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Difference between Using 2 and 4 Meter Receiver Height in Railway Noise Prediction

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Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Part of the book series: Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design ((NNFM,volume 118))

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In the Nordic countries, a receiver height of 2 m has often been used when calculating noise levels over large areas for socio-acoustic surveys, but within the EU 4 m is used. Here, results are presented for railway noise calculations at both heights in 1459 points across several areas in Sweden. The average difference in equivalent level is 2.5 dB higher at 4 m height than at 2 m, which in turn leads to 10 % – 40 % less predicted annoyance if the exposure is calculated at 4 m.

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  1. VTI the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Box 8077, SE-402 78, Gothenburg, Sweden

    M. Ögren

  2. WSP Acoustics, Rullagerg. 6, SE-415 26, Gothenburg, Sweden

    T. Jerson

  3. Sahlgrenska Academy, The University of Gothenburg, Box 414, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden

    E. Öhrström & A. Gidlöf Gunnarsson

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  1. Research & Development Promotion Division, Railway Technical Research Institute, 2-8-38 Hikari-cho Kokubunji-shi, 185-8540, Tokyo, Japan

    Tatsuo Maeda

  2. INEXIA, 1 place aux Etoiles, 93212, Saint Denis La Plaine cedex, France

    Pierre-Etienne Gautier

  3. Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc., 77 South Bedford Street, 01803, Burlington, MA, USA

    Carl E. Hanson

  4. Brian Hemsworth Noise Consultant LLP, 16 Whistlestop Close Mickleover, DE3 9DA, Derby, UK

    Brian Hemsworth

  5. Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, 6001 Shellmound Suite 400, 94608, Emeryville, California, USA

    James Tuman Nelson

  6. Integrated Systems and Infrastructure Technology, Deutsche Bahn AG, DB Systemtechnik, Volckerstr. 5, 80939, Munchen, Germany

    Burkhard Schulte-Werning

  7. Railway Noise and Vibration Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK

    David Thompson

  8. Environmental Quality Department, DHV BV, Postbus 1132, NL 3800, Amersfoort, BC, The Netherlands

    Paul de Vos

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Ögren, M., Jerson, T., Öhrström, E., Gunnarsson, A.G. (2012). Difference between Using 2 and 4 Meter Receiver Height in Railway Noise Prediction. In: Maeda, T., et al. Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 118. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53927-8_64

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