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Title:

Development of Tire-Pavement Noise Evaluation Methodology in India

Accession Number:

01515404

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Globally, roadway traffic noise is a growing problem, particularly, in the urban areas and is considered a sustainable “quality of life” issue. In the context of India as well, transportation-related noise is a major concern in the urban areas of major cities, particularly, in the vicinity of hospitals, schools, libraries, etc. The major objective of this research study was to develop a methodology to evaluate tire / pavement noise of the various road types and sections in Bangalore. The scope of the effort included field noise measurements of the seventeen conventional asphalt concrete (AC), four portland cement concrete (PCC), and two Plastic Modified asphalt concrete (PMAC) in Bangalore city covering about 24 kilometers of roadway stretches at varying traffic speeds. Field noise measurements were performed using a noise meter mounted underneath a trailer developed in this study and attached to the parent vehicle (car). Overall, PMAC sections produced the highest noise levels than the PCC followed by the conventional AC sections; PMAC mix type had an average difference of about 6-8 dB compared with the AC mix, and 1-2 dB in comparison with the PCC mix types. It is noteworthy that although many traffic noise studies have been conducted in India, the contribution of tire / pavement interface noise to the overall noise has not been developed and/or established till date. The approach taken in this study is first of its kind within the framework of tire / road noise research and development in India.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADC40 Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-3935

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Boodihal, Mohammed Ali
Chethan, Abhishek
Swamy, Rudraradhya
Sahu, Rakesh
Biligiri, Krishna Prapoorna

Pagination:

20p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Bangalore (India)

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-3935

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 3:21PM