Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways

Transverse roadway strips (TRS) are a common approach used by the local authorities in Malaysia for the purpose of road safety on rural roadway. However, there were complaints made by residents about the excessive noise pollution produced by TRS. The objective of this study was to evaluate the e...

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Main Authors: Haron, Zaiton, Othman, Mohd Hanifi, Yahya, Khairulzan, Yaacob, Haryati, Hainin, Mohd. Rosli, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Badruddin
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author Haron, Zaiton
Othman, Mohd Hanifi
Yahya, Khairulzan
Yaacob, Haryati
Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Badruddin
author_facet Haron, Zaiton
Othman, Mohd Hanifi
Yahya, Khairulzan
Yaacob, Haryati
Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Badruddin
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description Transverse roadway strips (TRS) are a common approach used by the local authorities in Malaysia for the purpose of road safety on rural roadway. However, there were complaints made by residents about the excessive noise pollution produced by TRS. The objective of this study was to evaluate the external noise produced by the application of TRS, to evaluate and to anticipate the annoyance response due to installation of TRS. The investigations were carried out through the changes of noise level indices, estimation of the annoyance response using the traffic noise index (TNI) and anticipation of resisident response anoyance. Measurements of the external noise level produced by the TRS were taken for two hours at two location with and without TRS. Results showed that TRS increased the equivalent noise level, LAeq1hour, L101hour and L901hour by as much as 14 dB(A), 16 dB(A) and 9 dB(A) respectively. TNI values also increased as much by as 42% and exceeded the suggested value for planning purposes of 74 dB (A) for 3% annoyance from the social surveys. This investigation shows that TRS noise has a very strong impact on the community and this was the reason behind the complaints made by people living in study area.
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spelling uthm-79942022-11-13T07:22:19Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7994/ Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways Haron, Zaiton Othman, Mohd Hanifi Yahya, Khairulzan Yaacob, Haryati Hainin, Mohd. Rosli Mohd Yusof, Mohd Badruddin T Technology (General) Transverse roadway strips (TRS) are a common approach used by the local authorities in Malaysia for the purpose of road safety on rural roadway. However, there were complaints made by residents about the excessive noise pollution produced by TRS. The objective of this study was to evaluate the external noise produced by the application of TRS, to evaluate and to anticipate the annoyance response due to installation of TRS. The investigations were carried out through the changes of noise level indices, estimation of the annoyance response using the traffic noise index (TNI) and anticipation of resisident response anoyance. Measurements of the external noise level produced by the TRS were taken for two hours at two location with and without TRS. Results showed that TRS increased the equivalent noise level, LAeq1hour, L101hour and L901hour by as much as 14 dB(A), 16 dB(A) and 9 dB(A) respectively. TNI values also increased as much by as 42% and exceeded the suggested value for planning purposes of 74 dB (A) for 3% annoyance from the social surveys. This investigation shows that TRS noise has a very strong impact on the community and this was the reason behind the complaints made by people living in study area. 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7994/1/J4761_6f9e76625482cd326a7988c316517ead.pdf Haron, Zaiton and Othman, Mohd Hanifi and Yahya, Khairulzan and Yaacob, Haryati and Hainin, Mohd. Rosli and Mohd Yusof, Mohd Badruddin (2012) Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways. IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSRJMCE), 1 (5). pp. 12-16. https://doi.org/10.9790/1684-0151216
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Haron, Zaiton
Othman, Mohd Hanifi
Yahya, Khairulzan
Yaacob, Haryati
Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Badruddin
Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
title Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
title_full Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
title_fullStr Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
title_full_unstemmed Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
title_short Noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
title_sort noise produced by transverse rumble strips: a case study on rural roadways
topic T Technology (General)
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