This
National Research Council Canada (NRC) report was prepared for Steel Framing
Alliance (SFA) to enhance A Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data for Steel
Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies with more acoustic data. The objective
of the work was to provide sound transmission class (STC) and impact insulation
class (IIC) ratings for a number of walls and floors listed in the SFA
guide since not all of the fire rated designs had sound ratings assigned.
The work involved a review of published acoustical ratings, some quite
old, and provision of estimates where no reliable test ratings were available.
The body of the report describes the procedures used to analyze the available
laboratory test data (17 pages). The remainder of the report (pages 18
to 48) provides the estimated or measured sound ratings (with acoustic
test identifier, i.e., testing agency) for the fire rated assemblies that
were included in the October 2005 edition of the SFA guide. The report’s
acoustic
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