Transcription of Highway Traffic Noise - Acoustics Today
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38 | Acoustics Today | Winter 2016 Judith L. RochatPostal:6965 Abbottswood Drive Rancho Palos Verdes,California ReiterPostal:504 Autumn Springs Court, #11 Franklin, Tennessee than 45 million people live, work, or attend school within 300 feet of a ma-jor transportation facility in the United States alone ( ). These facilities include heavily traveled highways that can cause adverse Noise effects. Figure 1 shows a major Highway with adjacent communities. Such geometries with communities in close proximity to highways are not addition to an-noyance and speech interference, re-cent studies have reported on links between Highway Traffic Noise and health effects.
must understand the noise sources, how the sound propagates to nearby commu-nities, and how to reduce noise levels at the source, during propagation, or at the receiver. Further challenges lie in establishing and implementing highway traffic noise policies. Figure 2 highlights the major elements of highway traffic noise. Highway Traffic Noise ...
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