Designing Asphalt Pavement for Improved Acoustical Performance

Friday, October 8, 1999 4:00 p.m. Jeff DeMoss Center for Transportation Research The University of Texas at Austin http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr Pavement type and surface configuration are known to have a significant effect on traffic noise. Studies of different roadway surfaces have shown that more-porous pavement designs perform better acoustically. However, pavements are currently designed for durability…