NOISE PROBLEMS OF HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION

This paper discusses the principal sources of noise generated by high-speed ground vehicles and the impact of this noise on both the community and the passengers. Authors anticipate that noise levels will be exceedingly high, making land within approximately 1000 ft of some (surface) vehicle guideways unfit as residential areas. Noise levels inside vehicles are predicted to be sufficient to cause temporary hearing loss for occasional exposure and permanent hearing loss for lengthy exposures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of Carnegie-Mellon High Speed Ground Transportation, May 13-15, 1969, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Corporate Authors:

  High Speed Ground Transportation Journal

  Box 4824, Duke Station
  Durham, NC  United States  27706
• Authors:
  • BENDER, E K
  • Dietrich, C W
  • Franken, P A
• Publication Date: 1969-5-15

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 141-156

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Hearing loss; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Noise; Sound level; Tolerance (Psychology); Traffic speed
• Old TRIS Terms: High speed ground vehicles; Noise tolerance
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00019760
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRI Res Rep 3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1973 12:00AM