COMMUNITY NOISE SURVEY OF MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
AN EXTENSIVE NOISE MEASUREMENT SURVEY WAS MADE IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, A SUBURB OF BOSTON, DURING MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY 1971, TO ASSESS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION NOISE IN A TYPICAL URBAN COMMUNITY, AND TO OBTAIN VALIDATION DATA FOR A MATHEMATICAL MODEL DEVELOPED TO SIMULATE SUCH NOISE LEVELS. NOISE MEASUREMENTS WERE MADE AT 49 LOCATIONS DISTRIBUTED UNIFORMLY ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, WITH CONTINUOUS 24-H MEASUREMENTS AT FIVE OF THE LOCATIONS. THE MEDIAN NOISE LEVEL OVER THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WAS 54 DBA DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AND 51 DBA DURING THE MIDDAY PERIOD. NOISE LEVELS WERE INFLUENCED PRIMARILY BY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, WITH A MAJOR HIGHWAY ARTERIAL CORRIDOR PRODUCING THE HIGHEST NOISE LEVELS IN THE COMMUNITY. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Wesler, J E
- Publication Date: 1973-10
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 985-95
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Serial:
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Volume: 54
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
- ISSN: 0001-4966
- Serial URL: http://asadl.org/jasa/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Mathematical models; Measurement; Noise; Peak hour traffic; Peak periods; Streets; Suburbs; Urban areas
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224522
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM