ROADS AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. OPENING SESSION AND SESSION 1: NOISE AND VIBRATION

The opening session and session 1 contain the following papers: Opening Statement, Turgel, J; Current Research in the United States of Highways and the Urban Environment, Love, GD; Advantages and Disadvantages of the Indices Used in Characterising Traffic Noise, Lamure, C; Evaluation of Traffic Noise on Federal Highways and Motorways by Means of the Noise evaluation Level lst, Lenz, K; The Effect of Lorries on Noise Levels of Urban Expressways, Favre, B; Characterising Noise Level Time Fluctuations of Road Traffic, Descornet, G; A Computer Model of Traffic Noise to Solve Planning Problems, Nelson, PM; Calculation and Mapping of Noise Situations in Urban Zones by Means of Computers: Base, Methods and Results, Thomassen, HG; Predicting Noise Levels of Automobile Traffic in Urban Areas, Favre, B; Prediction of Traffic Noise Distribution by Means of a Statistical Model, Gloeckner, W; Equation for Predicting Highway Traffic Noise and Noise Counter Measures, Kaneyasu, K; Design, Construction and Screening Effectiveness of Noise Protection Barriers, Lenz, KH; Types of Road Surface and Their Effect on the Noise Produced by Tyre-Pavement Contact, Gachignard, G and Sardin, P; Urban Planning and Noise From Road Traffic, Buiecher, G; Effects of Modifications of Urban Traffic Signal Programmes on Noise Levels, Munoz Sancho, M; Noise Protection Studies and Measures, Paulik, M; Solid Borne Sound and Vibrations from Street Traffic, Schreiber, L; Vibration and Road Traffic in the United Kingdom, Harland, DG. /TRRL/

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• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 11-86
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel
  • Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Digital computers; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Freeways; Highways; Mathematical models; Measurement; Noise barriers; Pavement surface course; Pavements; Prevention; Research; Research projects; Rolling contact; Sound; Sound level; Statistics; Surfacing; Texture; Traffic; Traffic noise; Traffic signal controllers; Traffic signals; Urban areas; Urban highways; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• Geographic Terms: Germany; United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic vibrations
• ITRD Terms: 5440: Contact (tyre road); 8673: Digital computer; 132: Forecast; 8125: Germany; 2755: Highway; 6473: Mathematical model; 6136: Measurement; 9048: Modification; 2752: Motorway; 2886: Noise barrier; 9149: Prevention; 8557: Research project; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level; 6555: Statistics; 2972: Surfacing; 354: Town planning; 755: Traffic; 565: Traffic signal; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 8122: USA; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Design; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Research; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133666
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1976 12:00AM