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2022 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 103175
Author(s):  
Feng Li ◽  
Wangxing Xue ◽  
Ying Rong ◽  
Canyi Du ◽  
Jilong Tang ◽  
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2022 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Tomas Vilniškis ◽  
Andrej Naimušin ◽  
Tomas Januševičius

Transport noise is a serious problem in cities and has a negative impact on both health and economics. In addition to the aforementioned unnoticed health effects, traffic noise has also been identified as one of the leading causes of sleep disorders, annoyance and negative cardiovascular effects. This research consists of three parts: part one involves onsite measurements of traffic noise in Trakai town; part two simulates traffic noise at different average vehicle speeds; part three assesses the number of people affected by traffic noise. The carried-out simulation has demonstrated that the noise level changes very slightly at different average vehicle speeds. It should be noticed that more noise is generated at average vehicle speed of 30 km/h rather than at 50 km/h. The assessment of the annoyance level has disclosed that an average vehicle speed of 30 km/h should cause the highest level of annoyance (highest – 26.8%).


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Cai ◽  
Yanan Xu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Qikun Wang ◽  
Lu Liu

Epidemiological studies have confirmed that long-term exposure to road traffic noise can cause cardiovascular diseases (CDs), and when noise exposure reaches a certain level, the risk of related CDs significantly increases. Currently, a large number of Chinese residents are exposed to high noise exposure, which could greatly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, relevant studies have found that people with high noise sensitivity are more susceptible to noise. And it is necessary to pay more attention to the high noise-sensitive people. This study investigated the acute physiological effect of different noise-sensitive groups by indoor-level noise stimulus experiments under laboratory conditions, by observing heart rate variability (HRV) indicators, including standard deviation of NN intervals (SDNN), low frequency/high frequency (LF/HF), and heart rate (HR). The results showed that (a) there was no significant difference in HRV between the high-sensitive group and the low-sensitive group at the physiological baseline and the different stimulating noise levels. (b) Then, based on the theory of cumulative effect of noise proposed by WHO Regional Office for Europe, non-significant but observable differences between groups were further discussed. By analyzing differences of the variation trends and the within-group significant changes of SDNN and HR between the two groups, the results tended to show that the high-sensitive group is more affected by road traffic noise. In addition, the values of SDNN and HR showed observable between-group differences at 55 dB (A) and 65 dB (A) which corresponding to the SPL associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease concerned by epidemiological studies. According to the cumulative effect theory (WHO), these differences in HRV caused by short-term noise stimulation may have the potential to produce physiological response and lead to between-groups differences in prevalence after long-term recurrent effect, and deserve attention and further research.


2022 ◽  
Vol 355 ◽  
pp. 02061
Author(s):  
Jiang Li ◽  
YongBin Li ◽  
Jinhua Tan ◽  
Zhimin Yang

Fully enclosed noise barrier has been used to prevent and control traffic noise pollution because of its effectiveness. It has become the best solution for controlling environmental noise of high-rise buildings from expressways, urban viaducts and railways that cross the crowded downtown area. However, its high cost has become an important retarding factor on its application and popularization, so reducing the cost become an urgent problem. The research theory, structure frame, sound absorbing and insulating materials are investigated for the fully enclosed noise barrier, so as to provide technical solutions for optimizing the design scheme and reducing the construction cost.


2022 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 108436
Author(s):  
Jens Forssén ◽  
Andreas Gustafson ◽  
Meta Berghauser Pont ◽  
Marie Haeger-Eugensson ◽  
Christine Achberger ◽  
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2022 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-88
Author(s):  
Dipeshkumar R. Sonaviya ◽  
Bhaven N. Tandel

Author(s):  
Tom Cole-Hunter ◽  
Rina So ◽  
Heresh Amini ◽  
Claus Backalarz ◽  
Jørgen Brandt ◽  
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