Analysis of strategies to control traffic noise at the source implications for policy makers

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1626, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Herman, Lloyd A ^a  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PAVEMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; TIRES;

TRAFFIC NOISE CONTROL;

NOISE ABATEMENT;

EID: 0032156209     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1626-05     Document Type: Article

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