Evaluation of Quiet Asphalt Pavement Test Sections in Ontario (Poster)

Road traffic noise is a growing concern and the public has a growing expectation toward governments to reduce traffic noise. Noise barriers are costly and not feasible for all projects. Cost-effective alternative solutions are needed. Use of quiet pavements as a solution requires investigation The most common quiet pavement types are open-graded mixes. The benefit of the open-graded pavement structure is its ability to absorb sound as the sound waves can disperse through its voids. In 2009, a research project was initiated by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) to study the effectiveness of different asphalt mix types to reduce noise at the tire-pavement interface. Five asphalt test sections were built in October 2009 on Highway 405 (westbound direction) in the Niagara Region of Ontario (Figure 1). The types of asphalt mixes used for each test section are summarized in Table 1.

• Record URL:
  http://conf.tac-atc.ca/english/annualconference/tac2014/ps-4/tabib.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • TABIB, S
  • MARKS, P
  • BLANEY, C
  • Tam, F
  • BEATTIE, H
• Conference:
  • Transportation 2014: Past, Present, Future - 2014 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada // Transport 2014 : Du passé vers l'avenir - 2014 Congrès et Exposition de 'Association des transports du Canada
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 PDF file, 2.2 MB, 1p.
• Monograph Title: Transportation 2014: Past, Present, Future - 2014 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada // Transport 2014 : Du passé vers l'avenir - 2014 Congrès et Exposition de 'Association des transports du Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous macadam; Conferences; Mix design; Noise; Pavements; Rolling contact; Surfacing; Test tracks
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 4921: Bitumen macadam; 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 5440: Contact (tyre road); 4714: Mix design; 2492: Noise; 2955: Pavement; 2972: Surfacing; 2789: Test track
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01553268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Feb 13 2015 4:22PM