New Mathematical Model to Estimate Road Traffic Noise in View of the Appearance Rate of Heavy Vehicles

Abstract

A new mathematical model is proposed to estimate road traffic noise at sites along a freeway where the traffic volume fluctuates from a maximum of 900 vehicles per hour in the daytime to a minimum of 300 vehicles per hour at night. The model considers traffic conditions such as the percentage of heavy vehicles, time interval between successive (two or more) heavy vehicles and measurement time interval. The A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure levels calculated from this model are in keeping with measured ones at several representative time intervals both in the daytime and nighttime.