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Sound transmission loss from corridors to rooms: Implications for locating fire alarm sounders

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Reference: Donald A. Robinson, “Sound Transmission Loss from Corridors to Rooms: Implications for Locating Fire Alarm Sounders,”Fire Technology, Vol. 22, No. 2, May 1986, p. 122.

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Robinson, D.A. Sound transmission loss from corridors to rooms: Implications for locating fire alarm sounders. Fire Technol 22, 122–135 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01047421

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