| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755562 | Applied Acoustics | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Traffic noise attenuation at different 1/3-octave frequencies is measured at three vegetation sites and a control site in Delhi, the capital city of India. The study indicates that attenuation generally increases with frequency. At low frequencies, maxima (between 10 and 16 dB) in relative attenuation are observed in the frequency interval between 315 and 400 Hz. Comparatively greater relative attenuation (>20 dB) is observed in the high frequency range between 10 and 12.5 kHz. A significantly higher relative attenuation of more than 24 dB is observed characteristically at 3.15 kHz at all the vegetation sites. The results indicate that vegetation belts could be used as effective barriers for traffic noise control along the roadsides.
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Authors
Vikrant Tyagi, Krishan Kumar, Vinod Kumar Jain,