Measuring Tire-Pavement Noise at the Source

Tire-Pavement noise has become an increasingly important consideration for highway agencies as the public consistently demands that highway traffic noise be mitigated. Although sound walls provide a means for addressing highway noise, improved pavement structures and surfaces may provide a less expensive alternative for noise mitigation. However, there are no widely accepted procedures for measuring solely tire-pavement noise under in-service conditions. Research is needed to evaluate potential noise-measuring procedures and identify or develop appropriate procedures applicable to light and heavy vehicles and all paved surfaces. Such procedures will provide highway agencies with an appropriate means for (1) measuring and rating tire-pavement noise levels on existing pavements, (2) evaluating new pavements incorporating noise-mitigating features, and (3) identifying design and construction features associated with different noise levels. This information will help agencies effectively manage their resources and reduce noise impacts on nearby communities. The objectives of this research are to (1) develop rational procedures for measuring tire-pavement noise and (2) demonstrate applicability of the procedures through testing of in-service pavements.

• Record URL:
  http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=230

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $249676.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 1-44

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Hanna, Amir

• Performing Organizations:

  Illingworth & Rodkin, Incorporated

  Petaluma, California  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Donovan, Paul

• Start Date: 20050901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20080331
• Source Data: RiP Project 10637

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highways; Measurement; Noise; Pavement design; Pavements; Research projects; Tires
• Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01463071
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 1-44
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:16PM