The object of this paper is to estimation of noise reduction effect of road noise by operating condition due to tire noise regulation. A prepare the countermeasure of the noise reduction according to collect tire/road noise data under various influencing factors by using the tire test method. To accomplish the object : A automotive is used as a test platform to test tire/road noise by changing different types of tires and using the On-Board Sound Intensity test system. The influence of inflation pressure, road, load, speed and pattern type on tire/road noise is compared and analyzed. At the same time, the mechanism of tire/road noise is analyzed, which provides an experimental basis for tire noise reduction.

In recent years, there have been applied methods for minimizing noise by adjusting the method of installing soundproof walls, soundproof tunnels, soundproofing rims, environmental facilities, etc., and the shape of the surface texture of tire treads and packaging materials for the purpose of reducing road noise. Low noise pavement methods such as rubber asphalt (CRM), open graded asphalt concrete (OGAC), permeable Friction Courses (PFC), open graded friction courses (OGFC) and porous asphalt have been applied to reduce road noise. Especially, porous pavement is the most widely used low noise pavement with porous structure, which can reduce noise and drain water through continuous void of pavement. On the other hand, porous asphalt pavement has problems such as reduction of noise reduction effect and difficulty of road surface management due to void closing and increase of construction cost. The purpose of this study is to develop ultra-thin layer hot mix asphalt pavement method which maximizes road noise reduction effect by surface micro voids (Recover asphalt pavement) to improve void clogging of present porous pavement method. For this study, maximum size 5mm aggregate and cationic-treated fiber reinforced asphalt modifier (CSM) were used. The Marshall design method was applied grain-size distribution curve was based on SMA mix design. Marshall test, TSR, MMLS3 test and Hamburg test were carried out to evaluate the mechanical properties of ultra -thin layered asphalt pavement method with surface micro voids. Also, the effect of road noise reduction was evaluated through field application in urban area.

PURPOSES : In this study, noise reduction effect of a two-layer porous asphalt pavement was investigated through site measurement and computer simulation. METHODS: To examine noise reduction effect, a 3 km long quiet pavement was installed by removing previous normal pavement, which had a rather low porosity. The studied site was a high-rise apartment building surrounded by the quiet pavement and Seoul ring road with heavy traffic volume, indicating relatively high background noise. RESULTS: The measurement result before and after installing the quiet pavement showed a noise reduction effect of 4.3 dB(A) at a distance of 7.5 m from the road. After validating the accuracy of simulation using SoundPLAN, the reduction in SPL(sound pressure level) at the facades by the quiet pavement was predicted by considering five different road conditions generating traffic noise from each road or in the combination of the quiet pavement and Seoul ring road. In the case of no noise from Seoul ring road, noise reduction at the facades was 4.2 dB(A) on average for 702 housing units. With background noise from Seoul ring road, however, the average SPL decreased to 2.0 dB(A). Regarding subjective response of noise, the number of housing units with a noise reduction of over 3 dB(A) was 229 out of 706 units (approximately 32%). For 77 housing units, the noise reduction was between 1~3 dB(A), while it was less than 1 dB(A) for 400 housing units. CONCLUSIONS: The overall result indicates that the quiet pavement is useful to reduce noise evenly at low and high floors compared to noise barriers, especially in the urban situation where background noise is low.

Most of the soundproof tunnels generate significant discharge noise through their inlets and outlets so that the length of the tunnel has been extended frequently than required to minimize the effect on such discharge noise. Thus, in this paper, we investigate reduction capability of discharge noise from the sound proof tunnel installed with lateral sound-absorbing panels on the partitioned truss members in the longitudinal direction of the tunnel. In conclusion, noise field analysis results shows that the sound proof tunnels with lateral sound-absorbing panels have an effect on discharge noise abatement and thereby tunnel’s length reduction.

의료수준의 향상과 더불어 환자들의 첨단의료장비에 대한 기대수준이 증가하고 있으며 특히 자기공명영상(Magnetic Resonance Image : MRI)은 현재 모든 임상 분야에서 가장 핵심적인 영상진단 도구로서 사용되고 있다. 그러나 검사 중에 발생하는 심각한 소음으로 많은 환자가 심리적인 불안을 경험한다고 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 자기공명영상검사실의 기존 헤드셋 흡음재에서 차음재를 추가한 헤드셋의 소음저감평가와 차음재별 영상 아티팩트(artifact) 유무를 알아보고자 하였다. 3D 프린팅한 헤드셋 내부에 흡음재(스펀지)와 차음재(아크릴판, 구리판, 3D copper plate)를 교차 배열하여 MRI 검사소음을 녹음하여 스피커로 같은 dB 값의 소음을 발생시키며 3D 프린팅 된 두부모형의 내부에 소음측정기로 dB 값을 측정하여 정량분석을 하며 자체 제작한 헤드셋을 물팬텀에 밀착시킨 후 MRI영상 아티팩트 유무를 검사한다. 드셋의 정량평가를 한 결과, 헤드셋 평균 dB 값은 81.8 dB 로 나타났으며, 차음재를 추가한 헤드셋에서 가장 방음효과가 뛰어난 재료조합(구리, 아크릴판, 스펀지, 스펀지) 헤드셋의 평균 dB 값은 70.4 dB 값이 측정되었지만 MRI 시뮬레이션 결과 구리가 반자성체이기 때문에 아티팩트가 나타나 배제하였고 두 번째로 방음효과가 뛰어난 (스펀지, 아크릴판, e-copper plate, 스펀지) 헤드셋의 평균 dB 값은 70.6 dB 값이 측정되었고 MRI 시뮬레이션 결과 인공물 나타나지 않았다. 구리분말이 약 40%가 포함된 e-copper PLA로 출력한 재료를 동일하게 시뮬레이션을 한 결과 인공물 나타나지 않았으므로 3D 프린팅 재료의 사용이 적합하였고 구리보다 경제성이 우수하며 가공이 용이하므로 적합한 재료로 선정하였다. MRI관련 연구에 있어 3D 프린팅을 이용한 상호발전이 매우 기대된다.

도로 교통에서 발생하는 소음은 타이어와 포장 사이의 마찰, 엔진, 에어펌핑 음 등이 주원인이다. 저소음 도로포장 공법은 타이어와 도로표면에서 발생하는 소음원을 저감시키는 기술로 교통소음으로 인한 민원, 불편 등을 효과적으로 해소할 수 있는 포장 공법이다. 본 연구에서는 복층 저소음 아스팔트 포장 기술에 대한 성능 및 경제성 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 아스팔트 포장 공법은 상부층을 작은 골재로 포장을 하여 타이어와 도로 표면사이의 마찰을 감소시켰으며, 하부층에는 굵은 골재를 두어 에어 펌핑 음으로 인한 공명음의 발생을 감소시켰다. 저소음 포장이 완료된 도로는 일반 아스팔트 콘크리트 포장에 비해 약 9dB의 소음이 저감되는 효과를 보였으며 시간이 경과된 후에도 소음 저감 효과가 지속되는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 경제성 분석은 방음 벽, 방음 터널의 설치비용을 고려하여 동일 구간 설치시 발생하는 비용을 비교하였다.