Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP
Rain noise of roof constructions
Acoustics
| Measurement | Rain noise level |
| Standard |
DIN EN ISO 140-18 DIN EN ISO 10140-1 to 5 |
| Measurement object | Roofs, roof constructions and elements, skylights, roof and dome lights, membrane roofs, systems for rain noise reduction |
Technical data
| Room volume (2 rooms) | 100 m³ and 50 m³ |
| Entrance doors (H × W) | 2,05 m × 1,91 m |
| Size of test samples (standardized) | 3.71 × 2.71 m (roofs), 1.5 × 1.25 m (skylights) |
| Slope angle | 5° (roofs), 30° (skylights) |
Special features
- The installation frame can be adapted to arbitrarily shaped test samples.
- Controllable rain intensity and impact velocity of rain drops
More information
Airborne sound insulation of installed test samples can be determined.