DETERMINATION OF REFERENCE ENERGY MEAN EMISSION LEVEL IN GEORGIA

In conducting any detailed noise impact analysis and subsequent barrier design, it is always desirable to calibrate the noise prediction model (STAMINA) with measured noise levels at the site in question. The model does not always yield noise levels acceptably close to those measured in the field, often for no apparent reason. It is suggested in this paper that the reference energy mean emission curves published by FHWA may cause the model to significantly overpredict noise levels in the vicinity of major highways. New emission data are offered and then used to compare the results of the noise prediction model with field measurements. This comparison reveals significantly closer agreement between the noise levels calculated by STAMINA, using the new emission curves, than was obtainable with the FHWA curves.

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• Authors:
  • Harris, Roswell A
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 22-27
• Monograph Title: Issues in transportation noise mitigation: highway and railway studies
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 983
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Calibration; Field tests; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Sound level
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements
• Geographic Terms: Georgia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399856
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 28 1986 12:00AM