A scale model study of parallel urban canyons

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-281

  Hornikx, Maarten ^a   Forssén, Jens ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CANYONS; SOUND PROPAGATION;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 42149163768     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918030     Document Type: Article

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