Article
Comparing Simulated and Measured Urban Traffic Noise (en)
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Abstract:
Urban noise pollution, particularly from road traffic, poses a significant challenge in modern cities. Simulation techniques have become crucial for designing and optimizing attractive, healthy living spaces. When it comes to more detailed analyses than required in standard noise mapping techniques, auralization, i.e. the creation of sounds in virtual scenes offers more insight. For example, auralized sounds in urban areas can provide a basis for participative processes between city planners and residents. In this contribution, a set of validation measurements is presented for vehicle pass-bys in partly built environments near a vehicle test track. The settings of various conditions of reflections and diffractions, the measurement procedure and its analysis will be presented as well as the comparison of the experimental results with simulations.