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SCI P336 Acoustic Detailing For Multi-Storey residential Buildings

The Steel Construction Institute

SCI P336 Acoustic Detailing For Multi-Storey residential Buildings

Acoustic Detailing For Multi-Storey Residential Buildings
Residential Buildings

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Cover photo shows the six-storey extension of the Strand Palace Hotel, Covent Garden, London, which created a series of apartments in both new-build and renovation. On-site acoustic tests confirmed the excellent acoustic performance of Slimdek with a battened floor. The project parties were; Artesian plc (client), Goddard Manton (architect), Cameron Taylor Bedford(design engineer) and Miletrain (contractor).

SCI PUBLICATION P336

Acoustic Detailing For Multi-Storey Residential Buildings

A G J Way MEng, CEng, MICE G H Couchman MA, PhD, CEng, MICE

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