EVALUATION OF METHODS OF REDUCING COMMUNITY NOISE IMPACT AROUND SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

A computer simulation of San Jose Municipal Airport was made of the airport noise impact on the surrounding communities. Alternate operational procedures, improved technology, and land use conversion were evaluated as methods of reducing noise impact in the airport application to other airport communities similar to San Jose. Two segment approaches and thrust cutbacks on takeoff were found to be very helpful in reducing community noise impact; however, these procedures cannot reduce the noise very near the airport. The introduction of sound absorption material (SAM) was found to reduce noise annoyance by over 25%, and the introduction of refan by over 60%. Replacing the present aircraft by DC-10's was found to reduce the noise problem to very small proportions, and the introduction of an advanced technology twin was found to essentially eliminate the noise problem. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Ames Research Center

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Moffett Field, CA  United States  94035
• Authors:
  • Glick, J M
  • SHEVELL, R S
  • Bowles, J V
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 61 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft noise; Aircraft operations; Airlines; Airport noise; Airports; Approach; City planning; Communities; Environment; Evaluation; Land use; Methodology; Noise; Noise control; Simulation; Sound absorption; Sound transmission; Takeoff
• Identifier Terms: McDonnell Douglas DC-10; Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Noise reduction
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco Bay
• Old TRIS Terms: Airline operations; Airport noise/community disturbance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137194
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-X-62503, A-6346
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM