Selection and Design of Quiet Pavement Surfaces

This report provides guidelines for the selection and design of quieter pavement surfaces. The focus is on reducing noise at the tire-pavement interface, although the use of quieter pavement surfaces in conjunction with other noise abatement options, such as noise barriers, is also addressed as a case study. A comprehensive literature review is included that outlines the current state of the art in designing quieter pavements and all relevant contributing factors in terms of surface macrotexture, porosity, and resilience. An extensive pavement-noise database was compiled containing a large number and variety of different pavement surfaces used in Texas. In the effort to develop laboratory procedures for designing quieter surfaces, this database was analyzed to identify all relevant design parameters influencing noise. A laboratory test and design procedure to measure and evaluate noise was developed and correlated against design parameters for asphalt and concrete surfaces. Field testing of different asphalt and concrete surfaces was completed, including noise measurements using the on-board sound intensity test method as well as field measurements of surface macrotexture and permeability. The case study documents the design and use of a noise barrier in conjunction with low-noise surfaces to address noise complaints from residents residing along a busy stretch of Interstate Highway 30 (IH30) near Dallas. Products of this research include detailed laboratory test procedures for measuring noise generated by surface materials and a set of guidelines developed to provide the Districts with recommendations to assist in selecting appropriate candidate projects for low-noise surfaces and for designing surfaces to provide long-term noise reductions.

• Record URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6819-1.pdf
• Record URL:
  http://www.chpp.egr.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CHPP-Report-UTA-1-2016-_Quieter-pavements_1.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/search/SearchResults_ClearCriteria.aspx?q=(catalog.ID=(34448))
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report date January 2016; published June 2016. Project title: Designing Quieter Pavement Surfaces.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 1616 Guadalupe Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-1255

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Smit, Andre
  • Trevino, Manuel
  • Garcia, Natalia Zuniga
  • Buddhavarapu, Prasad
  • Prozzi, Jorge
• Publication Date: 2016-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 179p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Databases; Field tests; Laboratory tests; Literature reviews; Measuring methods; Noise barriers; Pavement design; State of the art; Surface course (Pavements); Test procedures; Tire/pavement noise
• Geographic Terms: Dallas (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01609438
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-16/0-6819-1, 0-6819-1
• Contract Numbers: 0-6819
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 2016 4:38PM