Numerical modelling of median road traffic noise barriers

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 251, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 671-681

  Martin, S J ^a   Hothersall, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ATTENUATION; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; INSERTION LOSSES; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

MEDIAN ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE BARRIERS; TRAFFIC STREAM;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 0037018537     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.3955     Document Type: Article

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