Acoustic impedance of porous pavements: Comparison between a microstructural and a phenomenological model
BERENGIER ; HAMET ; DAIGLE ; STINSON
Type de document
ARTICLE DE PERIODIQUE
Langue
anglais
Auteur
BERENGIER ; HAMET ; DAIGLE ; STINSON
Résumé / Abstract
For the last 6 years, new porous road structures (drainage asphalt or pervious macadam) have been studied in several countries, particularly in Europe. In addition to their drainage qualities (i.e., elimination of splash and spray), these porous structures lead to reduced noise levels from traffic. To study further their acoustical performance, measurements of propagation over real road surfaces have been made, for grazing and oblique incidence conditions. The experimental results are compared to theoretical predictions based on two different models for the surface impedance: One model is a microstructural model that requires airflow resistivity, porosity, tortuosity, and shape factor; the other is a phenomenological approach that has been extended to include energy dissipation through thermal conductivity effects. Additionally, these impedance models are compared to direct measurements of the acoustical properties, e.g., absorption coefficient and impedance.
