Design Guide for Highway Noise Barriers

Details

• Creators:
  Klingner, Richard E. ; McNerney, Michael T. ; Busch-Vishniac, Ilene
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Acoustics
  • Aesthetics
  • Design
  • Noise barriers
  • Guide signs
  • Highways
  • Environmental impacts
  • Traffic safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-04/0-1471-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  The current TxDOT design process for highway noise barriers is reviewed. Design requirements for highway noise barriers are then presented. These include acoustical requirements, structural requirements, safety requirements, aesthetic requirements, and cost considerations. Examples are given of different highway noise barriers used in Texas. Sample plans and specifications are presented. Design requirements are broadly grouped into acoustical requirements, environmental requirements, traffic safety requirements, and structural requirements; those requirements are again presented, drawing on the material presented in the preceding chapters.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1471
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82870/dot_82870_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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