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Book Rail Infrastructure Noise Guideline

Download or read book Rail Infrastructure Noise Guideline written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This guideline is designed to assist the ongoing expansion and upgrade of rail transport by ensuring that potential noise impacts associated with rail infrastructure projects are managed effectively ... It applies to heavy and light rail infrastructure projects including the construction of new rail lines and upgrades to existing lines. It provides a procedure for the consideration of feasible and reasonable noise mitigation measures that form part of a noise impact assessment ... that will be used by planning authorities to assess rail projects."--P. 1.

Book Rail Infrastructure Noise Guideline

Download or read book Rail Infrastructure Noise Guideline written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The guideline specifies noise and vibration trigger levels for heavy and light rail infrastructure projects, rail traffic-generating developments and non-network rail lines. If these noise levels are likely to be exceeded when the rail project is operational, the proponent must consider ‘feasible’ and ‘reasonable’ noise mitigation to reduce the noise impacts towards the trigger levels."--Website summary.

Book Interim Guideline for the Assessment of Noise from Rail Infrastructure Projects

Download or read book Interim Guideline for the Assessment of Noise from Rail Infrastructure Projects written by Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This guideline is designed to streamline decision-making processes by providing consistent and transparent procedures for the assessment and approval process for rail infrastructure developments that have potential noise and vibration impacts"--P. 3.

Book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Download or read book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems written by David Anderson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-19 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on the 12th International Workshop on Railway Noise held on 12-16 September 2016 at Terrigal, Australia. It gathers peer-reviewed papers describing the latest developments in rail noise and vibration, as well as state-of-the-art reviews by distinguished experts in the field. The papers cover a broad range of rail noise topics including wheel squeal, policy, regulation and perception, wheel and rail noise, predictions, measurements and monitoring, interior noise, rail roughness, corrugation and grinding, high speed rail and aerodynamic noise, and structure-borne noise, ground-borne vibration and resilient track forms. It offers an essential reference-guide to both scientists and engineers in their daily efforts to identify, understand and solve a number of problems related to railway noise and vibration, and to achieve their ultimate goal of reducing the environmental impact of railway systems.

Book Passenger Rail Infrastructure Noise Policy

Download or read book Passenger Rail Infrastructure Noise Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this policy is to guide transport bodies and planning authorities in their consideration of the impacts of rail noise from improved or new passenger rail infrastructure and from changes to land use near existing and planned rail corridors.

Book Interim Guideline

Download or read book Interim Guideline written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interim guideline is a standard which provides assessment criteria for operational noise and vibration emissions generated by rolling stock operating on a railway or railway tracks on other rail infrastructure. The guideline also provides guidance on appropriate measurement and modelling methodologies to be used when preparing a noise and/or vibration assessment report for rolling stock operating on a railway, or railway tracks on other rail infrastructure.

Book National Assessment of Urban Rail Noise

Download or read book National Assessment of Urban Rail Noise written by United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Rail and Construction Technology and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Download or read book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems written by Burkhard Schulte-Werning and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the presentations given during the 9th International Workshop on Railway Noise (IWRN9) which took place in Munich/Feldafing, Germany, on 4th to 8th September 2007. This workshop was organised by the Acoustics and Vibration Department of DB Systemtechnik, the technical engineering office of Deutsche Bahn AG. More than 120 participants from 17 countries followed the invitation to the wo- shop. This great response showed the continuing interest in an important topic of railway technology and offered the opportunity to present the recent results of intense worldwide activities to the international community of railway noise and vibration experts and to share knowledge as well as experience. Because an efficient transportation network is indispensable to handle the general mobility increase and road networks have reached their socio-ecological limits, the railway network is to be strengthened. For example the European Commission has given distinct political signals to get more passengers onto the railways. This policy represents a clear challenge for the next few decades not only for European railway companies: the considerable increase in mobility will lead to a doubling of the railway traffic volume within the next 10 to 20 years. To reduce the environmental impact, the Directive on the Assessment and M- agement of Environmental Noise has been put into force in Europe, aiming at avo- ing, preventing or reducing harmful effects of environmental noise on human health.

Book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Download or read book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems written by Jens C.O. Nielsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book reports on the 11th International Workshop on Railway Noise, held on 9 – 13 September, 2013, in Uddevalla, Sweden. The event, which was jointly organized by the Competence Centre Chalmers Railway Mechanics (CHARMEC) and the Departments of Applied Mechanics and Applied Acoustics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, covered a broad range of topics in the field of railway noise and vibration, including: prospects, legal regulations and perceptions; wheel and rail noise; prediction, measurements and monitoring; ground-borne vibration; squeal noise and structure-borne noise; and aerodynamic noise generated by high-speed trains. Further topics included: resilient track forms; grinding, corrugation and roughness; and interior noise and sound barriers. This book, which consists of a collection of peer-reviewed papers originally submitted to the workshop, not only provides readers with an overview of the latest developments in the field, but also offers scientists and engineers essential support in their daily efforts to identify, understand and solve a number of problems related to railway noise and vibration, and to achieve their ultimate goal of reducing the environmental impact of railway systems.

Book Passenger Rail Infrastructure Noise Policy

Download or read book Passenger Rail Infrastructure Noise Policy written by Victorian Government - Department of Transport and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book WHO Housing and Health Guidelines

Download or read book WHO Housing and Health Guidelines written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improved housing conditions can save lives, prevent disease, increase quality of life, reduce poverty, and help mitigate climate change. Housing is becoming increasingly important to health in light of urban growth, ageing populations and climate change. The WHO Housing and health guidelines bring together the most recent evidence to provide practical recommendations to reduce the health burden due to unsafe and substandard housing. Based on newly commissioned systematic reviews, the guidelines provide recommendations relevant to inadequate living space (crowding), low and high indoor temperatures, injury hazards in the home, and accessibility of housing for people with functional impairments. In addition, the guidelines identify and summarize existing WHO guidelines and recommendations related to housing, with respect to water quality, air quality, neighbourhood noise, asbestos, lead, tobacco smoke and radon. The guidelines take a comprehensive, intersectoral perspective on the issue of housing and health and highlight co-benefits of interventions addressing several risk factors at the same time. The WHO Housing and health guidelines aim at informing housing policies and regulations at the national, regional and local level and are further relevant in the daily activities of implementing actors who are directly involved in the construction, maintenance and demolition of housing in ways that influence human health and safety. The guidelines therefore emphasize the importance of collaboration between the health and other sectors and joint efforts across all government levels to promote healthy housing. The guidelines' implementation at country-level will in particular contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals on health (SDG 3) and sustainable cities (SDG 11). WHO will support Member States in adapting the guidelines to national contexts and priorities to ensure safe and healthy housing for all.

Book Railway Noise and Vibration

Download or read book Railway Noise and Vibration written by David Thompson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railways are an environmentally friendly means of transport well suited to modern society. However, noise and vibration are key obstacles to further development of the railway networks for high-speed intercity traffic, for freight and for suburban metros and light-rail. All too often noise problems are dealt with inefficiently due to lack of understanding of the problem. This book brings together coverage of the theory of railway noise and vibration with practical applications of noise control technology at source to solve noise and vibration problems from railways. Each source of noise and vibration is described in a systematic way: rolling noise, curve squeal, bridge noise, aerodynamic noise, ground vibration and ground-borne noise, and vehicle interior noise. Theoretical modelling approaches are introduced for each source in a tutorial fashion Practical applications of noise control technology are presented using the theoretical models Extensive examples of application to noise reduction techniques are included Railway Noise and Vibration is a hard-working reference and will be invaluable to all who have to deal with noise and vibration from railways, whether working in the industry or in consultancy or academic research. David Thompson is Professor of Railway Noise and Vibration at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton. He has worked in the field of railway noise since 1980, with British Rail Research in Derby, UK, and TNO Institute of Applied Physics in the Netherlands before moving to Southampton in 1996. He was responsible for developing the TWINS software for predicting rolling noise. Discusses fully the theoretical background and practical workings of railway noise Includes the latest research findings, brought together in one place Forms an extended case study in the application of noise control techniques

Book Interim Guidelines for Councils

Download or read book Interim Guidelines for Councils written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Guidelines for Councils - Consideration of Rail Noise and Vibration in the Planning Process (Guidelines for Councils) has been prepared by Rail Infrastructure Corporation (RIC) and State Rail Authority (SRA) to assist local government in assessing and considering rail noise and vibration as part of their strategic planning and development control functions."--Page 9 of PDF.

Book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Download or read book Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems written by Geert Degrande and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on the 13th International Workshop on Railway Noise (IWRN13), held on September 16-20, 2019, in Ghent, Belgium. It gathers original peer-reviewed papers describing the latest developments in railway noise and vibration, as well as state-of-the-art reviews written by authoritative experts in the field. The different papers cover a broad range of railway noise and vibration topics, such as rolling noise, wheel squeal, noise perception, prediction methods, measurements and monitoring, and vehicle interior noise. Further topics include rail roughness, rail corrugation and grinding, high-speed rail and aerodynamic noise, structure-borne noise, ground-borne noise and vibration, and resilient track forms. Policy, criteria and regulation are also discussed. Offering extensive and timely information to both scientists and engineers, this book will help them in their daily efforts to identify, understand and solve problems related to railway noise and vibration, and to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the environmental impact of railway systems.

Book Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment

Download or read book Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment written by Carl Hanson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Smart Cities as a Solution for Reducing Urban Waste and Pollution

Download or read book Smart Cities as a Solution for Reducing Urban Waste and Pollution written by Hua, Goh Bee and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exponential growth of urban settings has led to an increase in pollutants and waste management issues around the world. As the environment continues to falter under the weight of these pressing issues, it has become increasingly imperative to develop new technologies and methodologies that have the potential to improve the overall sustainability and cleanliness of these cities. Smart Cities as a Solution for Reducing Urban Waste and Pollution examines emergent research on smart innovations within built urban environments. Featuring best practices and theoretical frameworks, as well as potential issues in the implementation of smart and green technology in urban settings, this publication is a vital reference source for graduate students, researchers, academics, engineers, architects, facility managers, and government officials.