Influence of truck traffic on acoustic pollution in Kaunas districts crossed by highways

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 198-204

  Gražulevičiene, Regina ^a   Bendokiene, Inga ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b Kauno Miesto Savivaldybe   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Environmental noise level; Heavy vehicles; Modelling of changes; Road traffic flow

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE LEVELS; HEAVY VEHICLE; NOISE LEVELS; NOISE MEASUREMENTS; ROAD TRAFFIC FLOWS; STATISTICAL SOFTWARE; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC NOISE; TRUCK TRAFFIC;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTICS; AUTOMOBILES; NOISE POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRUCKS; VEHICLES;

TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

EID: 73949151246     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: 18224199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-6897.2009.17.198-204     Document Type: Article

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