Demonstration of using quieter pavement in Death Valley National Park

Details

• Creators:
  Rochat, Judith L ; Lau, Michael C
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Park Service
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Tire/pavement noise
  • Traffic noise
  • Ambient noise
  • National parks
  • Acoustic measuring instruments
  • Sound level
  • Quieter pavement
  • National park noise
  • On-board sound intensity
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-NPS-11-23 ; NPS/NSNS/NRTR-2013/759
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California ; Nevada
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Park Service
• Abstract:
  Death Valley National Park provided an environment that allowed a demonstration of ; quieter pavement use. Sound measurements near the tire-pavement interface, near the ; road, and in areas of frequent human use were conducted and analyses performed in order ; to determine the general sound environment in the park and the potential benefit of ; using quieter pavements. Tire-pavement noise data were collected using the on-board ; sound intensity (OBSI) methodology, where sound levels for 15+ locations were ; identified. The OBSI levels for specific pavements in Death Valley were then used in a ; special research version of the FHWA Traffic Noise Model® (TNM®) in order to predict the ; potential effect of using quieter pavements at the park.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  VX82/JT311 ; VX82/JT312
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10071/dot_10071_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.74 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bc96c1e41044e135052fb45f0430eb15f1604283020028d4fd0388b3d7debbb4