Reducing screen-induced refraction of noise barriers in wind by vegetative screens

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 231-238

  Van Renterghem, T ^a   Botteldooren, D ^a   Cornelis, W M ^a   Gabriels, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE REFRACTION; CALCULATIONS; INSERTION LOSSES; PERFORMANCE; WIND EFFECTS; WINDSHIELDS;

NOISE BARRIERS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 14244272147     PISSN: 14367947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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