A comparative study of different numerical models for predicting train noise in high-rise cities

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 432-449

  Lui, W K ^a   Li, K M ^a,c   Ng, P L ^a   Frommer, G H ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MTR Corporation Limited   (Hong Kong)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental acoustics; Noise in urban areas; Numerical modelling; Train noise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ACOUSTICS; NOISE IN URBAN AREAS; TRAIN NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 30344448559     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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