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      <title>Acoustic Effectiveness of Vinyl Fence Noise Walls</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The goal of this research is to evaluate the acoustic benefits of vinyl fencing and determine its potential as an alternative to a traditional noise barrier. This research will design, construct and acoustically test a vinyl fence noise barrier and compare the results with Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT's) conventional concrete and fiberglass noise barriers in terms of cost, installation, material characteristics, maintenance, noise, etc.                                ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The proposed effort would establish a research and financial partnership, funding plan and the technical and preliminary architectural specifications for an acoustic test facility to serve the research and test needs of the Aerospace industry, and, possibly, the Architectural industries in the Great Plains region. The facility would also provide a state-of-the-art research and teaching laboratory for the University of Kansas. The primary Aerospace industries in Wichita&amp;mdash;Spirit AeroSystems, Hawker-Beechcraft and Cessna&amp;mdash;have expressed strong interest in such a facility to support aircraft interior noise reduction&amp;mdash;which is the PI&amp;rsquo;s primary research interest. At least one building acoustics firm in the Kansas City area has also expressed interest. Such business partners would want to use the facility both to conduct research and to measure the performance of various noise treatments on their products. University researchers would use the facility to conduct research, while students would have access to industrial strength learning experiences. The proposed facility would, notably, help add value to aircraft products designed and produced in Kansas.]]></description>
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