<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper gives an overview of concrete noise barrier application in several EU countries and in Croatia. It describes a process of introducing different noise protection solutions on Croatian market in the phase of intensive motorway construction in recent years. Namely, an extensive motorway network has been constructed in Croatia in the last 10 years. Following the process of motorway construction, noise protection walls have also been erected. Usage of different building materials and installation processes as well as variations in building expenditures has led to a comparative analysis of several types of noise protection solutions (expanded clay, wood fibre) including a new eco-innovative product RUCONBAR, which incorporates rubber granules from recycled waste tyres to form a porous noise absorptive layer.</p></abstract>

The paper gives an overview of concrete noise barrier application in several EU countries and in Croatia. It describes a process of introducing different noise protection solutions on Croatian market in the phase of intensive motorway construction in recent years. Namely, an extensive motorway network has been constructed in Croatia in the last 10 years. Following the process of motorway construction, noise protection walls have also been erected. Usage of different building materials and installation processes as well as variations in building expenditures has led to a comparative analysis of several types of noise protection solutions (expanded clay, wood fibre) including a new eco-innovative product RUCONBAR, which incorporates rubber granules from recycled waste tyres to form a porous noise absorptive layer.

Croatian Experience in Road Traffic Noise Management - Concrete Noise Barriers

sc. novice, MCE, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Fra Andrije Kačića-Miošića 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

assistant, MCE, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Fra Andrije Kačića-Miošića 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

prof., PhdCE, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Fra Andrije Kačića-Miošića 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure

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The paper gives an overview of concrete noise barrier application in several EU countries and in Croatia. It describes a process of introducing different noise...

Croatian Experience in Road Traffic Noise Management - Concrete Noise Barriers

Publicado en línea: 06 feb 2015

Páginas: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjti-2015-0019

Palabras clave
road traffic noise, concrete noise protection wall, recycled rubber

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Croatian Experience in Road Traffic Noise Management - Concrete Noise Barriers

Publicado en línea: 06 feb 2015

Páginas: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjti-2015-0019

Palabras claveroad traffic noise, concrete noise protection wall, recycled rubber

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
road traffic noise, concrete noise protection wall, recycled rubber