With no additional sound isolation system a 6 inch concrete slab has an stc of 53 and an iic of 27 so treatment of at least the impact noise is necessary to meet code.
Stc rating of concrete on metal deck.
Metal studs perform.
Refer to the u l.
2 3 4 unrestrained beam rating.
Hollow core precast plank option 11 the stc rating is 53.
A wall must extend to the structural deck in order to achieve optimal isolation.
Riverbank acoustical laboratory ral test number tl01 220.
22 23 1 6 web crippling.
24 25 1 7 steel deck at concrete form.
Stc ratings for wall floor and window materials and assemblies 3 appendix a stc ratings a 1 walls a 1 exterior a 1 interior a 9 wooden studs a 9 metal studs a 14 floors a 16 wood a 16 concrete a 21 windows a 24 doors a 27 exterior a 27 interior a 29 appendix b references b 1.
28 30 1 9 non composite deck slab design.
Sound transmission class guidance introduction the noise guidebook.
31 1 10 penetrations and openings.
Iic 40 cad drawing composite slab of 3 thick concrete steel deck and steel joists with rsic 1 and double layer 5 8 gypsum board ceiling.
Fire resistance directory for the necessary construction details.
Installing insulation within a wall or floor ceiling cavity will improve the stc rating by about 4 6 db which is clearly noticeable.
With option 10 a concrete floor slab on metal deck 3 in.
Concrete thickness is thickness of slab above deck in.
Additionally for an 8 in.
Concrete topping an stc rat ing of 51 can be achieved.
Steel beams load bearing metal studs masonry insulated concrete block forms and poured concrete are all compatible slabs can be designed with u l.
The isolation quality or stc rating increases by approximately 5 db which is clearly noticeable.
Fire rating of one or two hours without applying drywall or spray on fireproofing to the deck independent sound transmission stc tests prove that ultrabond slabs outperform other floor systems.
From walls to floors from table 1 an 8 in.
Deck finish shall be galvanized 2.
1 5 steel deck section properties.
Sound transmission class stc provides an estimate of the acoustic performance of a wall in certain common airborne sound insulation applications the stc of a wall is determined by comparing sound transmission loss stl values at various frequencies to a standard contour stl is the decrease or attenuation in sound energy in db.
Floors relativity stiff and massive concrete floors still can have poor less than code impact ratings.
Metal deck with 3 in.
26 27 1 8 composite deck slab design.
Stc iic ratings for fc 214 floor covering stc iic test number carpet pad 48 54 nrc 1059 1060 vinyl 47 35 nrc 1063 1064 lightweight concrete carpet pad 56 72 nrc 1053 1054 lightweight concrete and vinyl 56 48 nrc 1051 1052 gypcrete carpet pad 52 63 nrc 1076 1077 gypcrete 53 43 nrc 1085 1086 stc iic ratings for ul l528.