This presentation has been developed to provide a
general understanding of highway traffic noise.
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Part I: Noise Fundamentals
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Part I
explains what noise is, how noise is measured, how noise
is perceived, how noise changes with distance, and how
mobile sources affect noise.
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Part II: Noise Analysis
- Background
- Regulations
- Noise Monitoring
- Noise Modeling
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Part II
discusses when a noise analysis is required,
federal regulations regarding noise, how noise
monitoring is conducted, and considerations and inputs
into the computer noise model used to predict future
noise levels.
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Part III: Noise Abatement Evaluation
- Noise abatement in Illinois
- Noise abatement approaches
- Noise barrier evaluation
- Noise barrier design
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Part III
presents information on noise abatement as it pertains
to highway traffic noise. Specifically, it covers noise
abatement in Illinois, noise abatement approaches, noise
barrier evaluation and design. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Noise Fundamentals
- Noise Analysis
- Noise Abatement Evaluation
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Glossary and Acronyms |
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