Environmental Noise Barriers: A Guide to Their Acoustic and Visual Design, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9780367865221 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 258 str.

Benz Kotzen; Colin English

Opis

Environmental Noise Barriers: A Guide to Their Acoustic and Visual Design, Second Edition is a unique one-stop reference for practitioners in transport acoustics, whether engineers, landscape architects, or manufacturers, and for highways departments in local and central authorities. This extensively revised second edition has b

Spis treści

Introduction.  Defining the Need for Barriers.  Acoustic and Visual Impact Assessment – Environmental Impact Assessment Techniques and Mitigation.  Acoustic Performance of Barriers.  Barrier Morphology and Design.  Types of Barrier and Barrier Materials.  Planting and Bio-barriers.  Noise Amelioration and Roads.  Tunnels.  Airports.  Environmental Noise Barriers in Other Locations - Industrial Uses

O autorze

Dr Benz Kotzen is a chartered landscape architect with over 25 years’ experience in the field.

Colin English is a chartered acoustic engineer and past president of the Institute of Acoustics.