Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Re: [papercreters] Soundproofing applications

Can't give you any numbers for STC of PC, but when I built a sensory isolation chamber about 25 years ago from ferrocement I found that while the chamber isolated me from any airborne vibrations it still transmitted ground vibrations (like passing vehicles). You might consider some sort of dampers isolating your chamber from anything solid - mount it on a pile of marshmallows, so to speak.

Spaceman

chorizochub wrote:

Hello, everyone- I am new to the group, and I am pretty excited to learn more about PC.  The first project I am attempting is a sensory deprivation chamber to use for meditation... I am hoping to achieve a STC of 60, though thought the upper 40 range would be acceptable.  Does anyone know anything specific about the soundproofing qualities of PC? I have found only vague references to its vibration-absorbing qualities in my research, and am having a hard time coming up with any exact info to work with.  If not, it might be a good idea for a few of us to collaborate in some experimentation, to see what we can find out about it. I am assuming that someone, somewhere has/ is finding out, but I cannot find it, so it would be nice to figure it out so we can share it with others.     
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