Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound·Page 122·B4.1

Field test reports

Field test reports should follow paragraph 1.42 of the Technical Booklet and may usefully include descriptions of building layout, dimensions, wall and floor construction details, mass per unit area, and details of windows or doors.

Paragraph 1.42 of this Technical Booklet sets out the manner of recording the results of testing done. Although not required, it may be useful to have a description of the building including – (a) sketches showing the layout and dimensions of rooms tested; (b) description of separating walls, external walls, separating floors, and internal walls and floors including details of materials used for their construction and finishes; (c) mass per unit area in kg/m2 of separating walls, external walls, separating floors, and internal walls and floors; (d) dimensions of any step and/or stagger between rooms tested; and (e) dimensions and position of any windows or doors in external walls.

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