Abstract
Measuring the acoustic properties of materials is a highly challenging task. Previous studies have highlighted errors in the absorption coefficient above 200 Hz, leading to absorption coefficient values higher than one. These errors are often attributed to differences in modal decays with and without the specimen. This effect is amplified in the case of highly reactive materials, such as innovative materials, that significantly impact the acoustic field and, consequently, the modal behaviour of the room. This work aims to reduce the difference between measured reverberation time values, with and without the specimen, through Data Augmentation. Modal identification was performed on measured impulse responses of porous specimens, where the alpha is known, allowing the determination of modal decay times and reverberation times within the frequency range of 70–180 Hz. A statistical analysis of natural modes and numeric solutions enables the identification of outliers. In this way, even in a non-well-optimized reverberation room, it is possible to enhance the accuracy of acoustic absorption measurements.
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