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Sources and Classification of Noise, Effects of Noise, Noise Measuring Instruments and Survey: Sound level meter, audiometer, dose meter, octave band analyzer; Noise Indices: Leq, Ldn, TNI, NII, Noise Control Measures: noise control at source, path and receiver, acoustic barriers, enclosures, control of machinery noise, community and industrial noise control strategies; Noise Standards in India and Abroad; Noise Impact Assessment and Prediction Techniques.
Human factors in road user behaviour, vehicle characteristics, driver, road and environment. Environmental Factors: impacts and mitigation measures of air quality, noise, severance, visual intrusion, impact on water quality, use of limited resources, impact on flora & fauna, vibration, dust ; Transport related pollution. Urban and non urban traffic noise sources, Noise pollution. Traffic calming, Measures, Road transport related air pollution, sources of air pollution, effects of weather conditions, Vehicular emission parameters, pollution standards, measurement and analysis of vehicular emission; control measures; EIA requirements of Highways projects.
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