On the acoustic performance of a precast panel system made from environmentally sustainable concrete: application in sports hall buildings
The use of green building materials and products promotes conservation of non-renewable resources and help reduce associated environmental impacts. This article reports the acoustical performance of a precast panel system made largely from concrete waste material. Two major applications
for such panels that are being investigated currently include walls and claddings to industrial and commercial buildings and sound barriers for urban freeways. In this study, the application of the concrete panels for optimizing reverberation time (RT) in sports halls is tested using numerical
simulations. As an innovative approach, additional layers are added to the precast panels to improve their appearance. The absorption coefficients of the concrete panel improved significantly with the architectural finish. The material can be tuned according to the required peak frequency.
The architectural finish helped reduce the RT for frequencies above 500 Hz. Its application to different types of ceilings revealed that the RT of curved ceiling reduced up to 40% compared to flat and hybrid ceiling. A comparison of wall and ceiling modifications in small, medium and large
sports halls showed that medium-sized halls have better acoustical performance compared with small and large halls with ceiling as well as wall treatment.
Keywords: absorption; acoustic performance; environmentally sustainable concrete; reverberation time
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Australia
Publication date: 01 May 2013
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