Computer modelling of urban noise propagation

Building Acoustics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-253

  Ismail, M R ^a   Oldham, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outdoor sound propagation; Urban noise

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; FAR-FIELD PROPAGATION; LARGE-SCALE STUDIES; NEAR-FIELD PROPAGATION; OUTDOOR SOUND PROPAGATION; REFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; URBAN NOISE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

EID: 10644245598     PISSN: 1351010X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/135101003322662023     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Commission of the European Communities. Green Paper on "Future Noise Policy", 1996.
2. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (2002) Directive 2002/49/EC. Assessment and management of noise.
3. T. Ten Wolde (2000) The EU Policy on environmental noise. INTERNOISE, France, Nice.
4. D. Manvell, H. Stapelfeldt, and S. Shilton (2002) Matching noise maps with reality-reducing error through validation and calibration. Proceedings of Institute of Acoustics Meeting on Noise Mapping.
5. D. Carruthers, J. Stocker, and B. Oates (2002) Assessment of data sources and available modelling techniques-Are they good enough for comprehensive coverage by computer noise mapping? Proceedings of Institute of Acoustics Meeting on Noise Mapping.
6. CRTN, Calculation of Road Traffic Noise. Department of Transport Welsh Office HMSO.
7. CRN (1995) Calculation of Railway Noise. Department of Transport HMSO.
8. Acoustics-Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors. Part 2: General method of calculation.ISO 9613-2, 1996. (E).
9. H. Davies (1972) Noise propagation in corridors. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 53, pp. 1253.
10. R. Bullen and F. Fricke (1976) Sound propagation in a street. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 33-42.
11. R. Bullen and F. Fricke (1977) Sound propagation at a street intersection in an urban environment. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 123-129.
12. F.M. Wiener, C.I. Malme, and C.M. Gogos (1965) Sound propagation in urban areas. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 37, pp. 738-747.
13. K.K. Iu and K.M. Li (2002) The Propagation of Sound in narrow Street Canyons. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 112, pp. 537-550.
14. D.C. Hothersall, S.N. Chandler-Wilde, and M.N. Hajmirhzae (1991) Efficiency of single noise barriers. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 146, No. 2, pp. 303-322.
15. D.C. Hothersall, K.V. Horoshenkov, and S.E. Mercy (1996) Numerical modelling of the sound field near a tall building with balconies. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 198, No. 4, pp. 507-515.
16. L. Godinho, J. Antonio, and A. Tadeu (2002) Sound propagation around rigid barriers laterally confined by tall buildings. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 63, No. 3, pp. 595-609.
17. G. Holmes and R.H. Lyon (1974) A numerical model of sound propagation in urban areas. The second Interagency Symposium on University Research in Transportation Noise, North Carolina State University.
18. W.R. Schlatter (1971) Sound power measurement in a semi-confined space. M.S. Thesis, MIT Dept. Mech. Eng.
19. P.R. Donavan and R.H. Lyon (1974) Sound propagation near ground level in the vicinity of street intersections. The Second Interagency Symposium of University Research in Transportation Noise, North Carolina State University.
20. K.P. Lee and H.G. Davies (1975) Nomogram for estimating noise propagation in urban areas. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 57, No. 6, pp. 1477-1480.
21. H. Davies (1978) Multiple-reflection diffuse-scattering model for noise propagation in streets. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Vol. 64, No. 2, pp. 517-521.
22. P. Steenackers, H. Myncke, and A. Cops (1965) Reverberation in town streets. Acustica, Vol. 40, pp. 115-119.
23. T.L. Redmore (1982) A method to predict the transmission of sound through corridors. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 15, pp. 133-146.
24. T.L. Redmore (1982) A theoretical analysis and experimental study of the behaviour of sound in corridors. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 15, pp. 161-170.
25. D.J. Oldham and M. Radwan (1994) Sound propagation in city streets. Building Acoustics, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 65-88.
26. J. Picaut and L. Simon (2001) A scale model experiment for the study of sound propagation in urban areas. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 62, pp. 327-340.
27. Wu. Shuoxian and E. Kittinger (1995) On the relevance of sound scattering to the prediction of traffic noise in urban streets. Acustica, Vol. 81, pp. 36-42.
28. R. Janczur, E. Walerian, and J. Oglaza (1993) Acoustical field in space with obstacles. Part I: description of geometrical field. Acustica, Vol. 78, pp. 154-162.
29. E. Walerian (1993) Multiple diffraction at edges and right angle wedges. Acustica, Vol. 78, pp. 201-209.
30. E. Walerian, R.J. (1998) Noise shielding efficiency in an urban system. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 212, No. 2, pp. 187-214.
31. R. Janczur, E. Walerian, and J. Oglaza (1993) Acoustical field in space with obstacles. Part I: description of geometrical field. Acustica, Vol. 78, pp. 154-162.
32. E. Walerian and R. Janczur (1993) Acoustical field in space with obstacles. Part II: propagation between buildings. Acustica, Vol. 78, pp. 210-219.
33. E. Walerian (1995) Description of noise propagation in a built-up area. Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Reports, Vol. 29.
34. A.D. Clayden, R.W.D. Culley, and P.S. Marsh (1975) Modelling traffic noise mathematically. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 8, pp. 1-12.
35. Z. Maekawa (1968) Noise reduction by screens. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 1, pp. 157-173.
36. K. Heutschi (1995) A simple method to evaluate the increase of traffic noise emission level due to buildings, for a long straight street. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 44, pp. 259-274.
37. J.P. Vian and D.V. Maercke (1986) Calculation of the room impulse response using a ray-tracing Method. 12th ICA Symposium on Room Acoustics.
38. M. Vorländer (1989) Simulation of the transient and steady-state sound propagation in rooms using a new combined ray-tracing/image-source algorithm. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 172-178.
39. D. van Maercke and J. Martin (1993) The prediction of echograms and impulse responses within the Epidaure software. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 38, pp. 93-114.
40. G.M. Naylor (1992) Treatment of early and late reflections in a hybrid computer model for room acoustics. Presented as paper 3aAA2 at the 124th ASA meeting, New Orleans.
41. G.M. Naylor (1993) ODEON-Another hybrid room acoustical model. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 38, pp. 131-143.
42. T. Lewers (1993) Acombined beam tracing and radiant exchange computer model of room acoustics. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 38, pp. 161-178.
43. W. Leschnik (1980) Zur Schallausbereitung in bebauten und bepflanzten Gebieten. Acustica, Vol. 44, pp. 115-119.
44. H. Kuttruff (1982) A mathematical model for noise propagation between buildings. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 85, No. 1, pp. 115-128.
45. R. Bullen (1979) Statistical evaluation of the accuracy of external sound level predictions arising from models. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 11-28.
46. F.X. Sillion and C. Peuch (1994) Radiosity and Global Illumination. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.
47. J.D. Foley, et al. (1990) Computer Graphics: Principle and Practice. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing company, second edition.
48. K. Heutschi (1995) Computermodell zur Berechnung von Bebauungszuschlagen bei Strasenverkehrslarm. Acustica, Vol. 81, pp. 26-35.
49. J. Kang (2000) Sound propagation in street canyons: comparison between diffusely and geometrically reflecting boundaries. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 107, pp. 1394-1404.
50. J. Kang (2000) Sound fields in urban streets with diffusely reflecting boundaries. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 163-170.
51. J. Kang (2002) Acoustics of Long Spaces, Theory and Design Practice. Thomas Telford Publishing, Thomas Telford Ltd.
52. J. Kang (2002) Computer simulation of the sound fields in urban squares: comparison between diffusely and geometrically reflecting boundaries. The 32nd International Acoustical Conference-EEA Symposium "Acoustics Banka Stiavinca".
53. J. Picaut, J.D. Polack, and L. Simon (1997) A mathematical model of diffuse sound field based on a diffusion equation. Acta Acustica, Vol. 83, pp. 614-621.
54. J. Picaut, L. Simon, and J.D. Polack (1999) Sound field in long rooms with diffusely reflecting boundaries. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 217-240.
55. J. Picaut, L. Simon and J. Hardy (1999) Sound field modelling in a street with a diffusion equation. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 106, No. 5, pp 2638-2645.
56. J. Picaut (2002) Numerical modelling of urban sound fields by a diffusion process. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 63, No. 9, pp. 965-991.
57. J. Picaut, J. Hardy, and L. Simon (1999) Sound Propagation in Urban Areas: A periodic Distribution of Buildings. Physical Review E, Vol. 60, pp. 4851-4859.
58. E.A.G. Shaw and N. Olson (1972) Theory of steady-state noise for an ideal homogeneous city. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 51, pp. 1781-1793.
59. R.H. Lyon and H.G. Davies (1973) Contribution to Handbook of Industrial Noise, Cambridge Collaborative Inc. Cambridge Mass.
60. P. Woloszyn (2001) How can incidence angle improve the determination of urban sound diffusion? The 8th International Congress on Sound and Vibration Hong Kong, China, pp. 1233-1240.
61. T.J. Cox (1996) Designing curved diffusers for performance spaces. J. Audio Eng. Soc., Vol. 44, pp. 354-364.