GUIDELINES FOR NOISE BARRIER COST REDUCTION PROCEDURE, STAMINA 2.0 AND OPTIMA

This manual is a supplement to the US Federal Highway Administration's "Noise Barrier Cost Reduction Procedure, STAMINA 2.0/OPTIMA: User's Manual". The barrier cost reduction procedure (BCR) is a computer program employed to predict highway traffic noise and to design cost-effective noise barriers. The procedure requires the use of two separate programs, STAMINA 2.0 and OPTIMA. The user's manual explains the functions of these programs and shows how to code the input data and how to interpret the output results. Numerous examples are provided. The barrier cost reduction procedure is based on the highway traffic noise prediction method developed by the US Federal Highway Administration. The prediction method is described in their report entitled "FHWA Highway Traffic Noise Prediction Model". The instructions contained in this manual are intended to assist the reader in the use of the programs STAMINA 2.0 and OPTIMA as implemented by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The input requirements of these programs are further explained. The methods used to obtain the input data are discussed. The user is shown, step-by-step, how to input the data and how to execute the programs. This manual assumes the user is familiar with the methodology of highway traffic noise prediction and with the basic principles of data entry and job submission in TSO. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Ministry of Transportation & Communic, Can

  1201 Wilson Avenue
  Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Krawczyniuk, R W
  • Hajek, J J
• Publication Date: 1983-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic efficiency; Forecasting; Manuals; Mathematical models; Noise; Noise barriers; Sound level; Specifications; Traffic; Traffic noise
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Efficiency; Models
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 224: Cost; 9009: Decrease; 5911: Efficiency; 132: Forecast; 2886: Noise barrier; 8645: Software; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level; 177: Specifications; 755: Traffic; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379858
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM