The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level
Traffic noise is a major pollution problem in Hong Kong and many large cities throughout the world. Indeed, traffic noise and traffic flow patterns interact, however, there is a very little research effort studying it. To the best knowledge of the authors, the present research is the first on-site m...
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| description | Traffic noise is a major pollution problem in Hong Kong and many large cities throughout the world. Indeed, traffic noise and traffic flow patterns interact, however, there is a very little research effort studying it. To the best knowledge of the authors, the present research is the first on-site measurement study about the effect of a traffic signal on the noise level of moving vehicles. Various cases of “stop and go” and “non-stop” were considered in the traffic noise measurements, where the terms “stop and go” and “non-stop” represent a traffic road with and without traffic signals, respectively. The <i>L</i><sub>10</sub> and <i>L</i><sub>eq</sub> noise levels were recorded and compared in the present study. From the results, it was found that the stop time and traffic flow are factors that also affect the sound level properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d632edcf2c85402aa2be76816107c22d2023-11-20T05:10:32ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-06-011013445410.3390/app10134454The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound LevelChi-kwong Wong0Yiu-yin Lee1Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, (852), Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong KongDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, (852), Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong KongTraffic noise is a major pollution problem in Hong Kong and many large cities throughout the world. Indeed, traffic noise and traffic flow patterns interact, however, there is a very little research effort studying it. To the best knowledge of the authors, the present research is the first on-site measurement study about the effect of a traffic signal on the noise level of moving vehicles. Various cases of “stop and go” and “non-stop” were considered in the traffic noise measurements, where the terms “stop and go” and “non-stop” represent a traffic road with and without traffic signals, respectively. The <i>L</i><sub>10</sub> and <i>L</i><sub>eq</sub> noise levels were recorded and compared in the present study. From the results, it was found that the stop time and traffic flow are factors that also affect the sound level properties.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/13/4454Traffic noisetraffic signalsound pollutionnoise measurement |
| spellingShingle | Chi-kwong Wong Yiu-yin Lee The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level Applied Sciences Traffic noise traffic signal sound pollution noise measurement |
| title | The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level |
| title_full | The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level |
| title_short | The Effects of Signal System and Traffic Flow on the Sound Level |
| title_sort | effects of signal system and traffic flow on the sound level |
| topic | Traffic noise traffic signal sound pollution noise measurement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/13/4454 |
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