 717-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

December 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.120.20 Supersedes EN ISO 717-1:2013
English Version

Acoustics - Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of
building elements - Part 1: Airborne sound insulation (ISO
717-1:2020)
Acoustique - Évaluation de l'isolement acoustique des Akustik - Bewertung der Schalldämmung in Gebäuden
immeubles et des éléments de construction - Partie 1: und von Bauteilen - Teil 1: Luftschalldämmung (ISO
Isolement aux bruits aériens (ISO 717-1:2020) 717-1:2020)
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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 717-1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43 "Acoustics"
in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 126 “Acoustic properties of building elements and
of buildings” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 717-1:2013.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 717-1:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 717-1:2020 without any modification.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 717-1
Fourth edition
2020-12
Acoustics — Rating of sound
insulation in buildings and of building
elements —
Part 1:
Airborne sound insulation
Acoustique — Évaluation de l'isolement acoustique des immeubles et
des éléments de construction —
Partie 1: Isolement aux bruits aériens
Reference number
ISO 717-1:2020(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Procedure for evaluating single-number quantities. 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Reference values . 4
4.3 Sound spectra . 4
4.4 Method of comparison . 4
4.5 Calculation of spectrum adaptation terms . 8
5 Statement of results . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Statement of performance of building elements . 9
5.3 Statement of requirements and of performance of buildings .10
Annex A (informative) Use of spectrum adaptation terms .11
Annex B (informative) Terms and spectra for an enlarged frequency range .13
Annex C (informative) Examples of the calculation of single-number quantities and
spectrum adaptation terms.16
Annex D (normative) Single-number rating for improvement of sound reduction index by
linings.19
Annex E (normative) Standard basic elements for measuring the improvement of airborne
sound insulation by linings .21
Bibliography .26
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43, Acoustics, Subcommittee SC 2,
Building acoustics, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical
Committee CEN/TC 126, Acoustic properties of building elements and of buildings, in accordance with the
Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 717-1:2013), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— ISO 10140-1:2016, G.6 relocated into this document;
— ISO 10140-5:2010, Annex B relocated into this document;
— references updated.
A list of all parts in the ISO 717 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
Methods of measurement of airborne sound insulation of building elements and in buildings have been
standardized e.g. in ISO 10140-2 and ISO 16283-1. The purpose of this document is to standardize a
method whereby the frequency-dependent values of airborne sound insulation can be converted into a
single number characterizing the acoustical performance.
References to standards which provide data for single-number evaluation are meant to be examples
and therefore are not complete.
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Acoustics — Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of
building elements —
Part 1:
Airborne sound insulation
1 Scope
This document
a) defines single-number quantities for airborne sound insulation in buildings and of building
elements such as walls, floors, doors, and windows,
b) takes into consideration the different sound level spectra of various noise sources such as noise
sources inside a building and traffic outside a building, and
c) gives rules for determining these quantities from the results of measurements carried out in one-
third-octave or octave bands for example in accordance with ISO 10140-2 and ISO 16283-1.
The single-number quantities in accordance with this document are intended for rating airborne
sound insulation and for simplifying the formulation of acoustical requirements in building codes. An
additional single-number evaluation in steps of 0,1 dB is indicated for the expression of uncertainty
(except for spectrum adaptation terms). The required numerical values of the single-number quantities
are specified according to varying needs. The single-number quantities are based on results of
measurements in one-third-octave bands or octave bands.
For laboratory measurements made in accordance with ISO 10140-2, single-number quantities are
calculated using one-third-octave bands only.
The rating of results of measurements carried out over an enlarged frequency range is dealt with in
Annex B.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 10140-1:2016, Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements —
Part 1: Application rules for specific products
ISO 10140-2:2010, Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements —
Part 2: Measurement of airborne sound insulation
ISO 10140-5:2010, Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements —
Part 5: Requirements for test facilities and equipment
ISO 10848-2:2017, Acoustics — Laboratory and field measurement of flanking transmission for airborne,
impact and building service equipment sound between adjoining rooms — Part 2: Application to Type B
elements when the junction has a small influence
ISO 15186-1:2000, Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements
using sound intensity — Part 1: Laboratory measurements
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ISO 16283-1:2014, Acoustics — Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building
elements — Part 1: Airborne sound insulation
ISO 16283-1:2014/Amd 1:2017, Acoustics — Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of
building elements — Part 1: Airborne sound insulation — Amendment 1
ISO 16283-3:2016, Acoustics — Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building
elements — Part 3: Façade sound insulation
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
single-number quantity
value, in decibels, of the reference curve at 500 Hz after shifting
it in accordance with the method specified in this document
Note 1 to entry: Terms and symbols for the single-number quantity used depend on the type of measurement.
Examples are listed in Table 1 for airborne sound insulation properties of building elements and in Table 2 for
airborne sound insulation in buildings. In general, new single-number quantities are derived in a similar way.
3.2
spectrum adaptation term
value, in decibels, to be added to the single-number rating (e.g. R ) to take account of the characteristics
w
of particular sound spectra
Note 1 to entry: Two sound spectra are defined (in one-third-octave bands and in octave bands) in this document.
Note 2 to entry: Annex A gives information on the purpose of introducing these two spectrum adaptation terms
C and C .
tr
4 Procedure for evaluating single-number quantities
4.1 General
The values obtained in accordance with e.g. ISO 10140-2 and ISO 16283-1 are compared with reference
values (see 4.2) at the frequencies of measurement within the range 100 Hz to 3 150 Hz for one-third-
octave bands and 125 Hz to 2 000 Hz for octave bands.
The comparison shall be carried out as specified in 4.4.
Furthermore, two spectrum adaptation terms shall be calculated (see 4.5) based on two typical spectra
within the frequency range as quoted above. These two terms may optionally be supplemented by
additional spectrum adaptation terms covering (if need be and if measured data are available) a wider
frequency range between 50 Hz and 5 000 Hz.
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Table 1 — Single-number quantities of airborne sound insulation properties of building
elements
Derived from one-third-octave band values
Defined in
Single-number quantity Term and symbol
Weighted sound reduction index, R Sound reduction index, R ISO 10140-2:2010 Formula (2)
w
Weighted normalized flanking level Normalized flanking level
ISO 10848-2:2017 3.1
difference, D difference, D
n,f,w n,f
Weighted element-normalized level Element-normalized level
ISO 10140-2:2010 Formula (5)
difference, D difference, D
n,e,w n,e
Weighted joint sound insulation Joint sound insulation ISO 10140-1:2016,
Formula (J.1).
index, R index, R Annex J
s,w s
Weighted intensity sound insulation Intensity sound insulation
ISO 15186-1:2000 Formula (7)
index, R index, R
I,W I
Table 2 — Single-number quantities of airborne sound insulation in buildings
Derived from one third octave band values or octave band values
Defined in
Single-number quantity Term and symbol
Weighted apparent sound reduction Apparent sound reduction ISO 16283-1:2014/
Formula (4)
index, R′ index, R′ Amd 1:2017
w
Weighted apparent sound reduction Apparent sound reduction
ISO 16283-3: 2016 3.12
index, R′ index, R′
45°,w 45°
Weighted apparent sound reduction Apparent sound reduction
ISO 16283-3: 2016 3.13
index, R′ index, R′
tr,s,w tr,s
Weighted normalized level difference, Normalized
ISO 10140-2:2010 Formula (5)
D level difference, D
n,w n
Weighted standardized level difference, Standardized
ISO 16283-1:2014 Formula (2)
D level difference, D
nT,w nT
Weighted standardized level difference, Standardized level differ-
ISO 16283-3:2016 3.15
D or D ence, D or D
ls,2m,nT,w tr,2m,nT,w ls,2m,nT tr,2m,nT
Weighted normalized level difference, Normalized level
ISO 16283-3:2016 3.16
D or D difference, D or D
ls,2m,n,w tr,2m,n,w ls,2m,n tr,2m,n
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4.2 Reference values
The set of reference values used for comparison with measurement results shall be as given in Table 3.
The reference curves are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
Table 3 — Reference values for airborne sound
Frequency Reference values
dB
Hz One-third-octave bands Octave bands
100 33
125 36 36
160 39
200 42
250 45 45
315 48
400 51
500 52 52
630 53
800 54
1 000 55 55
1 250 56
1 600 56
2 000 56 56
2 500 56
3 150 56
4.3 Sound spectra
The set of sound spectra in one-third-octave bands and octave bands to calculate the spectrum
adaptation terms shall be as given in Table 4 and shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4. The spectra are
A-weighted and the overall spectrum level is normalized to 0 dB.
4.4 Method of comparison
To evaluate the results of a sound insulation measurement in one-third-octave bands (or octave bands),
1)
the measurement data shall be given to one decimal place . Shift the relevant reference curve in
increments of 1 dB (0,1 dB for the expression of uncertainty) towards the measured curve until the sum
of unfavourable deviations is as large as possible, but not more than 32,0 dB (measurement in 16 one-
third-octave bands) or 10,0 dB (measurement in 5 octave bands).
1) ISO 10140-2 and ISO 16283-1 state that the results shall be reported “to one decimal place”. However, if the
octave or one-third-octave values have been reported with more than one decimal digit, the values should be reduced
to one decimal place before use in the calculation of the single number rating. This is done by taking the value in
tenths of a decibel closest to the reported values: XX,XYZ ZZ . is rounded to XX,X if Y is less than 5 and to XX,X + 0,1
if Y is equal to or greater than 5. Software developers should ensure that this reduction applies to the true input
values and not only to the displayed precision (as shown on the screen or printed on paper). Generally this can be
implemented by the following sequence of instructions: multiply the (positive) number XX,XYZ ZZ . by 10 and add
[1]
0,5, take the integer part and then divide the result by 10. For further details see ISO 80000-1 .
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Key
f frequency, in Hz
L reference value, in dB
Figure 1 — Curve of reference values for airborne sound, one-third-octave bands
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Key
f frequency, in Hz
L reference value, in dB
Figure 2 — Curve of reference values for airborne sound, octave bands
Table 4 — Sound level spectra to calculate the adaptation terms
Frequency Sound levels, L
i,j
dB
Hz Spectrum No. 1 to calculate C Spectrum No. 2 to calculate C
tr
One-third octave Octave One-third octave Octave
100 −29 −20
125 −26 −21 −20 −14
160 −23 −18
200 −21 −16
250 −19 −14 −15 −10
315 −17 −14
400 −15 −13
500 −13 −8 −12 −7
630 −12 −11
800 −11 −9
1 000 −10 −5 −8 −4
1 250 −9 −9
NOTE  All levels are A weighted and the overall spectrum level is normalized to 0 dB.
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Table 4 (continued)
Frequency Sound levels, L
i,j
dB
Hz Spectrum No. 1 to calculate C Spectrum No. 2 to calculate C
tr
One-third octave Octave One-third octave Octave
1 600 −9 −10
2 000 −9 −4 −11 −6
2 500 −9 −13
3 150 −9 −15
NOTE  All levels are A weighted and the overall spectrum level is normalized to 0 dB.

Key
f frequency, in Hz
L sound level at the frequency, i, for the spectrum, j, in dB
i,j
spectrum No. 1 to calculate C
spectrum No. 2 to calculate C
tr
Figure 3 — Sound level spectra to calculate the spectrum adaptation terms for
one-third-octave band values
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Key
f frequency, in Hz
L sound level at the frequency, i, for the spectrum, j, in dB
i,j
spectrum No. 1 to calculate C
spectrum No. 2 to calculate C
tr
Figure 4 — Sound level spectra to calculate the spectrum adaptation terms for octave band
measurements
An unfavourable deviation at a particular frequency occurs when the result of measurements is less
than the reference value. Only the unfavourable deviations shall be taken into account.
The value, in decibels (or 1/10 dB for the expression of uncertainty), of the reference curve at 500 Hz,
after shifting it in accordance with this procedure, is R , R′ , D or D , etc. (see Table 1 and Table 2).
w w n,w nT,w
Only reference values in octave bands shall be used for comparison with results of measurements in
octave bands in the field.
4.5 Calculation of spectrum adaptation terms
The spectrum adaptation terms, C , in decibels, shall be calculated with the sound spectra given in 4.3
j
from the following formula:
CX=−X (1)
jjAw
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where
j is the subscript for the sound spectra No. 1 and No.2;
X is the single-number quantity calculated according to 4.4 from R, R′, D or D values;
w n nT
X is calculated from
Aj
LX− /10
()
ij, i
        X =−10lg∑10 dB (2)
Aj
in which
 i is the subscript for the one-third-octave bands 100 Hz to 3 150 Hz or the octave
bands 125 Hz to 2 000 Hz;
 L are the levels as given in 4.3 at the frequency, i, for the spectrum, j;
i,j
 X is the sound reduction index, R , or apparent sound reduction index, R′ , or
i i i
normalized sound level difference, D , or standardized sound level difference,
n,i
D , at the measuring frequency i, given to one decimal place.
nT,i
Calculate the quantity, X , with sufficient accuracy and round the result to an integer (to one decimal
Aj
2)
digit for the expression of uncertainty) . The resulting spectrum adaptation term is an integer by
definition and shall be identified in accordance with the spectrum used, as follows:
— C when calculated with spectrum No. 1 (A-weighted pink noise);
— C when calculated with spectrum No. 2 (A-weighted urban traffic noise).
tr
NOTE 1 The spectra of most of the usual prevailing indoor and outdoor noise sources lie in the range of spectra
Nos. 1 and 2; the spectrum adaptation terms C and C can therefore be used to characterize the sound insulation
tr
with respect to many types of noise. Guidelines for the relevant spectrum adaptation terms are given in Annex A.
NOTE 2 Supplementary calculations of the spectrum adaptation terms can also be carried out for the enlarged
frequency range (including 50 Hz + 63 Hz + 80 Hz and/or 4 000 Hz + 5 000 Hz one-third-octave bands or
63 Hz and/or 4 000 Hz octave bands). The relevant terms and spectra are given in Annex B. An example of the
calculation of the single-number quantity and the adaptation terms is given in Annex C.
5 Statement of results
5.1 General
The appropriate single-number quantity R , R′ , D or D and both adaptation terms shall be given
w w n,w nT,w
with reference to this document. The single number rating for improvement of sound reduction index
by linings shall be done as given in Annex D.
5.2 Statement of performance of building elements
Calculate the single-number quantity from one-third-octave bands only. State the two spectrum
adaptation terms in parentheses after the single-number quantity, separated by a semicolon.

2) XX,YZZ Z … is rounded to XX if Y is less than 5 and to XX + 1 if Y is greater than or equal to 5. For further
[1]
details, see ISO 80000-1 . Software implementers should be aware that calculation of the spectrum adaptation
terms involves floating-point calculations that are never exact and may incur rounding errors. In some rare cases,
this can lead to a difference of +1 dB or −1 dB in the final result. In order to avoid rounding errors, it is strongly
recommended that the highest possible machine accuracy available be used for floating-point represe
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