Quiet Pavement Pilot Program : Progress Report 3

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• Creators:
  Donovan, Paul ; Reyff, James ; Pommerenck, Alina
• Corporate Creators:
  Illingworth and Rodkin
• Corporate Contributors:
  Arizona. Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Noise sources
  • Noise
  • Noise control
  • Asphalt rubber
  • Quiet pavement
  • Noise study
  • Rubberized asphalt
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA AZ-12-577
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Arizona
• Edition:
  Interim report; 2004-2008.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Arizona Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  Since 2003, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has been conducting a Quiet Pavement ; Pilot Program (QPPP) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This report ; presents the noise findings of this research through 2007. The initial reduction in noise levels achieved ; by overlaying portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) on freeways in the greater Phoenix area with ; asphalt rubber friction course (ARFC) were documented with three types of measurements: 1.) ; tire/pavement noise levels measured on-board a test vehicle near a test tire (Site 1), 2.) neighborhood ; noise levels measured at typical receiver locations in the vicinity of the freeways (Site 2), and 3.) ; wayside tire/pavement noise levels measured at five research grade sites (Site 3). The initial reductions ; ranged on average from 5.5 to 9 dB depending on the type of measurement and the specific location. In ; subsequent years, measurements were conducted to assess the noise reduction performance of the AFRC ; over time or the acoustic longevity of the pavement. For the Site 1 and 3 data, the noise reduction has ; dropped by about 2 dB on average over the four years since the overlay was installed while the Site 2 ; levels have shown less than a 1 dB reduction. The results of the Site 3 measurements were compared to ; the results calculated from the FWHA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) using TNM Average Pavement. ; Through 2007, the measured noise levels at the tire/pavement interface have been 4 dB or more lower ; than the TNM predictions for the 50 ft and 100 ft distant microphone locations except for the 50 ft ; position (only) at one of the Site 3 locations.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-PL-1(65)-577
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25009/dot_25009_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.16 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:58a4422eb655c3e4e184f91b478d74c4847eda661e897a8b4bea7f1daa73dd91