PHYSICAL SCALES OF TRAFFIC NOISE: MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN ROAD AND DWELLINGS IN LEVEL UNSHIELDED TERRAIN /IN SWEDISH/

SOME OF THE PARAMETERS ARE DISCUSSED AFFECTING NOISE GENERATION AND NOISE PROPAGATION AROUND A HIGHWAY, AND AN EMPIRICALLY CONSTRUCTED CLUSTER OF CURVES ARE PRESENTED INDICATING THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND DWELLINGS. THE USE OF THE TRAFFIC NOISE INDEX IN CALCULATING NOISE NUISANCE IS RECOMMENDED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Nat Swedish Inst Building Research

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• Authors:
  • Ingemansson, S
  • Benjegard, S-O
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Distance; Dwellings; Highways; Noise; Traffic noise
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223316
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rept 52/69
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 5 1970 12:00AM