Search results for temperature and noise

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VDOT I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension Noise Study

…HMMH conducted the noise study for the I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension Project in support of an Environmental Assessment. The study followed FHWA noise regulations and Virginia Department of…

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HMMH Fall Tour 2015: On the Road Again

…Managing the Impacts of Aviation Noise, which provides a concise summary of airport noise issues, strategies for mitigation, and an extensive series of case studies. On community engagement, the report…

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An uncanny convergence: three new books on noise

…That’s right – three new books that explore noise and its impact on society: The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise (PublicAffairs) by Garrett Keizer,…

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In Memoriam

…Laymon Miller Many of us at HMMH knew Laymon Miller personally – he was an important early contributor to the practice of noise control. Laymon did much of…

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MassDOT I-195 Fall River Noise Abatement Design Study

…HMMH conducted a detailed noise barrier design study for a portion of I-95 in Fall River, Massachusetts. HMMH used the latest version of the FHWA’s Traffic Noise Model to…

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NHDOT Spaulding Turnpike Open Road Tolling

…Under an on-call contract with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), HMMH performed the traffic noise analysis for the proposed Open Road Tolling Project on the Spaulding Turnpike…

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Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project

…that took nearly 15 years to complete, often occurring 24 hours per day near thousands of residences, the mitigation of community noise impact was a serious concern. Starting in 1992,…

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FHWA Recommended Best Practices for the Use of the Traffic Noise Model

…Highway projects receiving federal aid and requiring a traffic noise analysis must use the latest version of the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) according to 23 CFR 772.9(a). While…

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A Night at the Volksoper

…the house. They’re also cheaper.) The opera started, and almost immediately I noticed a very low-frequency rumbling noise. At first, I thought it might be a thunder-type sound effect from…

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People, Noise, People

…by Nick Miller So when I started my career in acoustics, the Noise Control Act of 1972 had just passed, the “Levels Document” was being researched by the heavies…

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