Acoustic Testing Services Limited (ATSL) is a totally independent acoustic testing laboratory in Hong Kong, not subsidiary or sister

company of any companies. ATSL is accredited by the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS) which is an accreditation scheme operated by Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to provide acoustic tests and measurements for the public. Accreditation of ATSL is granted by HOKLAS with Registration Number 173 on 3rd May, 2006. Acoustic Testing Services Limited (ATSL) has one main laboratory in Hong Kong and four branch laboratories in Guangdong province, China for different laboratory acoustic tests & measurements. For the main laboratory in Hong Kong, two isolated reverberation chambers (one with 221 m3 volume and another is 80 m3) are constructed in a multi-storey building at Fo Tan for laboratory acoustic testing & measurement. (Such as sound insulation test, sound absorption measurement and sound power level measurement, etc.). For the SCUT laboratory, a reverberation chamber (with 200 m3 volume) and two isolated reverberation chambers (one with volume 88 m3 and another is 66 m3) are constructed at the South China University of Technology at Guang Zhou for laboratory acoustic testing & measurement (such as sound insulation test, sound absorption measurement and sound power level measurement, etc.). For the Jiangmen laboratory, one reverberation chamber (with 154 m3 volume) is specially designed and constructed for rain impact test and impact insulation (IIC) test; two isolated reverberation chambers (one with 208 m3 volume and another is 117 m3 volume) and another two isolated reverberation chambers (one with 306 m3 volume and another is 126 m3 volume) are constructed for laboratory acoustic testing & measurement (such as sound insulation test, sound absorption measurement and sound power level measurement, etc.). The isolated
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reverberation chamber (with 306 m3 volume) is also constructed for laboratory acoustic testing & measurement for Silencer. And, two reverberation chambers are specially designed and constructed for the room to room ceiling or raised floor sound attenuation test. Also, two vertical reverberation chambers (one with 154 m3 volume and another is 96 m3 volume) are constructed for the vertical airborne sound insulation test for floor or floor-ceiling assemblies. For the AHU laboratory, a reverberation chamber (with 1700 m3 volume) is designed and constructed in Dongguan City for Sound Power Level measurement for ducted AHU system. We are equipped with sophisticated instruments to provide a full range of accredited laboratory acoustic testing services as follows to the public.

Main Laboratory
Unit E, 2/F, Century Industrial Centre, 33-35 Au Pui Wan Street, Fo Tan, Shatin, N.T., HK Scope of Accreditation: Laboratory Sound Insulation Tests: ASTM E90 09 ASTM E1332 10a BS EN ISO 10140-2:2010 BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 BS EN 1793-2:1998 GB/T 19889.3 2005 Laboratory Sound absorption Tests: ASTM C423 09a BS EN ISO 354:2003 BS EN 1793-1:1998 GB/T 20247 2006

SCUT Laboratory
Room 7001, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China Scope of Accreditation: Laboratory Sound Insulation Tests: ASTM E90 04 BS EN ISO 10140-2:2010 BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 BS EN 1793-2:1998 GB/T 19889.3 2005 Laboratory Sound absorption Tests: ASTM C423 09a BS EN ISO 354:2003 BS EN 1793-1:1998 GB/T 20247 2006

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Jiangmen Laboratory
No. 1, 1st Industrial Area, Lile, Wusha, Jianghai District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong, P.R.C. Scope of Accreditation: Laboratory Sound Insulation Tests: ASTM E90 09 ASTM E1332 10a ASTM E1414/E1414M 11 BS EN ISO 10140-2:2010 BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 BS EN 1793-2:1998 BS EN 20140-9:1994 BS EN ISO 10848-2:2006 GB/T 19889.3 2005 Laboratory Impact Insulation Test: ASTM E492 09 ASTM E2179 03 (2009) BS EN ISO 10140-3:2010 BS EN ISO 140-6:1998 BS EN ISO 140-8:1997 Laboratory Acoustical Test for Silencer: ASTM E477-06a BS EN ISO 7235:2009 Laboratory Sound absorption Tests: ASTM C423 09a BS EN ISO 354:2003 BS EN 1793-1:1998 GB/T 20247 2006

Laboratory Rain Impact Test: BS EN ISO 140-18:2006

AHU Laboratory
Chemco Building, Shipai Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong, PRC Scope of Accreditation: Sound Power Level Test for ducted AHU: BS EN ISO 3743-1:1995 & ARI Standard 260-2001

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We also provided HOKLAS accredited field acoustic measurements as follows.

Accredited Field Acoustic Tests

Scope of Accreditation: Field Airborne Sound Insulation Tests: BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 ASTM E336 10 Field Reverberation Time Test: BS EN ISO 3382-2:2008 Field Noise Criteria (NC) & Noise Rating (NR) Tests: ATS-IHM001-NC Field Impact Sound Insulation Tests: BS EN ISO 140-7:1998 ASTM E1007 Field Rain Impact Test: ATS-IHM002-RI

Apart from above HOKLAS accredited laboratory and field tests, we provided acoustic, noise and vibration measurement as follows. You can also visit our homepage http://www.ATSL.com.hk/ for more details.

Laboratory Sound Power Measurement in compliance with BS EN ISO 3741:2000 Laboratory Sound Diffusion Test (Measurement of Sound-scattering properties of surfaces) according to BS ISO 17497-1:2004 Field Noise and Vibration Measurement & Monitoring Noise Exposure Assessment in Working Places Handling Noise Abatement Notice Room Acoustic Computer Modeling for Reverberation Time and sound field distribution Sound Insulation Prediction by Computer Program INSUL

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Current members of ATSL are: Ir Dr. CHONG Fan

(CEng, RPE, MHKIE, MIMechE, MCIBSE, MIOA, MHKIOA, MASHRAE)

Mr. Y. T. Leung
(MIOA, MHKIOA)

Mr. Ching Mau LAM

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HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Airborne Sound Insulation Tests

Sound transmission loss measurement according to ASTM E90 09 and ASTM E413 10. Sound reduction test according to BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 (equivalent to BS 2750 Part 3:1995 and GB/T 19889.3 2005), and BS EN ISO 717-1:1997. Airborne sound insulation of road traffic noise reducing devices and road barrier according to BS EN 1793-2:1998 and BS EN 1793-3:1998 . Sound reduction test according to BS EN ISO 10140-2:2010 and BS EN ISO 717-1:1997.

This test is to determine the airborne sound insulation of building elements such as walls, floors, doors, windows, faade elements and facades. The measurement is performed in a special designed laboratory test facilities in which the transmission of sound on flanking paths is suppressed. This test facility consists of two adjacent reverberation rooms with a test opening between them in which the test specimen is inserted. The test can be performed in compliance with different international standards to obtain different single-number rating of airborne sound insulation performance as follows.
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Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM E90 09 with ASTM E413 10 BS EN ISO 140-3:1995 with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 Result Expression Sound Transmission Loss Sound Transmission Class Sound Reduction Index Weighted Sound Reduction Index (or in some case, Weighted Apparent Sound Reduction Index, Rw will be reported) BS EN 1793-2:1998 Single-number rating of airborne sound insulation performance, expressed as a difference of A-weighted sound pressure levels, in decibels. BS EN ISO 10140-2:2010 Sound Reduction Index Sound Reduction Improvement Index Element-normalized Level Difference with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 Weighted Sound Reduction Index (or in some case, Weighted Apparent Sound Reduction Index, Rw will be reported) Weighted Sound Reduction Improvement Index Weighted Element-normalized Level Difference Rw Dn,e,w R Oct, R 1/3 Oct R Dn,e Rw DL Symbol TL Oct, TL 1/3 Oct STC R Oct, R 1/3 Oct Rw

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HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Sound Absorption Tests

Sound absorption measurement according to ASTM C423 09a. Sound absorption measurement according to BS EN ISO 354:2003 (equivalent to GB/T 20247-2006). Sound absorption measurement of road traffic noise reducing devices and road barrier according to BS EN 1793-1:1998 and BS EN 1793-3:1998. This test is to determine the sound absorption performance of building elements such as walls, floors and ceiling by laboratory method.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM C423 09a Result Expression Sound Absorption Coefficients Sound Absorption Average (One-Third Octave) Noise Reduction Class (Octave) BS EN 1793-1:1998 Single-number rating of sound absorption performance expressed as a difference of A-weighted sound pressure levels, in decibels. BS EN ISO 354:2003 Sound Absorption Coefficients Equivalent sound absorption area per object Sound Absorption Coefficients for a specified array of objects with BS EN ISO 11654:1997 Weighted sound absorption coefficients and shape indicators w (LMH) Practical sound absorption coefficients p S Symbol SAA NRC DL

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HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Ceiling Attenuation Tests for Ceiling and Flanking Transmission Test for Ceiling or Raised Floor
Ceiling attenuation measurement according to ASTM E1414/E1414M 11 Sound insulation measurement of a suspended-ceiling according to BS EN 20140-9:1994 Flanking transmission measurement of a suspended-ceiling or raised-floor according to BS EN ISO 10848-2:2006

This test is to determine the airborne sound insulation performance of suspended ceiling or raised floor by laboratory method.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM E1414/E1414M 11 with ASTM E413 10 BS EN 20140-9:1994 with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 Result Expression Normalized ceiling attenuation Ceiling Attenuation Class Suspended ceiling normalized level difference Weighted suspended ceiling normalized level difference BS EN ISO 10848-2:2006 with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 Normalized flanking level difference Weighted normalized flanking level difference Dn,f Dn,f,w Symbol Dn,c CAC Dn,c Dn,c,w

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HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Impact Sound Insulation Tests

Impact insulation measurement according to ASTM E492 09 Measurement of the effectiveness of floor coverings in reducing impact sound transmission through concrete floor according to ASTM E2179 03 (Reapproved 2009) Impact sound insulation of floors measurement according to BS EN ISO 140-6:1998 Measurement of improvement of impact sound insulation by all types of floor coverings according to BS EN ISO 140-8:1997 Impact sound insulation of floors measurement according to BS EN ISO 10140-3:2010

Tapping Machine for Impact Insulation Measurement

This test is to determine the impact insulation performance of floors, floor-ceiling assemblies or floor coverings by laboratory method. The test can be performed in compliance with different international standards to obtain different single-number rating of impact sound insulation performance as follows.

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Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM E492 09 with ASTM E989 06 ASTM E2179 03 (2009) with ASTM E989 06 ASTM E2179 03 (2009) with BS EN ISO 717-2:1997 BS EN ISO 140-6:1998 with BS EN ISO 717-2:1997 BS EN ISO 140-8:1997 with BS EN ISO 717-2:1997 BS EN ISO 10140-3:2010 Result Expression Normalized impact sound pressure level Impact Insulation Class Normalized impact sound pressure level Improvement in Impact Insulation Class Reduction of impact sound pressure level Weighted reduction of impact sound pressure level Normalized impact sound pressure level Weighted normalized impact sound pressure level Reduction of impact sound pressure level Weighted reduction of impact sound pressure level Normalized impact sound pressure level Improvement of impact sound insulation with BS EN ISO 717-2:1997 Weighted normalized impact sound pressure level Weighted reduction of impact sound pressure level Symbol Ln IIC Lref,c IIC L LW Ln Oct, Ln 1/3 Oct Ln,W L Oct, L1/3 Oct LW Ln Oct, Ln 1/3 Oct L Ln,W LW

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HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Sound Power Level Test for Ducted AHU
Sound Power Level measurement according to BS EN ISO 3743-1:1995 & ARI Standard 260 2001.

This test method specifies a laboratory method of measurement of the sound power level (SWL) emitted from the end of air duct (discharge duct and/or return duct) of a ducted Air Handling Unit (AHU) system, according to BS EN ISO 3743-1 & ARI Standard 260.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard BS EN ISO 3743-1:1995 & ARI Standard 260 -2001 Result Expression Sound Power Level Symbol LW

HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Rain Impact Test

Rain impact sound insulation measurement according to BS EN ISO 140-18:2006

This test is to determine the impact sound insulation performance of roofs, roof/ceiling systems or skylights excited by artificial rainfall by laboratory method.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard BS EN ISO 140-18:2006 with ATS-IHM001-NC BS EN ISO 140-18:2006 Result Expression Normalized impact sound pressure level Noise Criteria Sound Intensity Level A-weighted Sound Intensity Level Symbol Ln NC LI LIA Page 12 of 30

HOKLAS Accredited Laboratory Measurement for Silencer

Static Insertion Loss, Dynamic Insertion Loss, self-generated noise and pressure drop measurements for Silencer / Air Terminal Unit according to ASTM E477-06a. Static Insertion Loss, Dynamic Insertion Loss, flow noise and pressure loss measurements for Silencer / Air Terminal Unit according to BS EN ISO 7235:2009.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM E477 06a Result Expression Static Insertion Loss / Dynamic Insertion Loss Airflow generated sound power level (Airflow generated noise) Pressure Drop BS EN ISO 7235-2009 Static Insertion Loss / Dynamic Insertion Loss Sound power level of the flow noise (regenerated noise) Pressure Loss Symbol IL LW p Di LW pt

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Laboratory Sound Power Measurement

Sound Power Level measurement in compliance with BS EN ISO 3741:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Precision methods for reverberation rooms.

This test standard BS EN ISO 3741:2010 specifies various methods for determining the sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources including machinery, equipment and their sub-assemblies in reverberation chamber.

Sound Power Level measurement in compliance with BS EN ISO 3745:2009 Acoustic - Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Precision methods for anechoic and semi-anechoic rooms.

This test standard BS EN ISO 3745:2009 specifies laboratory method for determination of the sound power level of a source under anechoic or semi-anechoic situation.

Sound Power Level Measurement Setup at semi-anechoic chamber

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Laboratory Sound Diffusion Test Sound-scattering properties of surfaces according to BS ISO 17497-1:2004
Acoustics Sound-scattering properties of surfaces Part 1: Measurement of the random-incidence scattering coefficient in a reverberation room This standard BS ISO 17497-1:2004 specifies a method of measuring the random-incidence scattering coefficient of surfaces as caused by surface roughness. The measurements are made in a reverberation room, either in full scale or on a physical scale model. The measurement results can be used to describe how much the sound reflection from a surface deviates from a specular reflection. The results obtained can be used for comparison purposes and for design calculations with respect to room acoustics and noise control.

Typical Test setup in reverberation chamber

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HOKLAS Accredited Field Airborne Sound Insulation Tests

Measurement of airborne sound transmission loss according to ASTM E336 10 or BS EN ISO 140-4:1998.

This test is to measure the sound insulation properties of building elements, such as wall, faade, door, windows, glazing, partition, ceiling etc. on-site.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM E336 10 with ASTM E413 10 ASTM E336 10 with ASTM E413 10 ASTM E336 10 with ASTM E413 10 ASTM E336 10 with ASTM E413 10 BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 Result Expression Noise Reduction Noise Isolation Class Normalized Noise Reduction Normalized Noise Isolation Class Apparent Transmission Loss Apparent Sound Transmission Class Field Transmission Loss Field Sound Transmission Class Level Difference Normalized Level Difference with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 with BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 Weighted Normalized Level Difference Standardized Level Difference Weighted Standardized Level Difference Apparent Sound Reduction Index Weighted Apparent Sound Reduction Index Symbol NR NIC NNR NNIC ATL ASTC FTL FSTC D Dn Dn,W DnT DnT,W R RW

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HOKLAS Accredited Field Impact Sound Insulation Tests

Field measurement of impact sound transmission through floor-ceiling assemblies and associated support structures according to ASTM E1007 041 or ASTM E1007 11. On-site impact sound insulation of floors measurement according to BS EN ISO 140-7:1998.

Measurement of the transmission of impact sound generated by a standard tapping machine through floors, floor-ceiling assemblies and associated supporting structures in field situations.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ASTM E1007 041 with ASTM E989 06 ASTM E1007 11 with ASTM E989 06 ASTM E1007 11 Result Expression Normalized impact sound pressure level Field Impact Insulation Class Impact Sound Pressure Level Impact Sound Rating Reverberation Time Normalized Impact Sound Pressure Level with ASTM E989 06 ASTM E1007 11 with ASTM E989 06 BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 with BS EN ISO 717-2:1997 BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 with BS EN ISO 717-2:1997 Normalized Impact Sound Rating Absorption Normalized Impact Sound Pressure Level Apparent Impact Insulation Class Normalized impact sound pressure level Weighted Normalized impact sound pressure level Standardized impact sound pressure level Weighted Standardized impact sound pressure level NISR ANISPL AIIC Ln Oct, Ln 1/3 Oct Ln,W LnT Oct, LnT 1/3 Oct LnT,W Symbol Ln FIIC ISPL ISR RTNISPL

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HOKLAS Accredited Field Reverberation Time Test

Field measurement of reverberation times according to the BS EN ISO 3382-2:2008.

Measurement of Reverberation Time at enclosure, such as classroom, multi-purpose hall, theater, cinema, band room, karaoke room and Public Transport Interchange (PTI), etc. by interrupted noise method or integrated impulse response method,

Testing standard and result expression

Standard BS EN ISO 3382-2:2008 Result Expression Reverberation Time Symbol RT

HOKLAS Accredited Field Background Noise Test

Field background noise measurement for different kind of rooms in terms of Noise Criteria (NC) and/or Noise Rating (NR) according to ATS In house method ATS-IHM001-NC.

This test is to determine the background noise level for different kind of rooms in field situations.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ATS-IHM001-NC Result Expression Noise Criteria Noise Rating Symbol NC NR

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HOKLAS Accredited Field Rain Impact Test

Field rain impact sound insulation measurement according to ATS In house method ATS-IHM002-RI and reference to BS EN ISO 140-18:2006

This test is to determine the impact sound insulation performance of roofs, roof/ceiling systems or skylights excited by artificial rainfall in field situations.

Testing standard and result expression

Standard ATS-IHM002-RI with ATS-IHM001-NC ATS-IHM002-RI Result Expression Normalized impact sound pressure level Noise Criteria Sound Intensity Level A-weighted Sound Intensity Level Symbol Ln NC LI LIA

Field Measurements on Acoustics, Noise & Vibration

Field measurement of room sound absorptions, room decay rate according to the international standards (ASTM & BS EN ISO Standards). Vibration & structural-borne noise measurement according to the international standards. Measurement or monitoring of noise and vibration activities, such as tunnel boring, chiller of HVAC system, etc. Noise Exposure Assessment in Working Places according to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulation of Hong Kong Labor Department.

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Acoustics Design with Computer Modeling

Room acoustics simulation for room acoustics, auditorium acoustics and industrial noise control ODEON is a famous acoustics program, and provides prediction software for acoustic consultants and universities worldwide. We use ODEON in room acoustics, auditorium acoustics and industrial noise control. ODEON can predict the reverberation times and sound field for rooms such as classroom, sports hall, theater, etc. Different rooms should have different requirement on Reverberation Time. For example, classroom should have short reverberation time to maintain suitable intelligibility, while theater should have longer reverberation time to produce some echo effect. If loudspeaker system is used inside a room, this simulation can study the effectiveness of individual loudspeaker and to check if an evenly distributed sound field can be produced.

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Prediction of sound insulation performance for walls, floors, ceilings and windows, etc

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Prediction of sound absorptive performance for acoustical materials

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Acoustical calculation tool for sound transmission loss prediction

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Prediction of Sound Insulation in Building

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Acoustic Simulation and Prediction

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