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12th October 2013, 07:42 | #1 |
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A50 between Stoke and Uttoxeter.
I was just reading a thread about a noise cab interior.
Instead of hijacking it I'm opening a new thread. The only time my cab is noisy is when travelling on the road above. There are a few quiet sections but mainly it is a light coloured surface producing tremendous road noise. Been like it for years. Does anyone know why? Is it an experiment for a hard wearing surface? Any ideas? Cheers. |
12th October 2013, 10:17 | #2 |
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I believe that it is Concrete, with shallow drainage cuts in the surface to get the rainwater away. As far as I remember it has not had to be resurfaced since it went down... therefore very hard waring.
I do agree that it's the noisiest surface that I think I have ever come across on a main highway |
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It's a horrible stretch of road! Like time searcher has already said it's concrete and it eats away at tires like nothing else. I had to travel up and down there every day and when it was my mates turn to drive it was even worse in his Honda civic type r with rock hard suspension.
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12th October 2013, 11:13 | #4 |
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No cameras or traffic lights on it from my commuting days along it between M1 and J15 M6 . yes noisy but concrete with transverse grooves for water run off.
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Remember reading something about the near-by houses complaing about the background noise created by the road.
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It's an awful road and from memory is very slippery when wet..
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There is a lot of 'ridged' concrete on the A19 Northbound as you leave Teesside - the noise levels are horrendous - worse still with a tint tent on the back
Mind you - I can't remember it ever having been resurfaced
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We live nearby & Driven or been a passenger in loads of different Cars in over 15 years on that Road all the same The only quiet bits are the Bridges - Awful in heavy water too like the South part of the m42
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As concrete is a rigid material all the energy of the vehicles passing over is reflected back as sound hence why it is so loud. The bits over the bridges however would of been too heavy in concrete and so were constructed in asphalt, which being flexible is able to move and absorb some of the energy and so is quieter. Through the 90’s Tarmac developed stiffer asphalt that could last as long as concrete so concrete roads went out of fashion. Don’t be confused, the top asphalt wearing course would still need to be replaced after around 8 years however the major thickness, the road-base - the main load bearing portion of the road could last up to 40 years. Tarmac also developed new low noise roads by modifying the surface so that the sound energy was effectively reflected back into the road. As the decibel scale is a logarithmic scale a drop of only a few decibels can give a massive drop in perceived noise. These new low noise surfaces were also found to have the added benefit of reducing spray. Next time you travel the motorways notice how the newer laid asphalt is much quieter than the older sections and how in the wet in those sections how much the spray is reduced. |
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Thanks for all the replies and info.
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