Designation:E1007−16StandardTestMethodforFieldMeasurementofTappingMachineImpactSoundTransmissionThroughFloor-CeilingAssembliesandAssociatedSupportStructures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1007;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThistestmethodispartofasetofstandardsforevaluatingthesoundinsulatingpropertiesofbuildingelementsandsoundisolationbetweenspaces.Itisdesignedtomeasureinthefieldtheimpactsoundisolationbetweenroomsortoestimatelowerlimitsforimpactsoundtransmissionthroughafloor-ceilingpartitionelementinstalledasaninteriorpartofabuildingusingastandardtappingmachine.Othersinthesetcovermeasurementofimpactsoundtransmissionthroughanisolatedfloor-ceilingassemblyinacontrolledlaboratoryenvironment(TestMethodE492),themeasurementofairbornesoundtransmissionlossofanisolatedpartitionelementinacontrolledlaboratoryenvironment(TestMethodE90),themeasurementofairbornesoundisolationandairbornesoundtransmissionlossassociatedwithbuildingelementsinthefield(TestMethodE336),themeasurementofsoundtransmissionthroughbuildingfacadesandfacadeelementsinthefield(GuideE966);andthemeasurementofsoundtransmissionthroughacommonplenumbetweentworoomsinacontrolledlaboratoryenvironment(TestMethodE1414).1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementofthetrans-missionofimpactsoundgeneratedbyastandardtappingmachinethroughfloor-ceilingassembliesandassociatedsup-portingstructuresinfieldsituations.1.2Measurementsmaybeconductedonalltypesoffloor-ceilingassemblies,includingthosewithfloating-floororsus-pendedceilingelements,orboth,andfloor-ceilingassembliessurfacedwithanytypeoffloor-surfacingorfloor-coveringmaterials.1.3Thistestmethoddefinesseveralproceduresandmetricstoassesseithertheapparentperformanceofthenominallyseparatingfloor-ceilingortheisolationofareceivingroom...
