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1. Select the base object and invoke the command EDIT gt PARALLEL LINE OBJECT Create parallel object Target type Road Elevation line Wall Berm Distance 5 left lt D right gt 0 Select the target type wall berm elevation line or the existing object type and enter the distance for the new object Values gt 0 will create a parallel line object to the right of the original and values lt 0 will create the parallel line object to the left of the original object as seen in the data entry direction Parallel roads or railways inherit the object properties from the original object If a DGM was calculated both the new object and its terrain elevation are adjusted to the DGM as soon as the DGM triangles are visible on screen If you want to generate the parallel object with the same z component of the coordinates as the original deactivate the DGM display with EDIT gt USE DGM Objects for all Noise Types Depending on the noise type there are different or additional objects at your disposal to create the acoustical model For example ground effects for industrial noise Elevation line Click on the symbol button for the desired object and enter the coordinates Hint As the object properties are always taken from the object last entered it is advisable to enter similar or identical objects one after the other to avoid entering or modifying the descriptive properties over and over ag
2. Manual SoundPLAN essential 2 0 k SoundPLAN Essential d Eigene Dateien SoundPLAN Essential 2 0 Demo Road noise NMPB with DGM Road noise NMPB with DGM File Options Help a Project settings Editor Emission table Result table Graphic plot General Title Order No Project engineer Customer Description Licenced for Road noise NMPB with DGM Project Interstate Highway Determination of the effectiveness of a noise protection wall la For a residential area the effectiveness of a 7 meter high wall along the Interstate needs to be d determined For the data supply of elevation lines and the dimensions of the freeway the EF geometry is available in the form of a DXF file In the first step a DGM Digital Ground Model is generate from the imported DXF data All additional geometry data generated by digitizing on top of a geo referenced bitmap the elevations of all objects were automatically inserted from the DGM The following steps are performed within this SoundPLAN Essential project 1 Create a new project and select the calculation type road noise no Liden project type calculation with without noise control 2 Open the Editor select the object type for elevation lines Read the external DXF file with the elevation information DGM dsf The DXF file contains the elevation lines 3 Calculate the DGM The DGM now functions as the elevation base for all new objects to be generated
3. Noise protection wall 14 Noise type combinations 4 North arrow 36 O Object types 37 Area type 39 Level tables 40 Limit contour lines 41 Line type 38 Point type 38 Text 39 Open project 2 P Pack project 2 Parallel line object 13 Parking lot RLS 90 21 Parking lot study 2007 21 Point source 25 Point type object types 38 Points Insert move 12 Presentation types 11 Print Graphics sheets 45 Tables 33 Project Convert 2 Copy 2 Delete 2 New 2 Open 2 Pack and extract 2 Project type 3 48 e Index R Railway noise 22 Receiver 16 Reference spectrum 27 Result tables 31 RMR 2002 23 Road noise 17 S Schall 03 24 Select Project type 3 Settings Assessment 5 CO 6 Country settings 4 Favorable 6 Limit values 5 Noise type combinations 4 Standards 4 Time slices 5 Sheet border 35 Sheet size 35 Single point calculation 30 Single receiver map 40 Spot heigt 14 Standards 4 T Table settings 32 Table type documentation 31 Text 14 Texts 39 Time slices Settings 5 Manual SoundPLAN essential
4. Height above 1 floor Floor height wl TL Number of floors me 8660 0 500 Lw oNP 61 6 56 7 51 0 61 4 LwNP 53 8 54 9 43 1 59 6 1 displayed floor E Capture Cursor som gt Calculation area No properties 16 e Data Entry and Calculations Receivers are entered for the purpose of calculating single location receivers The receivers can be located in the free field or attached to buildings For receivers attached to buildings the last reflection on its own building is suppressed The calculation height elevation of the lowest receiver on a building is set by the coordinates of the bottom of the building plus the height entered in the field HEIGHT ABOVE REFERENCE PLANE For free field receivers the elevation entered for the receiver is the coordinate base Via the field NUMBER OF FLOORS any number of receivers for subsequent floors is calculated The spacing between the receivers is set in the field FLOOR HEIGHT If a receiver is in the vicinity of a building the cursor changes to the Capture Cursor You can decide where to locate the receiver within the capture radius Alignment of receiver Align receiver to building C Do not align reciever to building M Use selected setting and do not show selection window again OK Cancel After calculation the noise level for the selected main floor is presented For the project type Calculation without with Noise Control both levels are p
5. Spectrum 1 3 octave from aN to Octave 63Hz j 8 0kH2 Values dBiA 125H2 250Hz 500Hz 1 0kHz 4 0kHz 8 0kHz 53 80 6890 98140 9690 100 00 101 20 9600 83 90 To copy a spectrum from the SoundPLAN demo version Open SoundPLAN and click on the library symbol Open LIBRARIES gt SYSTEM gt EMISSION and select a spectrum Copy the spectrum with command Ctrl C and select CURRENT LINE in the next screen Go back to SoundPLAN essential click on SPECTRUM adjust the value range to the range of the copied data and paste the spectrum with Ctrl V Maximum level Lmax SoundPLAN essential is capable of calculating the maximum noise level caused by one or more sources at the receiver If multiple sources are present in the calculation the program assumes that the maximum noise level is caused by a single source The program will use the same emission spectrum as for the Leq calculation For point sources the Lmax depends only on which source produces the highest noise level within the time slice For line and area sources you can also calculate a spatial maximum level if the checkmark LMAX LOCATED IN ONE POINT is activated 1 Most unfavorable position of a point source within an area As shown in the sketch above the maximum noise level of an area source is caused by moving the entire sound power to the spot on the line area that produces the highest noise levels SoundPLAN essential determi
6. Stationing Kilometer 2 400 x Y Gr Elev Z a L 7977 65 6771 02 236 22 236 32 7970 64 6770 60 236 17 236 17 7805 88 676041 238 30 238 40 7745 22 6756 62 238 85 238 95 7685 12 6752 02 23940 239 50 7564 28 6739 73 24050 240 60 7507 73 6735 37 241 09 241 19 7447 24 6731 43 22200 24179 7329 78 6724 29 21800 242 97 7095 22 6710 03 218 50 245 35 6860 60 6695 30 217 50 247 72 gt annn en anann on ans os X 7267 35 Y 6621 63 Z 217 0 Select an object or begin a new object The symbol bar contains symbols for entering the geometry controls for zooming and editing and symbols for selecting the background graphics In the block on the right side of the graphical entry field the properties and coordinates of the currently active object are listed In case an object i e elevation lines does not contain properties only the coordinate list is displayed Digitizing on Screen with Background Graphics Digitizing on top of scanned background graphics is the most common mode of data entry in this package unless the data are already present in a usable form in digital format When scanning a map please be advised that the resolution and especially the color depth should not be selected too high as the operation will slow down for very large graphics You can use any number of background bitmap graphics in any of the formats BMP JPG PNG or TIF Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 7 Backgr
7. arrow right gt click on the desired color field in the palette gt arrow left Interpolate Colors Pocket In order to generate color sequences in scales and to work with shades of colors calculator to itis possible to interpolate the RGB values between 2 set colors Select the first interpolate color and set it on an existing empty black field Then select a second color and color values set it on a black field to the right of the first one By clicking on the symbol for the pocket calculator any number of black fields between the first and the al second color will be filled with an interpolated color Hint If you want to generate a gray scale select a value different than 0 0 0 for the first value because black is ignored in the sequencing Select the value for the first color to a dark gray for example 5 5 5 Delete Color Values To delete a single color activate the color field click the button O and click on Delete col eee the color field again values To delete a color sequence click on the first color click the button 0 and click U the last color Print Color Palettes The entire palette can be printed using the PRINT button The colors are shown with RGB values The colors on the printer depend on the saturation resolution and the printer paper It is wise to print the color palette at least once to confirm that the colors are suitable for what you want to depict Export and Print Graphics Shee
8. 2 enter the factor CO for each of the time slice for the calculation of the meteorological correction Cmet For calculation with the French standards NMPB Routes 96 NMPB Routes 2008 and NFS 31 133 the percentage of favorable propagation conditions is needed enter the value in the column Fav Save as Default SAVE AS DEFAULT Stores changes in the settings as default so that new projects will have the correct settings and parameters Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations General The Editor manages the entry of all noise relevant data and geometry for your project and prepares the data for the calculation single receivers noise contour lines and grid noise maps You can prepare the geometry data on the basis of a scanned and geo referenced bitmap or by importing from DXF ESRI Shapefile or ASCII files The elevation supply is capable of working with a digital ground model DGM and placing the objects on top of the triangulated surface SoundPLAN essential works with global Cartesian coordinate systems or a user defined local coordinate system All units are metric m SoundPLAN Essential D Eigene Dateien SoundPLAN Essential 2 0 Demo Schienenprojekt Schall 03 Larmsanierung Schiene BAX File Edit Calculate Options Help at is eee L Ae FAS A seme iv E E Grundlage mg Project settings Editor Emission table Resul table p r Railway 19920 Hauptstrecke Gleis 2 Emission Calculated
9. Map North arrow Map texts Color scale Single points with n p GNM with n p Day GNM with n p Night Single points w on p GNM wo n p Day GNM w o n p Night Title Crm Road noise according to NMPB Text Level at selected building facades Situation without noise protection Save as default settings You can also move texts from one map to another using the familiar copy and paste commands The font information is stored separately for the title and the descriptive text The font settings are valid for all maps in the project Edit Legend Format Objects Open OPTIONS gt OBJECT TYPES or click on the legend and select the object type you want to customize The layout for all drawable data is controlled via the object type file Geometry object types i e buildings and roads result object types level tables grid noise maps and noise limit contour lines as well as geometry bitmaps A set of default definitions for all object types is delivered with the program You may customize these as you like ES Object types Zeichenerklarung Main building Text J show in editor Draw sequence Elevation point Elevation line Ground absorption PER Existing wall Geplante Wand F use in legend Main building Existing berm J show in graphic plot 3 A E Geplanter Wall SLEPEN A Layout Main building tj rs sat Fill color Ausiliary building Receiver MV show Immissionsort am Geb ude Calculation area Hatc
10. Select the noise type s you want to calculate in this project from the view list Noite types Standards Propagation Emission Road Parking lot Til Railway Parking lot Industry Parking lot Road Railway Industr Parking lot ISO 9613 2 1996 Parkplatelarmstudie 20077 Standard and calculation settings If you need others than the suggested combinations click on the double arrow Noise type combinations Number of combinations 5 SI Industry Parking lot Create a new combination increasing the number of combinations or change one of the existing combinations Use the checkboxes to activate or deactivate noise types Example The investigation of the noise immissions of a road and a nearby railway line are subject of a project The assessment levels must be calculated and documented for both emitters separately as well as superimposed for road and railway The SoundPLAN essential project must contain the noise combinations road railway and road railway Additional combinations or additional emitters in the used combinations e g road parking lot do not interfere Enter the geometry data and the emitters with the combination road railway and calculate the total noise levels Switch to the combination road or railway and calculate each noise type separately The tables and maps then only contain the results of road or railway Hint If you want to use the same geometry data for different planning
11. calculation with noise protection 14 e Data Entry and Calculations height of the screening edge above the base line Even walls with the height of 0 0 meters can produce screening The reflection loss to the right and left is set to be seen in data entry direction According to the RLS 90 the following reflection losses can be taken as standard Wall type Reflection loss Acoustically hard surfaces 1 dB A Highly absorbent noise protection walls 8 11 dB A Absorbent noise protection walls 4 dB A If you do not want the wall to be calculated as a reflective object uncheck the reflection marks for the left and the right sides Manual SoundPLAN essential VV elements with constant wall height i W for calculation with noise protection A Berm Berm 3 Height 4 00 Slope 1 150 Top width 1 00 Slope rear side 1 71 50 slope left to base line W for calculation with note protection fra Building Building 81 Main building Ground floor elevation 230 2 Building height fall Reflection Reflection loss 1 0 Right angle mode F11 gt Manual SoundPLAN essential The height of the wall can change in the course of the wall Click on the mark for CONSTANT WALL ELEMENT if you want to set a height jump at a certain coordinate For the project type Calculation without with noise control you can also specify if the wall is a planned wall that is to be disregarded in the statu
12. industrial sources as a sum level or via a reference spectrum When wall heights or traffic data change enter the new values at the relevant coordinate Pressing the right mouse button activates a popup menu with additional functions such as duplicate objects or insert coordinates e Click on the symbol button ABACUS and select the desired calculation type single points limit lines or grid noise map 2 e A quick approach to SoundPLAN essential Manual SoundPLAN essential e The source emissions are documented in the tab emission table The tab result table contains the assessment levels with the documentation of limit violations and depending on the project type the differences between two scenarios the contribution levels at the receivers as well as the spectra at the receivers for frequency dependent calculations Use the menu TABLES gt SETTINGS to edit the frame widths and the fonts for all tables and to change the header and footer texts e The maps are presented in the tab graphic plot Change to any available graphical presentation of the individual calculations using the tabs Single point results are displayed as small tables together with the limit lines for all time slices in one map for grid noise maps one tab is available for each time Slice To zoom rotate and move the view on your map right click and choose the appropriate option After the operation is completed click on the hand symbol in the top frame to dea
13. means a grid noise map needs to be calculated The calculation type noise limit contour line is based on a grid noise calculation with a grid spacing of 5 meters and presents the noise limit contour line for all time slices The noise limit is defined in the project settings Reflections in close proximity to the receivers are suppressed so the contour lines coincide with the 30 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential single receiver calculation The limit contour line is presented in the graphics section on top of the site map The formatting is via GRAPHICS gt OBJECT TYPES The calculation type Grid Noise Map shows all noise contours and fills the areas between contour lines Open the calculation settings to enter the grid spacing and the calculation elevation above the terrain The grid noise maps are presented on their own maps in the graphics according to a user controlled scale The limit noise contour line and the grid noise map are calculated for the entire calculation area or if you have not defined a calculation area they are calculated for a rectangle covering the entire geometry When calculating the limit contour line and grid noise maps the program Abort presents statistics showing how long the calculation will take The statistics can calculation be deactivated via the menu CALCULATIONS gt SHOW GRID STATISTICS Abort calculation Click on the button Abort calculation to stop a running calcul
14. scale is added in the description All formatting font company logo scale is valid for all maps in the project Only the content of the description text is set individually for each map The element sequencing in the description block is fixed and cannot be altered The top right hosts the map header and an additional descriptive text followed by the legend and the color scale for grid noise maps The bottom of the descriptive includes a scale bar and the company logo Manual SoundPLAN essential Set Sheet Size and Border Size Before you determine the viewport of your map select the sheet size and frame width so the program knows the active drawing area and can determine the scale Open GRAPHICS gt SHEET SETTINGS or click on the white frame of the sheet to define the settings ia Sheet settings of the project Sheet Logo Map North arrow Map texts Color scale Properties Size DIN A3 420 x 297 mm v Background color of description block Title Text and numbers Division Fonts for legend length scale and color scale 10 0 k Enter the sheet size frame width description block width and the height of the box for the company logo If the company logo is placed to fill the width of the description block the height is no longer user controllable but determined by the dimensions of the logo When setting the frame width please observe the maximum width the printer is capable of pr
15. the editor map and legend Road axis ow Emission line Surface Manual SoundPLAN essential Graphic Plot e 39 40 e Graphic Plot Single Receiver Maps The single receiver map depicts all results of the single point calculation for all available time slices and floors in small tables In addition to the single receiver tables it is also possible to display the noise limit contour line for all time slices if the contours have been calculated As receivers might cluster in one location you can move the level tables When the cursor is close to the level table its shape changes to the movement cursor Press the left mouse button and move the table to its new location When the noise limit is exceeded on a receiver attached to a building the facade where the receiver is located is marked with a red bar Edit the Settings of the Level Tables Open OPTIONS gt OBJECT TYPES or click on the legend and select the object type for level tables The level tables can be presented for all calculated receivers or only for those where the noise limit is exceeded By default the point number of a receiver is displayed in the reference point mi T ee Level tables iw show in graphic plot Legend test jw use in legend eo tables Layout Contents and fonts W Show floors in type Lea 4 ka gt gt J Show floors also for free field points Level with conflict gt gt e Level without conflict gt Jw Put l
16. then must be limited to the first reflection Enter the mean height of the walls on the lower side of the street canyon hBldg m the distance between the left and the right side and a reflection factor to accommodate for the hardness of the walls absorbent for absorbing walls and reflecting for walls with little absorption The influence of BRIDGES in the planning process is accounted for with an addition of 3 dB for the track portion on the bridge For existing bridges this addition may be verified with a noise measurement Industry Noise Calculation Standard ISO 9613 2 Normal mode e Noise sources must be entered with the sound power in octave or third octave bands e A ground absorption area must be defined otherwise the program will assume soft ground Alternate mode e No ground absorption area is needed e Calculation for a single mean frequency for example 500 Hz or with a spectrum e The ALTERNATIV GROUND EFFECT FOR ISO 9613 2 must be checked in the tab calculation settings OPTIONS gt SETTINGS e Sources entered with a single value A level are automatically calculated according to the alternate calculation mode The program dispatches a warning message if the alternate mode of calculation is used Properties of the Sources The sources of industry noise represent point line and area type emitters The sources are described with coordinates x y and a relative height above the terrain The ground ef
17. 0 1 0 0 0 C6 motor Diesel trains with disc brakes Bmoter 120 0 30 0 200 120 6 0 2 0 C4 Block braked freight trains 4 100 0 50 0 100 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 C3 push pull Disc and block br high sp Spush pull 300 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 C3 railcar Disc and block br high sp Grailcar 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 oo oo oo ooo Emission dBf d 19h e 19 23h n 23 7h LEbs 95 4 94 5 LE as 101 7 103 3 105 3 LE 2m 99 4 103 5 LE 4m 99 4 103 5 LE5m 99 4 103 5 Double click on the field TRAIN TYPE select a train category suitable for the train type from the selection list and enter the mean speed non braking trains vc km h Please look at the RMR for further information on the train categories Enter the percentage of braking trains in train stations pr and the mean speed of the braking trains vr c km h To finish the emission entries enter the number of train units i e carriages or engines for the time slices day evening and night The emission table shows the emission level mean sound power per meter for all frequencies emission heights and time slices The RMR distinguishes between five emission heights above rail head O m bs 0 5m as 2m 4m 5m Depending on the train category the emission is not defined for all emission heights Track data Definitions for the track type bed sleepers Track type 1 FRailway track with single block or double block concrete sleepers in ballast bed ka 2 Railway tr
18. 4h 52000 Veh h d k d Veh h e kle Yehhin k n 3640 0 0 07000 1040 0 0 02000 520 0 0 01000 Yeh hid pldi Veh h e plell Veh h n pln Light vehicles 45 0 Heavy vehicles d 19h e 19 23h n 23 7h 91 82 89 26 Levels dB 4 Gradient 0 6 Driving on right side ee nn The data for the composition of the traffic can be provided as an average daily traffic ADT and the percentages for each of the time slices e g for RLS 90 input type percentages manually on ADT or as traffic data per hour input type Veh h direct entry Entries for Veh h direct entry Vehicles h hourly traffic volume for each time slice and each vehicle type or the percentages of each vehicle type referring to the total traffic volume Entries for Percentages manually on ADT ADT vehicles 24h average daily traffic k Factors to calculate the hourly traffic volume from the ADT k ADT vehicles h for the given time slice p Prozentuale Anteile der Fahrzeugarten Lkw Anteil an der gesamten Verkehrsmenge im jeweiligen Zeitbereich For Germany default settings for the factors k and the percentage of heavy vehicles come from the road types of the RLS 90 Additional road types are derived from traffic censuses The field ONEWAY TRAFFIC is only relevant for standards that have different values for the incline addition for vehicles going uphill downhill 18 e Data Entry and Ca
19. 9 6 80 9 766 775 gzis BAB AS Trafi direction 5 directions 02000 50000 3150 1050 780 420 330 270 130 80 stes 130 50 stee 130 50 stee Smooth asphalt concrete or mastic 20 OZ S74 s24 s99 04637 32000 2730 910 675 35 255 234 130 80 stee 130 80 stee 130 50 stee Smooth espheit lconcrete or mestici 10 00 s55 siz 9 3 i s32 evening aSa night asja nh kA ramp Trafi direction directions o 000 12000 572 158 192 48 35 24 fa 70 stes i 70 stes 70 70 stes a asphalt concrete or mastic 26 50 252 27 0 214 216 724 756 333 The result table contains the results of the propagation of single receiver calculations In addition to the noise levels the limit infringement is presented in the columns labeled conflict and for 2 variants without with noise control also the difference between them is shown Under the tab for contributions the contributions of each source object are listed The spectra at the receivers Manual SoundPLAN essential Table Type Documentation of Emissions and Results 31 are documented in the tab Spectra for industry sources defined with a spectrum Project settings Editor Emission table Result table Graphic plot E Receivers Contributions Umit Level w o NP Level w NP Diference Conflict No Receiver n
20. Demo project Single points Font V insert project title Footer wee Braunstein Berndt GmbH Etzwiesenberg15 71522 Backnang 3 2 a Page Font Font OK Cancel Help Select if the table is to be printed in portrait or landscape format and set the page number for the first page of the table You can show your company logo in the footer section Click on the load button to select the file for the logo bitmaps or metafiles If the logo is not present in the project folder you can move it there copy it or set a link to the file The logo the font settings for header and footer and the page numbering are valid for all tables in the project Print the table via FILE gt PRINT Export Tables Export You can store the emission and result tables as ASCII files Click TABLE gt EXPORT or the symbol button Export and select where to store the data and enter the file name It is also possible to use the clipboard TABLE gt COPY TO CLIPBOARD to insert the result table in another program Graphic Plot The calculation results are presented under the tab Graphic plot together with the model geometry in preformatted maps The single receiver map not only shows the results from single receiver calculations but also presents the noise limit contour lines for the calculated time slices if calculated If the geometry was entered on top of scanned bitmaps the bitmap also is presented on the graphics sheet All obje
21. LAN essential Index 3 3D map 11 A ArcView Import 8 Area source 25 Area type object types 39 ASCII Import 8 Assessment 5 B Bav Parking lot study2007 21 Berm 15 Building 15 C CO 6 Calculation 29 Grid noise map 31 Limit contours 30 Single points 30 Calculation area 16 Calculation messages 31 Calculation standards 4 Color palette 44 Colored scale 43 Combinations Noise type 4 Company logo 36 Coordinate list 12 Copy project 2 Correction factors kQ 26 Country settings 4 D Delete objects 11 Delete project 2 Digital Ground Model 9 DXF Import 8 Manual SoundPLAN essential E Edit objects 11 Editor 7 Elevation line 14 Emission calculation RMR 2002 23 Emission calculation road 17 Emission calculation Schall 03 24 Emission documentation 31 Esri Shapefile Import 8 Export Graphics sheets 45 Tables 33 F Favorable 6 Front view 11 G Grafic plot 33 Grid noise map Presentation 42 Grid noise map calculation 31 Ground effect 28 Import 8 Industry Noise 25 Insert points 12 ISO 9613 2 Calculation methods 25 L Legend signs and symbols 37 Limit contour calculation 30 Limit contour lines Presentation 41 Line 14 Line source 25 Line type object types 38 M Map texts 37 Maximum reflection order 30 Mitigation areas 28 Move points 12 Index e 47 N New project 2
22. PLAN essential ONN DOUDPHRWWN PP PP NONNN FR FP FP OMNN RENN W WW W WN e Bh HHH BW WW WW W NA UBNONN OU UW Contents e i SoundPLAN essential Introduction SoundPLAN essential was conceived with occasional users in mind who do not have an in depth background in acoustics and want to attain results of a standard case noise calculation with a minimum requirement of time but the professionalism of the SoundPLAN calculation core All steps needed to complete a standard project are accessible via tabs on the main window The project definition with a project description and all needed settings is on the opening page Other tabs lead to the data editor the calculations and the formatting of the output in tabular and graphical form Installation and initialisation at the first call You must have administrator rights for installation SoundPLAN essential is protected by a hardlock and a specific customer license file Attach the hardlock to a USB port before the installation starts copy the license file you received as an email attachment to your computer and insert the CD The installation starts automatically Follow the instructions of the installation program At the end of the installation select which program languages and which language versions of help file and manual should be installed When you open SoundPLAN essential for the first time demo projects depicting different noise control scenarios are install
23. S The NMPB additionally takes the age of the road surface into account In the RLS 90 MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS in street canyons are accounted for by means of an addition to the emission noise level Drefl The propagation calculation then must be limited to the first reflection Enter the mean height of the walls on the lower side of the street canyon hBldg m the distance between the left and the right side and a reflection factor to accommodate for Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 19 the hardness of the walls absorbent for absorbing walls and reflecting for walls with little absorption The INCLINE itself is normally calculated from the geometry but you can manually set an incline value The incline addition is evaluated automatically at calculation time It depends on the standard from which percentage on an addition for the incline is evaluated According to RLS 90 for example only if the incline is bigger than 5 Some standards distinguish between the uphill and downhill direction for the incline addition e g CRTN For your information the incline in is displayed on the lower left hand side in blue writing The table in the tab level shows the emission level including the additions Traffic Speed Surface etc Levels o aeh nzn w 71i 637 Dv dB 4 1 4 1 Drefl dB Drefl dB 0 6 0 6 The emission level of the roads is documented in the tab emission table S
24. acks with wooden or zigzag concrete sleepers in ballast bed Railway track in ballast bed with non welded tracks tracks with joints or switches 4 Railway tracks with blocks e Railway tracks with blocks and ballast bed 6 Railway tracks with adjustable rail freation Railway tracks with adjustable rail fixation and ballast bed 8 Railway tracks with poured in railway lines and track disconnections switches crossings are necessary Track digconnectons 4 more than 2 switches per 100 meters 2 Rails with joints tracks with joints or an isolated switch 3 Switches and crossings with joints 2 per 100 meters 4 more than 2 switches per 100 meters Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 23 Emission Calculation Schall 03 Click on the pocket calculator to calculate the emission from the trains or engines and wagons and track specific corrections You can enter already calculated emission levels directly into the fields in the emission dialog Traffic data Emission calculation according to Schall 03 amx Emission Correction Train type Nid Nin p Y lm DFz DAo Max LmEfd LmEfn 6 22 22 6 kmh dB dB A dB A ICE v lt 250 i 50 1 0 1000 2000 380 0 4 0 53 8 49 8 D FD Zug 2000 2 0 1 0 1000 1600 340 0 0 0 51 4 51 4 Eilzug 2000 12 0 3 0 300 140 0 2050 0 0 61 6 58 6 G terzug Femv 5 0 140 0 0 100 0 500 0 0 0 59 9 67 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delete row E
25. ain Object type properties Description Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 13 il Text Customary standard parameters as are common Test Textsize m 3 0 Angle io a Layout Font Berling Antigua Style J normal M stadic jw bold i underline in Windows programs You can for example import all lines from a DXF Line No properties file to this object type and digitize the needed objects similar to digitizing them from a background bitmap These lines could also be used in the graphics plot instead of a background bitmap Deactivate select objects when digitizing the objects HO Hint Should the lines be found first when you select objects click on the symbol button of the object type you digitized and click on the objects using the navigation bar If the lines disturb you after you finished digitizing the objects you can deactivate them in OPTIONS gt OBJECT TYPES with the checkbox SHOW IN EDITOR Spot heights and elevation lines supply the DGM F Spot height EA Elevation line No properties with elevation information Via the DGM the average height of the line of sight above the terrain is calculated ground effect and the screening extra path length is evaluated A noise protection wall is described with the wo Noise protection wall Wall 28212 Height 2 50 jw elements with constant wall height Reflection Aeflexion loss dBi wt left ho Might fo jw For
26. ame Building Floor Oey Nignt Dey Nigmt Dey Nigrt Oey Nignt Oey Nignt i cA If the source emissions or results change the table will be updated when it is opened If the geometry was altered or new receivers digitized the table will no longer represent the model and thus the table section will report that the table is not accurate To correct this a new calculation run is required Table Settings Enter TABLE gt SETTINGS to define the border width headlines and character width The settings are valid for all tables in the project Repe settings for the project Division Page layout Portrait Landscape Edge line width joo sid Table settings Font type Font size Background color of header Background color of section lines OK Cancel Help The table consists of the middle component the header and the footer Enter the frame width the height of the table header and footer sections the landscape and portrait in mm The individual areas are separated by border lines The width of these lines can be defined Under the tab for header footer assign a headline for each of the tables that will be printed in the header 32 e Table Type Documentation of Emissions and Results Manual SoundPLAN essential Page settings for the project Page Header Footer Header Road Emissions Receiver List Contributions Page settings First page number 1 Portrait C Landscape Results
27. and the number of parking bays Via the PARKING LOT TYPE ADDITION different emissions for different parking lot types are accounted for Car parking lot O dB Motorcycle parking lot 5 dB Truck and bus parking lot 10 dB The emission level of a parking lot is automatically increased by the values set in the parking lot type Additionally own values allows the entry of custom declared values The result of the emission calculation is the LmE the total noise level of the entire parking lot with a reference distance of 25 meters The emission calculation of the parking lot is documented under the tab Emission table Parking Lot Parking Lot Study 2007 The 6 revised edition of the parking lot study Recommendations for the Calculation of Sound Emissions of Parking Areas Motorcar Centers and Bus Stations as well as of Multi Storey Car Parks and Underground Car Parks published by the Bavarian Landesamt fur Umwelt provides calculation methods to determine the emissions of parking lots The emissions depend from the types of vehicles the number of parking movements the behavior of the parking users and other noise on the parking lot e g rattling of the shopping trolleys Parking lot 29 Parking lot for staff Parking lot type o Visitors and staff w Farking lot size 50 Number of movements per hour Lmax 25 000 5000 1 000 25 000 100 0 Road surface separate method without KD Manual SoundPLAN essent
28. ation if necessary Calculation Messages During the calculation the editor dispatches messages in the lower portion of the screen Errors and warning messages are presented in red Please check the geometry as soon as an error message appears Double clicking on the message will open and activate the object in question so it can be fixed easily If the error message indicates that the geometry must be altered please keep in mind that you must right click on the object to open the menu to allow coordinates of this object to be moved or the object to be moved rotated as a complete object Table Type Documentation of Emissions and Results The emission level calculations and the results of the noise propagation are both presented in tabular form in predefined tables Click on the tab for Emission Tables and Result Tables The emission table documents the emission of the particular sources depending on the type of noise source Project settings Editor Emission table Result table Graphic plot Road Venicies lgnt Heavy Speeds ight Heavy Traffic fow Muttipie Gradient Emission ievel Stationin ADT asy evening night Gey evenirg night Road surface jefiectionjMin Ma Gey km Ven 24h venh Venn Vern mih km h km h km h asia asia Entry Trat direction Versus entry direction 0 000 S000 445 112 128 32 62 316 70 70 ecce 70 70 s 70 70 acce Smooth asphalt concrete or mastic 29 1 1 83 1 55 4 7
29. ck properties and coordinates of the objects la a H If the checkbox center to current object is ticked the geometry moves and the object is displayed in the middle of the screen 10 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Presentation types You can display your geometry data as a projection or as a 3D view to verify the model You can move freely within the investigation area using the mouse wheel In the 3D view use the right mouse button in the hand mode to select the various movements and view modifications we change distance rotate tilt move height change light draw type wireframe Projection type hidden line Hidden Surface Initially the MOVE mode is active The modes used most often Change distance and rotate and tilt are also available using the left mouse button with the Shift key and the left mouse button with the Ctrl key The appearance of the cursor changes according to the active mode In the CHANGE LIGHT mode the position of the light source is moved when the left mouse button is pressed and the cursor is moved across the screen For the DRAWING TYPE select between wire frame model and hidden lines and surfaces and in the PROJECTION TYPE between orthogonal and perspective projection Select the SITE MAP display to continue with data editing Edit and delete objects Right click on an object to edit move or delet
30. ctivate the view selection mode With the finger pointer symbol activated click on the top of the map description field in order to enter the map title on signs and symbols to customize the appearance of the objects on the length scale to enter a numerical value for the scale and on the empty bottom section of the description field to select a bitmap with your company logo Project Set up Select Project Type SoundPLAN essential distinguishes between two project types e Calculation of a single variant e Calculation of 2 variants without and with noise control Select the project type from the view list Project type Calculation of a single varant Calculation without with nose protection Calculation of a single variant for DIN 4109 When two variants are computed an extra column with the differences of the variants is inserted in the result table For both variants maps are created in the graphics section The calculation of a single variant for DIN 4109 is a special German calculation type and not described in this manual Manual SoundPLAN essential Project Set up e 3 4 e Project Set up Select the Noise Type s A project may contain several different emitters road railway industrial sources parking lot so that you can calculate and superimpose different noise types using the same geometrical data The combinations and calculation standards are set to defaults according to the selected country settings
31. cts and results can be formatted individually and selected deselected in the graphics plot Manual SoundPLAN essential Graphic Plot e 33 34 e Graphic Plot Example of a single receiver map Project settings Editor Emission table Result table Graphic plot a E o Pi z Road noise according to NMPE a gt Level at selected building facades a ES Situation with a noise protection wall wo ight 7 m ea j G S i Z A ko a i o z Tan ae S z i ns peg aon S S he o o te e cite aa ES Zeichenerkl rung Wall Ss 2 o H Receiver at the building Emission line iin EES Leveltables z E Limit line Day 60 dB A z S Limit line Evening 60 dB A 2 Lint line Night 50 dB A Z 1 1500 5 0 10 20 40 60 Demo example Motorway Time slice day with noise protection wall Noise map in 2 m above ground Input data and results are related to a digital ground model Single points wo n p Single points with n p Zeichenerklarung GNM wo n p Day GNM with n p Day R Receiver at the building Emission line yening Levels in dB A GNM wo n p E GNM with n p Evening GNM wo n p Night GNM with n p Night GNM wo n p Lden GNM with n p Lden The description field contains the headers with an additional description legend scale bar and a company logo For grid noise maps the color
32. divided Lines can only be divided if both line parts afterwards have more than 2 coordinates Coordinate list The coordinate list shows the x and y coordinates and depending on the object type the base height or the relative height The terrain elevation of the objects is only displayed for information purposes but cannot be edited as it is either O or it is derived directly from the digital terrain model In the coordinate list you can e correct x and y coordinates e Enter the z coordinate for several points Keep the Shift key pressed highlight the points with the arrow keys and enter the value e Insert coordinates with the right mouse button gt INSERT POINTS The point is inserted in the middle of the two coordinates the elevation between both points is interpolated This is for example useful to divide a wall in smaller regular sections e Delete coordinates DEL key e Delete changes in the property definition within roads railways walls and berms right mouse button gt DELETE PROPERTES If a line contains only a single coordinate after deleting then the entire object is deleted This is the same for areas having only 2 coordinates 12 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Parallel Line Object Generating a parallel line object is useful to generate a wall or berm parallel to roads or railways a parallel second road or railway axis or elevation lines parallel to a road or railway axis
33. e it Duplicate object Delete object Move abject Zoom object Rotate object Append points Insert move points Delete current point Divide line on current point Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 11 Right click on the object and then select the desired action DUPLICATED OBJECTS are positioned at a slight offset to help with placing it After duplication select MOVE OBJECT to move it to its new position APPEND POINTS is only active for line type objects so additional coordinates can be digitized at the end of the object Select INSERT MOVE POINTS to move single coordinates or insert coordinates at the cursor position The cursor will change to an arrow with a small sign When objects are moved or rotated they are automatically re referenced to the DGM If the DGM is deactivated the object elevation z coordinate is not updated to conform to the new position Objects can also be deleted using the Ctrl Del key after clicking on the object Single coordinates are deleted in the graphics window by right clicking and selecting the option gt DELETE SELECTED POINT It is faster however to delete a coordinate in the coordinate list using the DEL key Divide line objects Go to the coordinate where you want to divide the line with the right mouse button and select from the popup menu DIVIDE LINE AT THE CURRENT POINT The new object gets the properties that are valid at the point where the object is
34. ect type without with noise control select the variant you want to calculate Calculation Settings Country Standards Time slices Noise type combinations Calculation Receiver Point source Calculation settings Highest reflection order a Standard dependent C Create ground effect areas from road surfaces Use alternative ground effect for ISO 9613 2 C calculate TNM standard conform without SoundPLAN corrections C use KI for parking lot C use rest hours for limit line and grid map calculation only for TA L rm Country dependent Limit lines Height above ground a Grid Noise Map Height above ground is Grid distance I The default for the calculation settings depends on the selected country Click on CALCULATION SETTINGS and check the standard and country depending settings Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 29 Side diffraction is automatically taken into account as soon as a standard defines how to calculate side diffraction The CALCULATION SETTINGS also include general settings such as the maximum reflection order and settings for the limit map and the grid noise map Calculation Types Details on the calculation of the Digital Ground Model gt See Digital Ground Model page 8 The calculation type single receivers calculates the assessment levels for all receivers and floors and stores the results for each receiver During the calculation a level chart is presented de
35. ed on your disk in the folder Documents and Settings My Documents SoundPLAN essential 2 0 Demo Select one of the listed demo projects SoundPLAN essential always needs an open calculation On the next start the latest edited calculation is automatically loaded Open and Create Projects A SoundPLAN essential calculation consists of several files which are stored jointly in one folder When you open or create a calculation you select a folder not a file All data being part of a calculation are called a project Each folder that is recognized as a SoundPLAN essential project is displayed with a white SoundPLAN logo and a blue background Manual SoundPLAN essential Introduction e 1 New Project nvoke FILE gt NEW PROJECT to create a new project folder for a calculation Enter the name of the project folder As a default the project title is automatically ei taken from the name of the project folder Use the fields project number project engineer and customer to store additional information for the project The field DESCRIPTION is a text editor for further information e g the telephone numbers of the customer Open Project When the program is started it automatically loads the project last used If you want to open another project select it via FILE gt OPEN or pick it from the list of le recently opened projects in the menu FILE Pressing the right mouse button activates a popup menu with additional functions such as c
36. erties on the right side i Even if a large bitmap is active in the background you can still use the symbol button OVERVIEW to zoom out to the entire size of your investigation area The program will maximize the already entered model If you want to enter data outside the area click on the hand symbol to move the view port or use the magnifying glass and right click to decrease the scale of the plan and thus move the extended area into view If the selection mode has problems digitizing new coordinates deactivate the edit mode by un checking the checkbox next to the select object or create new object button End the data entry for the current object by double clicking or use the symbol button CLOSE OBJECT F2 For buildings entered with the right angle mode you can close the building with a double click at the third coordinate the fourth coordinate will be set by the program and the building will be closed Selecting an object If objects are stacked on top of each other and the wrong object type is activated click on the symbol of the desired object type in the symbol bar The active object type is always found first If you have started digitizing a new object but meant to activate an existing object pressing the ESC key will delete the new object if it has not yet been closed Use the navigation bar above the properties to move from object to object within the object type selected Use this feature to che
37. exact Bezier curves the contour lines will move through the calculated interception points The smooth Bezier option means the interception points are only used to pull the curve in its direction but will not force the curve to go through it The exact Bezier curve moves through the calculated points of the contour lines However when the lines have strong and changing curvature this option will make the line less accurate The BORDER LINE calculation area border is not a contour line so you can select separately how this line will be presented Please specify the color and line width If you want to present the grid activate the checkmark DISPLAY GRID and deactivate DISPLAY CONTOURS You can also have the program interpolate the colors of the scale to more closely represent the colors of the grid cells by requesting a FLUID SCALE The grid values can be presented in the middle of each grid cell by requesting the VALUES AS TEXT Manual SoundPLAN essential Definition of intervals Layout lw Fill contour areas Contour line show Width 03 oe use scale color Color z FILL CONTOURS fills the areas between the contour lines according to the scale colors You can also choose to have the contours themselves presented as lines and choose the color and line width Additionally you can disable the FILL CONTOURS and display the contour lines according to the scale colors Edit the Colored Scale When the grid noise map
38. fect is influenced by the height of the source above the terrain Area sources may have any orientation in space The only requirement is that they form a single plane However small deviations from the plane are adjusted by the triangulation process If sources do not form a plane you must subdivide your area sources Area sources can be vertical Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 25 The sound power can be entered as a single value A weighted sum level mean frequency 500 Hz or via a spectrum If you enter a spectrum the program will treat this as a reference spectrum The sound power of the source needs to be entered into the table for the individual time slices You can copy the spectra from Excel or the SoundPLAN library see Reference spectrum on page 27 Lintenquelle Mame Calculation mode gt Mean level 500 Hz TChart Oy Ref spectrum 50 o n Emission per unit per meter P Day Evening Night Lmax dBA f 530 i 560 110 0 Lmax located in one point Correction Factors kwal For line and area sources the sound power can be present per METER or UNIT If the UNIT setting is used the emission is set as the total sound power This results in an even distribution of the sound power over the entire line area of the source If the level entry per METER is used the total emission level is defined as the length related or area related sound power level The longer the li
39. h Road 3 Jv show Road axis Emission line Hatch type V fit to first edge Surface Parking lot Geometry bitmap Level tables Distance Hatch line Limit map Width Grid Noise Map Edge line 0K MV show Cancel Hel Width Manual SoundPLAN essential Graphic Plot e 37 For each object type select if this particular object type shall be visible on the editor and in the graphics display Also select under which label and in which sequence it shall appear in the legend The higher the SEQUENCING NUMBER the later the object is drawn and may hide objects of a lower sequence number Point Type Object Types Receiver jw show in editor Draw sequence 25 jw showin graphic plot Legend text jw use in legend a Layout Size 5o aj f mm m Line width 0 30 Line color Color i Symbol Proportion width Height 0 00 Define the size in mm plan size or in m world coordinates If selecting millimeters the object will be drawn regardless of the scale of the drawing If meters is selected the size of the sign depends on the scale The sign will be as large as the selected number of meters in the world coordinate scale For the symbol size an imaginary rectangle is drawn around the symbol The longest side will determine the symbol size Click on the SYMBOL button to select a different symbol than the one proposed Also select the symbol line width and border lines Line type object types Elevation l
40. he DGM triangles are visible in the background objects moved to a new location will automatically adjust to the elevation at the new location Deactivate the DGM triangles via EDIT gt USE DGM if for example you want to create a wall parallel to a road or rail line and want to keep it the height of the parent object it was derived from The terrain elevation can be assigned manually via EDIT gt SET CURRENT OBJECT ON DGM or EDIT gt SET ALL OBJECTS OF CURRENT OBJECT TYPE ON DGM Check the model data in the 3D plan view Enter and Edit Objects and Object Properties The coordinates of an object are entered via the mouse or via the keyboard in the coordinate list The mouse wheel is always available Turn mouse wheel zooms the data keep mouse wheel pressed moves the geometry Additionally press the Ctrl key to rotate the data The following symbol bar depicts the entry and edit functions in SoundPLAN essential Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 9 Disable select mode Stop calculation Change display type Site map front view 3D Entry and select mode Finish entry of object Center on current object To enter objects the mode select object or create new object must be active the button is highlighted in this mode If the crosshair cursor is close to another object it will change its appearance into the hand symbol to activate the object and display the coordinates and prop
41. ial Data Entry and Calculations e 21 Parking lot type and parking lot size The study paper distinguishes between different parking lot types taking into account the different uses and vehicles details can be found in the study paper Parking lots at shopping centers restaurants and hotels are defined with the reference units net sales area net restaurant area or number of beds The number of parking bays is calculated according to a formula from the parking lot study If you have a more accurate knowledge about the parking moves you can change to the reference unit number of parking bays For shopping centers the usage of low noise shopping trolleys can be taken into account The traffic volume of the parking lot is entered with the number of moves for each of the time slices for the entire parking lot and the number of parking bays Summed up for the time slice and divided by the number of hours Into a parking bay and out of a parking bay 2 parking moves Road surface The selection of the road surface surface of the lanes not of the parking bays determines the addition Kstro These are different from the additions of the RLS 90 Separate method without KD With the lane addition the traffic within the parking lot is calculated using the number of parking bays and moves as long as you use the normal case integrated method The emission calculation of the separated method special case doesn t include the traff
42. ic on the parking lot Therefore it must be modeled separately as a line source or a road using the emission calculation of the RLS 90 This method should only be used for very big parking lots or if the total parking lot is separated into several parts Addition for KI impulse addition German method An impulse addition is evaluated if the box USE KI FOR PARKING LOT is checked in OPTIONS gt SETTINGS tab calculation settings default only for Germany The addition depends on the parking lot type and if the lanes within the parking lot are included Railway Noise Enter the railway axis and define the emissions The noise will be emitted from the position of the railhead The emission heights are calculated automatically The properties of railways train numbers and types corrections can vary along the train line The coordinates in the coordinate list where the properties change are marked in red In the editor graphics those coordinates are marked with small double circles when the railway line is activated 22 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Emission Calculation for RMR 2002 The dialog has the two tab index cards emission railway traffic data and correction track specific corrections Emission calculation according to RMR 2002 AX Emission Correction Train type cat YC YC p Nid Niel N n kmh km h C5 diesel Block braked diesel trains 5diesel 140 0 40 0 0 0 3
43. ignal Addition RLS 90 The signal addition accounts for the increased annoyance at intersections This addition according to the RLS 90 is given for the entire road depending on the distance to the traffic signal It is not an addition to the emission level Depending on the distance of the receiver to the traffic signal the contribution of the section of road is increased by a margin of 1 to 3 dB A The addition is given when the receiver is located at certain distances from the intersection of roads crossing each other The nearside lanes of both roads must be less than the distance given in the table below Om to 40m gt 3 0dB A from 40 m to 70m gt 2 0dB A from 70m to 100 m gt 1 0dB A Define the signal markers at the intersections of the outer lanes emission lines of both roads From these positions the 3D distance to the receivers is calculated and the signal addition allocated For T type junctions you should mark the area with 4 signal markers 20 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Parking Lots Parking Lots RLS 90 Enter the corners of the parking lot and define the traffic volume The reference elevation is the elevation of the parking lot The emission default is 50 cm above the parking lot surface The traffic volume of the parking lot is entered with the number of moves per parking bay in and out are each considered a single move the hour for the time slices day and night
44. imite on table top 2 The sub object type LEVEL TABLE is structured in the tabs for layout and content fonts Under the tab layout set the line thickness and color of the separating lines and define the placement of the floors Under the tab content and fonts you can mark what shall be printed in the table The receivers exceeding the noise limit are always presented Use the double arrow to move to the font layout The FACADE WITH NOISE LIMIT VIOLATION is formatted in the second sub object type Manual SoundPLAN essential Process the Noise Limit Contour Lines For each time slice assigned a noise limit value in the project settings and activated for display the noise limit contour lines are presented on the single receiver maps The appearance of the noise limit contour lines is edited under OPTIONS gt OBJECT TYPES in limit contour line ia Object types Signs and symbols i j Limit area Tee fx gt Draw sequence Elevation point Elevation line V show in graphic plot Ground absorption L egen apa Existing wall Geplante Wand IV use in legend i area Existing berm Geplanter Wall CET RA Layout Main building ws pats Fill color Ausiliary building Receiver M show Immissionsort am Gebaude ee Calculation area Hatch ieee show Parking lot Geometry bitmap Hatch type fit to first edge Level tables Limit map Distance Limit area evening Limit area night Width Limit area Lden Main inte
45. in this project m Project type Calculation without with noise protection Noise types Standards Propagation Emission Road Parking lot Road NMPEB Routes 96 Guide du Bruit Parking lot ISO 9613 2 1996 Parkplatzlarmstudie 2007 Standard and calculation settings Assessment Time slices Lden Braunstein Berndt GmbH Etzwiesenberg 15 71522 Backnang SoundPLAN essential Version 2 0 Select an object or begin a new object Braunstein Berndt GmbH SoundPLAN International LLC January 2011 Contents SoundPLAN essential Introduction Installation and initialisation at the first call Open and Create Projects A quick approach to SoundPLAN essential Project Set up Select Project Type Select the Noise Type s Change Country Settings and Standards Time Slices and Assessment Save as Default Data Entry and Calculations General Enter and Edit Objects and Object Properties Objects for all Noise Types Objects for the Different Noise Types Road Noise Parking Lots Railway Noise Industry Noise Calculation Table Type Documentation of Emissions and Results Table Settings Export Tables Graphic Plot Set Sheet Size and Border Size Set Viewport and Scale Load Company Logo Edit Map Texts Edit Legend Format Objects Single Receiver Maps Grid Noise Map Color Palette Export and Print Graphics Sheets Annex Files in SoundPLAN essential Projects index Manual Sound
46. ine ke show in editor Draw sequence 10 J show in graphic plot Legend text W use in legend ua line Layout Width 0 30 Color E Enter line width and line color for the line 38 e Graphic Plot Manual SoundPLAN essential Area type object types Main building We show in editor Draw sequence m a W show in graphic plot Legend text uge in legend i building Layout Fill calor Iw show Color a Hatch Iw show Hatch type gt gt Iw fit to first edge Distance 3 0 Hatch line Width 0 30 Color Edge line Uk wl shew Cancel Hel width 0 30 aj Color hm For area object types define the fill color and border and hatch pattern independently of each other Hatch pattern With the double arrow select the hatch pattern and confirm it with OK If FIT TO FIRST LINE is marked the hatch pattern will be parallel to a line through the first 2 coordinates of the object Texts The text layout is set in the editor All settings color font type in the graphics are taken from the definitions made in the editor In the object types you can adjust the sizes of all texts using the parameter SIZE AS FACTOR of the sizes selected in the editor Composite Object Types Some of the object types consist of multiple sub types for example roads railways and noise protection walls The layout of the sub object types is defined independently of each other Select which of these sub objects shall be drawn in
47. inting In the sheet settings additional controls define the background color of the description block and the font settings for title legend scale bar and color scale You can control the map elements using the additional tabs You can reach the elements with the respective tabs via the graphics menu or by clicking on the element Set Viewport and Scale Before formatting the map shows the total range of the geometry data Use the right mouse button or the graphics menu to select the proper viewport for your map Manual SoundPLAN essential Graphic Plot e 35 36 e Graphic Plot Move map viewport zoom map viewport Rotate map viewport Click on the scale bar in the description block or GRAPHICS gt EDIT MAP VIEPORT to numerically set the scale rotation and middle coordinates and to format the north arrow Poececcevccccecesecessccssccssoeesccsscceesoess Map viewport Length scale lie 1500 Rotation 10 0 Middle coordinates x 7598 1 47 4 i 681 8 691 North arrow Iv show Size 20 0 sj Color Es The LENGTH SCALE is automatically adjusted when zooming When rotating the map the north arrow and the background graphics are also rotated The NORTH ARROW can be moved to a new position by pressing the left mouse button while moving the arrow to its new position Load Company Logo Click on the lower right side of the description block or invoke this action with GRAPHICS gt EDIT COMPANY LOGO a Sheet settings of the p
48. is loaded the program will poll the minimum and maximum values of the grid noise map and suggest a sensible scale covering the value range of the map The color sequences are chosen from the color palette Click on the color scale in the description block or invoke GRAPHICS gt EDIT COLOR SCALE Sheet Logo Map North arow Map texts Color scale Dap Evening Might Lden Title Levels in dB Interval Minimum value Masimum value Data 338 ari Colored scale 45 000 TaD Increment 2 500 lw ascending Number 13 Colors From color ooo kW ascending keep color sequence Manual SoundPLAN essential Graphic Plot e 43 44 e Graphic Plot Enter the value of the smallest interval the magnitude of the intervals in dB A and the number of intervals ASCENDING defines if the lowest noise levels are on the top or the bottom of the scale For the COLOR SELECTION a color palette is used A line in the palette has 16 color fields so you can manage your scales and store the color sequences properly SoundPLAN essential is delivered with a default color scale You can define your own scale color progressions any time via OPTIONS gt COLORS see Color Palette on page 44 The scale uses the colors starting from the field marked FROM COLOR ASCENDING defines if the colors start from the marked field to the left or right with ascending deactivated If less than 16 intervals are used SoundPLAN essential selects a col
49. ission lines 35 x if GrElev zZ a 1362 63 587 64 233 52 233 52 1329 24 595 39 233 64 233 64 1295 95 600 76 233 99 233 99 1271 41 605 53 23419 23419 1253 52 610 00 234 35 234 35 1238 91 612 68 234 49 234 49 1g 18 612 39 234 75 234 75 1202 54 607 62 234 67 234 67 1189 72 591 52 235 14 235 14 1177 20 575 12 235 56 235 56 1163 48 560 81 233 62 235 84 Enter the road width for the graphical display and hard ground definition and the distance of the emission bands so the program can distribute the emission between the 2 emission bands for RLS 90 for other regulations different positions apply Click on SINGLE EMISSION BAND at the first coordinate if the entire emission is to be placed on a single source line i e for one way streets The KILOMETER marker is available to document the change in emissions related to the kilometer mile post The kilometer marker can only be assigned to the first coordinate of the road Emission Calculation Road Click on the pocket calculator to compute the emissions from the parameters of traffic volume road surface and speed Some standards allow entering already calculated emission levels directly into the fields Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 17 Emission calculation according to Guide du Bruit Traffic Speed Traffic flow Additions Input type Percentages manually on ADT 1 Road type Motorways L x C One way traffic ADT Veh 2
50. lculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Speeds and Road Surface Addition Enter other components of the emission level in the tab Speed surface which are different depending on the used standard Emission calculation according to Guide du Bruit Traffic Speed Traffic flow Additions Vehicle speeds km h Time slice vLight veh v Heavy veh Traffic flowy steady evening 7 steady steady Invert flow type for direction vs entry Road suface face 150 11819 1 smooth asphalt concrete or mastic Multiple reflections face ALS 90 Drefl dE Levels d 19h ef19 23h n 23 7h dBA 91 82 59 26 Gradient 0 6 4 Driving on right side Enter the SPEED for the different vehicle types and time slices in km h For most of the standards this is the permissible speed e g RLS 90 NMPB Russian road but it can also be the average speed CRTN or the actual speed RTN Nordic 1996 ASJ The TRAFFIC FLOW is considered differently in most standards with the conditions accelerated decelerated and steady TNM uses the kind of measure stop sign or traffic light and the percentage of affected vehicles The RLS 90 uses separate signal points at traffic lights The ADDITIONS FOR THE ROAD SURFACE are different for each standard too Additions that are dependent on speed are automatically tallied You can also define a road surface with a corresponding addition not listed with the selection OWN SETTING
51. me slices Time slices m Evening 23 23 i Hight Night Select whether you need the emission definition and the assessment for 2 or 3 time slices and at which time the time slices day and night or day evening night begin When selecting the assessment for three time slices additions are added for the evening 5 dB and the night 10 dB according to the noise index Lden Day Calculations with only industrial sources see Industry Noise on page 25 can be assessed according to the day night levels the Lden noise indices or according to user defined time slices TA Larm is an assessment according to German law Additionally the maximum level Lmax is calculated Manual SoundPLAN essential Project Set up e 5 6 Project Set up Limit Values and Standard Dependent Settings Assessment Time slices Lden w Name Hours 5 Limit Fay Co 1 Day mia If 0 0 0 0 00 2 Evening 1923 T 0 0 0 0 00 3 Night eae iw 0 0 0 0 00 4 Lden Da4 lw 0 0 The project noise limits are used for the first receiver entered and are also used to draw the limit contour in the graphics display A checkmark in the column labeled S determines whether the time slice is displayed in the tables and in the graphics If you calculate for example according to Lge and only want to show the noise indices Laen and Lyight Dut not the intermediate products Lyay and Levening Standard depending settings For calculations according to ISO 9613
52. mission dB A d 6 22h n 22 6h LmE 64 5 68 1 LmE Corr 66 5 70 1 Select the train types double click on the cell train type and the number of trains in each of the time slices and check the default properties such as disk brake percentage p speed train length and train type corrections In train stations the railway company suggests to continue using the speed on the regular rail line To compensate for this the railway bonus also applies in the Station Track specific corrections to the emission level The track specific corrections are defined under the tab Corrections This tab is also available when the emission level was set rather than computed Emission calculation according to Schall 03 Jeg Emission Correction Ballast 2 0 Gravel bed concrete sleeper lv curve 0 0 Radius r gt 500m Iv Multiple reflections 0 0 Crossings 0 0 Bridges 0 0 Max Track Speed km h 0 0 Emission dB A d 6 22h nf 22 6h LmE 64 5 68 1 LmE Corr 66 5 70 1 24 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential TRACK AND CURVE CORRECTIONS are selected from the specifications of the standard The correction for LEVEL CROSSINGS must be defined for a section of twice the road width and must be set to an addition of 5 dB Further additions for the track must not be set MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS in narrow canyons are accounted for with the addition DRefl The propagation calculation
53. n default properties to the new objects so you won t need to manually define each value that might be covered by the default settings Invoke the import via FILE gt IMPORT and select the format Select the file and click OK After importing customize the properties of the imported objects 8 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential As DXF files contain data of different object types an additional window is supplied to select the appropriate layers for import Use the shift key or the control key to mark multiple layers of the same object type for import The assignment to the different layers is lost GCA Layers All layers Line 3 Area Seat Statistics Total objects 462 Selected objects 461 Total coordinates 3674 Min Coordinate x y 3504890 02 5374568 01 Max Coordinate x y 3505539 92 5375096 60 Digital Ground Model A Digital Ground Model DGM is the basis for creating a 3D SoundPLAN model If you haven t calculated a DGM SoundPLAN essential automatically generates a DGM from the geometry data and interpolated outside positioned spot heights and uses it for the calculation The DGM is generated from elevation lines and spot heights Enter the elevation data and then invoke the calculation of the DGM via the abacus symbol button CALCULATE gt CALCULATIONS and click START All objects that are now entered or imported are automatically placed on top of the DGM If t
54. ne source or bigger the area source the bigger the magnitude of the total sound power The total sound power level of the source is the defined emission level plus 10 log size of the source Correction factors Enter the correction factor kQ wall for sources attached to walls and the additions for impulse and tonality The value for kQ ground is automatically accounted for in accordance to the ISO 9613 For sources attached to walls quarter sphere an addition of 3dB is given The reflections are suppressed on the wall where the source is located For point sources assigned to buildings the kQ wall is set to 3 dB The restriction of transmission into an eighth sphere can be simulated by assigning a kQ wall of 6 dB if the source is located directly in the corner SoundPLAN assigns sources in the eighth sphere not exactly located in the corner to the wall where they are located kQ wall 3 dB the reflection of the assigned wall is suppressed The higher sound radiation of the eighth sphere results from the contribution level of the reflected sound at the other wall 26 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Reference spectrum You can enter the reference spectrum manually or copy it from an Excel spreadsheet or the SoundPLAN library demo version Please check that the defined minimum and maximum frequencies of the copied spectrum coincides with the definition in SoundPLAN essential Frequency spectrum MAX
55. nes the worst possible position and the corresponding maximum level Manual SoundPLAN essential Data Entry and Calculations e 27 Ground Effect With the ground effect areas of similar ground type are described acoustically absorption reflection properties The ground factor G is defined as follows G 0 Hard ground Asphalt concrete pavement water presence of very many scattering objects close to the ground industrial sites G 1 Soft ground Agricultural areas with or without crops and all ground types where something is growing or can grow forest grassland garden areas default setting G p 100 Partially soft partially hard ground If a percentage is hard and the rest is soft the factor G should be derived by interpolation between the hard and the soft part Areas not described by ground absorption areas will be absorbent with an absorption factor of G 1 by default Therefore only hard surfaces and partially hard surfaces need to be digitized Mitigation Areas The first row of buildings should always be simulated with buildings so the reflective properties from the other side can be simulated properly Areas behind the first row can be simulated either by entering the buildings or by mitigation areas Stacking different areas with different heights is also a possibility The attenuation D is evaluated according to the formula D fxS SG Distance the noise travels within the 7 G mitigation area m f Mitigati
56. on factor dB m The distance SG used for the calculation is measured along an arc of 5 km radius stretched between source and receiver If there are solid objects like buildings and screens between the source and the receiver the parts between the top of the screens buildings are also simulated with an arc If a search beam passes through multiple mitigation areas the total attenuation by multiple mitigation areas is calculated as DG Total attenuation Dg Dae x Se i l fixSGi Attenuation area i Select the area type from the area type industrial site forest or building attenuation The effective height is the height of the buildings or forest The ISO 9613 uses an attenuation spectrum depending on the area type 28 e Data Entry and Calculations Manual SoundPLAN essential Calculations Lon si oe ay hr a o Calculation SoundPLAN essential calculates single receivers noise limit contour lines and grid noise maps Click on the abacus symbol or CALCULATE gt CALCULATIONS and select what is to be calculated Select calculation eg Geometry Digital ground model Calculation types for noise propagation Single poms Stop after each single point continue with F7 C Contour lines Grid Nowe Map Calculation settings Show messages Calculation types are active only when data are present If no single receivers are defined for example this calculation type is not available Options For the proj
57. opy delete or pack Because of possible changes in the data structures between two versions projects generated with an older version must be converted Converted projects can no longer be opened with an older version Projects prepared with an older version are marked with a gray project folder When you click on the project folder you will be asked if you want to convert the project A quick approach to SoundPLAN essential e Create a new project using FILE gt NEW PROJECT e Select the project type calculation of a single variant or calculation of before and after scenarios the noise types and the time slots along with the noise limits e Switch to the tab index card Editor You can prepare the geometry data on the basis of a scanned and geo referenced bitmap or by importing from DXF ESRI Shapefile or ASCII files Activate the objects via the symbol bar Line and area type objects are closed with a double click You can generate right angled north oriented objects by pulling a frame with the left mouse button For projects with terrain it is advisable to enter elevation lines and spot heights first and then produce the digital ground model DGM click on the symbol button ABACUS and press the start button All additional objects entered or imported in the future will be placed on the DGM Define the properties of the objects Building heights receiver names the emissions of roads and railways or the sound power level for
58. or sequence from the following 16 colors Select CONTINUOUS COLORS to disable the automatic assignment of colors Color Palette The color palette is used to control the color of the objects and elements and the scale colors 16 consecutive colors are used for the scale colors Open the colors via the menu OPTIONS gt COLORS The values are defined as RGB values RGB Red Green Blue components for each color range from 0 to 255 Colors OK Cancel Help Define New Colors Compose Scale Color Sequences To define a new color or edit an existing one select the color field you want to edit by activating it with the arrow to the right double clicking on the color field is a shortcut The color and its red green blue components are shown in numerical values and in the enlarged color field The color can be modified by changing the numerical values or by using the pick arrows up down Changes can be seen immediately in the color field The colors on screen are not always a true representation of the printer colors When satisfied use the arrow to the left to transfer the color settings to the active field in the palette The color is always entered in the field that is active in the palette Manual SoundPLAN essential Use the arrows right left to not only edit colors but also to move copy colors from one spot of the palette to another location of the palette to generate new scales etc Click on the color in the palette gt
59. ound bitmaps must be used to establish the geo reference between the pixel formatted bitmap and the world or local coordinate system If the bitmap already came with its geo reference transformation SoundPLAN essential will detect it and read the geo reference file as soon as the file is opened Open EDIT gt INITIALIZE bitmap and open the scanned map Tim nn lg fe Qa C Show coordinates near the mouse cursor The reference points should be as far apart as possible and should enclose the investigation area as much as possible Enter world coordinates of the first reference point via the keyboard and then left click on the graphics to assign the location on the bitmap To digitize more accurately the first click opens an enlargement around the reference point so you can position the cursor more precisely and digitize again Define the second reference point and click OK In the Editor you can switch between different background bitmaps and also temporarily deactivate a bitmap With the click box next to the active bitmap the current bitmap can be displayed or suppressed Sitemap_xyz x No Bitmap selected berlin_sp_rqb_8 sitemap_xyz Import The model geometry can be imported in the formats of DXF ESRI Shape file or ASCII The objects must be organized in individual files Shape files or layers DXF Activate the object type you want to import the data for In the property declaration block you can assig
60. picting the magnitude of the noise received from each angular segment Via the checkbox at the receiver the level chart can appear later on so you can check the geometry and noise intake The level chart enables you to graphically check the single receiver calculation The rays in the diagram depict the noise coming to the receiver from a certain direction red rays show reflected noise The length depicts the magnitude The total noise level can be derived by adding the contributions of all depicted rays Receiver 88 Name Black toad 7 V assigned to buildung 72 Height above 1 floor 24 w Floor height j2e a Number of floors 2 55 0 50 1 58 6 42 6 51 1 1 Fl 1068 41 923 34 228 75 228 72 1098 30 909 64 229 04 229 07 1100 52 902 17 229 09 229 07 a 1121 10 942 14 22873 228 69 w When STOP AFTER EACH SINGLE POINT is checked level chart and result are visible on screen for validation purposes Click F7 to calculate the next receiver The results of single receiver calculations are located in the receiver table and can be presented in the site map in the graphics display as a little table for each receiver You can also calculate a single receiver in the free field or attached to a building using ctrl right mouse button The receiver is not entered in the receiver table The main purpose for this shortcut is to find the area where infringements of the noise limits can be expected which
61. resented If the box to the right is checked a level chart is also presented in the editor Default settings for the receivers and the description of the floors can be changed via OPTIONS gt SETTINGS tab receivers Use rest hours is a special checkbox for calculations according to the German TA Larm The calculation area is used for calculating noise limit contour lines and for grid noise maps If no calculation area is present the area is set by the min max coordinates of all objects This may lead to longer calculation times because the area may be bigger than needed Manual SoundPLAN essential Objects for the Different Noise Types Ground effect depending on the standard s Hole lelelHlel4ebJ Mitigation area depending on the standard Railway Area source Anuo Signal points RLS 90 Pba Road Noise Enter the road and define the emission The reference elevation is the top of the roadway The program sets the emission band to 50 cm above the road surface The road properties can change during the course of the road width or emission level The coordinates in the coordinate list where the properties change are marked in red In the editor graphics those coordinates are marked with small double circles Project settings Editor Emission table Result table Graphic plot d n Road 454 i Emission Calculated i Station Profile Road width 7 0 Distance of em
62. roject BAX ie Sheet Logo Map z North arrow Map texts Color scale Lago box i Braunstein Berndt GmbH INGENIEURBURO FUR SOFTWAREENTWICKLUNG LARMSCHUTZ UMVWELTPLANUNG Etzwiesenberg 15 D 71522 Backnang Tel 49 7191 9144 0 Fax 49 7191 9144 24 Position Fit in logo into box Ajust box height to logo Save as default settings Click on LOAD If the logo is not present in the project you can decide if the logo file should be copied or moved into your project or if a link is best To minimize the loading time it is best to have the logo in the BMP format Use POSITION to choose if the logo is to fit in the sheet description box according to the box height recommended for square logos or if the description block box should be adjusted to the logo size After defining the box height here it is no longer possible to control it from the sheet settings Hint As the program only supplies a single graphics box for the company logo you must use an external graphics program if you want to combine your logo with your company s address or web location Manual SoundPLAN essential Edit Map Texts The descriptive texts of the maps are administered separately for each of the maps contained in the project Click on the top right section of the description block or open the map texts via the menu GRAPHICS gt EDIT MAP TEXTS H Sheet settings of the project BAX a Sheet Logo
63. rval Edge line Grid Noise Map comet Sane sae lv show Cancel Hel Width se The contour line is displayed in the border color You can also fill the areas with a solid color or select a hatch pattern if multiple contour lines overlap Iso dB Linie 70 dBA Iso dB Linie 60 dBi k Manual SoundPLAN essential Graphic Plot e 41 42 e Graphic Plot Grid Noise Map The Grid Noise Map presents noise contour lines with the area between the contours filled with a user controlled color scale The appearance of the noise map can be edited contour lines and color scale Edit the Appearance of contour lines Call OPTIONS gt OBJECT TYPES and select the object type grid noise map Grid Noise Map i Draw sequence n 4 gt WV show in graphic plot Contour lines lv show Filter width m 0 01 oe Bezier type C no Bezier C exact smooth Output sequence Contour line 0 Edge line lv show Color Width 03 Value as text M show Decimal places fi z Font Grids show fluid colors SHOW CONTOUR LINES should always be set to show except when you want to present the grid cells When the switch is deactivated even for the main interval no contour lines and contour fills are drawn The FILTER BAND WIDTH m sets a band width within which points controlling the contour lines are deleted this procedure smoothes the contour lines The BEZIER TYPE sets the form accuracy of the contour lines With
64. s quo calculation without noise control Starting from the foot of the berm the program will generate screening lines with the extra information of berm height slope and top width The properties can vary along the berm If the parameters are changed the program automatically adjusts the screening lines SS For an entered berm base line lowest line the program calculates the screening lines and contours of the berm For the project type Calculation without with noise control you can also specify if the berm is a planned berm that is to be disregarded in the status quo calculation without noise control A building is described using the building reference plane most often the elevation of the ground floor slab height of the building above the building reference plane and the reflection loss Reflection loss 1 for smooth facades loss 2 for structured facades If you do not want reflections to occur on a building deactivate the checkmark REFLECTIONS Receivers and point sources can be assigned to the buildings Corners of buildings form right angles and are calculated this way by default unless the right angle mode is deactivated When entering buildings it is advisable to start digitizing with the longest side The right angle mode can be de activated while entering a building Data Entry and Calculations e 15 gt Receiver Receiver 65722 Name Green toad 2 assigned to buildung
65. ts Print Click on the button print to print the map on the plotter or save it in a pdf file If the margin of your sheet is cut the selected margin width of the sheet is too small for the maximum print size of your printer In this case call GRAPHICS gt SHEET SETTINGS and correct the margin width You can save graphics sheets as bitmap or Windows Metafile using the button Export Always the sheet displayed on the screen is exported Use GRAPHICS gt EXPORT GRID VALUES to save the grid values of the displayed map in a text file Manual SoundPLAN essential Annex e 45 Annex 46 e Annex Files in SoundPLAN essential Projects The geometry data are stored in different files in the project folder with the following names GeoRoad geo Roads GeoRail geo Railways Geolndu geo Industrial sources GeoPlot geo Parking lots GeoObjs geo All other geometry objects for projects with one variant GeoWand geo Noise protection wall for projects with the variant with noise protection The results are stored under the following numbers 1 11 12 13 21 22 23 DGM Single point calculation one variant Limit contour lines one variant Grid noise map calculation one variant Single point calculation two variants Limit contour lines two variants Grid noise map calculation two variants When different noise types are combined in one project the numbers for each calculation are increased by 100 Manual SoundP
66. variants store the project with FILE gt SAVE AS under a new name Change Country Settings and Standards Program language language of help file and manual and the country settings for the standards and time slices are set to defaults according to the language of the Manual SoundPLAN essential operation system You can change these settings if needed with the button standards and calculation settings tab Country standards Country Standards Time slices Noise type combinations Calculation Receiver Point source Language Country settings haa Engh USA m Manual Help File Englisch USA fa Country settings Spain Standards selection list RLS 90 AL590 YBUS ALS590 Traffic Noise Model FHWA 1998 TNM v NMPEB Routes 96 Guide du Bruit v NMPEB Routes 2008 NMPB 2008 v Calculation of Road Traffic Noise CRTN L10 Calculation of Road Traffic Noise CRTN Leg Russian Road Russian Road Schall 03 Schall 03 YBUSch VBUSch v RAMA 2002 EU AMA 2002 Calculation of Railway Noise 1996 UK Calculation of Railway Noise French Rail NFS 31 133 2007 02 French Rail Russian Rail Russian Rail v ISO 9613 2 1996 BS 5228 As soon as emission definitions or results are present the settings for the noise type can only be changed if you delete them using the buttons DELETE EMISSION DEFINITION or DELETE RESULT FILES Time Slices and Assessment Ti

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