Parallel Barrier Effectiveness Under Free-flowing Traffic Conditions
Author | : Gregg G. Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015075171754 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Presents the results of a measurement study performed at a highway noise barrier site located along Interstate 495 in Montgomery County, Maryland. The objective of the study was to measure the degradation in acoustic performance of a highway noise barrier due to the close proximity of a parallel barrier on the opposite side of the roadway. The test site selected for measurements consisted of a contiguous arrangement of two parallel reflective noise barriers followed by a single noise barrier. Five-minute, energy-averaged, A-weighted noise levels were computed from data measured simultaneously at identical heights and offset positions behind the single and parallel barrier arrangements. A comparison of the measured and predicted results is presented.