Agenda: 79th Annual Meeting, 2000


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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration (A1F04)
79th Annual Meeting
January, 2000
Washington, D.C.

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Committee A1F04-Related Sessions for 2000 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
(All Meeting Rooms Located at the Washington Hilton Hotel)

Session		Tuesday January 11, 2000		Wednesday January 12, 2000
FIRST MORNING SESSIONS		8:00 am to 10:00 am Aircraft Noise Subcommittee A1F04(1) Larry Finegold, U.S.A.F / Armstrong Labs, co-chair & Neil Philips, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, co-chair Grant Room		8:00 am to 9:45 am Rail Transportation Noise Control (Session 355) James T. Nelson Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, presiding Jefferson East
SECOND MORNING SESSIONS		10:15 am to 12:15 pm Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee A1F04(2) James T. Nelson Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, chair Grant Room		10:15 am to 12:00 pm Transportation-Related Noise Issues, Part 1 (Session 389) Cynthia S.Y. Lee, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding Jefferson East
AFTERNOON SESSIONS		2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Highway Noise Subcommittee A1F04(3) Kenneth D. Polcak, Maryland State Highway Administration, chair Exhibit Hall, Concourse Level		2:30 pm to 5:30 pm Transportation-Related Noise Issues, Part 2 (Session 418) Judith L. Rochat, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding Jefferson East
EVENING SESSIONS		Open		6:30 pm (cash bar) 7:30 pm (dinner) Awards Dinner Orleans House
Thursday January 13, 2000
9:00 am to 12:00 pm A1F04 Committee Gregg G. Fleming, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, chair Caucus Room

Aircraft Noise Subcommittee A1F04(1)
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Welcome and Introduction to members and guests
   
   
3. Reports:
   
   • Remaining TRB Week Activities
   • Summer Meeting 1999 - San Diego, CA
   • Others
   
   
4. Announcements:
   
   • A1F04 Awards Dinner
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 2000 - New York City
   
   
5. Presentations
   
   
6. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest
   
   
7. Adjournment

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Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee A1F04(2)
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions
   
   
2. Administration
   
   
3. Announcements
   
   
4. Research:
   
   • Current TCRP Research Projects
   • Other research activities
   • New Research Ideas
   
   
5. Papers for 2001 Annual Meeting
   
   
6. Presentations
   
   
7. Discussion
   
   
8. Closing Remarks

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Highway Noise Subcommittee A1F04(3)
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Reports / News:
   
   • Remaining TRB Week Activities
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 1999 - San Diego, CA
   • Others
   
   
3. Announcements:
   
   • A1F04 Awards Dinner
   • A1F04 Summer Meeting 2000 - New York
   
   
4. Presentations / Status Reports
   (Order subject to change)
   

   Update / Report on Validation Work for TNM	Ms. Judith Rochat, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility
   Update / Report on TNM Version 1.1 Development	Ms. Cynthia Lee, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility
   Status of the FHWA Noise Barrier Design Manual development	Mr. Harvey Knauer, Environmental Acoustics, Inc.

   
   
5. Open Discussion
   
   
6. Adjournment

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Committee A1F04
Preliminary Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Welcome and Introduction of Members and Guests
   
   
3. Statements by Jon Williams, TRB Staff Liaison; and Tom Weck, Chairman
   • Presentation of Emeritus Status to Grant Anderson
   
   
4. Review of Minutes from January 1999 Meeting - Gregg Fleming
   
   
5. Reports:
   

   Summer 1999 Meeting	Gregg Fleming
   1999 / 2000 Activities & Sessions	Gregg Fleming
   Aircraft Noise Update	Larry Finegold & Neil Philips
   Guided Transit Noise Update	Jim Nelson
   Highway Noise Update	Ken Polcak

   
   
6. Presentations:
   (Order subject to change)
   

   Observations Regarding Best Practices for Highway Noise Modeling and Sound Barrier Design	George Penesis, Konheim & Ketcham
   Future Transportation Noise Research & Policy Aganda, Part 2	Larry Finegold, United States Air Force, Armstrong Laboratories

   
   
7. Discussion:
   

   A1F04 Summer Meeting (2000)	Gregg Fleming
   Others (Wall Journal)

   
   
8. Announcements:
   

   A1F04 Awards Dinner	Steve Ronning
   Others

   
   
9. Adjournment

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Rail Transportation Noise Control (Session 355)
James T. Nelson, Wilson, Ihrig and Associates, Inc., presiding

Measurements of Noise Source Locations on Amtrak's New High Speed Train	Bernd Barsikow, Akustik Data and Carl Hanson, Harris Miller Miller and Hanson Inc.
A Hybrid Active Passive Exhaust Noise Suppression System for Diesel Locomotives	Paul Remington, Scott Knight, Douglas Hanna, and Craig Rowley, BBN Systems & Technologies
Using Thoeretical Models to Design Low Noise Wheels and Tracks	David Thompson and C.J. Jones, ISVR at Southampton University, UK
Railway Noise Reduction by Controlling Wheel and Rail Roughness	Peter Dings, NS Technische Onderzoek

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Transportation-Related Noise Issues, Part 1 (Session 389)
Cynthia S.Y. Lee, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding

Community Noise Issues Around a NASCAR Racing Facility	James P. Cowan, Acentech, Inc.
Traffic and Environmental Considerations in Urban Interchanges	Mathew G. Karlaftis and George Mikroudis, ADK Consulting Engineers, S.A.
A Noise Contour Comparison of Stage 3 Hushkit Options for the Boeing 727-200	W. Evert Meyer and William J. Wilkie, Leigh Fisher Associates
Experience Predicting Construction Site Noise	Michael A. Staiano, Staiano Engineering, Inc.

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Transportation-Related Noise Issues, Part 2 (Session 418)
Judith L. Rochat, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding

Investigation of Tire / Road Noise Levels for Various Ohio Pavements	Lloyd A. Herman and Matt J. Ambroziak, Ohio University, and Elvin Pickney, Ohio Department of Transportation
Noise Issues of Concrete Pavement Texturing	John R. Jaeckel and Alex Satanovsky, HNTB Corporation, and David A. Kuemmel, Ronald C. Sonntag, and Yosef Z. Becker, Marquette University
Design of a Randomized Tining Rake for PCC Pavements Usinhg Spectral Analysis	Zia Saad, David A. Kuemmel, Kristina Ropella, and Yosef Z. Becker, Marquette University, and John R. Jaeckel and Alex Satanovsky, HNTB Corporation
A Survey of State DOTs Regarding Pavement Tire Noise	Roger Wayson, University of Central Florida
Statistical Methods for Environmental Studies: An Analysis of Measured vs. Modeled Highway Noise Levels	Lawrence Peseky and Rachael Conaty, Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Integrating TNM and Traffic Flow Theory to Provide Freeway Noise Impact Analysis Early in Project Development	Peter T. Kleeman, Techniquest

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Other TRB Sessions of Interest:

Session 182: Evaluation of Bituminous Surfaces to Reduce Noise and Increase Friction
Rebecca S. McDaniel, North Central Superpave Center, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Characteristics of Bituminous-Aggregate Combinations to Meet Surface Requirements

An Angular Parameter for Characterizing Road Surface Microtexture, 00-1399		Minh-Tan Do, Laboratoire Central Des Ponts Et Chaussees; Hassan Zahouani and Roberto Vargiolu, Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systemes
Case Studies of a Low-Noise Road Surface, 00-1235		Michael J. Brennan, Alan M. Kavanagh, and Jerome N. Sheahan, National University of Ireland, Galway
Noise Abatement in Asphalt Concrete Pavements: Part 1-- Nondestructive Estimation of Characteristic Lengths Using an Impulse-Echo Approach, 00-1400		Henrique L.M. Reis, Amin K. Habboub, and Samuel H. Carpenter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Noise Abatement in Asphalt Concrete Pavement: Part 2 -- Estimation of Acoustic Properties, 00-1401		Henrique L.M. Reis, Amin K. Habboub, and Samuel H. Carpenter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Session 208: Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Texture and Noise: What We've Learned
Steven L. Tritsch, American Concrete Pavement Association, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Construction

Wisconsin Noise Study Results		David A. Kuemmel, Marquette University
Development and Evaluation of Minnesota DOT's New Surface Texture Specification		David L. Rettner, Minnesota Department of Transportation
PCC Texturing Methods in Colorado		Ahmad A. Ardani, Colorado Department of Transportation

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