NOISE CONTROLS RECOMMENDED FOR THE PROPOSED SHENZEN AIRPORT. INTERNOISE 87. NOISE CONTROL IN INDUSTRY. PROCEEDINGS 1987 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING, BEIJING, CHINA 15-17 SEPTEMBER 1987

This paper describes noise controls recommended for a proposed international airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, near the border with Hong Kong. The author developed these recommendations as part of an airport feasibility study, prepared by the parsons corporation for the Chinese government. The study used the energy equivalent a-weighted sound level (leq) as the most widely accepted level of noise exposure, but made appropriate adjustments to allow for people's increased sensitivity to noise during the night. Average day-night noise levels from the proposed airport were modelled using the integrated noise model; noise levels for different aircraft types were established. Specific scenarios were analysed to predict typical and worst case noise impacts near the airport. The study recommends that strong land use controls be established before the airport is fully constructed, in order to reduce future noise problems that would occur in the event of population growth near the airport. The criteria proposed here are compared with the differing noise level criteria, used by several countries to limit the construction of large new residential developments near airports. If the recommended land use criteria are established early in the airport development process, local residents will feel the benefits for years to come. Although no final plans have been made to proceed with the airport, the methodology and results of the present study may be applicable to similar studies in progress elsewhere in China and in other countries. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Acoustical Society of China

  PO Box 2712
  Beijing,   China 
• Authors:
  • Burke, R E
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 835-838
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Acoustical Society of China
  • Publisher: Acoustical Society of China

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airports; Conferences; Daylight; Land use; Location; Mathematical models; Night; Residential areas; Sound level; Tolerance (Physiology)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vicinity
• Geographic Terms: China
• ITRD Terms: 1258: Aircraft; 8023: China; 8525: Conference; 9008: Daylight; 2051: Human tolerance; 356: Land use; 6473: Mathematical model; 9052: Night; 307: Residential area; 6747: Sound level; 393: Vicinity
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493475
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM