Sentences with phrase «as noise barriers»

This may be of particular relevance in locations where it is impractical to implement conventional measures such as noise barriers,» says Berge, who believes that in a few years» time, we will be seeing many low - noise tire brands on the market.

At first glance, the bars look like they were inserted into the photograph by the artist as an extreme formal gesture, but they were already at the site, integral to a Plexiglass screen that acted as a noise barrier along the motorway.

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We can not listen very well to the voice of God if we are chattering ourselves, or even if we merely keep ourselves surrounded by noise, almost as a barrier to protect us from hearing the voice of any other.

A hundred speakers and subwoofers hidden in the walls can shake the floor and rattle your eardrums as they blast out the thunderous noise of a plane breaking the sound barrier.

If the barrier works as claimed, says Louis Hagler, a retired physician previously at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, California, then any or all adverse effects associated with noise might get less severe.

Research shows that fitting tires with very low rolling resistance, combined with the right road surfacing, can provide just as much noise reduction as traditional noise barriers.

• Sound pack and acoustic glass: A more - absorptive sound pack is found throughout the interior, which reduces high - frequency noise more effectively than material that acts merely as a barrier.

• The steel front - of - dash panel is sandwiched between two damping mats • Nylon baffles are used in various hollow portions of the body structure and filled with sound - absorbing foam that expands when the body enters the paint oven • The headliner comprises five layers of thermal fiber acoustic material, including a premium woven fabric on the visible outer layer • Patches of sound - damping material are applied strategically throughout the body structure and melt into place when the body passes through the paint oven, allowing the patches to follow the contours of the sheet metal below • Sound insulation material between rear - body structural components that is made from recycled denim • Triple - sealed doors that feature fiberglass «blankets» serve as water, airflow and noise barriers.

... According to a review by Lovich and Ennen (2013), the construction and operation of wind farms have both potential and known impacts on terrestrial vertebrates, such as: (i) increase in direct mortality due to traffic collisions; (ii) destruction and modification of the habitat, including road development, habitat fragmentation and barriers to gene flow; (iii) noise effects, visual impacts, vibration and shadow flicker effects from turbines; (iv) electromagnetic field generation; (v) macro and microclimate change; (vi) predator attraction; and (vii) increase in fire risks.

By using a raft of measures including altering piling schedules, air - filled tubes, hydro - sound dampeners, and even utilizing bubbles as a barrier against underwater sound waves, the research — published by WWF and conducted by SMRU Consulting — suggests that a drop of even 8 decibels in construction noise could reduce the chance of a 1 % annual drop in North Sea porpoise populations.

Measures to reduce traffic - related air pollution and noise, such as the upgrade of bus fleets, policies promoting the reduction of car and bus idling and the installation of vegetative barriers may help attenuate this environmental risk factor.

Noise breaks can be natural such as shrubs, bushes and trees as well as human - built barriers designed to repel the sound.

A fully - closed wooden shutter acts as a natural noise barrier.