Traffic Noise Model

Documents & References

Documents

The following documents are all associated with the FHWA TNM Version 2.5:

• Technical Manual:
  • FHWA Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM®) Technical Manual Update Sheets.
  • FHWA Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM®) Technical Manual, February 1998. (HTML) or (PDF - 4.6Mb)
• User's Guide:
  • This addendum is to the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM®) User's Guide, January 1998, and documents all the changes to the FHWA TNM GUI and operation since the FHWA TNM 1.0 release. The FHWA TNM® User's Guide (Version 2.5 Addendum), April 2004 (HTML) or (PDF - 1.4Mb).
  • The original FHWA Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM® 1.0 release) Users's Guide, January 1998 (HTML) or (PDF - 3.9Mb)

References

• Evaluation of the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) For Highway Traffic Noise Prediction in the State of Colorado, November 2006 (Report #: CDOT-2005-21)
• Pavement Effects Implementation Study, January 2012 (Report #: FHWA-HEP-12-034) (HTML) or (PDF - 3.35Mb)

Other References

Hard copies of the following reports are available by contacting the National Technical Information Service.

• Validation of FHWA's Traffic Noise Model (TNM): Phase 1 FHWA-EP-02-031
• Development of National Reference Energy Mean Emission Levels for the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (FHWA TNM), Version 1.0 FHWA-PD-96-008 NTIS Order Number: PB96-147780
• Interrupted Flow Reference Energy Mean Emission Levels for the FHWA Traffic Noise Model DOT-FHWA-PD-97-019 NTIS Order Number: PB97-138226
• Vehicle Noise Source Heights and Sub-Source Spectra FL-ER-63-96 NTIS Order Number: PB97-132328INZ