Modeling the Effects of Rail Noise Propagation on Pedestrians in North Carolina Railroad Environments

The objective of this research project is to investigate the relationship between sound propagation and rail trespass strikes. The research team will establish a baseline scenario on public beliefs and attitudes about the danger of railroad environments, the characteristics of rail noise propagation, and the awareness of railroad trespassing laws through literature review and online survey. The researchers will also identify a comprehensive list of factors that affect rail noise propagation and select a set to be evaluated in the modeling effort. Working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Safety Staff and Project Steering and Implementation Committee (StIC), the NCAT team will collect field data, generate sound propagation models, test various scenarios based on factors identified earlier and visualize the sound propagation/decomposition processes. The research result will not only help engineers to improve their design but also educate the public on the dangers of rail trespassing behavior.

• Record URL:
  https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/research/pages/ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=RP%202023-10

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $258616
• Contract Numbers:

  FHWA/NC/2023-10

• Sponsor Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  Research and Development
  1549 Mail Service Center
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27699-1549
• Managing Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  Research and Development
  1549 Mail Service Center
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27699-1549
• Project Managers:

  Bradley, Curtis

• Performing Organizations:

  North Carolina A&T State University

  1601 E. Market Street
  Greensboro, NC  United States  27411
• Principal Investigators:

  Liu, Rongfang

• Start Date: 20220801
• Expected Completion Date: 20240731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Research and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Noise; Pedestrian safety; Railroads; Trespassers
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01853912
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: FHWA/NC/2023-10
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 2022 2:58PM