DESIGNING AGAINST NOISE FROM ROAD TRAFFIC

THIS PAPER BRIEFLY DISCUSSES FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN SETTING STANDARDS FOR TRAFFIC NOISE AND EXTENDS THE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE UNITS FOR DESCRIBING TRAFFIC NOISE LEVELS TO INCLUDE THE NOISE POLLUTION LEVEL. IT PROPOSES INTERIM STANDARDS FOR DWELLINGS AND THE LEVEL AT WHICH THESE SHOULD BE SET. THE RESULTS OF PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND DESIGN RULES ARE PUT FORWARD WHICH ALLOW THE ESTIMATION OF NOISE EXPOSURE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VARIOUS CONTROL MEASURES. TOGETHER WITH A STANDARD, THESE RULES ALLOW A UNIFIED AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC NOISE AND DWELLINGS. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THESE DESIGN RULES COVER THE ESTIMATION OF NOISE FROM MOTORWAYS AND OTHER FREE FLOWING TRAFFIC BUT THAT IN CONGESTED SITUATIONS AND IN BUILT-UP AREAS A MEASUREMENT OF THE NOISE EXPOSURE WOULD BE BETTER. A WORKED EXAMPLE OF THE ESTIMATION OF NOISE EXPOSURE, AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION USED IN THE DERIVATION OF THE DESIGN RULES ARE GIVEN IN APPENDICES. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Acoustics /UK

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• Authors:
  • Scholes, W E
  • Sargent, J W
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 202-34
• Serial:
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Dwellings; Highways; Noise control; Sound; Standardization; Traffic
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 16 1972 12:00AM