On the basis of a study including noise level measurements during the day and night and 1125 interviews with residents, it was found that railway noise creates less of a disturbance than street traffic noise. By far the largest majority of respondents experienced the greatest disturbance during the day. The difference in nuisance decreases as noise level rises.
Determination of traffic noise nuisance as a function of traffic type and density in a heavily populated area
1979-04-01
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Ideas on Traffic in Heavily Populated Areas
Online Contents | 1994
Ideas on Traffic in Heavily Populated Areas
British Library Online Contents | 1994
Engineering Index Backfile | 1935
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