Designation:E1433–04StandardGuideforSelectionofStandardsonEnvironmentalAcoustics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1433;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedtoassistacousticalconsultants,architects,specifiers,andothersinunderstandingASTMstan-dardsinenvironmentalacoustics,sothatbuildingspecifica-tionsandotherdocumentscanaccuratelyrefertorelevantstandards.ThefullstandardsarefoundinalphanumericorderinVolume04.06oftheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.1.2ThescopeofCommitteeE33is:“Thedevelopmentofstandardsonthecharacteristicsandperformanceofmaterials,products,systems,andservicesrelatingtotheacousticalenvironmentandthepromotionofrelatedknowledge.”OnlystandardsunderthejurisdictionofCommitteeE33areincludedinthisguide.AdditionalstandardsrelatedtoenvironmentalacousticsmaybefoundunderthejurisdictionofotherASTMcommittees.1.3Noneofthediscussionshereinissufficientlydetailedtosubstituteforreadingthefullstandard.Onlyacarefulreadingofastandardwillprovideacompleteunderstandingofitsfunction.ThisguideisspecificallyNOTtobeusedasadirectreferenceinbuildingspecifications.Onlytheoriginalstandardgivessufficientinformationtoserveasaspecificationrefer-ence.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C367TestMethodsforStrengthPropertiesofPrefabricatedArchitecturalAcousticalTileorLay-InCeilingPanelsC384TestMethodforImpedanceandAbsorptionofAcousticalMaterialsbytheImpedanceTubeMethodC423TestMethodforSoundAbsorptionandSoundAb-sorptionCoefficientsbytheReverberationRoomMethodC522TestMethodforAirflowResistanceofAcousticalMaterialsC634TerminologyRelatingtoEnvironmentalAcousticsC635SpecificationforManufacture,Performance,andTestingofMetalSuspensionSystemsforAcousticalTileandLay-inPanelCeilingsC636PracticeforInstallationofMetalCeilingSuspensionSystemsforAcou...
