Vibration-Based Serviceability and Acoustic Assessment of Timber Floors

Timber floors are particularly susceptible to noise and vibration issues when compared to other construction methods, such as concrete floors. This is due to the relatively high stiffness-to-mass-density-ratio of timber floors, which enables so-called ‘lightweight’ floor constructions, in contrast to ‘heavyweight’ floor constructions consisting, for example, of concrete slabs and steel girders.