Technical Note: Sound Transmission of Jute Fibre Reinforced Ferrocement Panels

Abstract

Ferrocement panels increasingly are used in low cost housing in developing countries. In order to understand the functional performance of such panels, sound transmission studies previously have been carried out. This work now focuses on the sound transmission performance of ferrocement panels lined with jute fibre. In this study panel elements were cast and tested in a sound transmission suite to experimentally evaluate the sound reduction index.