Comparison of Traffic Noise Predictive Models with Experimental Data in Varanasi City India

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2014 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 1 Issue 7

Year of Publication : 2014

Authors : Kanakabandi Shalini, Brind Kumar

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V1I7P101

How to Cite?

Kanakabandi Shalini, Brind Kumar, "Comparison of Traffic Noise Predictive Models with Experimental Data in Varanasi City India," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 1,  no. 7, pp. 1-4, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V1I7P101

Abstract:

Among the environmental pollutants, noise is considered to be a cause of the widespread occupational and community health problems and consistently ranks high on the list of citizens’ concerns. There are many sources of noise, but one of them clearly dominates: road traffic noise the impact of road traffic noise, which has far-reaching and wide-ranging effects, has increased because of industrialization and urbanization resulting in an increase in noise levels. Thus, road traffic noise has become an issue of immediate concern to many authorities. Road traffic noise as one of the main sources of environmental pollution has led to develop models. The road traffic noise control is often performed by means of Traffic Noise predictive Models (TNMs). In this paper, summarized some of the most known Traffic Noise predictive models, a comparison between simulated and experimental data is performed, in order to highlight the behavior of models in ten different sites.

Keywords:

Noise Control, Road Traffic Noise, Traffic Noise Models, Urbanization

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