THE PROPAGATION OF RAILWAY NOISE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS

The propagation of railway noise in residential areas for two commonly occurring situations was investigated: shielding by typical two-storey terraced houses parallel to the railway line, and propagation of railway noise between two rows of two-storey terraced houses perpendicular to the railway line. The investigations were made through a series of field measurements in residential areas. Conclusions have been drawn from the analyses of the recordings; analyses being for spectral and peak dB(A). Investigation was also made into the transmission loss of railway noise through a window. Transmission losses of approximately 29 dB(A) and 11 dB(A) were obtained for a closed window and an open window respectively. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Southampton University, England

  Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
  Southampton S09 5NH, Hampshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • GILL, H S
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 120 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Barriers (Roads); Building; Environmental impacts; Measurement; Noise; Noise barriers; Noise control; Noise sources; Railroad transportation; Residential areas; Sound attenuation; Sound level; Sound transmission; Transmission loss; Windows (Buildings); Windows (Vehicles)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Noise measurement; Noise reduction
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Windows apertures
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ISVR-TR-73
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM