TRANSPORTATION

RESEARCH BOARD

COMMITTEE A1FO4

"TRANSPORTATION-RELATED

NOISE AND VIBRATION"

NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 1998

FROM THE CHAIRMAN:

I encourage all A1FO4 members to attend the 1999 annual TRB meeting in Washington D.C. We have a very exciting (and full) schedule of events. Based on the mostly positive feedback I received following 1998's annual meeting, I have again worked closely with Jon Williams at TRB to condense the transportation-related noise sessions into as short a time frame as possible. This will make for especially long days on both Tuesday and Wednesday, but it should allow individuals to participate in all noise-related sessions. As always, feel free to provide me with feedback as to whether you prefer the condensed schedule as compared with the more spread-out schedule of previous years.

I've included in this package a summary of all the transportation-related noise sessions, including the tire/road noise workshop scheduled for Thursday, January 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The specific agenda for the workshop is still shaping up, but it promises to be a productive follow-on to this past summer's workshop.

Also included herein is a copy of a letter from the Executive Director of TRB, Robert Skinner, announcing the appointment of Eric Stusnick as a Member Emeritus of TRB's Committee A1F04. Eric is our first Member Emeritus – congratulations Eric!!! Anyone wishing to nominate other individuals for emeritus status should contact me.

Come join us in honoring this year's recipients of the Harter Rupert Award for the best paper on transportation noise: Lloyd Herman, Sriknath Seshadri, and Elvin Pickney. Their paper entitled Placement of Sound Absorbing Materials to Control Traffic Noise Reflections at a Highway Underpass, marks the second time in three years that Lloyd and Elvin have been a part of the best paper award. Congratulations Guys!!! The dinner will take place at Tom Sarris' Orleans House on Tuesday Evening, January 12 at 6:30 P.M. See the enclosed dinner reservation form for more details. Be sure to get your payments off to Steve Ronning by January 5.

For those individuals interested in TRB activities in subject areas other than noise, the full preliminary Annual Meeting Program is available on the Internet, along with registration information at: http://www.nas.edu/trb/index.html.

Just a reminder on the 1999 A1F04 Summer Meeting: It is scheduled to take place from August 1 through 4 at the Doubletree Mission Hill in San Diego, California. Contact Rudy Hendriks of CALTRANS for more information.

Hope to see all of you in January!!!

P.S. One last reminder: I announced at last January's meeting TRB's initiative entitled Transportation in the New Millennium – A Look Forward. As part of this initiative, TRB is requesting that each committee prepare a brief white paper on the state-of-the-art and /or practice, along with a look to the future, summarizing the most important aspects and issues that fall within committee scope. I'm willing to take the lead in preparing this paper, but I'm looking for volunteers to assist. In particular, I'm looking for support in the area of rail noise, which is an area I do very little work. Never-the-less, any assistance is welcome.

Committee A1F04-Related Sessions for

1999 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

(All Meeting Rooms Located at the Washington Hilton Hotel)

Session	Tuesday

January 12, 1999	Wednesday

January 13, 1999

MORNING

SESSIONS

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee

James T. Nelson,

Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, chair

Jackson Room

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Highway Noise	Subcommittee

Kenneth D. Polcak,

Maryland State Highway Administration, chair

Conservatory Room

AFTERNOON

SESSIONS

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Aircraft Noise	Subcommittee

Larry Finegold,

U.S.AF/Armstrong Labs, chair

Chevy Chase Room

2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

A1F04 Committee

Gregg G. Fleming,

U.S.DOT/Volpe Center, chair

Georgetown West Room

EVENING

SESSIONS

6:30 p.m. (cash bar)

7:30 p.m. (dinner)

Awards Dinner

Orleans House	7:30 to 10:00 p.m.

Transportation-Related Noise Issues

(Session 434)

Gregg G. Fleming,

U.S.DOT/Volpe Center,	presiding

Monroe Room

Thursday

January 14, 1999

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tire Road Noise Workshop

Jefferson East Room

TRB Annual Meeting

Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee

Tuesday, January 12, 1999 (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon)

Jackson Room

Washington Hilton Hotel

AGENDA

I.	Introductions

II.	Administration

III.	Announcements

IV.	Research

A.	Funding Outlook

B.	Current Research

C.	New Research Statements

D.	Action Items

V.	Papers for 1999 Annual Meeting

VI.	Presentation/Discussion

James Nelson, Wilson Ihrig and Associates: "Summary of IWRN Conference"

VII.	Closing Remarks

TRB Annual Meeting

Aircraft Noise Subcommittee

Tuesday, January 12, 1999 (2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Chevy Chase Room

Washington Hilton Hotel

AGENDA

I.	Call to Order

II.	Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

III.	Reports

A.	Remaining TRB Week Activities

B.	Summer Meeting 1998 - St. Petersburg, FL

C.	Others

IV.	Announcements

A.	A1F04 Awards Dinner

B.	A1F04 Summer Meeting 1999 - San Diego, CA

V.	Presentations

A.	M.J. Parker, Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc. (ECS): "Virtual Reality Transportation Design/Planning/Analysis Tool"

B.	Robert Hixson, FAA/AEE: "FAA's Aviation Noise Demonstration

System (ANDS)"

VI.	Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest

VII.	Adjournment

TRB Annual Meeting

Highway Noise Subcommittee

Wednesday, January 13, 1999 (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon)

Conservatory Room

Washington Hilton Hotel

AGENDA

I.	Call to Order

II.	Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

III.	Reports

A.	Remaining TRB Week Activities

B.	Summer Meeting 1998 - St. Petersburg, FL

C.	NCHRP Synthesis on Tire/Pavement Noise

D.	Discussion of TNM

E.	Others

IV.	Announcements

A.	A1F04 Awards Dinner

B.	A1F04 Summer Meeting 1999 - San Diego, CA

V.	Presentations

A.	Judith Rochat, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility: "Acoustics and Your Environment -- the Basics of Sound and Highway Traffic Noise - A Video Presentation"

B.	Richard Price, U.S. Army: "Topics Associated with the Auditory Hazzard from Air Bag Noise"

VI.	Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest

VII.	Adjournment

TRB Annual Meeting

Committee A1FO4

Wednesday, January 13, 1999 (2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Georgetown West Room

Washington Hilton Hotel

AGENDA

I.	Call to Order

II.	Welcome and Introduction of Members and Guests

III.	Statements by Jon Williams, TRB Staff Liaison; and

Wayne Kober, Section Chairman

IV.	Review of Minutes from January 1998 Meeting - Gregg Fleming

V.	Reports

A.	Summer 1998 Meeting - Gregg Fleming

B.	1998/1999 Activities & Sessions - Gregg Fleming

C.	Aircraft Noise Update - Larry Finegold

D.	Guided Transit Noise Update - Jim Nelson

E.	Highway Noise Update - Ken Polcak

VI.	Presentation

C.	James Cowan, Acentech Inc.: "A Proposal for a Public Education Program in Transportation Noise"

D.	Larry Finegold, United States Air Force, Armstrong Laboratories: "Future Transportation Noise Research & Policy Agenda"

VII.	Discussion

A.	A1FO4 Summer Meeting (1999) - Gregg Fleming

B.	Others (Wall Journal)

VIII. Announcements

A.	A1FO4 Awards Dinner - Steve Ronning

B.	Others

IX.	Adjournment

TRB Annual Meeting

Session 434: Transportation-Related Noise Issues

Wednesday, January 13, 1999 (7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.)

Monroe Room

Washington Hilton Hotel

Gregg G. Fleming, U.S.DOT/Volpe Center, presiding

Placement of Sound Absorbing Materials to Control Traffic Noise Reflections at Highway Underpass, 990557; (1999 Best Paper Recipient)

Lloyd A. Herman and Srikanth R. Seshadri, Ohio University; Elvin Pinckney, Ohio Department of Transportation

Fitting the TNM REMELs for use in STAMINA 2.0, 990471

Richard K. Romick-Allen, Chiang Lin, and Susan M. Morgan, Southern Illinois University; Michael T. Bruns, Illinois Department of Transportation

The Railway Noise Model, 991471

John M. MacDonald and Roger L. Wayson, University of Central Florida

Testing the AAMA Community Noise Model, 991472

Roger L. Wayson, John M. MacDonald, and Mark Chovarelli, University of Central Florida

Effect of Transverse Timed Pavement/Grooves Spacing on Tire/Pavement Noise from Aspect of Annoyance Caused by Wailing, 991463

Seishi Mearashi, Japan Ministry of Construction; Nicolas Gagarin and Timothy Coppage, Federal Highway Administration

TRB Annual Meeting

Workshop: Tire Road Noise

Thursday, January 14, 1999 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Jefferson East Room

Washington Hilton Hotel

Objective: This workshop will be a follow-on to the one conducted at the A1F04 Summer Meeting. The objective of the workshop is to develop an implementation plan for tire/road noise research with a specific emphasis on Committee A1F04's involvement. It is not only intended for noise researchers, but also individuals involved in pavement design issues.

AGENDA

I.	Call to Order

II.	Welcome and Introduction of Members and Guests

III.	Review of Minutes from 1998 Summer Meeting - Gregg Fleming

IV.	Reports/Presentations

A.	Ongoing Work at the University of Texas - Brian Landsberger or Mike McNearney

B.	Ongoing Work in Wisconsin - Jay Waldschmidt

C.	Institute for Safe, Quiet, and Durable Highways - Representative from Purdue University (Unconfirmed)

D.	NCHRP Study and A1F04's Role - Roger Wayson

E.	The European Perspective - Ulf Sandberg

V.	Open Discussion

A.	Follow-on to Summer Breakout Session

B.	Where do we go from here?

VI. Future Meetings

A.	Planned activity for 1999 Summer Meeting

VII	Adjournment

TRB January 1999 Annual Meeting

Committee on Transportation Related Noise and Vibration

A1F04

WHAT:	Committee Dinner

Harter Rupert Award for the Best Paper on Transportation Noise

(Recipients: Lloyd Herman, Sriknath Seshadri, and Elvin Pickney)

WHEN:	January 12, 1999, Tuesday Evening

TIME:	Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. (cash bar) - Dinner at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:	Tom Sarris' Orleans House (same location as last year)

1213 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn, Virginia

(Rosslyn Stop on Orange/Blue Line of METRO)

WHO:	Committee Members and Friends

COST:	$16.00 for Prime Rib or ½ Baked Chicken, Salad Bar, Roast Potato,

Coffee or Tea, Ice Cream (Tax & Tip included)

$19.00 for Stuffed Shrimp or Stuffed Flounder, Salad Bar, Roast Potato,

Coffee or Tea, Ice Cream (Tax & Tip included)

WE NEED TO HAVE A FIRM COUNT OF ATTENDEES AND CHOICE OF MENU SELECTIONS BY WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23rd TO FINALIZE RESERVATIONS WITH THE RESTAURANT. PAYMENT MAY BE MADE IN ADVANCE OR ON THE DAY OF THE DINNER! PAYMENTS MADE BY CHECK (PAYABLE TO: STEVE RONNING) MUST BE RECEIVED BY JAN. 5th. ALL PAYMENTS RECEIVED AFTER JAN. 5th MUST BE IN CASH.

Please call Bob Armstrong or Steve Ronning (202-366-2073 or 2078) for information and a reservation, e-mail to: steven.ronning@fhwa.dot.gov, or detach and mail in the form below.

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