CALIFORNIA VEHICLE NOISE EMISSION LEVELS

The report presents criteria, methods and analyses used to develop California vehicle noise emission levels. More than 3000 noise and environmental measurements were made at sixteen level road sites in California. Included were automobiles and medium and heavy trucks traveling at constant speeds between 25 and 65 mph. Microphones were located at distances of 25, 50 and 100 feet, and at heights of 5 and 10 feet.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Transportation Laboratory
  5900 Folsom Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819
• Authors:
  • Hendriks, R W
• Publication Date: 1984-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 245 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Heavy vehicles; Measurement; Sound level; Traffic noise; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00454411
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/CA/TL-84/13, TL-604214
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM