| There is an increasing demand for reducing noise | | | | There is virtually an endless amount of aesthetic |
| within internal areas such as restaurants, homes | | | | options that come with precast concrete, which |
| and office buildings. Believe it or not, the kinds of | | | | can be beneficial for a noise reduction. This allows |
| material you use can have a relatively high impact | | | | you to design and style up the walls that you plan |
| on whether or not noise is deterred. One of the | | | | on placing noise barriers in. You will find that many |
| building type of materials that is subject to many | | | | buildings and offices take advantage of this |
| differing opinions is that of precast concrete. | | | | opportunity to capture a theme across the |
| There are many reports that we will be covering | | | | rooms. |
| in our new concrete fence wall blog that have | | | | The reason it is capable of adjusting so easily to |
| shown that any kind of concrete simply echoes | | | | different construction situations is because precast |
| the noise and can potentially increase it. However, | | | | concrete barriers have a low water-to-cement |
| there has been recent research that has shown | | | | ratio. By utilizing this low ratio, higher strengths |
| that precast concrete whether as an indoor fence | | | | and lower permeability can be achieved. With air |
| or outdoor wall provides the highest sound | | | | voids within the concrete, there is more |
| transmission loss value when compared to other | | | | opportunity for freezing water to expand. In |
| noise wall products. This research has shown that | | | | essence, this minimizes the potential for scaling |
| the noise reduction from these barriers requires a | | | | and deterioration of the concrete. |
| considerably smaller footprint compared with | | | | When researching offline, you will find contradicting |
| earth beams. | | | | discussions over whether or not precast concrete |
| One feature of precast concrete is that it can be | | | | is the optimal material to use for noise reduction. |
| manufactured and inspected prior to installation, | | | | There have been considerable arguments for both |
| which can reduce yours or a contractor's | | | | cases, but it is hard to go against the research |
| construction timeline. You will find an extensive | | | | stated above. It is up to you to draw your own |
| selection of textures and finishes with precast | | | | conclusion whether or not precast concrete is the |
| concrete and because it is produced in a controlled | | | | superior choice for noise reduction, and doing |
| environment, it is constructed with a high quality | | | | further research can better support your decision. |
| and uniformity. | | | | |