Optimization of Mechanical and Acoustic Performance of Timber Floors
Abstract
In the paper, the results of an experimental study aimed at evaluating the mutual influence among the intervention techniques normally employed to improve separately the acoustic or the mechanical performance of timber floors are provided. The superimposition of planks having different thickness and arrangement or connections is usually considered to improve the in-plane stiffness of floors, especially in case of interventions on existing buildings in seismic zone, to take into account, if possible, also preservation criteria. On the other hand, the improvement of acoustic comfort is addressed to the use of specific noise-abating materials, like insulating boards (OSB) or sheathings, whose contribution, in terms of mechanical stiffness/strength is often neglected. This work proposes a combined interpretation of the two abovementioned requirements, through the characterization of the main parameters governing the involved physical and mechanical phenomena. The first results obtained on simple unidirectional full-scale specimens of floors are presented; seven combinations among various solution of boards and noise-abating materials are compared, first from a structural and subsequently acoustic point of view. The results allow identifying the solution, which is able to optimize at best both the mechanical and acoustic requirements, to be proposed for the intervention on existing timber floors.
Reference
Maria Rosa Valluzzi; Antonino di Bella; Enrico Garbin. (2013). Optimization of Mechanical and Acoustic Performance of Timber Floors. Advanced Materials Research. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.778.690
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