DESIGN OF NOISE BARRIERS
The paper outlines the experience of MTC in identifying the impacts associated with constructing major transportation facilities and the means of providing a degree of relief. Initial attempts of providing a noise barrier were not encouraging with lack of effectiveness and high cost. Subsequent experimentation with a privacy fence indicated that with an effective design approach, success could be achieved with barrier walls that would benefit the public. Noise relief would only be partially achieved but the cost effectiveness would be reasonable. Additional attempts at noise barrier design and construction verified that the Ministry's approach was reasonable and effective. Various problems developed, however, in the attempt to minimize costs as outlined for a specific barrier. (TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Preprint of the 1979 Annual Conference Design, Technical Session and Workshop.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
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Authors:
- Wear, J
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1979-9
Media Info
- Features: Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 29-47
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Design; Economic efficiency; Forecasting; Freeways; Impact studies; Noise barriers; Sound; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Efficiency
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 9009: Decrease; 9011: Design (overall design); 5911: Efficiency; 132: Forecast; 9112: Impact study; 2752: Motorway; 2886: Noise barrier; 6748: Sound; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Environment; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00307575
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 22 1980 12:00AM