AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF RESEARCH INTO TRAFFIC NOISE

This report gives the results of an international survey of research into road traffic noise. It is a summary of the replies to a questionnaire distributed in 1974. The questionnaire, which is reproduced as an appendix to the report, lists a wide range of research topics and this report gives details of the research on each topic, country by country, together with references to published papers. The names and addresses of the research workers are included. The questionnaire covers four main headings: (1) vehicle noise and its reduction, (2) traffic noise, its propagation and reduction (3) subjective studies (4) economic assessments of the disbenefits of noise. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Building Research Establishment

  Building Research Station, Garston
  Watford WD2 7JR, Hertsford,   England 
• Authors:
  • Scholes, W E
  • Fothergill, L C
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Economic analysis; Foreign; Information management; Information organization; International; Noise control; Questionnaires; Research; Research projects; Sound; Traffic; Traffic noise; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subjective analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Propagation
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 8518: Bibliography; 8555: Information documentation; 9034: International; 8557: Research project; 6748: Sound; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129991
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: BRE CP 55/75 Series
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM