Determination of safe distance between roadway and school buildings to get acceptable school outdoor noise level by using noise barriers


Avsar Y., Gonullu M.

BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, vol.40, no.9, pp.1255-1260, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.10.020
  • Journal Name: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1255-1260
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Noise nuisance caused by road or highway depends on three main reasons; (1) type, speed and number of vehicles, (2) road surface structure sort and (3) characteristics of buildings and number of inhabitants.