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It is well known that wood tends to shrink and swell as the relative humidity of the air changes. There have been, and still are, attempts to make dimensionally stable wood panels such as Dendrolight®. The physical-mechanical, operational, including acoustic, properties of this material have been significantly improved compared to traditional wood-based panels. However, the production of this material requires very specific processing equipment and a large energy investment. The developers of this material in Latvia invented and patented wood, Lightweight Stabilised Blockboard (LSB). In order for this material to be used in the production of various products, it is necessary to clarify its characteristic, technological, as well as operational properties. The study gathers information about the sound absorption properties of various natural and wood materials, characteristics, and the sound absorption of the studied material at different sound frequencies. The reviewed sources of information indicate that nowadays there are still problems in sound conduction and absorption and isolation issues are being addressed in building acoustics. The production of samples and the determination of sound absorption were carried out using a developed methodology developed in accordance with regulatory requirements. The data obtained in the practical study were compared with the relevant indicators of the Dendrolight® and wood-based panels used for building structures and to determine their compliance with the requirements set forth in the standards ISO 10534-2 and ISO 11654. Research data show that LSB corresponds to E sound absorption class in some of the investigated frequencies.
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It is well known that wood tends to shrink and swell as the relative humidity of the air changes. There have been, and still are, attempts to make dimensionally stable wood panels such as Dendrolight®. The physical-mechanical, operational, including acoustic, properties of this material have been significantly improved compared to traditional wood-based panels. However, the production of this material requires very specific processing equipment and a large energy investment. The developers of this material in Latvia invented and patented wood, Lightweight Stabilised Blockboard (LSB). In order for this material to be used in the production of various products, it is necessary to clarify its characteristic, technological, as well as operational properties. The study gathers information about the sound absorption properties of various natural and wood materials, characteristics, and the sound absorption of the studied material at different sound frequencies. The reviewed sources of information indicate that nowadays there are still problems in sound conduction and absorption and isolation issues are being addressed in building acoustics. The production of samples and the determination of sound absorption were carried out using a developed methodology developed in accordance with regulatory requirements. The data obtained in the practical study were compared with the relevant indicators of the Dendrolight® and wood-based panels used for building structures and to determine their compliance with the requirements set forth in the standards ISO 10534-2 and ISO 11654. Research data show that LSB corresponds to E sound absorption class in some of the investigated frequencies.

Sound Absorption Properties of the Patented Wood, Lightweight Stabilised Blockboard

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Rural Sustainability Research

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It is well known that wood tends to shrink and swell as the relative humidity of the air changes. There have been, and still are, attempts to make...

Sound Absorption Properties of the Patented Wood, Lightweight Stabilised Blockboard

Publicado en línea: 22 ene 2024

Páginas: 59 - 66

Recibido: 01 dic 2023

Aceptado: 15 dic 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2023-0015

Palabras clave
wood cellular material, sound absorption, high density fibreboard, building elements

© 2023 Rihards Roziņš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sound Absorption Properties of the Patented Wood, Lightweight Stabilised Blockboard

Publicado en línea: 22 ene 2024

Páginas: 59 - 66

Recibido: 01 dic 2023

Aceptado: 15 dic 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2023-0015

Palabras clavewood cellular material, sound absorption, high density fibreboard, building elements

© 2023 Rihards Roziņš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
wood cellular material, sound absorption, high density fibreboard, building elements