scholarly journals The influence of a signal’s time structure on the perceived noise annoyance of road traffic noise

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Felcyn
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Temporal Structure ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Time Structure ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Negative Feelings

Abstract Purpose Road traffic noise is the most common source of noise in modern cities. The noise indicators used to manage noise do not take into account its temporal structure. However, in cities the traffic flow varies during the day, peaking due to congestion and more fluent periods. In this research we sought to analyze how people (giving answers on a numerical ICBEN scale) perceive noise stimuli with the same LAeqT values but different time structures (more/less noise events, different amplitude envelopes). Methods 31 people with normal hearing took part in an experiment conducted in an anechoic chamber. Participants listened to 18 different noise recordings and rated each of them using the numerical ICBEN scale regarding noise annoyance. Results The results showed that only sound level was a statistically significant factor. However, based on people’s remarks about noise, we can also say that the more intermittent the noise is, the more negative feelings it evokes in people. Conclusions Time structure does not have a significant influence on people’s judgments about noise annoyance. However, people tend to have a preference for a steady noise rather than an intermittent one.

Equivalent sound level as a predictor for road traffic noise annoyance assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (2) ◽  
pp. 4622-4633
Author(s):  
Jan Felcyn ◽  
Anna Preis
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Time Structure ◽  
Single Type ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
The Road ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
Sound Levels

Noise annoyance can be rated either in situ or in laboratory conditions. Regarding the , many papers indicate that only 30% of the variance in people's answers can be explained by sound level values. This value increases when a single type of noise is presented to participants in lab. However, the relationship between time structure of the noise stimulus and annoyance rating is still ambiguous. In this study road traffic noise stimuli with different time structure at three different sound levels were created. Moreover, the psychoacoustical characteristics of them were also computed. The calculated data was compared with results of the listening test in which participants rated each stimulus on the numerical ICBEN scale. Analysis showed that loudness and sound level are the dominant factors, they correlate quite well (~70%) with people's ratings. However, the different time structure of the road traffic noise at the same sound level did not evoke significantly different noise annoyance ratings. Since there are no standards available for loudness measurement, the sound level for the same type of noise remains the simplest factor to reliably predict its impact on people regarding noise annoyance.

scholarly journals Road traffic noise – the relationship between noise exposure and noise annoyance in Norway

2004 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 893-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Klæboe ◽  
A.H Amundsen ◽  
A Fyhri ◽  
S Solberg
Keyword(s):  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Impact of road traffic noise annoyance on health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Dratva ◽  
Elisabeth Zemp ◽  
Denise Felber Dietrich ◽  
Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux ◽  
Thierry Rochat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Factors responsible for road traffic noise annoyance in the city of Sfax, Tunisia

2020 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 107412
Author(s):  
Ines Bouzid ◽  
Ahmed Derbel ◽  
Boubaker Elleuch
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
The City

Statistical Study of the Instantaneous Values of Traffic Noise Sound Pressure Level

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Jesús Alba Fernández ◽  
Marcelino Ferri García ◽  
Jaime Ramis Soriano ◽  
Juan Antonio Martínez Mora
Keyword(s):  
Sound Pressure Level ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Pressure Level ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Statistical Parameters ◽  
Sound Event

In environmental acoustics the knowledge of the time dependency of the sound level provides relevant information about a sound event. In this sense, it may be said that conventional sound level metres have frequently implemented programs to calculate the fractiles (percentiles) of the distribution of instantaneous sound levels; and there are several indexes to evaluate the noise pollution, based on different statistical parameters. For further analysis of sound, and to obtain the commented indexes, it is accepted that this distribution is normal or gaussian. The questions we've tried to solve in this work are the following: First of all, whether the time dependent distribution of the variable sound pressure level should be considered as Gaussian in general cases or only in some particular ones. On the other hand, we have studied how the frequency of the sampling affects the resulting distribution of a given a sound event. To these ends, a set of road traffic noise events has been evaluated. Furthermore, even in gaussian distributions of sound pressure levels, the average of the distribution will not be coincident with the equivalent sound pressure level; that is the level of the average quadratic pressure. The difference between this parameter, and its dependence on the standard deviation, is studied.

scholarly journals Combined Effects of Aircraft, Rail, and Road Traffic Noise on Total Noise Annoyance—A Cross-Sectional Study in Innsbruck

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lechner ◽  
Schnaiter ◽  
Bose-O’Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exposure Response ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
Total Noise ◽  
Noise Assessment

Noise legislation in Austria does not provide an assessment of the cumulative effect of noise from different sources. The desire of citizens for a total noise assessment is getting stronger. Within the pilot project “Gesamtlärmbetrachtung” (Total Noise Investigation) Innsbruck, data from 1031 face-to-face interviews were correlated with exposure data from road, rail and air traffic noise. The interviews were selected in clusters according to the exposure combinations of these three sources. In addition to exposure-response relationships, it has also been found that the annoyance response to air and rail traffic noise is independent of the background noise from road traffic. The total noise annoyance response shows a cumulative effect in each source considered. From the source specific exposure-response relationships, a total noise assessment model based on the annoyance equivalents model was developed. This model is more suitable than the dominant source model and thus also considerable for legal application.

scholarly journals Urban road traffic noise and noise annoyance—a study on perceived noise control and its value among the elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Riedel ◽  
Heike Köckler ◽  
Joachim Scheiner ◽  
Irene van Kamp ◽  
Raimund Erbel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noise Control ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Urban Road ◽  
Noise Annoyance

scholarly journals Sleep Disturbance and Noise Annoyance and Environmental Noise Exposure in Residents of Two Major Slovakian Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Argalasova ◽  
T. Kimakova ◽  
E. Panulinova ◽  
A. Filova ◽  
A. Pultznerova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
Exposure Category ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lower Noise

Abstract The significant growth in traffic density in Slovakia, combined with the country’s economic change, has resulted in new environmental noise issues, particularly in road traffic noise. The objective of this study was to assess and evaluate the impact of environmental noise on the psychosocial well-being of young healthy individuals in the two main Slovak cities of Bratislava and Kosice. To assess noise annoyance, interference with activities, and sleep disturbance, the ICBEN (The International Commission on the Biological Effects of Noise) anonymous validated “Noise annoyance questionnaire” was applied; noise levels were objectified by direct measurements using a sound level analyzer with a frequency analysis module. Young individuals between the ages of 20 and 30 were interviewed in Bratislava (533 respondents, 155 males) and Kosice (355 respondents, 111 males). The majority of the respondents in both cities were exposed to medium levels of road traffic noise LAeq ≥ 60 dB. In Bratislava, 27.82 % of respondents resided in the higher noise exposure category LAeq ≥ 70 dB, while in Kosice, 39.9 % resided in the lower noise exposure category LAeq < 50 dB. Road traffic noise annoys respondents in the higher noise exposure category in Bratislava 63.51 %, and even in the lower noise exposure category in Kosice, it interferes with reading and mental work, sleep and falling asleep 46.51 %. The study has identified traffic noise as an environmental issue in large cities, emphasizing the need for vulnerable individuals to be protected, particularly at night.

Exposure to road traffic noise: Annoyance, perception and associated factors among Brazil's adult population

2019 ◽  
Vol 650 ◽  
pp. 978-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Mary Paiva ◽  
Maria Regina Alves Cardoso ◽  
Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance
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