BS EN ISO 10052:2021

What is ISO 10052 about? 

ISO 10052 specifies field survey methods for measuring: 

• Airborne sound insulation between rooms 
• Impact sound insulation of floors 
• Airborne sound insulation of façades 
• Sound pressure levels in rooms caused by service equipment. 

The methods described in ISO 10052 are applicable for measurements in rooms of dwellings or in rooms of comparable size with a maximum of 150 m3. 

For airborne sound insulation, impact sound insulation and façade sound insulation the method gives values which are (octave band) frequency-dependent. They can be converted into a single number characterising the acoustical performances by application of ISO 717‑1 and ISO 717‑2. For heavy/soft impact sound insulation, the results also are given as A-weighted maximum impact sound pressure level. For service equipment sound the results are given directly in A - or C -weighted sound pressure levels. 

Who is ISO 10052 for?  

ISO 10052 on acoustics field measurements of airborne and impact sound insulation and of service equipment is useful for: 

• Civil engineer 
• Researcher of survey 
• Construction industry 
• Maintenance department of building 
• Architect 

Why should you use ISO 10052?  

ISO 10052 describes survey field test methods that you can use for surveying the acoustic characteristics of the airborne sound insulation, impact sound insulation and  sound pressure levels from service equipment. The method is only used for screening tests of the acoustical properties of buildings and not for measuring the acoustical properties of building elements. 

The approach of the survey methods is to simplify the measurement of sound pressure levels in rooms by using a hand-held sound level instrument and by manually sweeping the microphone in the room space. The correction for reverberation time can be either estimated by the usage of tabular values or be based on measurements. The measurement of airborne and impact sound insulation is carried out in octave bands. For measuring sound from domestic service equipment, A - or C -weighted sound pressure levels are recorded. 

Thus, ISO 10052 specifies field survey methods which enables you to measure airborne sound insulation between rooms, impact sound insulation of floors, airborne sound insulation of façades and sound pressure levels in rooms caused by service equipment. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS EN ISO 10052:2021 supersedes BS EN ISO 10052:2004, which is withdrawn. 

The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows: 

• Implementation of ISO 10052:2004/Amd 1:2010 
• References have been updated 
• Added to the scope: for heavy/soft impact sound insulation, the results are given as A-weighted maximum levels 
• 2 terms added: maximum impact sound pressure level Li,Fmax and A-weighted maximum impact sound pressure level lia,Fmax 
• Including heavy/soft impact sound test procedure and impact sound pressure level evaluation procedure 
• Editorial updating