TY - GEN
T1 - Measuring road traffic noise in Ireland
T2 - 8th European Conference on Noise Control 2009, EURONOISE 2009
AU - King, Eoin A.
AU - Rice, Henry J.
AU - O'Malley, Vincent P.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The UK's Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) prediction method contains a shortened measurement procedure for the measurement of road traffic noise. This measurement method was originally intended to be used to determine the level of noise at the source when traffic conditions fell outside the scope of the prediction method. However it has since become the de facto standard for the measurement of road traffic noise in Ireland and forms an important part of all environmental impact statements for national road schemes. The shortened method was recently evaluated by the Highways Agency in the UK who found that it was still a valid method to estimate L A10,18h. This paper investigates if the method is appropriate for use in an Irish scenario. The tests consisted of calculating all possible values of L A10,18h for each test day according to the shortened measurement procedure and comparing these results to the actual L A10,18h. Three measurement locations were chosen; along a rural motorway, an urban dual carriageway and an inner-city street. It was found that the accuracy of the measurement method was mainly dependent on site characteristics and it is proposed that a review of the current methodology might be considered with specific regard for the L den indicator.
AB - The UK's Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) prediction method contains a shortened measurement procedure for the measurement of road traffic noise. This measurement method was originally intended to be used to determine the level of noise at the source when traffic conditions fell outside the scope of the prediction method. However it has since become the de facto standard for the measurement of road traffic noise in Ireland and forms an important part of all environmental impact statements for national road schemes. The shortened method was recently evaluated by the Highways Agency in the UK who found that it was still a valid method to estimate L A10,18h. This paper investigates if the method is appropriate for use in an Irish scenario. The tests consisted of calculating all possible values of L A10,18h for each test day according to the shortened measurement procedure and comparing these results to the actual L A10,18h. Three measurement locations were chosen; along a rural motorway, an urban dual carriageway and an inner-city street. It was found that the accuracy of the measurement method was mainly dependent on site characteristics and it is proposed that a review of the current methodology might be considered with specific regard for the L den indicator.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84864697565
M3 - Conference Publication
AN - SCOPUS:84864697565
SN - 9781615676804
T3 - 8th European Conference on Noise Control 2009, EURONOISE 2009 - Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics
BT - 8th European Conference on Noise Control 2009, EURONOISE 2009 - Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics
Y2 - 26 October 2009 through 28 October 2009
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