TRAFFIC NOISE REDUCTION BY EARTH BERMS

BY USING NATURAL EARTH BERMS THAT WERE SHORT IN LENGTH AND IRREGULAR IN SHAPE, MEASUREMENTS WERE MADE WITH TRUCKS AS THE NOISE SOURCE TO PROVIDE COMPARISONS WITH THEORETICAL FORMULAS. STANDARD A-WEIGHTED NETWORK - GENERAL RADIO EQUIPMENT - WAS UTILIZED IN OBTAINING NOISE ATTENUATION LEVELS.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Authors:
  • Reeder, H C
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 84-5
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Berms; Noise control; Traffic noise; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Attenuation
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck noise
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205193
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM