Work Item
ASTM WK97635

New Specification for Acoustic impulsiveness metric

1. Scope

Processing of sound waveforms into impulsiveness signatures and percentiles

Keywords

impulsive noise; impact noise; acoustic

Rationale

Sound pressure level based metrics poorly describe perception and have difficulty distinguishing acoustic performance of different construction designs for impact events like heavy/hard and elastomeric ball drops.

The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.

Details

Developed by Subcommittee: E33.10

Committee: E33

Staff Manager: Kelly Paul

Work Item Status

Date Initiated: 01-07-2026

Technical Contact: Charles Oppenheimer