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Abstract
As acoustical engineers, we are often asked to develop community noise-related guidelines, regulations, laws, ordinances, and project specifications. This paper will describe the ingredients needed to develop a robust and defensible construction noise specification that is both enforceable
and effective. It will be based on the author's past and current experiences developing such specifications, including those used for the Big Dig project in Boston, FHWA's construction noise handbook, the New York City construction noise regulation, as well as dozens of large-scale construction
projects across the country. The goals of proactive and reactive noise control and the difference between a performance-based versus a prescriptive-based specification will be explained, community noise criteria will be suggested, and examples will be provided for important clauses in such
a specification. Lastly, a listing of "lessons learned" over the decades will be provided.
Noise & HealthAUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CiteScore
2.10
自引率
14.30%
发文量
27
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍:
Noise and Health is the only International Journal devoted to research on all aspects of noise and its effects on human health. An inter-disciplinary journal for all professions concerned with auditory and non-auditory effects of occupational, environmental, and leisure noise. It aims to provide a forum for presentation of novel research material on a broad range of topics associated with noise pollution, its control and its detrimental effects on hearing and health. It will cover issues from basic experimental science through clinical evaluation and management, technical aspects of noise reduction systems and solutions to environmental issues relating to social and public health policy.