A preliminary study of the characteristics of noisy vehicles under cruising conditions - Results of roadside measurements

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-285

  Watts, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIAGEWAY ROAD; FREE FLOW; HEAVY VEHICLE; NOISE LEVELS; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PASS-BY NOISE; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; VIDEO FOOTAGE;

ACOUSTICS; ACOUSTICS LABORATORIES;

VEHICLES;

EID: 84857819521     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918511     Document Type: Article

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