Is freight traffic noise more annoying than passenger traffic noise?

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-38

  De Jong, R G ^a   Miedema, H M E ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FREIGHT CARS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PASSENGER CARS; SURVEYS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ANNOYANCE; DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONS; FREIGHT ONLY LINE; FREIGHT TRAFFIC NOISE; NOISE LEVELS; PASSENGER TRAFFIC NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 0030146219     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1996.0243     Document Type: Article

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