The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with the assistance of the Volpe Center Acoustics Facility finalized the Traffic Noise Model (TNM®) version 3.0. This step-by-step guide introduces users to some of the basic concepts in highway-related noise modeling by using TNM 3.0. It provides detailed steps to create a basic project with two roadways, two receivers, a building row and one perturbable barrier. This guide supplements the information found in the Help Menu inside TNM 3.0.
In March 1998, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Natural andHuman Environment, released the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM), Version...
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