NOISE POLLUTION AND ABATEMENT, A REVIEW OF LITERATURE

A PROPOSAL TO VERIFY THE NOISE PREDICTION PROCEDURE CURRENTLY IN USE BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IS PRESENTED. RECORDINGS AT SITES WITH VARYING ROADWAY CONFIGURATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS, AND UNDER VARYING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WILL BE TAKEN AND ANALYZED. A PAPER INCLUDED IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL REVIEWS NOISE POLLUTION WITH RESPECT TO SENSORY PHYSIOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS, OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE, AND CONTROL MEASURES. HIGHWAY NOISE IS CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE PROBLEMS OF MEASUREMENT VALIDITY, IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT VARIABLES, AND ADEQUATE CONTROL MEASURES. FOR THIS LAST, THREE GENERAL PRINCIPLES ARE CITED: VEHICLE NOISE CONTROL, BYPASSING POPULATED AREAS, AND HIGHWAY DESIGN FEATURES SUCH AS ELEVATED OR DEPRESSED ROADWAYS AND LANDSCAPING.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1972.322
• Supplemental Notes:
  • 16 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Kentucky Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Highways
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40601
• Authors:
  • Agent, K R
  • Deen, D R
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Noise control; Pollution control; Sound level meters; Traffic noise
• Uncontrolled Terms: Abatement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223800
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 19 1972 12:00AM