Noise and Vibration Report - Transnet

ENVIRO-ACOUSTIC RESEARCHSCOPING NOISE REPORT – TRANSNET: SWAZI RAIL LINK – DAVEL YARD TO NERSTON RSA ROUTE11 REFERENCESIn this report reference was made to the following documentation:1. Autumn, Lyn Radle, 2007: The effect of noise on Wildlife: A literature review2. DEFRA, 2003: A Review of Published Research on Low Frequency Noise and itsEffects, Report for Defra by Dr Geoff Leventhall Assisted by Dr Peter Pelmear andDr Stephen Benton3. DEFRA, 2004: “Additional railway noise source terms For “Calculation of RailwayNoise 1995””. A report produced for Defra4. Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW, 2007: “Interim Guidelinefor the Assessment of Noise from Rail Infrastructure Projects”. Sydney.5. Department of Transport, 1995. “Calculation of Railway Noise 1995”.6. European Commission, 2003: “Working Group Railway Noise of the EuropeanCommission – Position Paper on the European strategies and priorities for railwaynoise abatement”. Belgium.7. ISO 9613-2: 1996. ‘Acoustics – Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors– Part 2: General method of calculation’8. Milieu, 2010: ’Inventory of Potential Measures for a Better Control ofEnvironmental Noise’, DG Environment of the European Commission9. Noise quest, Aviation Noise Information & Resources, 2010:http://www.noisequest.psu.edu/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage10. Norton, M.P. and Karczub, D.G.: Fundamentals of Noise and Vibration Analysis forEngineers, Second Edition, 200311. Report to Congressional Requesters, 2005: Wind Power – Impacts on Wildlife andGovernment Responsibilities for Regulating Development and Protecting Wildlife12. SANS 10103:2008. ‘The measurement and rating of environmental noise withrespect to annoyance and to speech communication’.13. SANS 10210:2004. ‘Calculating and predicting road traffic noise’.14. SANS 10328:2008. ‘Methods for environmental noise impact assessments’.15. SANS 10357:2004 The calculation of sound propagation by the Concave method’.16. USEPA, 1971: “Effects of Noise on Wildlife and other animals”.17. USEPA, 1978: “Rail yard noise measurement data: Appendix B to Backgrounddocument for proposed revision to Rail Carrier Noise Emission Regulation”.Washington;18. World Health Organization, 2009: Night Noise Guidelines for Europe19. World Health Organization, 1999: Protection of the Human Environment;Guidelines for Community Noise; and20. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_loop.P a g e | 46