Noise Barrier Design Handbook

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Reference #51
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Reference #56
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Reference #57
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Reference #58
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Reference #59
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Reference #60
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Reference #75
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Reference #76
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Reference #77
The Sounds of Our Time (Video). Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Transportation, 1997.

Reference #78
Sound Advice (Video). Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Transportation, December 1995.

Reference #79
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Reference #80
Making Sound Decisions About Noise Abatement (Video). Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 1996.

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