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London Underground 4-Rail Report

To Specify

Bonded aggregate tile.

Size 500mm x 500mm x 28mm as standard. Colour as per standard chart R.A.L. Fixing by either stainless steel screw/bolt or nail. Finish to be a smooth appearance, fixing holes to be grouted with manufacturers approved material.

Acoustic Performance


a) Sound Absorption Characteristics
Test Procedure BS 3638:1963
Test Conducted by The University of Salford

  octave band centre frequency Hz
Fixed Parameters NRC* 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000
a) no air gap 0.56 0.05 0.14 0.38 0.76 0.98 0.90
b) 50mm air gap 0.77 0.13 0.48 0.83 0.90 0.88 1.08
c) 50mm air gap plus wool fibre packing 0.93 0.36 0.79 0.97 0.97 0.99 1.10
d) 100mm air gap 0.82 0.35 0.76 0.91 0.78 0.83 1.05

b) Sound Insulation Characteristics
Average 3150Hz 46.1db

Hz 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000
Sound
Reduction Index
27.2 33.4 38.1 43.2 52.1 57.6 64.1

Above figures based on 28mm QuietStone with 12mm backface of Carlite plaster

Thermal Conductivity
K Value: 424 x 10³ W/m²/°C

Fire Safety
Surface Spread of Flame (BS476 pt7 1971): Class 1
Flame Propagation (BS476 pt6 & pt7 1968): Class 0
Smoke emissions and Toxic fume meet requirements of Engineering standard E1042.

Load-Bearing Properties
Density: 1,600 kg/m³
Compression Strength: 10.5 x 103kN/m²
Compression Module: 3.4 x 106kN/m²

Fitting Instructions can be found HERE