Field Study of a Variable-Height Highway-Noise Barrier

Manning, J. E.; Blair, C. N.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)

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Field Study of a Variable-Height Highway-Noise Barrier

1978-03-01
By Manning, J. E. ; Blair, C. N.

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English

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Manning, J. E. ; Blair, C. N.

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Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Data Collection Field Studies Height Highways Noise Barriers Noise Control
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-HS-803 290
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Massachusetts
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NTL Classification:

NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT;NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION;
Abstract:

This study describes the design, construction, and evaluation of a variable-height highway-noise barrier. The barrier was constructed along a 1000-ft-long segment of Interstate 93 in Andover, Massachusetts. A test plan was prepared, and measurements were taken at a number of points behind the barrier and at an adjacent open site by personnel using the DOT-TSC Mobile Noise Laboratory. Data were collected over a series of eight tests, each extending over a two- or three-day period, to determine the noise reduction provided by barriers of different heights with reflecting and absorbing surfaces. Test results are presented and compared with predictions. Based on the data, it concluded that existing design charts are inadequate for predicting the performance of highway-noise barriers. The design-chart corrections for finite-barrier length is believed to be too large. /Author/
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DOT-TSC-1011
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Volpe Center
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