Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review
The lightweight development trend of modern residential structures reduces sound attenuation in buildings and makes sound propagation paths more complex. Neighbor-induced impact sound has become a significant source of residents’ dissatisfaction with the acoustic environment. To gain a deeper unders...
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| description | The lightweight development trend of modern residential structures reduces sound attenuation in buildings and makes sound propagation paths more complex. Neighbor-induced impact sound has become a significant source of residents’ dissatisfaction with the acoustic environment. To gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of residential impact sound, reduce its impact on users, and improve the quality of residential buildings, a systematic review of existing research based on PRISMA2020 was carried out. Articles indexed in the Web of Science core dataset and Scopus were searched, with a cutoff date of October 2024. After screening and reviewing, 132 articles were systematically analyzed, categorizing the research on floor impact sound into four aspects, namely impact sound sources, evaluation indicators, prediction methods, and improvement measures. The results show that due to the diversity of real sound sources and differences in living habits, the standard impact sound sources in different countries or regions still need further study. Both subjective and objective evaluations indicate that heavyweight impact sound, particularly low-frequency sound, has the greatest impact on occupants and is the most difficult to eliminate. The physical characteristics of floor impact sound can be predicted using methods such as finite element analysis. However, there are fewer prediction methods for subjective evaluations due to the poor correlation between subjective and objective evaluation indicators. Though different soundproofing measures significantly improve the sound insulation of impact sound, they are still not widely applied due to materials, construction techniques, and time and economic costs. This study provides a reference for research on residential impact sound in China and offers an outlook for future research directions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d877d3ce65bb406da81075eb7df82fd22025-08-20T03:40:41ZengMDPI AGAcoustics2624-599X2025-02-01711010.3390/acoustics7010010Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic ReviewYuying Zou0Mengjin Liu1Hui Ma2School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaThe lightweight development trend of modern residential structures reduces sound attenuation in buildings and makes sound propagation paths more complex. Neighbor-induced impact sound has become a significant source of residents’ dissatisfaction with the acoustic environment. To gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of residential impact sound, reduce its impact on users, and improve the quality of residential buildings, a systematic review of existing research based on PRISMA2020 was carried out. Articles indexed in the Web of Science core dataset and Scopus were searched, with a cutoff date of October 2024. After screening and reviewing, 132 articles were systematically analyzed, categorizing the research on floor impact sound into four aspects, namely impact sound sources, evaluation indicators, prediction methods, and improvement measures. The results show that due to the diversity of real sound sources and differences in living habits, the standard impact sound sources in different countries or regions still need further study. Both subjective and objective evaluations indicate that heavyweight impact sound, particularly low-frequency sound, has the greatest impact on occupants and is the most difficult to eliminate. The physical characteristics of floor impact sound can be predicted using methods such as finite element analysis. However, there are fewer prediction methods for subjective evaluations due to the poor correlation between subjective and objective evaluation indicators. Though different soundproofing measures significantly improve the sound insulation of impact sound, they are still not widely applied due to materials, construction techniques, and time and economic costs. This study provides a reference for research on residential impact sound in China and offers an outlook for future research directions.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-599X/7/1/10floor impact soundstandard impact sourceimpact sound insulationsubjective evaluationprediction methods |
| spellingShingle | Yuying Zou Mengjin Liu Hui Ma Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review Acoustics floor impact sound standard impact source impact sound insulation subjective evaluation prediction methods |
| title | Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Characterization and Effects of Floor Impact Sound in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | characterization and effects of floor impact sound in residential buildings a systematic review |
| topic | floor impact sound standard impact source impact sound insulation subjective evaluation prediction methods |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-599X/7/1/10 |
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