Research Article

Theoretical Comparison of the Effects of Different Traffic Conditions on Urban Road Traffic Noise

Table 2

Theoretical upper and lower boundaries of traffic noise in different traffic conditions.

Traffic condition Min Max Min Max

Over-saturated congestion 47.97 60.02 82 94.04
Under saturated flow 54.31 64.59 88.33 98.61
Free flow 58.7 64.59 92.72 98.61
Congestion 57.97 61.95 92 95.97
Accelerated flow 47.97 64.51 82 98.53
Decelerated flow 42.38 58.7 76.4 92.72