Tree-Covered Land-Forms for Noise Control

CONTENTSForewordSummaryIntroductionChapter I. Facilities, Equipment, and ProcedureChapter II. Experimental ResultsTree-Covered Land-FormsBare Land-FormsActual ?Live-Sound? TestsOctave-Band AnalysisSpecial Application Study?Site 4?I-80 Rest AreaChapter III. Statistical AnalysisSite 1 : Hastings Tape-Recorded SoundSites 2 and 3: Milford Highway Cuts and FillsChapter IV. Observations and ConclusionsTree-Covered Land-FormsBare Land-FormsTree-Cover EffectLand-Form Height EffectWind EffectTrees vs. Land-Form ConsiderationsLimitations and Requirements of Outdoor Noise ControlEstablishing Trees and Shrubs on Land-FormsRecommendationsAppendix A. Glossary of Technical TermsAppendix B. Selected List of Trees and ShrubsAppendix C. ReferencesVan Haverbeke, David F. is the author of 'Tree-Covered Land-Forms for Noise Control' with ISBN 9781410219978 and ISBN 1410219976.