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    Tyre-road noise annoyance assessment through virtual sounds

    ProjectAnPeB
    TitleTyre-road noise annoyance assessment through virtual sounds
    Publication TypeChapters/ Papers in International Books
    Year of Publication2016
    AuthorsFreitas, E.F., Lamas J., Silva C., Soares F., Mouta S., and Santos J. A.
    Abstract Text

    Road-traffic noise is the most significant source of environmental noise. Among the several different sources of noise emission from vehicles, tyre/road noise at speeds above 40 km/h is the most prevalent. Its negative impact on health is now better known and may be mitigated by optimising road surface characteristics. Experimental data linking the characteristics of the road surface to levels of annoyance regarding noise remain scarce. Moreover, assessing annoyance by experimental means using real sounds is complex and could impede study interactions with a wide set of variables.

    In this chapter we describe, discuss and present the results of a straightforward method to assess tyre/road noise and related annoyance, based on the virtual sounds made by vehicles, with no interferences.

    Book TitleAdvances in Noise Analysis, Mitigation and Control
    EditionDr. Noor Ahmed (Ed.), InTech
    Chapter5
    Pagination121-138
    Date Published2016-07-21
    PublisherInTech
    ISBN 978-953-51-4762-6
    DOI10.5772/64359
    URLhttp://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-noise-analysis-mitigation-and-control/tyre-road-noise-annoyance-assessment-through-virtual-sounds
    Keywordsannoyance, Traffic noise, tyre/road noise, virtual noise
    RightsopenAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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