Rumble Strip Design Analysis to Contribute to Low Exterior Noise Using Finite Element Modeling

Optimal rumble strips/stripes are critical to ensure traffic safety and simultaneously avoid disturbance to the surrounding environment. In this project, the authors have utilized a commercial Finite Element modeling tool to calculate the amount of noise in the tires while rolling over the rumble strips. The sound level is determined within the tire cavity. The authors have evaluated three types of designs: conventional, sinusoidal, and sawtooth. In total, they have simulated 19 conventional designs, 21 sinusoidal designs, and 6 sawtooth designs at 3 varying vehicle speeds for a passenger car and a truck tire. The authors have observed that the sinusoidal designs produced lower sound outputs than the conventional designs, and the sawtooth designs with a longer wavelength produced similar sound outputs to a sinusoidal design at the same depth. Furthermore, they have developed a non-zero angle of landing for different conventional and sinusoidal designs. Overall, the numerical simulations produced expected trends in the sound outputs for different rumble strip dimensions. Furthermore, when a chosen sound output level is determined, a specific dimension can be found among the simulated cases to guide the construction.

• Record URL:
  https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Programs/ResearchDocuments/SPR829Final-RumbleStrips.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63289
• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  Research Section
  555 13th Street NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zheng, Jinta
  • 0000-0003-1405-9479
  • Zhang, Yue
  • 0000-0002-8467-2781
• Publication Date: 2022-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 110p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Design; Finite element method; Rumble strips; Sound level; Tire/pavement noise
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01855945
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-OR-RD-22-14
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 24 2022 3:05PM