A Dutch study on railroad traffic noise

Jong, R.G. de

doi:10.1016/0022-460x(79)90871-x

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“…Compared with other noise low-frequency noise causes higher disturbance and annoyance (Berglund et al 1996). Beyond acoustical characteristics, freight trains being slow, long, and heavy easily elicit ground borne vibrations (de Jong, 1979). Perceptions of vibrations are capable to enhance additionally residents' noise annoyance ratings implying that respondents have difficulties to differentiate between noise and vibration effects ( € Ohrstr€ om and Skanberg, 1996).…”

Section: B Freight and Passenger Trainsmentioning

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Annoyance and self-reported sleep disturbance due to night-time railway noise examined in the field

Pennig

Quehl

Mueller

et al. 2012

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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Railway noise interferes with daytime activities and disturbs sleep leading to annoyance of exposed residents. The main objective of this paper was to establish exposure-response relationships between nocturnal railway noise exposure and annoyance and to examine self-reported sleep disturbances as short-term reactions to noise. In a field study 33 residents living close to railway tracks in the Cologne/Bonn area (Germany) were investigated. Railway noise was measured indoors during nine consecutive nights at each site. Questionnaires referring to annoyance and non-acoustical factors were performed. Annoyance ratings increased significantly with the total number of trains and freight trains per night, and non-significantly with rising number of passenger trains and energy equivalent sound pressure level (L(Aeq)), when adjusting the model for non-acoustical variables. The total number of trains and the number of freight trains also significantly affected self-reported awakening frequency, but no other aspects of subjective sleep disturbances. The responses of this subject sample referring to railway noise in the previous night point to rather low impairments of exposed residents.

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Section: B Freight and Passenger Trainsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Annoyance and self-reported sleep disturbance due to night-time railway noise examined in the field

Pennig

Quehl

Mueller

et al. 2012

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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“…In this work, the mean duration of freight vibration events is 23.8 s (SD ¼ 5.4) and the mean duration of passenger vibration events is 16.1 s (SD ¼ 6.4). As well as being longer in duration, freight trains are typically heavier and can more easily elicit ground-borne vibrations (de Jong, 1979). BS 6472-1 (British Standards Institution, 2008) defines a region of high sensitivity for humans for vertical vibration from 4 to 12.5 Hz.…”

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Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments

Sharp

Woodcock

Sica

et al. 2014

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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In this work, exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments are developed, so as to better understand the differences in human response to these two sources of environmental vibration. Data for this research come from a field study comprising interviews with respondents and measurements of their vibration exposure (N ¼ 752). A logistic regression model is able to accurately classify 96% of these measured railway vibration signals as freight or passenger based on two signal properties that quantify the duration and low frequency content of each signal. Exposure-response relationships are then determined using ordinal probit modeling with fixed thresholds. The results indicate that people are able to distinguish between freight and passenger railway vibration, and that the annoyance response due to freight railway vibration is significantly higher than that due to passenger railway vibration, even for equal levels of exposure. In terms of a community tolerance level, the population studied is 15 dB (re 10 À6 m s À2 ) more tolerant to passenger railway vibration than freight railway vibration. These results have implications for the expansion of freight traffic on rail, or for policies to promote passenger railway.

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Effects of noise on health and well‐being

Rehm¹,

Gros²,

Jansen³

1985

Stress Med.

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Noise‐induced hearing loss due to intense and long‐term noise exposure is no longer disputed since the etiology is well defined. However, the influence of noise on the vegetative functions is not so clear. In addition to existing investigations on vegetative functional disturbances, the role of noise as a risk factor has to be determined and its effects have to be quantified. The significance of noise‐induced sleep disturbances in relation to health and well‐being, is also controversial. The hypothesized causal connection between acoustical stimulation and the occurrence of disorders, includes primary‐effects (e.g. awakenings) and after‐effects (e.g. changes in mood or performance). To date, it has not been feasible to determine late after‐effects, such as health disorders. The most often reported sociopsychological effect of noise is general annoyance, whereby annoyance is defined as disturbance of communication, rest, recreation or concentration. Some results indicate a higher sensitivity of critical groups (e.g. old people, the sick, children, pregnant women).

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A Dutch study on railroad traffic noise

Cited by 7 publications

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Annoyance and self-reported sleep disturbance due to night-time railway noise examined in the field

Annoyance and self-reported sleep disturbance due to night-time railway noise examined in the field

Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments

Effects of noise on health and well‐being

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