2005 Colorado DOT Tire/Pavement Noise Study

In the fall of 2003, the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) conducted a study to determine the tire/pavement noise characteristics of 13 Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavements and 6 Portland Cement Concrete Pavements (PCCP) in Colorado. In the fall of 2004, NCAT was asked to conduct another tire/pavement noise study for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Fifteen HMA and six PCCP surfaces were tested. In addition a short PCCP test section built to evaluate various textures was evaluated. In 2005 NCAT was asked to test the same sites that were tested in 2004. This paper provides the results of the 2003, 2004, and 2005 testing. This testing was done by NCAT using a close proximity noise trailer that was built in accordance with the requirements of ISO Standard 11819-2. It was found in this study that the noise levels of both the HMA and the PCC pavements in Colorado do increase with age, but at a very slow rate and that the rate of increase varies with the pavement type tested. It is recommended that the CDOT continue this type of study over an extended period of time to obtain an accurate measure of the effect of pavement age on noise level.

• Record URL:
  https://www.codot.gov/programs/research/pdfs/2006/tirenoise2005.pdf/
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Asphalt Technology

  Auburn University, 277 Technology Parkway
  Auburn, AL  United States  36830

  Colorado Department of Transportation

  4201 E Arkansas Avenue
  Denver, CO  United States  80222

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hanson, Douglas I
  • Waller, Brian
• Publication Date: 2006-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 48p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aging (Materials); Asphalt pavements; Concrete pavements; Field tests; Hot mix asphalt; Portland cement concrete; Rolling contact; Sound level; Traffic noise
• Uncontrolled Terms: Noise trailers; Pavement age
• Geographic Terms: Colorado
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Pavements; I15: Environment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042149
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CDOT-2006-18
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 16 2007 3:30PM