Environmental Noise Barriers

A Guide To Their Acoustic and Visual Design, Second Edition
2. New Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-43708-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 255 mm, Gewicht: 818 g

Environmental Noise Barriers is a unique one-stop reference for practitioners, whether acoustical engineers, landscape architects, or manufacturers, and for highways departments in local and central authorities. This extensively revised new edition is updated in line with UK and EU legislation and international provision of barriers.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kotzen, Benz (Chartered Landscape Architect, UK)

Kotzen, Benz

English, Colin (Chartered Acoustical Engineer, UK)

English, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikalische Akustik, Tontechnik, Musikaufnahme
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Akustik, Tontechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.