| Title | Interrupted flow reference energy mean emission levels for the FHWA Traffic Noise Model |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34383 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bowlby, William; Chiguluri, S; Wayson, Roger L.; Martin, M.; Herman, L. A. |
| Corporate Creator | Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation; United States. Federal Highway Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Environment and Planning |
| Publication Date | 19970100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents the measurement, data reduction and analysis of individual vehicle sound level and speed data for non-constant speed situations. These situations are referred to as interrupted flow conditions and include acceleration from stop signs, toll booths and on highway ramps. The measured noise levels were used to compute regression equations on how sound level increases with increasing vehicle speed for an acceleration condition. The resulting Reference Energy Mean Emission Level (REMEL) equations are presented for each of three vehicle types: automobiles, medium and heavy duty trucks. Section 2 discusses the sites that were used for data collection. Sections 3 and 4 describe the data collection and analysis procedures, respectively, while Section 5 presents the results. Section 6 is a summary and Section 7 lists the referenced reports. Appendix A presents tables of the collected data after editing. Appendix B contains the printouts of the results of the statistical and regression analyses from the statistical software package. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8838 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8838 |
| TRT Terms | Automobiles; Data collection; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Motor vehicles; Noise; Noise sources; Regression analysis; Sound level; Statistical analysis; Traffic noise; Trucks |
| General Subjects | Data analysis; Interrupted flow conditions; Noise levels; Noise measurement; Regression equations; Vehicle acceleration; Vehicle noise |
| Classification | NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 173303807 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
738718 |
| Contract Number | HW727/H7005 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-97-1; FHWA-PD-97-019 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34300/34383/DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-97-01.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |