Traffic Noise

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Department of Transport Engineering and Transportation Planning

Synopsis:

Acoustic introduction, basic terms, quantities. Basics of physiological acoustic, noise impacts on human body. Acoustic legislation, standarts, regulations. Creation acoustic climate in area, principles of urban acoustic, noise transmission, soundproofing. Types of noise sources in area. Determination of acoustic situation in the area of interest. Methodology of computing and measurement of transport noise. Acoustic studies, measuring protocol.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of physics.

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Study Objective:

Acquiring a basic knowledge of acoustic, types of noise sources in the territory, methods of obtaining acoustics situation in the area of interest and managing the negative impacts of traffic noise. Students will gain the knowledge about bacis measuring methods, computation of traffic noise and principles of creating acoustic models.

Study materials:

Jiří Vaverka, Václav Kozel, Libor Ládyš, Miloš Liberko, Josef Chybík: Construction physics 1, VUTIUM, Brno 1998

Act. No. 258/2000 Sb.

Regulation No. 272/2011 Sb.

Miloš Liberko, Libor Ládyš: Traffic Noise computation. Manual 2011. Specific publication ŘSD ČR.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• DOS bak.prez.21/22 (compulsory elective course)
• LED bak.prez.21/22 (compulsory elective course)