ESA II – Quiz 17 – Noise Control 1 – Energy and Sustainability Analysis – practice
material
Advantages of utilizing discontinuous instead of massive construction to combat airborne noise
include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔increased durability
Acousticians use the Sound Transmission Class (STC) of a material or assembly when controlling
noise for any of the following situations EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔when designing recording
studios
One often overlooked detail in acoustic noise strategies is - correct answer ✔✔
Reducing noise _______, as a strategy, has the most potential to affect architectural decisions. -
correct answer ✔✔along its path
The amount of airborne noise that is reduced as it passes through a barrier at a range of specific
frequencies is called: - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following is a common architectural contributor to noise? - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following would NOT reduce airborne noise? - correct answer ✔✔tectonic
assemblies
Which of the following is NOT a strategy to increase the STC of a stud wall assembly? - correct
answer ✔✔screw finish surface directly to studs
The 'mass law' predicts that if the mass of a barrier is doubled, then the transmission loss: -
correct answer ✔✔will increase by 6 dB
material
Advantages of utilizing discontinuous instead of massive construction to combat airborne noise
include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔increased durability
Acousticians use the Sound Transmission Class (STC) of a material or assembly when controlling
noise for any of the following situations EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔when designing recording
studios
One often overlooked detail in acoustic noise strategies is - correct answer ✔✔
Reducing noise _______, as a strategy, has the most potential to affect architectural decisions. -
correct answer ✔✔along its path
The amount of airborne noise that is reduced as it passes through a barrier at a range of specific
frequencies is called: - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following is a common architectural contributor to noise? - correct answer ✔✔
Which of the following would NOT reduce airborne noise? - correct answer ✔✔tectonic
assemblies
Which of the following is NOT a strategy to increase the STC of a stud wall assembly? - correct
answer ✔✔screw finish surface directly to studs
The 'mass law' predicts that if the mass of a barrier is doubled, then the transmission loss: -
correct answer ✔✔will increase by 6 dB
