Long life and quiet pavement : research and issues / Gordon E. Daniels, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Daniels, Gordon E.

Series:

Transportation infrastructure : roads, highways, bridges, airports and mass transit series.

Transportation infrastructure : roads, highways, bridges, airports and mass transit

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pavements--Performance.

Roads--Government policy--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The idea of designing and building quieter pavements is not new. This book aims to educate the transportation industry, and in some cases the general public, about the numerous principles behind quieter pavements, as well as summarising the Long-Term Pavement Performance programs and its major activities.

Contents:

""LONG LIFE AND QUIET PAVEMENT: RESEARCH AND ISSUES""; ""LONG LIFE AND QUIET PAVEMENT: RESEARCH AND ISSUES ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE""; ""THE LITTLE BOOK OF QUIETER PAVEMENTS ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""Why was this Book Written? ""; ""Who is this Book Written for? ""; ""How Can I Listen along? ""; ""THE BIG PICTURE ""; ""Why is Noise so Important?""; ""Where did All this Talk of Noise Begin? ""; ""THE BASICS OF SOUND AND NOISE ""; ""What is Sound and What is Noise? ""; ""How do We Hear? ""; ""What is a Decibel? ""; ""What is the Difference between Lmax and Leq and L10 and...? ""

""What is a Hertz? "" ""What Frequencies Matter? ""; ""How do We View and Understand Frequencies? ""; ""How does Sound Travel? ""; ""How is Sound Perceived? ""; ""TRAFFIC NOISE ""; ""What is Traffic Noise? ""; ""What Effect does Vehicle Type and Speed Have? ""; ""What other Things Affect Traffic Noise? ""; ""How Can We Control Traffic Noise? ""; ""When is a Noise Barrier Used? ""; ""TIRE-PAVEMENT NOISE ""; ""What Things about A Tire Affect Noise? ""; ""What Things about a Pavement Affect Noise? ""; ""What Makes Tire-Pavement Noise? ""; ""What Makes Tire-Pavement Noise Even Louder? ""

""MEASUREMENTS "" ""What are Wayside Noise Measurements? ""; ""What are Source Noise Measurements? ""; ""What other Kind of Noise Measurements are There? ""; ""What Kind of Pavement Properties Relate to Noise? ""; ""Can Noise be Measured in the Laboratory? ""; ""QUIETER PAVEMENTS ""; ""What Things Make a Quieter Pavement? ""; ""What Asphalt Alternatives for Quieter Pavement are There? ""; ""What Concrete Alternatives for Quieter Pavement are There? ""; ""How do I Choose a Quieter Pavement? ""; ""FOR MORE INFORMATION ""; ""Where can I read to learn more? ""; ""What are Some Good Web Sites? ""

""Who are We? ""; ""What Can I Find in the Listening Experience? ""; ""LONG-LIFE CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IN EUROPE AND CANADA""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY""; ""Scanning Program ""; ""Scan Reports ""; ""Safety ""; ""Planning and Environment ""; ""Policy and Information ""; ""Operations ""; ""Infrastructure: General ""; ""Infrastructure: Pavements ""; ""Infrastructure: Bridges ""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ""; ""Team Members ""; ""Objectives ""; ""Issues of Interest""; ""Key Findings ""; ""Pavement Selection Strategies""; ""Design ""; ""Construction ""

""Materials ""; ""Maintenance ""; ""Research ""; ""Industry Relations ""; ""Recommendations ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""Purpose of Scan ""; ""Background ""; ""Countries Building Long-Life Concrete Pavements ""; ""Countries and Agencies Visited ""; ""Comparison of Countries Visited with United States ""; ""2. PAVEMENT SELECTION STRATEGIES ""; ""Canada ""; ""Germany ""; ""Austria ""; ""Belgium ""; ""The Netherlands ""; ""United Kingdom ""; ""3. CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN ""; ""Canada ""; ""Germany ""; ""Austria ""; ""Belgium""; ""The Netherlands ""; ""United Kingdom ""; ""4. CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION ""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publsher.

ISBN:

1-61728-247-2

OCLC:

923654745