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The preliminary investigations by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario into the possibility of using transparent sheet glazing products made of glass or plastic in noise barriers are documented. The political issues and principles of using these types of barriers are not addressed. The concerns of the Design Development and Application Section with regard to the ability of various substances to meet current standards for noise barrier materials are discussed, providing a substantial foundation for establishing standards with regard to properties unique to glass or plastic such as transparency, flammability, safety under impact, and design considerations.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1255, Energy and Environment 1990: Transportation-Induced Noise and Air Pollution. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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References (14) ; Tables (3)

Design; Glass; Noise barriers; Plastics; Safety; Standards; Transparence

Design; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Sep 30 1990 12:00AM

• AIRPORT NOISE INSULATION OF HOMES SURROUNDING STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON TRAFFIC NOISE PROPAGATION
• BARRIER OVERLAP ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
• COMPARISONS OF EMISSIONS OF TRANSIT BUSES USING METHANOL AND DIESEL FUEL
• CONTROL OF WHEEL SQUEAL NOISE IN RAIL TRANSIT CARS
• COST OF NOISE BARRIER CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES
• ENERGY-RELATED, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF FLORIDA'S HIGH-SPEED RAIL AND MAGLEV SYSTEM PROPOSALS
• FIELD TESTING OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OPEN-GRADED ASPHALT PAVEMENT IN REDUCING TIRE NOISE FROM HIGHWAY VEHICLES
• HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM NOISE ASSESSMENT
• KNOWLEDGE-BASED PREPROCESSOR FOR TRAFFIC NOISE PREDICTION
• PREDICTING STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC NOISE WITH STAMINA 2.0
• PUBLIC REACTION TO LOW LEVELS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE
• SINGLE-NUMBER RATINGS FOR OUTDOOR-INDOOR SOUND INSULATION
• SOUND INSULATION AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIONS: CASE STUDY FOR THREE DWELLINGS NEAR BWI AIRPORT