COMMUNITY NOISE MAPPING AND ACTION PLANNING- A EUROPEAN APPROACH TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE
2007 TRB ADC-40 Noise and Vibration Summer Meeting San Louis Obispo, CA Richard J. Peppin Scantek, Inc., USA Wolfgang Probst DataKustik GmbH, Germany
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COMMUNITY NOISE MAPPING AND ACTION PLANNING- A EUROPEAN APPROACH TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE 2007 TRB ADC-40 Noise and Vibration Summer Meeting San Louis Obispo, CA Richard J. Peppin Scantek, Inc., USA Wolfgang Probst DataKustik GmbH,
COMMUNITY NOISE MAPPING AND ACTION PLANNING- A EUROPEAN APPROACH TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE
2007 TRB ADC-40 Noise and Vibration Summer Meeting San Louis Obispo, CA Richard J. Peppin Scantek, Inc., USA Wolfgang Probst DataKustik GmbH, Germany
3 HOT SPOT DETECTION 1 NOISE MAPPING 5 ACTION PLANNING 2 RANKING 4 MEASURES
QCITY-PROJECT (Quiet-City): THE EUROPEAN APPROACH FOR CITIES IN NOISE MAPPING AND ACTION PLANNING
Noise Mapping Projects Noise Mapping Projects
Data Acquisition Data Acquisition
buildings terrain sources
(roads + tram)
Digital Town Model
From the contour lines pattern a 3D-model is generated
point source receiver propagation
frequency frequency LW,j band nr (Hz) dB 1 31 45 2 63 53 3 125 58 7 2000 76 8 4000 71 9 8000 65
Point source defined by
x y z (m) (m) (m) 7.51 5.79 2.12
LWA = 72.6 dB
receiver point sources line source line source partitioned x
GENERAL STRATEGY: PARTITIONING OF EXTENDED SOURCES AND REPLACING THESE BY POINT SOURCES
Hourly traffic flow for d, e, n based on road type
hrs From diurnal pattern
Building noise map at new apartment buildings Building noise map at new apartment buildings near Munich Central Station (Germany) near Munich Central Station (Germany) Model with Building Evaluation to calculate facade levels Model with Building Evaluation to calculate facade levels
Flight Flight tracks tracks and and noise noise contours contours 75|67|62 75|67|62 dB(A dB(A) in ) in the the vicinity vicinity of Hamburg
airport Noise Noise contours contours projected projected to to the the ground ground -
Grid interpolation interpolation with with progressive progressive colors colors selected selected
AIRCRAFT NOISE: HAMBURG AIRPORT
point source receiver
THE BASIC ELEMENT OF EACH NOISE CALCULATION: POINT SOURCE RECEIVER
point source receiver propagation
BARRIER ATTENUATION ACCORDING TO ISO 9613-2
Dz barrier attenuation per octave band
( ) [ ]dB
zK C C D
met z 3 2 /
3 lg 10 λ + =
z difference between pathlengths DIFFRACTION - SCREENING
Image source Source Receiver Reflecting surface r1' r1 r2 r0
REFLECTION
r d
L L
L
⋅ ⋅
+ =
1 , 1 ,
10 10 lg 10
Ld contribution direct ray r0 Lr contribution of reflected ray r1 – r2
CALCULATION RAYS AT ONE RECEIVER POINT: ALL SOURCES
CALCULATION RAYS AT RECEIVER POINTS WITH 10 M GRID SPACING
NOISE MAP FROM 10 M GRID
THE STEPS IN NOISE MAPPING
Temple (UK), ACCON
NOISE MAP AUGSBURG
Area mapped 147 km² Inhabitants 276 000 Roads 705 km Buildings 80 000 Airport Augsburg-Airport
3D – PRESENTATION TO WALK THROUGH OR FLY OVER THE SCENARIO
Ranking of alternatives: Main transit traffic A – B – D
A – C - D Single number rating: Total Noise Score Where are the noise problems ? Hot Spot Analysis: Area Related Noise Score
noise than another: traffic should be equally split.
and improve sound insulation at those dwellings.
Noise Indicator Lden people from to 50 64963 50 55 97707 55 60 40436 60 65 25828 65 70 29056 70 75 17132 75 1051
Example: Augsburg
Needed for each residential building:
The number of residents is an attribute of each building
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Interval People in level intervals of min max Lden Ln 50 27417 56965 50 55 13052 11594 55 60 18053 7817 60 65 13129 2517 65 70 6817 70 75 425 75
Distribution of exposure to people as required in Annex VI of the European directive on environmental noise (END)
HOT SPOT DETECTION NOISE MAPPING ACTION PLANNING RANKING MEASURES
QCITY PROJECT: APPROACH FOR CITIES IN NOISE MAPPING AND ACTION PLANNING
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I 7265
61 64 67 72 72 72 72 67 64 62 46 36 37 37 37 37 36 47 36 37 37 37 36 47
I 7265
Building : 100 residents Lden = 72 dB(A) Calculation of Noise Score NS for each residential building
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Lref Li k
Presentation of the noise score, NS, separately for each building
OBJECT-SCAN: Gliding average of spatially distributed values
NOISE MAP AUGSBURG: HOT SPOTS
Area mapped 147 km² Inhabitants 276 000 Roads 705 km Buildings 80 000 Airport Augsburg-Airport
3D – PRESENTATION OF HOT SPOTS AUGSBURG
HOT SPOT DETECTION NOISE MAPPING ACTION PLANNING RANKING MEASURES
QCITY PROJECT: APPROACH FOR CITIES IN NOISE MAPPING AND ACTION PLANNING
Example for mitigation catalog: Special trackwork at Trams
ref. LC- location treatment option noise reduction cost site specific limitation [dB(A)] [€] LC-9 vehicle resilient wheels 3 2 000,00 to 3 000,00 per wheel LC-10 trackwork moveable point frogs 7 to 10 100 000,00 per turnout Requires additional signalling. LC-11 spring frogs 3 12 000,00 Maximum speed: 30 km/h LC-12 embedded turnouts without discrete fixation 7 to 10 5 000,00 per turnout
Support of communities and others by catalogs of measures
Example for mitigation catalog: Datasheet for local measure at frogs
Reference LC-RAIL-10 – Moveable Point Frogs Problem Local curving noise control Expected noise reduction 7 to 10 dB(A) Detailed description/objectives Elimination of rail gap of standard frogs Examples STIB, Brussels, constructed by COGIFER Cost €200 000,00 (= double of classic frog) Interactions – Limitations requires adapted signal and control systems Further information EC project TURNOUTS
INPUT DATA CITY MODEL NOISE CALCULATION ANNOYANCE SCORE NOISE REDUCTION MEASURES