Agenda for Summer Meeting, 1992


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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration (A1F04)
1992 Summer Meeting
July 12-15, 1992
Colorado Springs Marriott, Colorado Springs, CO





Sunday, July 12
2:00 p.m. Registration
Exhibit Setup
6:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception


Monday, July 13
Moderator: Dennis Roberts, Director, Division of Aeronautics, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Registration
Exhibits Open
8:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks: Randy Flodine, Office of Environmental Review and Analysis, CDOT
Kenneth M (Kim) Gambrill, Manager, Office of Environmental Review and Analysis, CDOT
Domenick Billera, Chairman, TRB Committee A1F04,New Jersey Department of Transportation
8:30 a.m. Strategic Three Dimensional Aviation Noise Planning Dr. Cliff Bragdon, Georgia Institute of Technology
9:00 a.m. Infill Potential Resulting from the "All Stage 3" Air Fleets Neal Phillips, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
9:30 a.m. Noise Analyses for Air Force Base Disposal and Reuse Program Ramon Nugent, ACENTECH, Inc.
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. The Stapleton Noise Mitigation Program Bryan Ryks, Stapleton International Airport
10:50 a.m. The Stapleton Noise Insulation Program - A Case History Dana Hougland, David L. Adams Associates, Inc.
11:15 a.m. Lunch
12:35 p.m. Stapleton Airport Tour
6:00 p.m. Dinner and Show at the Flying W Ranch


Tuesday, July 14
Moderator: William (Bill) Hughes, Executive Director, Colorado Railroad Association

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Registration
Exhibits Open
7:50 a.m. Morning Announcements: Randy Flodine, CDOT
8:00 a.m. Acoustic Characteristics of Porous Road Surfaces: A Modified Phenomengical Model Jean-Francois Hamet, INRETS
8:45 a.m. Texas DOT Noise Program Research Proposal Cindy Wilson, Texas Department of Transportation
9:15 a.m. Protecting Vibration-Sensitive Facilities From Transportation Vibrations Ramon Nugent, Acentech, Inc.
9:45 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Reducing the Ambiguity of Vehicle Noise Evaluations for Specialized Project Permit Applications Stuart D. McGregor, Engineering Dynamics, Inc.
10:45 a.m. Boston Rail Transit Noise Analysis David Coate, Acentech, Inc.
11:15 a.m. Test Track Center Research Program Don Waldo, U. S. DOT High Speed Test Center
12:15 p.m. Pueblo Test Track Tour, Box Lunch provided
6:15 p.m. Iron Springs Chateau Dinner and Melodrama


Wednesday, July 15
Moderator: Kenneth Conyers, District 11 Engineer, CDOT

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Registration
Exhibits Open
7:50 a.m. Morning Announcements Randy Flodine, CDOT
8:00 a.m. Noise Barrier Construction in a High Water Table Environment: An Alternative Method Win Lindeman, Florida Department of Transportation
8:30 a.m. Reference Energy Mean Emission Levels: The Florida Experience Dr. Roger L. Wayson, University of Central Florida
9:10 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. In-Situ Evaluation of Parallel Barrier Effectiveness Gregg G. Fleming, U.S. DOT, Research and Special Programs Administration
10:30 a.m. Panel Chaired by Dr. Bruce Janson, University of Colorado at Denver:
Determination of Traffic Noise Barrier Effectiveness on I-440
Dr. Lloyd Herman, Vanderbilt University
Dr. William Bowlby, Vanderbilt University
Raymond Brisson, Tennessee DOT
Effectiveness of Sound Barriers Along I-270 in Montgomery County, Maryland Ken Polcak, Maryland State Highway Administration
Noise Barriers for the New Jersey Turnpike Bela Schmidt, Louis Berger & Associates, Inc.
11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks: Domenick Billera, Chairman, TRB Committee A1F04
12:00 p.m. Adjournment