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... 69 C H A P T E R 9 This chapter focuses on guidance on the use of ground zones within FHWA TNM. Appendix H (available on the NCHRP Project 25-34 web page at http://apps.trb.org/cms feed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?
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... 70 9.2.2 Resulting Guidance for TNM Input 9.2.2.1 Expanded Set of EFR Values The Volpe Center's expanded set of EFR values for various ground types is collected mostly from the acoustics literature (see Table 13)
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... 71 TNM users will want to be aware of this tendency when computing sound levels at distances beyond 500 ft. 9.3 Bodies of Water 9.3.1 Background Large bodies of water often require a TNM ground zone as input.

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