RAILWAY TRAFFIC: ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE CONTROLS FOR NEW HOUSING SITES

The absence of an established criterion for housing site design against railway noise presents problems for environmental health officers who are consulted at the planning stage of housing sites. A guidance standard is suggested and experiences of a recent housing development are described.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0022460X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Workshop on Railway and Tracked Transit System Noise, 2nd, Lyon, France, October 17-19, 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Academic Press Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Clegg, J D
• Publication Date: 1979-10-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 463-467
• Serial:
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-460X
  • EISSN: 1095-8568
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0022460X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Noise control; Railroad facilities; Railroads; Sound level; Urban development
• Old TRIS Terms: Wayside
• Subject Areas: Environment; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00319659
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 1981 12:00AM