Determination of noise emission data of construction sites

Abstract

The reasons for development and main provisions of Russian national Standard GOST R 53695-2009 "Noise. Method for determination of noise emission data of construction sites" are presented. The concept of the noise emission values of a construction site and the method of their determination are entered. Various kinds of civil work, construction site location, environmental acoustic conditions and feature of a landscape are taken into account. Instead of noise of separate sources operating inside a construction site noise of the construction site as a whole sound source is considered. The mean time averaged emission A-weighted sound pressure levels and maximum A-weighted sound pressure levels along the sides of a construction site are taken as its noise emission values. Sound reflection from the barriers located near to a construction site is considered by means of environmental correction, for which determination the special method was developed. Procedures of determination of measurement uncertainty, the declared noise emission data, which are brought in construction site specifications and accuracy grade of the method to be applied are considered. © 2013 Acoustical Society of America.