Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang
In this work, weekdays and weekends noise level were investigated in three residential areas in high density population residential areas and three medium density population residential areas. The objective of this study is to investigate the level of traffic noise at the selected residential areas....
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my.utm.893132021-02-09T08:26:20Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89313/ Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang Halim, Herni Mohamad Nor, Nur Atiqah Yusob, Firdaus Mohd. Hilmi, Nur Hanani Farhah Hamid, Nur Fatin Najiyah Abdul Sukor, Nur Sabahiah Abd. Rahman, Noorhazlinda Haron, Zaiton Wahab, Faridah TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In this work, weekdays and weekends noise level were investigated in three residential areas in high density population residential areas and three medium density population residential areas. The objective of this study is to investigate the level of traffic noise at the selected residential areas. Noise level was measured using sound level meter over a range of traffic noise levels. The results revealed that the highest noise levels measured were at Desa Tun Razak in Klang Valley with 74.25 dB(A) in the morning, 74.14 dB(A) in the evening and 73.18 dB(A) at night. The lowest LAeq was measured at Taman Ilmu Indah with the noise levels of 62.9 dB(A) in the morning, 66.3 dB(A) in the evening and 62 dB(A) at night. The high noise pollution levels in the morning and evening at study areas locations were due to morning rushing hours of office workers and business men and women, e.g. resuming work at offices and opening shops for customers. Noise generated from motorcycles are generally noticeable and contribute to the high value of Lmax. All the recorded noise levels on peak hours and off peak hours exceeded the guidelines for maximum permissible sound level (LAeq) for residential (high density and medium density) areas during daytime (from 7.00 am to 10.00 pm) are 60 dB (A) (high density), 55 dB(A) (medium density) and the night-time (10.00 pm to 7.00 am) are 50 dB(A) (high density), 45 dB(A) (medium density). Penerbit UTHM 2019 Article PeerReviewed Halim, Herni and Mohamad Nor, Nur Atiqah and Yusob, Firdaus and Mohd. Hilmi, Nur Hanani Farhah and Hamid, Nur Fatin Najiyah and Abdul Sukor, Nur Sabahiah and Abd. Rahman, Noorhazlinda and Haron, Zaiton and Wahab, Faridah (2019) Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 11 (1). pp. 120-130. ISSN 2229-838X http://dx.doi.org/10.30880/ijie.2019.11.01.015 |
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In this work, weekdays and weekends noise level were investigated in three residential areas in high density population residential areas and three medium density population residential areas. The objective of this study is to investigate the level of traffic noise at the selected residential areas. Noise level was measured using sound level meter over a range of traffic noise levels. The results revealed that the highest noise levels measured were at Desa Tun Razak in Klang Valley with 74.25 dB(A) in the morning, 74.14 dB(A) in the evening and 73.18 dB(A) at night. The lowest LAeq was measured at Taman Ilmu Indah with the noise levels of 62.9 dB(A) in the morning, 66.3 dB(A) in the evening and 62 dB(A) at night. The high noise pollution levels in the morning and evening at study areas locations were due to morning rushing hours of office workers and business men and women, e.g. resuming work at offices and opening shops for customers. Noise generated from motorcycles are generally noticeable and contribute to the high value of Lmax. All the recorded noise levels on peak hours and off peak hours exceeded the guidelines for maximum permissible sound level (LAeq) for residential (high density and medium density) areas during daytime (from 7.00 am to 10.00 pm) are 60 dB (A) (high density), 55 dB(A) (medium density) and the night-time (10.00 pm to 7.00 am) are 50 dB(A) (high density), 45 dB(A) (medium density). |
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Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang |
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Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang |
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Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang |
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Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang |
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Comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in Klang Valley, Selangor and Nibong Tebal, Penang |
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comparison of road traffic noise at residential areas in klang valley, selangor and nibong tebal, penang |
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