Sentences with phrase «of noise barriers»

A year - long test project was launched on June 18 on two sections of noise barriers, each 5 meters wide and 4.5 meters high.

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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.

The waterproof barrier didn't let any leaks through to the mattress, and didn't make any of the rustling noises that you would normally associate with a waterproof mattress cover, which was great.

This is about their pure self - interest: the concern that someone who lives near the construction will vote against Hannon or Phillips because there is too much noise or inconvenience in eliminating deadly crossings or erecting state - of - the - art sound barriers — ones that will actually stop the noise.

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.

Manoj Thota and Kon - Well Wang at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have designed a noise barrier that can reduce acoustic energy by 90 per cent, so traffic noise previously audible at 1.6 kilometres away only travels half a kilometre.

«At a time when issues of noise are one of the main barriers to the building of wind turbines, for example, a method for reducing the noise they generate is most welcome.»

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.

Soundproof barriers and noise - canceling headphones help scrub the cacophony from the sweet sounds of music or silence.

There is relatively little point in increasing the weight of the barrier beyond this because a significant proportion of the noise passes over the top, or round the ends, of the barrier.

The FHWA's TNM is used for designing highway noise barriers and informing the federal distribution of noise mitigation funds related to highway noise barrier construction.

Airport development means --(1) Any work involved in constructing, improving, or repairing a public airport or portion thereof, including the removal, lowering, relocation, and marking and lighting of airport hazards, and including navigation aids used by aircraft landing at, or taking off from, a public airport, and including safety equipment required by rule or regulation for certification of the airport under section 612 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and security equipment required of the sponsor by the Secretary by rule or regulation for the safety and security of persons and property on the airport, and including snow removal equipment, and including the purchase of noise suppressing equipment, the construction of physical barriers, and landscaping for the purpose of diminishing the effect of aircraft noise on any area adjacent to a public airport; (2) Any acquisition of land or of any interest therein, or of any easement through or other interest in airspace, including land for future airport development, which is necessary to permit any such work or to remove or mitigate or prevent or limit the establishment of, airport hazards; and (3) Any acquisition of land or of any interest therein necessary to insure that such land is used only for purposes which are compatible with the noise levels of the operation of a public airport.

• 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.

The cabin is extraordinarily quiet, thanks to the door trim being stuffed with a material called Autozorb (which, incidentally is the name of my next punk rock band), and the laminated windshield has an extra acoustic film barrier to help to deflect wind noise.

Success stories about harvesting America's wind were shared in terms of overcoming barriers in finances, community permitting, and environmental issues including visual, noise, and avian impacts.

... 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.

IN what appears to be another well - timed, and well - orchestrated plan to thaw out the inconvenient noise of the brutal NH winter still raging deep into Spring, the mainstream media, in concert with the climate crisis industry, has wheeled out an old favourite that always guarantees a juicy headline and an eco-emotional response — The «Death» of The Great Barrier Reef...

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.

Solar power has the great benefit of being able to be installed in a wide variety of places, from large solar farms to residential rooftops, from floating on top of reservoirs to highway noise barriers.

On a highway near Den Bosch, The Netherlands, a new form of solar technology is being tested on what is usually a mundane piece of infrastructure: a noise barrier.

Used to dampen the loud sounds of highway traffic for neighborhoods and businesses located alongside busy roads, noise barriers can improve the quality of life for those around the highways, but they also take up space and can be a bit of an eyesore.

Initial research shows that 1 kilometer of the solar noise barriers can generate enough electricity to power 50 homes.

In 1985, the Ministry of Transport agreed to pay half the cost of a noise protection barrier if the municipality paid the other half; while the municipality eventually consented, the barrier was not built.

According to Apple, increasing the megapixels of the iSight camera has not resulted in any downgrades to image quality like color bleeding, artifacts, or noise, thanks to precise placement of color filters and «Deep Trench Isolation,» which adds small barriers between each pixel so the colors can't bleed into one another to affect color accuracy.

The headset also includes Logitech's patent - pending WindStop technology that surrounds the earpiece with an acoustical barrier to filter the disruptive effects of wind noise, enabling the chance to have clear conversations in adverse conditions.

Created field Inspection staff reports, quantity estimates and computations, reviewed and approved drainage drill sheets, computations of noise wall barrier footings and panels, performed all project record keeping, project correspondence, shop drawing review and tracking, and completed all calculations of items used in the installation of Tennessee gas pipe report monthly EBO and EEO to NYSDOT.

Polymer Technologies is a leading, global manufacturer of noise reduction materials, acoustical barriers, and molded foam products.

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.

Be concise and remember that there is always a barrier of noise between yourself and the receiving party.