Designation:E1574−98(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforMeasurementofSoundinResidentialSpaces1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1574;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodprovidesguidancetothemethodologyusedinthemeasurementofbuildinginteriorsoundlevels.1.2Thistestmethoddescribesproceduresformeasuringsoundinenclosedresidentialspacesproducedbybuilt-inutilitiesandmajorappliancessuchasplumbing,heating,ventilating,air-conditioningsystems,refrigerators,anddishwashers.Themeasuredvaluesmaythenbeusedtoassesscompliance,design,orhabitationsuitability.1.3Thistestmethoddoesnotpromulgateorrecommendacousticalcriteria.1.4Thistestmethodisnotintendedforobtainingdatatoevaluateindoorenvironmentsfor:1.4.1Commercialactivitiessuchasstudios,communicationcenters,hospitals,andauditoria,and1.4.2Effectsfromexteriorsourcessuchasaircraft,railroadoperations,motorvehicles,miningoperation,weaponsfire,etc.1.5Thistestmethodisnotintendedforevaluatingsoundtransmissionloss,soundabsorptioncoefficient,oranyotheracousticalaspectsofthespaceorstructure.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C634TerminologyRelatingtoBuildingandEnvironmentalAcousticsE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethods2.2ANSIStandards:3S1.4SpecificationforSoundLevelMetersS1.11SpecificationforOctave-BandandFractional-OctaveAnalogandDigitalFiltersS1.40SpecificationforAcousticalCalibrators3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefiniti...
