Development of Sustainable Thin Noise Reducing Surface Layers in Denmark

There is great need to develop effective noise reducing pavements which are durable, safe and cost-effective and which reduce the disturbance of the road user and the neighbours of the road. An effective and sustainable way to reduce noise and avoid annoyance is to decrease the emission from the source. The type and structure of the road pavement is important for the determination of noise level emitted. Like porous pavements, thin layer pavements have a noise reducing potential on urban roads as well as on highways. In Denmark, a project on urban roads was started in 2003 and in 2004 the first test sections were in place on a highway. The goal was to develop and test thin durable asphalt layers as noise reducing pavements under Nordic conditions and under different traffic conditions. The project hypothesis, pavement types, and measurement program are highlighted and the first promising data from test pavements are presented. Also in 2004, a research project on thin open surface layers started as a co-operation between the Danish Road Institute (DRI) and the Road and Hydraulic Engineering Institute in the Netherlands (DWW) called the DRI-DWW noise abatement program. The project plan for this new project will also be presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Society for Asphalt Pavements

  4711 Clark Avenue, Suite G
  White Bear Lake, MN  United States  55110
• Authors:
  • LARSEN, HE
  • BENTSEN, H
  • ANDERSEN, B
  • RAABERG, J
• Conference:
  • 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ASPHALT PAVEMENTS - AUGUST 12 TO 17, 2006, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p. vol3,309-17
• Monograph Title: 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements - August 12 to 17, 2006, Quebec City, Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bitumen; Conferences; Noise; Pavement layers; Prevention; Rolling contact; Surfacing
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Pavements; Security and Emergencies; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084300
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: Jan 14 2008 1:48PM