Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Effectiveness of Traffic Noise Barriers

UPM Faculty of Environmental Studies

Research Title: Determination of Effectiveness of Traffic Noise Barrier in Selected Residential Areas of Klang Valley


Funding: MOSTI

Leader: Ramdzani Abdullah

Commencement Date: 2006-12-01

Summary:
The general objective is to determine the effectiveness of different roadside noise barriers in reducing noise pollution to the public.

As Malaysia is rapidly developing towards becoming an industrialised country, demands for dwellings have also increased rapidly. The trends currently in Malaysia is to develop new township in the fringe of big towns or cities. These new townships would be developed complete with the local amenities such as shops, restaurants and schools. The main mode of transportation between the newly developed township and the city is the motor vehicle.

The above developments have been associated with increase in noise emission. The Malaysian Department of Environmental (DOE) has reported ...Read here

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