Last edited 18 Feb 2025

Mass per unit area

Approved document E: Resistance to the passage of sound, 2003 edition incorporating 2004, 2010, 2013 and 2015 amendments, defines mass per unit area as: ‘Mass per unit area is expressed in terms of kilograms per square metre (kg/m²).’

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