FTA Guidance Manual HMMH developed the Federal Transit Administration's manual for Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment and Federal Railroad Administration's manual for High Speed Rail Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment to assist both preparers and reviewers of environmental noise and vibration documentation. HMMH staff have contributed to other publications in the field of rail noise and vibration control such as: the FTA's Handbook of Urban Rail Noise and Vibration Control; the Transportation Noise Reference Book (Butterworths, London, 1987); and the Handbook of Acoustical Measurements and Noise Control (McGrawHill, 1991). To view and print: To view these chapters, left-click the relevant item below. Then to print them, choose File, Print from your browser's menu. To download and print: To download these chapters, right-click the relevant item below and choose Save Target (Link) As... Once your browser downloads and saves the item (a PDF file), then double-click the PDF file to open it in Acrobat Reader. Then File, Print it from there.
		Cover	Cover and acknowledgement
		Table of Content	Table of Contents
		Chapter 1	Introduction
		Chapter 2	Basic Noise Concepts
		Chapter 3	Noise Impact Criteria
		Chapter 4	Noise Screening Procedure
		Chapter 5	General Noise Assessment
		Chapter 6	Detailed Noise Analysis
		Chapter 7	Basic Ground-Borne Vibration Concepts
		Chapter 8	Vibration Impact Criteria
		Chapter 9	Vibration Screening Procedure
		Chapter 10	General Vibration Assessment
		Chapter 11	Detailed Vibration Analysis
		Chapter 12	Noise and Vibration During Construction
		Chapter 13	Documentation of Noise and Vibration Assessment
		Appendix A	Background for Transit Noise Impact Criteria
		Appendix B	Selecting Receivers of Interest
		Appendix C	Determining Existing Noise
		Appendix D	Computing Source Reference Levels from Measurements
		Appendix E	Computing Maximum Noise Level (Lmax) for a Single Train Passby
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		Hugh Saurenman, Vice President