NTL Record

Title Noise Barrier Design Handbook [1976]
Record ID 57992
Personal Name
Creator
Simpson, Myles A.
Corporate Creator Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development
Publication Date 19760200
Language English
Abstract This handbook is intended to be a tool for use by the highway designer to aid in the design of noise abatement barriers. It provides a means of defining the geometric configuration of a barrier to produce a desired noise reduction, and also provides a design evaluation and selection procedure in which specific barriers are detailed, and then evaluated in terms of cost, acoustical characteristics, and non-acoustical characteristics (such as durability, ease of maintenance, safety, aesthetics and community acceptance). This handbook guides the designer in the preparation of a design which he believes will be accepted by the community and perform as desired both acoustically and non-acoustically, for reasonable cost.
Rosap ID dot:30600
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30600
TRT Terms Noise; Noise barriers; Noise control; Traffic noise; Sound attenuation; Highway design
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-FH-11-8287
Report Number FHWA-RD-76-58
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/57000/57900/57992/noisebarrierdesi00simp.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository