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<p>The aim of this paper is to study the impact that certain types of expansion joints have on noise levels produced by regular traffic on the streets of Cluj-Napoca. The study was carried out on three distinct locations, all three road bridges had steel expansion joints, the first one had asphalt covering the joints, the second one was in excellent condition, as it was a newly refurbished bridge and the last one with visible signs of degradations.</p>
<p>After a full spectrum noise analysis, the results showed that good maintenance and quality control on the installation of expansion joints are necessary, not only to lower noise levels but to also provide a solid and sealed transition to the bridge deck.</p>
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The aim of this paper is to study the impact that certain types of expansion joints have on noise levels produced by regular traffic on the streets of Cluj-Napoca. The study was carried out on three distinct locations, all three road bridges had steel expansion joints, the first one had asphalt covering the joints, the second one was in excellent condition, as it was a newly refurbished bridge and the last one with visible signs of degradations.
After a full spectrum noise analysis, the results showed that good maintenance and quality control on the installation of expansion joints are necessary, not only to lower noise levels but to also provide a solid and sealed transition to the bridge deck.

Impact of expansion joints on noise pollution, case study in Cluj-Napoca

lecturer PhD. Eng., Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure

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The aim of this paper is to study the impact that certain types of expansion joints have on noise levels produced by regular traffic on the streets of...

Impact of expansion joints on noise pollution, case study in Cluj-Napoca

Published Online: Oct 06, 2023

Page range: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjti-2023-0004

Keywords
expansion joints, noise pollution, traffic, Cluj-Napoca

© 2023 Vladimir Marusceac et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Impact of expansion joints on noise pollution, case study in Cluj-Napoca

Published Online: Oct 06, 2023

Page range: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjti-2023-0004

Keywordsexpansion joints, noise pollution, traffic, Cluj-Napoca

© 2023 Vladimir Marusceac et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
expansion joints, noise pollution, traffic, Cluj-Napoca