TECHNICAL AGENDA
TRB A1F04 Committee 2001 Summer Meeting
Sunday July 22, 2001 to Wednesday July 25, 2001
| 2:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Exhibitor Setup in the Foyer and Josephine Bonaparte Room | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Registration in the Esplanade Complex SPONSOR: Acentech Inc. | |
| 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception in the Esplanade Complex SPONSORS: Sound Zero and Carsonite International |
| 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Foyer SPONSORS: Quilite International and Industrial Fabrics | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Exhibits open in the Foyer and Josephine Bonaparte Room | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Announcements | |
| 8:30 a.m. | A Discussion of Errors in Sound Level Meter Measurements That You Should Know, But Never Thought About. Richard Peppin, Scantek, Inc. | |
| 9:00 a.m. | San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge Pile Installation Demonstration Project - Results of Airborne and Underwater Noise Measurements. Keith Jones, P.E., and James A. Reyff, CALTRANS | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break - Exhibits (10:00 - 10:30 am) SPONSORS: Bayer Corporation, and MC, Inc. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Construction Noise and Vibration Mitigation for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Blue Line Station Enhancements Project. Todd Busch, P.E., Acentech Incorporated | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Comparison of Residential Sound Insulation Test MethodsSimultaneous Dual Channel System versus Sequential Portable Meter Measurements. Ben Davenny, Chris von Pechmann, Acentech Incorporated | |
| 11:30 a.m. | FDOT vs. Jacksonville Education Broadcasting: Transportation Noise and Vibration Expert Witness Analysis. Bernard Kinney, Bernard Kinney & Associates | |
| 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Boxed Lunch. SPONSOR: The Reinforced Earth Company Roundtable Discussion: "Noise Barriers - A View from the Production Side" MODERATORS: Soren Pedersen, The Wall Journal and Catseye Services and Harvey Knauer, Environmental Acoustics (Please check for updates to the list of topics and presenters on The Wall Journal website as it becomes available at www.thewalljournal.com/committee.asp) |
| 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Foyer SPONSOR: HNTB Corporation | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Exhibits open in the Foyer and Josephine Bonaparte Room | |
| 8:00 a.m. | The Measurement of Barrier Shielding and Comparison to Current Models. Roger L. Wayson, University of Central Florida | |
| 8:30 a.m. | A Presentation on Pigments for Concrete Products Paul Croushore, Bayer Corporation | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Corridor Soundwall. Ramon E. Nugent, P.E., Acentech Incorporated | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Pasadena Blue Line LRT Vibration Issues. Areg Gharabegian, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break - Exhibits (10:00 - 10:30 am) SPONSORS: Durisol, Inc. and Harris Miller Miller & Hanson, Inc. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | A Comparison of Projected Noise and Vibration Impact and Mitigation For Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail Transit System Alternatives. David A. Towers, P.E., Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. | |
| 11:00 a.m. | I-15 Traffic Noise Abatement Demonstration Project, San Diego, CA. Steven Wolf, Parsons Brinkerhoff | |
| 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Boxed Lunch. New Orleans International Airport Tour |
| 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Foyer | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Exhibits open in the Foyer and Josephine Bonaparte Room | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Rumble Strips: Effective Safety Measure of Just a Nuisance? Christopher J. Bajdek, Jason C. Ross, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Tined Pavements - A Modest Proposal. Michael A. Staiano, Staiano Engineering, Inc. | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Using FHWA Traffic Noise Model to Compare Acoustical Characteristics of Candidate Pavement Types. Paul Burgé, Acentech Incorporated | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Update on TNM Validation Study. Judith L. Rochat, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break - Exhibits (10:00 - 10:30 am) | |
| 10:30 a.m. | The Measurement and Assessment of the natural Soundscape in National Parks. Micah Downing, Wyle Laboratories | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Defining Reasonable and Feasible Traffic Noise Abatement: Consideration of a Quantitative Approach. Win Lindeman, Florida Department of Transportation | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Aircraft Noise Propagation over Water: Current Study Analysis. Micah Downing, Wyle Laboratories | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Adjourn to Lunch at Emeril's |