Rail transportation is one of the largest transportations that widely used in Malaysia. Therefore, many railways have been built urban and rural areas to improve interstate connectivityin However, train noise generated from movement can disturb comfort nearby residents live near railways.This studywas conducted nearbythe residential area between Kluang –Renggam rail line investigate leveland co...

High-speed maglev trains offer competitive journey-times to automobile and air transport in markets of 60–1000 miles but they have potentially adverse noise impacts. This paper considers the noise characteristics of the Shanghai Maglev Train on residents within 300 m to the track. It shows that the system is about 4–8 dBA quieter than other high-speed systems at comparable speeds with their gui...

An undesired or hazardous outdoor sound produced by human activities is referred to as environmental noise. For example, the noise emitted through industrial and transportation networks such road, rail air traffic. In Malaysia, most of schools located very close roadside near busy places cities, shops, residential areas. This study aims analyze in terms spatial temporal analysis two primary Ter...

Abstract Due to the difficulty of accessing quiet urban areas as defined by EU Directive 2002/49/EC and designing new ones, especially in historical centers, it becomes more important recognize pockets which can provide visitors with time for their physical mental restoration. To this aim, an investigation methodology has been developed previous studies conducted Naples (Italy), Istanbul (Turke...

Industrial workers need a safe working environment to ensure their wellbeing is protected while performing tasks. Occupational noise one of the most prevalent problems in industries due nature industry. Therefore, this paper aimed evaluate occupational exposure plastic factories Klang Valley, Malaysia. Noise measurement has been done all production lines, crushing department, packaging departme...

INTRODUCTION Tramway has become a serious urban noise source in densely populated areas. The disturbance from squealing noise is significant. Curve squeal is the very loud, tonal noise emitted by tram operation in tight radius curves. Studies had reported a relationship between noise levels and health effects, such as annoyance, sleep disturbance, and elevated systolic and diastolic blood press...

The sound quality of machinery noises is multi-dimensional and is often examined using semantic differential. In this case the overall impression of sound quality is judged. However, sound quality may vary according to the temporal stream of sounds. In this study, sound quality of electric home appliances was judged using the continuous judgment by line length. Forty-one kinds of the sound of h...