Vibration transmission analysis through mounting elements of wall cladding panels

Vibrations in building constructions may propagate through mounting elements to wall cladding panels. It is confirmed that they can have an impact on the sound pressure level radiated from panels and might have a significant influence on the total SPL in a room. In this work possibilities for calculating a parameter determining a change of SPL value depending on the number of panels and its mounting method are presented. A computational model based on vibration velocity measurements was used to estimate the total SPL value in a room. The laboratory and in situ measurements are presented. Transfer function for two elastic elements used as additional elements in a junction was calculated. Finally, ΔLp and ΔLv were calculated, as parameters defining the impact of various panel mounting methods on the reduction of sound pressure level and vibration level value, respectively.