Abstract
Remedial sound insulation is currently being considered, and in some cases being applied, as an aircraft noise mitigation option for residential land uses around airports. Such large-scale programs incur very large expenditures of funds and therefore need to be carefully assessed in terms of both objective and subjective merits. This paper reviews two separate programs applied to dwellings around Los Angeles International Airport and their implications for projects at other airports. Each of the topic programs was applied to a sample of dwellings representative of typical construction and different noise exposure conditions around the airport. The more recent program, completed in 1985, is emphasized, as it provides an insight to current noise conditions within dwellings near airports. Specific case histories are illustrated in terms of design features; technical, aesthetic, and subjective acoustical merits; and cost implications. The paper also addresses acoustical design theory in its application to this particular type of problem area.
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