Algorithm for Reducing Truck Noise on Via Baltica Transport Corridors in Lithuania

The section of Via Baltica going through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania is the most traffic intensive land logistics corridor in the country. The annual transportation volume has been increasing on this road; thus, the reduction of pollution caused by vehicles has become important. If gas emissions are regulated, and carriers have to pay pollution taxes, this does not apply to noise levels. The article presents the traffic intensity in this logistics corridor, measurements of the noise level at the characteristic points, its relation to the number of vehicles passing through it and an expert evaluation of proposed methods for noise energy reduction. Environmental noise is an unwanted or harmful sound that propagates in terms of both duration and geographical coverage. Noise is associated with many human activities, but road, rail and air traffic noises have the greatest impact. Due to irrationally arranged transport network, the transit flow of freight transport crosses residential areas of the city, places of rest and recreation of the population, causing high noise levels in adjacent areas. This is the biggest problem for the urban environment. Environmental noise affects many Europeans and is therefore considered by society to be one of the biggest environmental problems. This article presents an assessment of a new traffic noise algorithm. The presented expert survey on noise energy reduction allows choosing the most appropriate method for reducing noise energy in Via Baltica transport logistics corridor. Based on the expert survey, a hierarchical table for noise energy reduction was compiled. It will allow assessing the validity of individual noise energy reduction solutions. It has become relevant for improving infrastructure of other transport corridors and choosing the most appropriate solutions to reduce vehicle noise pollution. A further application of this model can be focused on economic evaluation, forecasting of expected benefits and so on.

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Traffic Noise Levels in the City of Banja Luka

Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON ◽

10.7251/qol1801020i ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (1-2) ◽

Author(s):

Predrag Ilić ◽

Dragana Nešković Markić ◽

Ljiljana Stojanović Bjelić

Keyword(s):

Noise Level ◽

Environmental Problem ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Environmental Noise ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Great Problem ◽

Health Institutions ◽

Banja Luka ◽

The City

Noise pollution, as a major environmental problem, is present in Banja Luka. The measured values exceeded the level of noise allowed, which is a great problem. Evaluation of the noise levels was carried out in the streets in the area with health institutions. Objectives of this research were to evaluate the environmental noise pollution in the City of Banja Luka due to traffic noise and to compare the measured noise levels in the city with legislation and to establish the connection between noise and the number of vehicles. Correlation between the noise level and number of vehicles was positive and significant during the study period (r=0.89). It is confirmed that, with the increase of the number of vehicle, the noise level increases, i.e. the decrease in the number of vehicle decreases the noise level.

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ORGANIZATION OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DETERMINATION OF TRANSPORT NOISE LEVELS AT THE FIRST STAGE OF MOTORING

Municipal economy of cities ◽

10.33042/2522-1809-2021-3-163-206-210 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (163) ◽

pp. 206-210

Author(s):

A. Reshetchenko

Keyword(s):

Experimental Research ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Control Point ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Anthropogenic Factors ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Pollution Levels ◽

Noise Characteristics

Monitoring studies are considered as a system of environmental monitoring of anthropogenic factors, based on the legislation of Ukraine, monitoring of physical impacts, including noise levels, are necessary and important in terms of monitoring the air of populated cities. The article is devoted to the substantiation of the need to organize monitoring observations of the levels of noise pollution caused by the operation of vehicles in the residential areas of populated cities. Scientific and methodological approaches to the organization of experimental research to determine noise levels as the first stage of the monitoring system have been developed. The state normative-legal base is analyzed, it is revealed that the organization of experimental researches of noise characteristics of the transport streams going along apartment houses, isn't fixed at the legislative level. The system of monitoring noise pollution levels should consist of the following main stages: 1) data collection (measurement of noise levels in the field); 2) processing of the received data (calculation of equivalent and maximum noise levels on the basis of the received field observations); 3) compilation of databases; 4) detection of discomfort zones (comparison of the obtained equivalent and maximum noise levels with the allowable ones). Unified schemes of location of the control point for instrumental measurements of traffic noise levels, depending on the category of roads adjacent to residential buildings, are proposed. This approach takes into account all possible layout options of the urban area, which allows to identify noise-absorbing properties of green areas of roadside space and provide environmentally friendly noise protection solutions to reduce man-made pollution and quantify the noise load in residential areas affected by the road. The results of approbation of experimental measurements according to the offered schemes which give the chance of revealing of uncomfortable zones in territories of inhabited building for acceptance of the further ecologically safe noise protection practical decisions are resulted.

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Spatial Association between Environmental Noise Levels and Occurrence of Children Hearing Impairments in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

Applied Environmental Research ◽

10.35762/aer.2015.37.3.6 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 79-89

Author(s):

Olusegun Oguntoke ◽

Muideen Olatinwo ◽

Olalekan J Taiwo

Keyword(s):

Noise Level ◽

Public Perception ◽

Spatial Association ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Environmental Noise ◽

Hearing Impairments ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Level Meter ◽

Hospital Noise

Reports in the past few decades indicate that Nigerian cities have high noise levels that is claimed to impact the health of residents negatively. The present article therefore examine the rela-tionshipbetween levels of environmental noise in selected residential areas in Ibadan metropolis with varying reported cases of hearing impairments (HI). Data on cases of HI were collected from one hospital; noise monitoring was conducted with the aid of a noise level meter while copies of questionnaire were administered to residents to elicit information on public perception. The distribution of reportedcases of HI among residential areas in Ibadan city showed varying magnitude (p< 0.001). About 75 % of children diagnosed with HI cases were within ages of 4-12 and female children suffered more (53.9 %). Sensorineural and conductive impairments accounted for 88.2 % of all reported HI cases.Monitored noise levels vary significantly among the selected residential area at each of morning, after-noon and evening (p < 0.05). Noise levels at morning and eveningshowed significant correlation with cases of HI reported at each of the 10 selected residential areas (r = 0.81; 0.82). Regression analysis showed that noise level explained 70.1 % of the spatial pattern of HI cases. Residents indicated that their neighbourhoods were noisy, that noise levels were on the increase and that ceremonies and generator use were major sources of noise. An integrated strategy for noise control is urgently required to stem the tide of noise pollution so as to safeguard human health in Nigerian cities.

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Assessment of Environmental Noise Pollution in Warri and Effurun Metropolitan Cities

Current World Environment ◽

10.12944/cwe.13.3.16 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 434-445

Author(s):

GODWIN JOHUEL BIRMA ◽

E. E. UKPEBOR ◽

B. R. ISSA

Keyword(s):

Noise Pollution ◽

Environmental Noise ◽

Sound Level ◽

World Health ◽

Sampling Station ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Metropolitan Cities ◽

The Mean ◽

Health Organization

Environmental noise pollution affects not only the quality of life, but it poses a serious health and social problem. The Cirrus integrating averaging sound level instrument: model CR262A was employed to determine the noise levels at the twenty-two (22) selected sampling stations. The measurement of the noise was carried out during the morning, afternoon, and evening periods, to evaluate noise pollution within the twin city.Results indicated that there is no much difference (p>0.05) in the mean noise values within the different periods of the day at each sampling station, but there is significant variation (p<0.05) in the mean noise values at each period of the day over all the sampling stations. The results of the noise measurement showed that Enerhen Junction and NNPC Complex recorded the highest and lowest overall noise values of 84.84+5.39 dB(A) and 70 .90+2.98 dB(A) respectively. The results of this survey showed that the noise values at all the measurements points within Warri and Effurun metropolitan cities and at all the periods of the day is more than the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Environment (NFMEnv) and World Health Organization (WHO) permissible limit of 55dB daily noise level criteria for residential areas. The ssurvey requires the need to enact and enforce permissible noise levels/standards for residential neighbourhoods of 55dB by relevant environmental authorities both at Federal and state levels instead of applying 90dB standard meant for regulations in industrial settings.

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Aggregate Impact of Anomalous Noise Events on the WASN-Based Computation of Road Traffic Noise Levels in Urban and Suburban Environments

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s20030609 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 609 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Francesc Alías ◽

Ferran Orga ◽

Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès ◽

Joan Claudi Socoró

Keyword(s):

Sensor Networks ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Environmental Noise ◽

Integration Time ◽

Road Traffic Noise ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Noise Mapping ◽

Acoustic Data

Environmental noise can be defined as the accumulation of noise pollution caused by sounds generated by outdoor human activities, Road Traffic Noise (RTN) being the main source in urban and suburban areas. To address the negative effects of environmental noise on public health, the European Environmental Noise Directive requires EU member states to tailor noise maps and define the corresponding action plans every five years for major agglomerations and key infrastructures. Noise maps have been hitherto created from expert-based measurements, after cleaning the recorded acoustic data of undesired acoustic events, or Anomalous Noise Events (ANEs). In recent years, Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks (WASNs) have become an alternative. However, most of the proposals focus on measuring global noise levels without taking into account the presence of ANEs. The LIFE DYNAMAP project has developed a WASN-based dynamic noise mapping system to analyze the acoustic impact of road infrastructures in real time based solely on RTN levels. After studying the bias caused by individual ANEs on the computation of the A-weighted equivalent noise levels through an expert-based dataset obtained before installing the sensor networks, this work evaluates the aggregate impact of the ANEs on the RTN measurements in a real-operation environment. To that effect, 304 h and 20 min of labeled acoustic data collected through the two WASNs deployed in both pilot areas have been analyzed, computing the individual and aggregate impacts of ANEs for each sensor location and impact range (low, medium and high) for a 5 min integration time. The study shows the regular occurrence of ANEs when monitoring RTN levels in both acoustic environments, which are especially common in the urban area. Moreover, the results reveal that the aggregate contribution of low- and medium-impact ANEs can become as critical as the presence of high-impact individual ANEs, thus highlighting the importance of their automatic removal to obtain reliable WASN-based RTN maps in real-operation environments.

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Road Traffic Noise Levels at Different Types of Residential Areas in Nibong Tebal, Penang

International Journal of Integrated Engineering ◽

10.30880/ijie.2019.11.01.013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Herni Halim ◽

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Nur Fatin Najiyah Hamid ◽

Mohamad Firdaus Mahamad Yusob ◽

Nur Atiqah Mohamad Nor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Road Traffic ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Road Traffic Noise ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Different Types

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People exposed to traffic noise in european agglomerations from noise maps. A critical review

Noise Mapping ◽

10.2478/noise-2014-0005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Miguel Arana ◽

Ricardo San Martin ◽

Juan C. Salinas

Keyword(s):

Road Traffic ◽

Noise Source ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Environmental Noise ◽

Action Plans ◽

Implementation Phase ◽

Pollution Levels ◽

Input Variables ◽

The Impact

AbstractTwo of the main objectives of the European Directive on environmental noise are, firstly, to unify acoustic indices for assessing environmental noise and, secondly, to standardize assessment methodologies. The ultimate goal is to objectively and comparably manage the impact and evolution of environmental noise caused both by urban agglomerations and by traffic infrastructures (roads, rails and airports). The use of common indices and methodologies (together with five-year plan assessment required by the authorities in charge) should show how noise pollution levels are evolving plus the effectiveness of corrective measures implemented in the action plans. In this paper, available results fromnumerous European agglomerations (with particular emphasis on Spanish agglomerations) are compared and analysed. The impact and its evolution are based on the percentage of people exposed to noise. More specifically, it demonstrates the impact caused by road traffic, which proves to be the main noise source in all agglomerations. In many cases, the results are extremely remarkable. In some case, the results are illogical. For such cases, it can be concluded that either assessment methodologies have been signifi- cantly amended or the input variables to the calculation programs have been remarkably changed. The uncertainty associated with the results is such that, in our opinion, no conclusions can be drawn concerning the effectiveness of remedial measures designed within the action plans after the Directive’s first implementation Phase.

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The Impacts of Traffic Noise on House Renting and Selling Prices Concerning Residential Areas Case of Sulaimaniyah City Center

10.24086/afs2020/paper.214 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ayoub Smaqaey ◽

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Mohammed AbdulKareem ◽

Meryem Komşu ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Real Estate Market ◽

Residential Areas ◽

City Center ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

The purposes of this research are to examine the impact of traffic noise on the sale and rent prices of the housing real estate in the Sulaimaniyah city center. Besides, highlight the concept of traffic noise pollution in general and in particular in the Sulaimaniyah city center. Thus, people have the right to choose the nature of the acoustic environment, as others should not impose it, the problem of traffic noise considered as one of the main problems that have imposed on the people in Sulaimaniyah city center. Which began to take severe economic and social dimensions, affects the decision-making process in the real estate market. Moreover, consequently, this research analyzes the impact of traffic noise pollution in the sale and rent prices of residential property in Sulaimaniyah city center, the results of the research have confirmed a clear and negative impact the traffic noise on residential real estate prices in Sulaimaniyah city center. Finally, the research indorsed range of important recommendations, such as necessity control the noise pollution at the level of governments and companies, either at the companies’ level by choosing vehicles that release less sound and the use of sound control devices of high efficiency. Either at the government level to determine the volume level or prevent annoying noises (painful), through legislation and laws of environmental protection and impose fees and raise awareness.

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Investigation of Traffic Noise Pollution at Puchong Residential Areas

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering - ICCOEE2020 ◽

10.1007/978-981-33-6311-3_91 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 799-806

Author(s):

Nik Nur Ifadah Mohamed Nazri ◽

Nurul Hani Mardi ◽

Nur’atiah Zaini ◽

Shuhairy Norhisham ◽

Nurul Natasha Nabila Naim

Keyword(s):

Traffic Noise ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Residential Areas

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Assessment of traffic noise due to transverse rumble strips at residential areas

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201825002006 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 250 ◽

pp. 02006

Author(s):

Zaiton Haron ◽

Darus Nadirah ◽

Supandi Mohamad Afif ◽

Yahya Khairulzan ◽

Nordiana Mashros ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Noise Level ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Middle Layer ◽

Sound Level ◽

Skid Resistance ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Noise Levels ◽

Traffic Characteristics ◽

Level Meter ◽

Road Characteristics

Transverse rumble strips (TRS) are commonly being installed to alert the drivers through sound and vibration effects. The sound produced affects the existing traffic noise level which caused noise annoyance to the nearby residents. This study aims to assess the traffic noise due to TRS at residential areas by determining the roadside noise levels, traffic and road characteristics and evaluating the relationship between these parameters. Middle overlapped (MO), middle layer overlapped (MLO) and raised rumbler (RR) TRS profiles with same thickness were selected. The measurements of roadside noise levels and skid resistance were conducted using sound level meter (SLM) and British pendulum tester (BPT) respectively. Traffic characteristics were evaluated using previous data measured using automatic traffic counter (ATC). In overall, MLO produced highest roadside noise levels with increase of 20.5dBA from baseline. Generally, the increase of roadside noise level due to TRS is strong with speed, weak to medium with skid resistance of TRS and no relationship with traffic volume. Based on three TRS profile types, MLO is not suitable to be installed on the roadways adjacent to the residential areas as the increase of roadside noise level is significant which is more than 5dBA compared to MO and RR.

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