Author(s):
1. Sasa Babic, Germany
2. Jovanka Lukic, Fakultet inženjerskih nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, Serbia
3. Radivoje Pešić, Fakultet inženjerskih nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, Serbia

Abstract:
Many western countries have developed traffic noise models for forecasting and analysis of traffic noise. Traffic conditions and traffic characteristics differ from country to country and make that model unreliable for predicting traffic noise in Serbians roads where traffic characteristic are different. This study is thus aimed at building a relevant traffic noise model based on local traffic characteristics and vehicle types using more accurate noise level measures based on an equivalent noise level measurement approach. The method enables calculation of reference energy mean emission level (the basic noise) for each type of vehicles based on direct measurement of Leq (20s) from the real running condition of each type of vehicles. A new basic noise level was developed for vehicle types and condition in Serbia road for the four vehicles group. This Leq (20s) technique is used to make model to fit traffic characteristic and different types of vehicles for local condition.

Key words:
Noise emission, Traffic noise, Noise measurements

Thematic field:
TRAFFIC MEANS

Date of abstract submission:
13.02.2013.

Number of visits:
244

Conference:
DEMI 2013