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Development of Urban Traffic Noise Model for a Mid-Sized City: A Case Study of Kanpur

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Traffic noise is emerging as major challenge for cities in India. It affects human health in terms of annoyance and other major health problems. This study aims to develop a traffic noise model for mid-sized cities. Vehicle noise and spot speed of individual vehicles were studied to develop a reference energy mean emission level (REMEL) by using the sound level meter from a reference distance of 7.5 m from the centerline of a nearby lane under free flow condition. This urban traffic noise model is specific to different geographical regions and depends on vehicle categories and characteristics of in use vehicles. Subsequently, mid-block studies were conducted for measuring traffic noise Leq (in dB(A)), average speed, and traffic volumes of different vehicle categories. To develop the traffic noise prediction model, physical condition of the road, carriageway width, width of the footpath, median size, number of lanes, and ground cover (hard or soft) need to be accounted for. A modified traffic noise prediction model has been developed using REMEL models and different adjustment factors. Subsequently, the correlation analysis was performed between predicted and observed Leq (in dB(A)) to check the model fitness by correlation coefficient R2 = 0.76 and mean absolute percentage error is ranged from 0.8 to 1.2% for the predicted and observed Leq at all the selected sites of measurement periods for the Kanpur city. With this calibrated model, a noise map has been developed to identify noise hotspots during different time intervals within the city.

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding provided by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for the field study and data collection at Kanpur under the flagship program of the IMPRINT India (IMP-1198) program. The authors also have acknowledged the fellowship support from the Ministry of Education doctoral fellowship to Mr. Saurabh Upadhyay at IIT Roorkee.

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  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India

    Brind Kumar

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Upadhyay, S., Parida, M., Kumar, B. et al. Development of Urban Traffic Noise Model for a Mid-Sized City: A Case Study of Kanpur. MAPAN 39, 371–384 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-023-00693-3

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