FEASIBILITY OF TRANSPARENT NOISE BARRIERS

The preliminary investigations by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario into the possibility of using transparent sheet glazing products made of glass or plastic in noise barriers are documented. The political issues and principles of using these types of barriers are not addressed. The concerns of the Design Development and Application Section with regard to the ability of various substances to meet current standards for noise barrier materials are discussed, providing a substantial foundation for establishing standards with regard to properties unique to glass or plastic such as transparency, flammability, safety under impact, and design considerations.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1255, Energy and Environment 1990: Transportation-Induced Noise and Air Pollution. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Rocchi, Sarah E
  • Pedersen, Soren
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 87-93
• Monograph Title: Energy and environment 1990: transportation-induced noise and air pollution
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1255
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Glass; Noise barriers; Plastics; Safety; Standards; Transparence
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497408
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030905009X
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM