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Acoustic Performance Evaluation and Prediction for Low Height Noise Barriers Installed Adjacent To Rails Using Scale Down Model

축척 모형을 이용한 근접 저상 방음벽의 음향성능평가 및 예측

  • Received : 2016.02.02
  • Accepted : 2016.03.10
  • Published : 2016.04.30

Abstract

Research on low height noise barriers installed adjacent to railways to reduce the height of the noise barrier has actively progressed in many countries except Korea. The performance of low height noise barriers is evaluated to identify barrier acoustic characteristics using a scale model of the barrier in the present research. As shown in the experimental results, if it is considered the installation of 'ㄱ' type noise barrier, sound absorption material should be installed on both the top and the vertical surfaces of the barrier to improve insertion loss. Also, an analytical method such as the boundary element method, rather than a simple empirical equation, is required to evaluate the insertion loss of the barrier. In addition, noise level increase in passenger position is very small if a barrier with sound absorption material is installed. Finally, the two dimensional boundary element method is implemented to predict the acoustic characteristics of the low height barrier; the possibility of the application is confirmed from a comparison of the results of measurements and predictions.

철도 선로에 근접하여 설치하는 근접 저상 방음벽은 방음벽 높이를 저감시키기 위한 방안으로 외국에서는 많은 연구가 수행되고 있으나 국내에서의 연구는 매우 미흡한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 근접 저상 방음벽의 음향특성을 파악하고자 축척 모형을 제작하여 성능평가를 수행하였다. 실험결과, 'ㄱ'자형 방음벽 설치 시에는 방음벽의 안쪽뿐만 아니라 상부에도 흡음재를 설치하는 것이 삽입손실의 개선효과가 있는 것으로 분석되었고, 방음벽의 삽입손실 평가를 위해 단순한 경험식 대신에 경계요소법과 같은 보다 해석적인 방법으로 삽입손실을 예측할 필요가 있다. 또한, 흡음재를 부착한 근접 방음벽을 설치하면 승객 위치에서의 소음 증가현상은 미미한 것으로 분석되었다. 그리고, 근접 방음벽의 음향성능 예측을 위해 2차원 경계요소법을 이용한 소음해석을 수행하였으며, 측정결과와의 비교 분석을 수행함으로서 예측 프로그램의 활용 가능성을 검증하였다.

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