Agenda: 76th Annual Meeting, 1997


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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration (A1F04)
76th Annual Meeting
January, 1997
Washington, D.C.


Committee A1F04-Related Sessions for 1997 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
(All Meeting Rooms Located at the Washington Hilton Hotel)


Session
Monday
January 13, 1997
Tuesday
January 14, 1997
Wednesday
January 15, 1997
FIRST
MORNING
SESSIONS
9:00 am

Highway Noise Subcommittee

Conservatory Room
9:00 am to 12:00 pm

A1F04 Committee

Hemisphere Room
8:00 am to 9:45 am

Transportation Noise Issues, Part 1
(Session 306)


Christopher W. Menge
Harris, Miller, Miller and Hanson,
presiding


Lincoln Room
SECOND
MORNING
SESSIONS




10:15 am to 12:00 pm

Transportation Noise Issues, Part 2
(Session 332)


Kenneth D. Polcak
Maryland State Highway Administration,
presiding


Lincoln Room
AFTERNOON
SESSIONS
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Aircraft Noise Subcommittee

Hemisphere Room




EVENING
SESSIONS
7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee

Edison Room
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

NASA Advanced Subsonic Noise Reduction
(Session 130)


William Wilshire
NASA,
presiding


Jefferson East Room
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

The Federal Highway Administration's Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM)
(Session 379)


Robert E. Armstrong
Federal Highway Administration,
presiding


Jefferson East Room


Highway Noise Subcommittee
Agenda


  1. Call to Order

  2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

  3. Reports:
    1. Remaining TRB Week Activities
    2. Summer Meeting 1996 - Chicago, Illinois
    3. Others
    4. Announcements:
      1. A1F04 Awards Dinner
      2. A1F04 Summer Meeting 1997 - Toronto (Oh, Canada!)
      3. Presentations

          Premiere of the New Federal Highway Administration Video on Highway Noise and Noise Barriers Cynthia S.Y. Lee,
          Volpe Center Acoustics Facility
          Visualizing Noise Barriers Over Time Prof. Curt Westergard,
          3DI and Morgan State University
          Presentation on "Low Noise Pavements" Dr. Seishi Meiarashi,
          Ministry of Construction - Japan
      4. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest

      5. Adjournment



      Aircraft Noise Subcommittee
      Agenda


      1. Call to Order

      2. Welcome and Introduction of Members and Guests

      3. Review of 1996 Activities

      4. Presentations:
          An Overview of the Aircraft Community Noise Impact Model (ACNIM) Eric Stusnick,
          Wyle Laboratories
          A Demonstration of ACNIM Eric Stusnick and Rick Thompson,
          Wyle Laboratories

      5. Discussion

      6. Announcements




      Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee
      Agenda


      1. Introductions

      2. Administration

      3. Announcements

      4. Research:
        1. Funding Outlook
        2. Current Research
        3. New Research Statements
        4. Action Items

      5. Papers for 1998 Annual Meeting
        1. Topics
        2. Rail Session

      6. Presentation
          TSCRP Project C3: Wheel / Rail Noise Control Manual

      7. Closing Remarks





      Committee A1F04
      Agenda


      1. Call to Order

      2. Welcome and Introduction of Members and Guests

      3. Statements by Jon Williams, TRB Staff Liaison; and Wayne Kober, Section Chairman

      4. Review of Minutes from January 9, 1996 Meeting - Win Lindeman

      5. Reports:
          Summer 1996 Meeting Ken Polcak
          1996 / 1997 Activities & Sessions Gregg Fleming
          Aircraft Noise Update Eric Stusnick
          Guided Transit Noise Update Jim Nelson
          Highway Noise Update Ken Polcak

      6. Presentation:
          Hovercraft Noise on the Alaskan Peninsula Christopher Roof,
          Volpe Center Acoustics Facility

      7. Discussion:
          A1F04 Summer Meeting (1997) Soren Pederson
          Others (Wall Journal)

      8. Announcements:
          A1F04 Awards Dinner Steve Ronning
          Others

      9. Adjournment



      NASA Advanced Subsonic Noise Reduction (Session 130)
      William Wilshire, NASA, presiding


      Project Overview William Wilshire, NASA
      Aircraft Community Noise Impact Model Eric Stusnick and Xin Shuang, Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
      Validation of Aircraft Noise Models at Lower Levels of Exposure Juliet A. Page and Kenneth J. Plotkin, Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
      Computation of Measured and INM-Predicted Aircraft Sound Levels Nicholas P. Miller, Harris, Miller, Miller and Hanson
      Assessment of the Effects of Growth in Commuter Operations on Communities Neighboring Airports Sanford Fidell, Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc.



      Transportation Noise Issues, Part 1 (Session 306)
      Christopher W. Menge, Harris, Miller, Miller and Hanson, presiding


      Standards for Noise Barriers Using Recycled Plastic Osman Hag-Elsafi, David Elwell, Gary Glath and Melanie Hiris, New York State Department of Transportation
      Laboratory Experimentation of Sound Absorbing Concrete Block Filled with Shredded Tire Rubber Heesuk Lee, Jinkyung Kim, Ben Moloney, Hosin Lee and William VanMoorhem, University of Utah
      Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Highway Noise Barriers and the Built Environment Domenick J. Billera, New Jersey Department of Transportation;
      Richard Parsons and Sharon Hetrick, Gannett Fleming Engineers
      Perception of Traffic Noise Barrier Effectiveness: A Public Opinion Survey of Residents Living Near I-71 Lloyd A. Herman, Michael Finney, Craig Clum, Ohio University;
      Elvin Pinckney, Ohio Department of Transportation



      Transportation Noise Issues, Part 2 (Session 332)
      Kenneth D. Polcak, Maryland State Highway Administration, presiding


      [n/a]
      Roger L. Wayson, John M. MacDonald and Ronald Eaglin, University of Central Florida
      Research and Development by an Australian Road Authority Using Object Oriented and GIS Technologies:
      The Example of Urban Road Traffic Noise
      John Black, Stephen Samuels, Upali Vandebona, Ewen Masters and John Trinder, University of New South Wales, Australia;
      Brian Morrison and Rod Trudge, Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales, Australia
      Implementation of Proponent Mitigated Development Strategies for Traffic Noise and Land Use Compatibility Lloyd Herman, Ohio University;
      William Bowlby, Vanderbilt University
      Stop the Whine! Narrow Band Noise Level Measurements of Three Highway Pavements Domenick J. Billera, New Jersey Department of Transportation;
      Bela Schmidt and Wayne Miller, Louis Berger and Associates


      The Federal Highway Administration's Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM) (Session 379)
      Robert E. Armstrong, Federal Highway Administration, presiding


      TNM Demonstration Grant S. Anderson, Harris, Miller, Miller and Hanson, Inc.
      TNM Phase-in, Training and Other Policy Issues Robert E. Armstrong, Federal Highway Administration
      TNM User Support, Future Development, and Validation Cynthia S.Y. Lee, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility