The Acoustical Durability of Thin Noise Reducing Asphalt Layers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- A semi-generic temperature correction coefficient of −0.06 dB(A)/°C as proposed by [21];
- For dense asphalt mixtures, −0.10 dB(A)/°C, and for porous asphalt mixtures, −0.06 dB(A)/°C [22];
- A generic temperature correction coefficient of −0.10 dB(A)/°C was used for all road surfaces in [23];
- For dense asphalt mixtures, −0.10 dB(A)/°C, and for porous asphalt mixtures, −0.05 dB(A)/°C [24].
2. Test Sections and Measurement Methods
2.1. Description of the Test Sections
2.2. Statistical Pass-By Method
2.3. Close-ProXimity Method
2.4. Texture Measurements
3. Results
3.1. SPB
3.2. CPX
3.2.1. Cars
3.2.2. Heavy Vehicles
3.2.3. Cars vs. Heavy Vehicles
3.2.4. CPX Third Octave Band Spectra
3.3. Texture
4. Discussion
4.1. SPB Results
4.2. CPX Results
4.2.1. Cars
4.2.2. Heavy Vehicles
4.2.3. Cars vs. Heavy Vehicles
4.2.4. CPX Third Octave Band Spectra
4.2.5. Correlation between CPX and SPB
4.3. Texture Measurement Results
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AWV | Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic |
BRRC | Belgian Road Research Centre |
CPB | Controlled Pass-By method |
CPX | Close-ProXimity method |
DPAC | Double-layer Porous Asphalt Concrete |
EMIB | Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings (research group of UAntwerp) |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
LNE | Environment, Nature and Energy Department of the Flemish government |
PAC 8 | Porous Asphalt Concrete with a maximum aggregate size of 8 mm |
SMA | Stone Mastic Asphalt |
SMN | Division Surface characteristics-Markings-Noise of BRRC |
SPB | Statistical Pass-By method |
SRTT | Standard Reference Test Tire |
T&E | The European Federation for Transport and Environment |
UAntwerp | University of Antwerp |
VTAC 8 | A thin layer with a maximum aggregate size of 8 mm |
WHO | World Health Organization |
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Property | Max. Aggregate Size (mm) | Type of TAL | Voids Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
SMA-10 | 10 | – | 7 |
Test Section 2 | 4 | Porous-type | 25 |
Test Section 3 | 4 | Porous-type | 25 |
Test Section 4 | 6.3 | SMA-like | 11 |
DPAC top layer | 6.3 | – | 23 |
DPAC bottom layer | 14 | – | 21 |
Test Section 6 | 6.3 | SMA-like | 15 |
Test Section 7 | 6.3 | SMA-like | 11 |
Test Sections 8 and 9 | 6.3 | SMA-like | 11 |
Test Section 10 | 8 | SMA-like | 14 |
Measurement | AWV | BRRC |
---|---|---|
Vehicle speed | Gatsometer type 24 | Kustom Signals KR10SP |
Sound pressure level | MCP 211 ½″ | B & K 4189 ½″ |
Test Section | Linear Regression Line | Correlation Coefficient R² | Increase per Month (dB) | Increase per Year (dB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y = 0.038x + 73.23 | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.45 |
2 | y = 0.141x + 69.04 | 0.64 | 0.14 | 1.70 |
3 | y = 0.036x + 67.44 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.43 |
4 | y = 0.080x + 71.99 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 0.96 |
5 | y = 0.106x + 67.28 | 0.55 | 0.11 | 1.27 |
6 | y = 0.020x + 71.13 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.24 |
7 | y = 0.101x + 72.13 | 0.91 | 0.10 | 1.21 |
8 | y = 0.047x + 73.71 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.56 |
9 | y = 0.028x + 76.28 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.33 |
10 | y = 0.061x + 73.64 | 0.49 | 0.06 | 0.73 |
Test Section | Linear Regression Line | Correlation Coefficient R² | Increase per Month (dB) | Increase per Year (dB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y = −0.008x + 98.28 | 0.17 | −0.01 | −0.10 |
2 | y = 0.199x + 91.20 | 0.95 | 0.20 | 2.39 |
3 | y = 0.112x + 92.27 | 0.86 | 0.11 | 1.34 |
4 | y = 0.114x + 92.25 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 1.37 |
5 | y = 0.204x + 91.24 | 0.95 | 0.20 | 2.45 |
6 | y = 0.122x + 92.29 | 0.86 | 0.12 | 1.46 |
7 | y = 0.109x + 93.46 | 0.92 | 0.11 | 1.31 |
8 | y = 0.094x + 94.37 | 0.93 | 0.10 | 1.13 |
9 | y = 0.083x + 94.93 | 0.93 | 0.08 | 1.00 |
10 | y = 0.052x + 97.10 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.62 |
Test Section | Linear Regression Line | Correlation Coefficient R² | Increase per Month (dB) | Increase per Year (dB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y = 0.048x + 98.39 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.58 |
2 | y = 0.129x + 94.90 | 0.90 | 0.13 | 1.55 |
3 | y = 0.108x + 95.20 | 0.88 | 0.11 | 1.30 |
4 | y = 0.112x + 95.40 | 0.89 | 0.11 | 1.34 |
5 | y = 0.171x + 92.88 | 0.96 | 0.17 | 2.05 |
6 | y = 0.086x + 93.67 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 1.03 |
7 | y = 0.111x + 94.67 | 0.97 | 0.11 | 1.33 |
8 | y = 0.127x + 94.97 | 0.95 | 0.13 | 1.52 |
9 | y = 0.105x + 95.76 | 0.95 | 0.11 | 1.26 |
10 | y = 0.108x + 96.67 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 1.30 |
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Vuye C, Bergiers A, Vanhooreweder B. The Acoustical Durability of Thin Noise Reducing Asphalt Layers. Coatings. 2016; 6(2):21. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings6020021
Chicago/Turabian StyleVuye, Cedric, Anneleen Bergiers, and Barbara Vanhooreweder. 2016. "The Acoustical Durability of Thin Noise Reducing Asphalt Layers" Coatings 6, no. 2: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings6020021
APA StyleVuye, C., Bergiers, A., & Vanhooreweder, B. (2016). The Acoustical Durability of Thin Noise Reducing Asphalt Layers. Coatings, 6(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings6020021