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SPL Calculation

The document calculates the sound pressure level from speakers in a car park area and corridor. It determines that the sound level from two wall-mounted speakers spaced 16.7m apart in a car park will be 75.69dB at a midpoint 10m from the speakers, exceeding the minimum civil defense requirement of 65dB. It also calculates that the sound level from two corridor ceiling speakers spaced 8m apart will be 83.40dB at a midpoint, exceeding the NFPA 72:2002 requirement of 15dB above ambient noise.

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SPL Calculation

The document calculates the sound pressure level from speakers in a car park area and corridor. It determines that the sound level from two wall-mounted speakers spaced 16.7m apart in a car park will be 75.69dB at a midpoint 10m from the speakers, exceeding the minimum civil defense requirement of 65dB. It also calculates that the sound level from two corridor ceiling speakers spaced 8m apart will be 83.40dB at a midpoint, exceeding the NFPA 72:2002 requirement of 15dB above ambient noise.

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Sound Pressure Level Calculation for Car Park Area ( Town House )

Speaker Type = CAD SQL10/T


SPL at 1m for 1W = 91.00 dB
Tapping Wattage = 2.50 W

Distance Between Speakers = 16.70 m


Perpendicular Distance to Mid Point = 10.00 m
Distance From Speaker to Mid Point = 13.03 m

dB at 1m for 2.5W = 94.98 dB (10logW1 + Max Power at 1 m for 1W)


Decrease in dB at Mid point = 22.30 dB (20Log D)
There fore dB at mid Point = 72.68 dB

dB at Mid Point due to Speaker A = 72.68 dB


dB at Mid Point due to Speaker B = 72.68 dB
There fore Total dB at Mid Point = 75.69 dB (10Log (10 1/dBA +10 1/dBB)

Civil defence requirement = Min 65 dB or 10dB above ambient noise


Conclusion: Hence the proposed speaker and design exceeds the civil defence requirement

16.70m
Wall Speaker 8.35m Wall Speaker
10.00m

75.69dB

72.68dB
Sound Pressure Level Calculation for Car Park Area ( Main Building )

Speaker Type = CAD SQL10/T


SPL at 1m for 1W = 91.00 dB
Tapping Wattage = 2.50 W

Distance Between Speakers = 16.70 m


Perpendicular Distance to Mid Point = 10.00 m
Distance From Speaker to Mid Point = 13.03 m

dB at 1m for 2.5W = 94.98 dB (10logW1 + Max Power at 1 m for 1W)


Decrease in dB at Mid point = 22.30 dB (20Log D)
There fore dB at mid Point = 72.68 dB

dB at Mid Point due to Speaker A = 72.68 dB


dB at Mid Point due to Speaker B = 72.68 dB
There fore Total dB at Mid Point = 75.69 dB (10Log (10 1/dBA +10 1/dBB)

Civil defence requirement = Min 65 dB or 10dB above ambient noise


Conclusion: Hence the proposed speaker and design exceeds the civil defence requirement

16.70m
Wall Speaker 8.35m Wall Speaker
10m

75.69dB

72.68dB
Sound Pressure Level Calculation for Corridor

Speaker Type = 4902-9721


SPL at 3m for 1W = 85.00 dB
SPL at 1m for 1W = 93.00 dB
Tapping Wattage (W1)= 1.00 W

Distance Between Speakers (D) = 8.00 m


Ceiling Height (E) = 3.00 m
Distance From Speaker to Mid Point (F) = 4.27 m Square root ( (D/2)^2 + (E-1.5)^2 )

Sound Level in dB at 1m for 1W (G) = 93.00 dB (10logW1 + Max Power at 1 m for 1W)
Decrease in sound level at Mid point (H) = 12.61 dB (20Log F)
There fore sound level at mid Point (I) = 80.39 dB (G - H)
Decrease in sound level below Speaker (J) = 3.52 dB (20*LOG(E-1.5))
(SPL is calculated at 1.5m from Floor Level)
There fore sound level below speaker (K) = 89.48 dB (G - J)

Sound level at Mid Point due to Speaker A = 80.39 dB


sound level at Mid Point due to Speaker B = 80.39 dB
There fore Total sound level at Mid Point (L) = 83.40 dB (10Log (10 1/dBA +10 1/dBB)

Civil defence / NFPA 72:2002 requirement = 15 dB above Ambient Noise

8 m (D)
Ceiling 4m Ceiling
Speaker - A Speaker - B

 
1.5 m

m
7
.2
)4
3 m (E)

(F
83.40dB
(L)
80.39dB
(I)
1.5 m

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