Re-sil(i)ence, aircraft noise abatement by the built environment in the vicinity of airports

The graduation research focusses on mitigations in the built environment abating aircraft noise which can used by urban planners, designers and policy makers operating in airport regions. Aircraft noise is an issue for airport regions as it forces building restrictions upon aircraft noise exposed areas (e.g. for Schiphol and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area) and increases the chance people living in such areas will face (stress related) physical disorders. Instead of focusing on the noise source (the aircraft) this research aims to develop mitigations which can be applied within the built environment for different varieties of aircraft noise. The research first develops aircraft noise abating solutions by literature study, which are converted to twenty-four design patterns. The design pattern methodology has showed to be effective to translate (technical) information to design and planning tools and incorporates today’s complex realm of (airport) urban planning and design. Moreover, the research maps average and incidental sound pressure levels in the Schiphol area which are used to indicate where in the vicinity of Schiphol the design patterns can be applied. This results in design pattern which are partly generic (can be applied in any airport region) and specific (application of the design patterns in the Schiphol area). Aside from design patterns, also a qualitative system to analyse the effects and presence of (spatial) aircraft noise abating solutions in airport regions has been developed. By this analysis framework, different areas within the Schiphol region are analysed which indicates how the existing area can be optimized. In the final parts of the thesis, the design patterns are tested by two design cases. The first case aims to test the application of design patterns by urban designers and planners working in the Schiphol area. The results are positive but suggests further research and simplification of the design patterns in needed. The second case addresses an individual design proposal which is tested in a numerical model. The numerical model quantifies the sound pressure level reduction for the aircraft noise variety the second design case focussed on. The results are positive and show the design patterns applied in the second case contribute to increased sound pressure levels although more research will be needed.

Subject

aircraft noise
noise reduction
spatial interventions
spatial analysis
Schiphol
noise modelling
urban physics
building technology
building materialization

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