Agenda: 81st Annual Meeting, 2002


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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration (A1F04)
81st Annual Meeting
January, 2002
Washington, D.C.

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Committee A1F04-Related Sessions for 2002 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
(All Meeting Rooms Located at the Washington Hilton Hotel)

Session		Wednesday January 16, 2002		Thursday January 17, 2002
FIRST MORNING SESSIONS		8:00 am to 9:45 am Aircraft Noise Subcommittee A1F04(1) Neil Philips Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, chair Bancroft Room		8:00 am to 9:45 am Highway Noise Subcommittee A1F04 (3) Kenneth D. Polcak Maryland State Highway Administration, chair Hemisphere Room
SECOND MORNING SESSIONS		10:15 am to Noon Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee A1F04 (2) James T. Nelson Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, chair Bancroft Room		10:15 am to Noon A1F04 Committee Gregg G. Fleming and Kenneth D. Polcak Volpe Center Acoustics Facility and Maryland State Highway Administration, co-chairs Hemisphere Room
FIRST AFTERNOON SESSIONS		1:30 pm to 3:15 pm Highway Noise Modeling Judith L. Rochat Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding Lincoln West
SECOND AFTERNOON SESSIONS		3:30 pm to 5:15 pm Transportation-Related Noise Issues John Jaeckal HNTB Corporation, presiding Lincoln West
EVENING SESSIONS		6:30 pm (cash bar) 7:30 pm (dinner) Awards Dinner The Thai Chef

Aircraft Noise Subcommittee A1F04(1)
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests
   
   
3. Reports:
   
   • Remaining TRB Week Activities
   • Summer Meeting 2001 - New Orleans, LA
   • Others
   
   
4. Announcements:
   
   • A1F04 Awards Dinner
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 2002 - Austin, TX (July)
   • Internoise 2002 - Dearborn, MI (August 19-21)
   
   
5. Research Needs - Rank Ordering
   
   
6. Presentations
   
   • School Classroom Noise Measurement and Sound Proofing Eligibility
     by Alex C. Chen, The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
   • Discussion of Collaborative Part 150 Planning
     by George Nichols, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
   
   
7. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest
   
   
8. Adjournment

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Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee A1F04(2)
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests
   
   
3. Reports:
   
   • Remaining TRB Week Activities
   • Summer Meeting 2001 - New Orleans, LA
   • Others
   
   
4. Announcements:
   
   • A1F04 Awards Dinner
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 2002 - Austin, TX (July)
   • Internoise 2002 - Dearborn, MI (August 19-21)
   
   
5. Research Needs - Rank Ordering
   
   
6. Presentations by Steve Wolf (Parsons Brinckerhoff) and Carl Hanson (HMMH, Inc.)
   
   
7. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest
   
   
8. Adjournment

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Highway Noise Subcommittee A1F04(3)
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests
   
   
3. Reports:
   
   • Remaining TRB Week Activities
   • Summer Meeting 2001 - New Orleans, LA
   • Others
   
   
4. Announcements:
   
   • A1F04 Awards Dinner
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 2002 - Austin, TX (July)
   • Internoise 2002 - Dearborn, MI (August 19-21)
   
   
5. Research Needs - Rank Ordering
   
   
6. Presentations
   
   • Measurement of sound absorption in situ including barriers, roadways, and even anechoic rooms
     by Rich Peppin, Scantek, Inc., Roger Wayson, University of Central Florida and Svein Arne Nordby
   • Highway noise activities in Arizona
     by Angela Newton, Arizona DOT
   • Overnight Highway Noise Measurements
     by William Bowlby, Bowlby and Associates, Inc.
   • Activities at Institute of Safe, Quiet and Durable Highways
     by Bob Bernhard, Purdue University
   
   
7. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest
   
   
8. Adjournment

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Committee A1F04
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests
   
   
3. Statements by Jon Williams, TRB Staff Liaison; and Tom Weck, Section Chairman
   
   • Presentation of Emeritus Status to Win Lindeman
   
   
4. Reports
   
   • Aircraft Noise Update - Neil Philips
   • Guided Transit Noise Update - Jim Nelson
   • Highway Noise Update - Ken Polcak
   • Summer Meeting 2001 - New Orleans, LA
   • Others
   
   
5. Announcements
   
   • A1F04 Awards Dinner
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 2002 - Austin, TX (July)
   • Internoise 2002 - Dearborn, MI (August 19-21)
   
   
6. Research Needs - Rank Ordering
   
   
7. Presentations
   
   • Discussion of an INCE Study Team on a National Noise Policy
     by William Lang, International Institute of Noise Control Engineering
   • An Implementation and Simplified Method to Compute Ground Effects
     by John MacDonald, University of Central Florida
   
   
8. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest
   
   
9. Adjournment

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Highway Noise Modeling
Judith L. Rochat, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding

Using the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM to Assess Noise Reflections Off Of the Underside of Elevated Bridge Structures (02-4125)	Darlene D. Reiter and William Bowlby, Bowlby and Associates, Inc.
A Comparison of Measured and Modeled Sound Levels in The Vicinity of Traffic Noise Barriers: Part A, Measurement (02-3409)	Roger L. Wayson, University of Central Florida, John M. MacDonald, University of Central Florida, Wayne Arner, University of Central Florida, Winfield M. Lindeman, Florida DOT, Mariano Berrios, Florida DOT
A Comparison of Measured and Modeled Sound Levels in The Vicinity of Traffic Noise Barriers: Part B, Modeling (02-3799)	Roger L. Wayson, University of Central Florida, John M. MacDonald, University of Central Florida, Wayne Arner, University of Central Florida, Winfield M. Lindeman, Florida DOT, Mariano Berrios, Florida DOT
Application of The Boundary Element Method to the Prediction of Highway Noise Barrier Performance (02-4081)	Sanghoon Suh, Luc Mongeau, J. Stuart Boton, Purdue University

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Transportation-Related Noise Issues
John Jaeckal, HNTB Corporation, presiding

A Comparison of Transverse Tined And Longitudinal Diamond Ground Pavement Texturing for Newly Constructed Concrete Pavement (02-4090)	Paul Burge, Acentech, Keith Travis, Parsons Transportation Group, Zoltan Rado, Pennsylvania State University
Analysis of Diffracted Multiple Reflected Ray Paths for Noise Barrier Access Areas (02-3795)	Shailaja Tamvada and Lloyd Herman, Ohio University
Defining Reasonable and Feasible Traffic Noise Abatement: Consideration of a Quantitative Approach (02-2852)	Win Lindeman, Florida Department of Transportation
Measurement, Modeling and Mitigation of Arterial Traffic Noise in a Medium-Size Urban Area (02-2048)	Bapatla P. Chandrasekher, Regional Engineering College, Warangal, Parviz A. Koushki, Kuwait University, Mohammed A. Ali, Kuwait University, CSRK Prasad, Regional Engineering College, Warangal

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