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ARCHITECTURAL

ACOUSTIC
AS 402
Formula of Reverberation
Formula for Sabins:
a=ΣSα
Where:
Σ = sabins (total room absorption that exists at a given frequency)
S = surface area of material (feet squared )
α = sound absorption coefficient that exists at a given frequency or the NRC

After the calculation of a, one can make use of the Sabine Formula for calculating
the reverberation time.
Sabine Formula:
RT60 = 0.049 V/a (Also, 0.161 V/a ,where V in meter cube )
Where:
RT60 = Reverberation Time
V = volume of the space (feet cubed)
a = sabins (total room absorption that is present at a given frequency)
( RT- PROBLEM)
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( RT- PROBLEM)
Formula of Reverberation
Formula for Sabins:
a=ΣSα
Where:
Σ = sabins (total room absorption that exists at a given frequency)
S = surface area of material (feet squared )
α = sound absorption coefficient that exists at a given frequency or the NRC

After the calculation of a, one can make use of the Sabine Formula for calculating
the reverberation time.
Sabine Formula:
RT60 = 0.049 V/a (Also, 0.161 V/a ,where V in meter cube )
Where:
RT60 = Reverberation Time
V = volume of the space (feet cubed)
a = sabins (total room absorption that is present at a given frequency)
( RT- PROBLEM)
Q) Find reverberation time for a hall of dimensions 20m x 8m x 4m, if the absorption
coefficient of floor ,ceiling and walls are 0.02 , 0.05 and 0.05 respectively.

ANSWER
RT =4.6 s

( RT- PROBLEM)
Q) Find reverberation time for a hall of dimensions 20m x 8m x 4m, if the absorption
coefficient of floor ,ceiling and walls are 0.02 , 0.05 and 0.05 respectively.

Solution:

(To simplify the calculation, we will not consider the glass surfaces of windows or
doors)
Reverberation Time (T60) using the Sabine’s Formula:
T60 = 0.161 x (V/A)
V = 640 m3
A = (floor: 160 m2 x 0.02) + (ceiling: 160 m2 x 0.05) + (walls: 224 m2 x 0.05)
=22.4 m2

According to these values the T60 will be 4.6 seconds.

( RT- PROBLEM)
Q) Find reverberation time for a hall of dimensions 40’ x 30’ x 20’ having average
absorption coefficient of 0.15.

ANSWER
RT =1.54 s

( RT- PROBLEM)
Q) Find reverberation time for a hall of dimensions 40’ x 30’ x 20’ having average
absorption coefficient of 0.15.

Given: L=40';W =30'; H =20';´


a=0.15
Required: τ

Solution:
RT =0.05 V/a
Volume of t h e hall ,V =40 × 30× 20=24000 ft3

Surface area of hall , S=2[(40 × 30)+(30 ×20)+(20 × 40)]


=>2(1200+600+800)=5200 ft2
Total average absorption ,a=0.15 ×5200=780
Sabin τ =(0.05 × 24000) /(780)

τ =1.54 s
( RT- PROBLEM)
( Answer: 𝜏 = 1.54 𝑠)
1. Find reverberation time for a hall of dimensions 40’ x 30’ x 20’ having average absorption
coefficient of 0.15.

(Answer: 𝐴 = 4400 𝑓𝑡 2 )
2. In problem 1, how much area we should treat with an absorbing material of absorption coefficient,
0.20, to reduce its reverberation time to 1.2 s? .

(Answer: 𝜏 = 0.43 𝑠 )
3. If a University lecture hall (15m x 8m x 3m) is heavily damped with absorption coefficient 0.3.
Calculate its reverberation time.
4. If a Concert hall of 70’ x 40’ x 15’ has plastered surface of absorption coefficient, 0.1, and a

(Answer: 𝜏 ≅ 1.54 𝑠)
capacity of an audience of 100 adults (each having an absorption of 4.7ft 2 OWU), find
reverberation time of the hall. .
5. A hall (80’ x 40’ x 20’) has reverberation time of 1.5 second. If the hall is partitioned into two
halves by hanging a curtain (absorption coefficient = 0.4), and consequently, the reverberation

(Answer: 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = 53.4 𝑓𝑡 ̅)


time reduces by 0.25 s, find the curtain length if the breadth is 10’.

( RT- PROBLEM)

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