Project engineering
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Building Technologies
009865_b_en_--.doc
Fire Safety & Security Systems
11.2007
To determine the actual attenuation at the location of the receiver, the guide values
of the construction elements along the radio transmission distance as listed in the
table must be added.
Construction element
Additional attenuation
Partition <
1
dB
dry bricks
approx. 6 dB
dry concrete
approx. 6 dB
Lime-sand brick
approx. 8 dB
Lime-sand brick plan elements
approx. 8 dB
Wooden wall construction
approx. 8 dB
Timber panel wall
approx. 8 dB
Humid bricks
approx. 10 dB
Coated plaster plate (double wall)
approx. 15 dB
Steel concrete
approx. 30 dB
Thick, wet brick wall
> 40 dB
Calculation example:
A radio gateway is mounted under a steel concrete ceiling. The separation walls
are made from concrete.
A
B
C
Fig. 9
Radio gateway with the transmission distances A, B, C
Distance A: 5 m
Free space + steel concrete ceiling
≈
40 + 30 = 70 dB
Distance B: 15 m Free space + steel concrete c
concrete wall
≈
67 + 30 + 6 = 103 dB
Distance C: 10 m Free space + concrete wall
≈
57 + 6 = 63 dB
Result:
z
The distances A and C can be operated
z
The radio detector on the distance B cannot be reached.