Stc is determined by a weighted average of tl values taken over 16 frequencies which are fitted to a curve in a method defined by the astm e413 classification standard for rating sound insulation.
Stc floor rating chart.
Iic impact isolation class astm e492 e989 and stc sound transmission class astm e336 e413 are both tests for sound traveling through the total floor ceiling assembly from an upper living area to a lower living area.
Sound transmission class stc ratings solve that problem by giving a single value to acoustical performance for a door.
Impact sound complaints are common on floor ceiling assemblies that meet the bare minimum requirement of 50 decibels iic.
5 or 6 points in laboratory stc ratings for essentially similar assemblies.
Sound transmission class or stc is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound.
The standard requires a minimum laboratory stc rating of 50 for party walls and floor ceilings.
Outside the us the sound reduction index sri iso index is used.
This is usu ally because there is a pronounced dip in the test curve and the stc rating is heavily influenced by a measurement in one fre quency band.