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3-2. 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
OCTAVE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
PLFY-P12NAMU-E
High
Medium1
Medium2
Low
NOTCH
30
28
27
24
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
OCTAVE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
PLFY-P18NAMU-E
High
Medium1
Medium2
Low
NOTCH
33
31
28
27
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
OCTAVE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, dB re 0.0002 MICRO BAR
BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES, Hz
PLFY-P24NAMU-E
High
Medium1
Medium2
Low
NOTCH
34
33
30
28
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
PLFY-P15NAMU-E
High
Medium1
Medium2
Low
NOTCH
32
30
28
27
SPL(dB)
LINE
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