ISO 26101-1:2021 PDF

Scope: This document specifies methodology for qualifying acoustic spaces as anechoic and hemi-anechoic spaces meeting the requirements of a free sound field. This document specifies discrete-frequency and broad-band test methods for quantifying the performance of anechoic and hemi-anechoic spaces, defines the qualification procedure for an omnidirectional sound source suitable for free-field qualification, gives details of how to present the results and describes uncertainties of measurement. This document has been developed for qualifying anechoic and hemi-anechoic spaces for a variety of acoustical measurement purposes. It is expected that, over time, various standards and test codes will refer to this document in order to qualify an anechoic or hemi-anechoic space for a particular measurement. Annex D provides guidelines for the specification of test parameters and qualification criteria for referencing documents. In the absence of specific requirements or criteria, Annex A provides qualification criteria and measurement requirements to qualify anechoic and hemi-anechoic spaces for general purpose acoustical measurements. This document describes the divergence loss method for measuring the free sound field performance of an acoustic environment.

ISO 26101-1:2021 Referenced Document

IEC 61260-1 IEC 61260-1: Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters - Part 1: Specifications
IEC 61672-1 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 1: Specifications
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3 Uncertainty of measurement - Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995). Extension to any number of output quantities

2021 ISO 26101-1:2021 Acoustics - Test methods for the qualification of the acoustic environment - Part 1: Qualification of free-field environments