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3. NOISE CRITERION CURVES
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
63
125
250
500
1000
2000
4000
8000
APPROXIMATE
THRESHOLD OF
HEARING FOR
CONTINUOUS
NOISE
NC-60
NC-50
NC-40
NC-30
NC-20
NC-70
OCT
A
VE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
PU12EK
50
SPL(dB)
LINE
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
63
125
250
500
1000
2000
4000
8000
APPROXIMATE
THRESHOLD OF
HEARING FOR
CONTINUOUS
NOISE
NC-60
NC-50
NC-40
NC-30
NC-20
NC-70
OCT
A
VE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
SPL(dB)
LINE
PU24EK PU30EK
PU24EK
1
PU30EK
1
PU24EK
2
PU30EK
2
PU24EK
3
PU30EK
3
55
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
63
125
250
500
1000
2000
4000
8000
APPROXIMATE
THRESHOLD OF
HEARING FOR
CONTINUOUS
NOISE
NC-60
NC-50
NC-40
NC-30
NC-20
NC-70
OCT
A
VE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
PU18EK
PU18EK
1
53
SPL(dB)
LINE
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
OCT
A
VE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
63
125
250
500
1000
2000
4000
8000
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
APPROXIMATE
THRESHOLD OF
HEARING FOR
CONTINUOUS
NOISE
NC-60
NC-50
NC-40
NC-30
NC-20
NC-70
SPL(dB)
LINE
PU36EK
PU36EK
1
PU36EK
2
PU36EK
3
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