Analysis of traffic noise from a main road crossing a city

Authors

  • Dinu Covaciu “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Department of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Romania
  • Daniela Florea “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Department of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Romania
  • Janos Timar “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Department of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Romania

Keywords:

strategic noise map, road traffic, environmental noise, instrumented vehicle, vehicle speed

Abstract

The impact of road traffic on the environment is practically determined by a calculation procedure. Reliable calculation results require reliable sources determination. The theme of this study was to prepare the noise map of the area traversed by a major road, inside a neighbourhood which is part of an urban agglomeration, and to assess the effect of the noise on the population. No input data was available, so all the necessary data was collected on site, or taken from free available sources. The paper presents the sources of map data, the methods used to collect and process road traffic data, and the methods and tools used to process the outputs. Beside the noise mapping software, are used GPS, GIS and CAD techniques.

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Published

2018-01-10

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 1 (2018): Recent Research Advances in Automotive Engineering

Section

Articles

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