caa a22 4500 467904944 CHVBK 20180406152831.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10661-005-9077-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10661-005-9077-5 Evaluation of Traffic Noise Pollution in Amman, Jordan [Elektronische Daten] [Ahmad Jamrah, Abbas Al-Omari, Reem Sharabi] The City of Amman, Jordan, has been subjected to persistent increase in road traffic due to overall increase in prosperity, fast development and expansion of economy, travel and tourism. This study investigates traffic noise pollution in Amman. Road traffic noise index L 10(1 h) was measured at 28 locations that cover most of the City of Amman. Noise measurements were carried out at these 28 locations two times a day for a period of one hour during the early morning and early evening rush hours, in the presence and absence of a barrier. The Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) prediction model was employed to predict noise levels at the locations chosen for the study. Data required for the model include traffic volume, speed, percentage of heavy vehicles, road surface, gradient, obstructions, distance, noise path, intervening ground, effect of shielding, and angle of view. The results of the investigation showed that the minimum and the maximum noise levels are 46 dB(A) and 81 dB(A) during day-time and 58 dB(A) and 71 dB(A) during night-time. The measured noise level exceeded the 62 dB(A) acceptable limit at most of the locations. The CTRN prediction model was successful in predicting noise levels at most of the locations chosen for this investigation, with more accurate predictions for night-time measurements. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 noise pollution nationallicence road traffic noise nationallicence CRTN prediction model nationallicence Jamrah Ahmad Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan aut Al-Omari Abbas Water and Environment Research and Study Center, University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan aut Sharabi Reem Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan aut Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 120/1-3(2006-09-01), 499-525 0167-6369 120:1-3<499 2006 120 10661 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9077-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9077-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jamrah Ahmad Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Omari Abbas Water and Environment Research and Study Center, University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sharabi Reem Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 120/1-3(2006-09-01), 499-525 0167-6369 120:1-3<499 2006 120 10661 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer