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ArticleNoise & health

Analysis of urban road traffic noise exposure of residential buildings in hong kong over the past decade.

Chenzhi Cai, Cheuk Ming Mak, Xuhui He

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3 authors.

Chenzhi CaiSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha; Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Cheuk Ming MakDepartment of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Xuhui HeSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWith the development of transportation system and the economy, the rapidly increasing number of automobiles brings the associated problem of road traffic noise, especially in metropolitan and densely populated high-rise cities like Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, approximately one million people are affected by severe road traffic noise. Excessive noise exposure is hazardous to the health and wellbeing of people and therefore has drawn progressively more attention in Hong Kong. The Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) has been adopted as the sole tool to evaluate road traffic noise in the form of descriptor L CONTEXT: Excessive noise exposure is hazardous to the health and wellbeing of people and therefore has drawn progressively more attention in Hong Kong. The urban road traffic noise exposure of residential buildings in Hong Kong over the past decade has been analysed.

aimsThis study aims to assess the road traffic noise exposure of residential buildings over the past decade. SETTINGS AND

designMeasurements of traffic noise levels at some selected residential buildings were first conducted in 2007, and then repeated at the same buildings in 2017. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe CRTN was adopted to predict the traffic noise levels based on the recorded traffic flow data.

resultsThe exposure of these buildings to road traffic noise is higher in 2017 than in 2007. The study illustrates that the deterioration of the urban acoustic environment may not be caused by an increased total number of vehicles, but that heavy vehicles are dominantly responsible for the increased traffic noise levels. Restriction of vehicle velocity for urban street canyons is useless for road traffic noise control.

conclusionsThis study shows the deterioration of traffic noise levels is mainly due to the increased heavy vehicles instead of the increased total number of vehicles. The alleviation of traffic noise levels by velocity restriction may not be obvious for urban street canyons and may only work with a certain velocity range.

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Motor VehiclesNoise, TransportationCitiesEnvironmental ExposureForecastingHong KongHousingHumansMathematical ConceptsModels, TheoreticalTime FactorsCalculation of road traffic noiseresidential buildingsroad traffic noiseurban

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PMID32719301
PMCPMC7650853

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