Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure

Torija Martinez, AJ; Ruiz, DP; De Coensel, B; Botteldooren, D; Berglund, B; Ramos-Ridao, A

Abstract

Using data from a realistic experiment conducted using recorded traffic sounds, the relationship
between indicators of magnitude, spectrum, and temporal evolution of the sonic
environment and the reported annoyance are analyzed. The exposure is characterized by
the binaurally recorded overall indoor sound. It is found that a series of parameters derived
from multiple linear models related to the temporal and spectral structure of the sound
pressure level produces better models than the overall indoor A-weighted equivalent noise
level. The descriptors thus complement this indicator, at least when exposure is based on
overall indoor sound. Principle components amongst the exposure indicators studied relate
to the detectability of the sound indoors and to the typical temporal difference between
road and rail traffic. Linear models based on these indicators also outperform models based
on source related façade.

Citation

Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., De Coensel, B., Botteldooren, D., Berglund, B., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 16(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.07.012

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 31, 2010
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Dec 2, 2019
• Journal: Transportation Research Part D
• Print ISSN: 1361-9209
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 15-22
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.07.012
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.07.012
• Related Public URLs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/transportation-research-part-d-transport-and-environment
• Additional Information: Funders : Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen);Project Group Zuiderzeelijn of the Ministry of Public Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Netherlands;Consejería de Innovacion, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía’’; Grant Number: P07-TIC-03269