ASTM_E_1433_-_04.pdf

Designation:E 1433 04Standard Guide forSelection of Standards on Environmental Acoustics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1433;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide is intended to assist acoustical consultants,architects,specifiers,and others in understanding ASTM stan-dards in environmental acoustics,so that building specifica-tions and other documents can accurately refer to relevantstandards.The full standards are found in alphanumeric orderin Volume 04.06 of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.1.2 The scope of Committee E33 is:“The development ofstandards on the characteristics and performance of materials,products,systems,and services relating to the acousticalenvironment and the promotion of related knowledge.”Onlystandards under the jurisdiction of Committee E33 are includedin this guide.Additional standards related to environmentalacoustics may be found under the jurisdiction of other ASTMcommittees.1.3 None of the discussions herein is sufficiently detailed tosubstitute for reading the full standard.Only a careful readingof a standard will provide a complete understanding of itsfunction.This guide is specifically NOT to be used as a directreference in building specifications.Only the original standardgives sufficient information to serve as a specification refer-ence.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C 367 Test Methods for Strength Properties of PrefabricatedArchitectural Acoustical Tile or Lay-In Ceiling PanelsC 384 Test Method for Impedance and Absorption ofAcoustical Materials by the Impedance Tube MethodC 423 Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Ab-sorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room MethodC 522 Test Method for Airflow Resistance of AcousticalMaterialsC 634 Terminology Relating to Environmental AcousticsC 635 Specification for Manufacture,Performance,andTesting of Metal Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tileand Lay-in Panel CeilingsC 636 Practice for Installation of Metal Ceiling SuspensionSystems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-In PanelsE 84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE 90 TestMethodforLaboratoryMeasurementofAirborne-Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitionsand ElementsE 336 Test Method for Measurement of Airborne SoundInsulation in BuildingsE 413 Classification for Rating Sound InsulationE 477 Test Method for Measuring Acoustical and AirflowPerformance of Duct Liner Materials and PrefabricatedSilencersE 492 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of ImpactSound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling AssembliesUsing the Tapping MachineE 497 Practice for Installing Sound-Isolating LightweightPartitionsE 557 Guide for the Installation of Operable PartitionsE 580 Practice for Application of Ceiling Suspension Sys-tems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-in Panels in AreasRequiring Seismic RestraintE 596 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of theNoise Reduction of Sound-Isolating EnclosuresE 717 Guide for Preparation of the Accreditation Annex ofAcoustical Test StandardsE 756 Test Method for Measuring Vibration-Damping Prop-erties of MaterialsE 795 Practices for Mounting Test Specimens DuringSound Absorption TestsE 966 Guide for Field Measurement of Airborne SoundInsulation of Building Facades and Facade ElementsE 989 Classification for Determination of Impact InsulationClass(IIC)1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E33 on EnvironmentalAcoustics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E33.04 onApplication ofAcoustical Materials and Systems.Current edition approved August 1,2004.Published August 2004.Originallyapproved in 1991.Last previous edition approved 1995 as E 1433 95.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.E 1007 Test Method for Field Measurement of TappingMachine Impact Sound Transmission Through Floor-Ceiling Assemblies and Associated Support StructuresE 1014 Guide for Measurement of Outdoor A-WeightedSound LevelsE 1041 Guide for Selection of Standards on EnvironmentalAcoustics3E 1042 Classification for Acoustically Absorptive MaterialsApplied by Trowel or SprayE 1050 Test Method for Impedance and Absorption ofAcoustical Materials Using a Tube,Two Microphones,anda Digital Frequency Analysis SystemE 1110 Classification for Determination of ArticulationClassE 1111 Test Method for Measuring the Interzone Attenua-tion of Ceiling SystemsE 1123 Practice for Mounting Test Specimens for SoundTransmission Loss Testing of Nav