Citation

Sultan MA, Halliwell REW. Fire Technol. 1990; 26(4): 342-356.

Affiliation

Institute for Research in Construction, National Fire Laboratory and Acoustics Section, K1A 0R6 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF01293078

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Measurements on the alarm sound distribution in nine apartment buildings showed that if adequate awakening potential is to be provided for sleeping residents, an alarm sounding device must be located within each apartment. Information on the minimum sound level necessary to awaken such a sleeping person is also given. A procedure that can be used to determine sound attenuation within apartment buildings is presented. Examples to demonstrate such a procedure are provided.