ESTABLISHING NOISE CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL LIVING IN AREAS SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL AVIATION AIRPORTS

This study provides results that contribute to establishment of airport noise levels that are compatible with residential living activities. Community noise simulation systems were placed in the homes of twenty-four families that were not impacted by actual airport noise. Four different airport noise conditions were simulated. Three conditions involved day flights of 150 aircraft with average Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) values of 36.9, 32.5, and 26.9. The fourth condition added 18 night flights (10:00 PM to 7:00 AM) which resulted in a mean NEF of 32.9. Interference with daily living activities and annoyance responses to the four conditions were obtained. Some of the results and conclusions are presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  MAN-Acoustics and Noise, Incorporated

  2105 North 45th Street
  Seattle, WA  United States  98103

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft noise; Airport noise; Airports; Civil aviation; Communities; Daily; Data collection; Days; Environment; Night; Noise; Public relations; Residential areas; Simulation; Sound level; Test procedures
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport noise/community disturbance; Residential section; Response
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094469
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-75-211 Final Rpt., MAN-1011
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA74WAI-439
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM