Techniques for Reviewing TNM Model Runs and Associated Noise Modeling Reports

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• Corporate Creators:
  RSG, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Bowlby and Associates, Inc. ; ATS Consulting, LLC ; Environmental Acoustics, Inc. ; Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc. ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic noise
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Analysis
  • Noise control
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HEP-18-068
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This guide provided a Tier 1 approach that provides basic details and checklists for reviewers performing accelerated reviews and includes information on how to review noise models developed using TNM 3.0 in Section 2. Section 3 of this guide provides a Tier 1 approach that provided in-depth advanced scenario details and checklists useful for detailed reviews of complex projects and reviews specific project scenarios using the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 791, Supplemental Guidance on the Application of FHWA’s Traffic Noise Model (TNM). It also identifies challenges in TNM 3.0 analysis (Section 4). Appendix A includes a checklist tool for review of noise models. The reviewer should also use the FHWA’s review guide, Techniques for Reviewing Noise Analyses and Associated Noise Reports, to review the associated noise study report to ensure that the TNM modeling results are reported accurately.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54068/dot_54068_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.91 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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