Goods trains move at night because during daytime the Swiss rail system is used to full capacity by passenger traffic. Unfortunately, it is goods trains which make the most noise – and they operate at ...

Selecting a metric for assessment of environmental noise is no simple task, because it must reflect the impact on people. No single metric can describe all responses in all situations. 1 Context, ...

Noise is defined as any unwanted or excessive sound that disrupts the normal acoustic environment 1. It can be generated by various sources, including transportation (e.g., traffic and aircraft), ...