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Sound - Room Absorption Characteristics

Mean absorption coefficients and reverberation times in typical rooms.

The table below indicates mean sound absorption coefficient  - αm - and reverberation time - Ta - for some typical rooms.

Sound - Room Absorption Characteristics
Room CharacteristicsVery SoftSoftNormalHardVery Hard
Reverberation time
- Ta -
0.2 < Ta < 0.25 0.4 < Ta < 0.5 0.9 < Ta < 1.1 1.8 < Ta < 2.2 2.5 < Ta < 4.5
Typical Room Radio and TV studio Restaurant
Theater
Lecture hall
Office
Library
Flat
Hospital
Church
Large church
Factory
Mean sound absorption coefficient
- αm -
0.40 0.25 0.15 0.10 0.05

The mean sound absorption coefficient should be calculated when more accurate values are needed.

The diagram below can be used to determine the sound absorption in rooms of different sizes and with different accoustic characteristics.

Sound Room Absorption

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