Publications
Influence of Quieter Pavement and Absorptive Barriers on US-101 in Marin County, California
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Record, Volume 2362, Environment 2013
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2013
Using On-Board Sound Intensity Measurements to Interpret Traffic Noise Modeling Results
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Record, Volume 2362, Environment 2013
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2013
Methodology for Evaluating the Life Cycle Cost and Acoustic Performance of Barriers and Pavement for Highway Noise Reduction
Paul R. Donavan
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2013
Investigations of the Effects of Porous Pavement on Traffic Noise and Traffic Noise Prediction
J. Rochat & Paul R. Donavan
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2013
Evaluation of Temperature Effects for On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) Measurements
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Volume 2270, 2012
Evaluation of On-Board Sound Intensity Measurement Parameters Through Controlled Test Track Measurements and Comparative Testing Between Users on In-Service Roadways
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2012, New York, NY, August 2012
Overview and application of the Statistical Isolated Pass-By Method (SIP) for determining the influence of road surfaces on vehicle noise (AASHTO TP-98)
Dana M. Lodico, J. Rochat, Paul R. Donavan, R. Rassmussen
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2012, New York, NY, August 2012
Evaluation of On-Board Sound Intensity Measurement Parameters Using a Tire Noise Chassis Dynamometer
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2012, New York, NY, July 2012
Investigations of the Influence of Lower Frequency Aerodynamic Noise on Interior Cruise and Exterior Pass-by Sound Levels
Paul R. Donavan
Society of Automotive Engineers, Paper No. 2012-01-1554, Proceedings of the 7th International Styrian Noise, Vibration & Harshness Congress, Graz, Austria, June 13-15-2012
Variation in On-Board Sound Intensity Levels Created by Different ASTM Standard Reference Test Tires
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2012
Determining the End Limits of Quieter Pavement Projects
Bruce Rymer & Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2233, Environment 2011, pp. 145-151, 2011
Effects of Aging of Tire/Pavement Noise Generation for Concrete Pavements of Different Textures
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2233, Environment 2011, pp. 152-160, 2011
Tire Noise Generation and Propagation Over Non-Porous Asphalt Pavements
Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2233, Environment 2011, pp. 135-144, 2011
An Investigation of Noise Generation of Seismic Expansion Joints for Highway Structures
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2011, Osaka, Japan, September 2011
The Effects of Porous Pavements on Tire/Pavement Noise Source Levels and Pass-by Measurements
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2011, Portland, OR, July 2011
Project 1-44(1), Measuring Tire/Pavement Noise at the Source: Precision and Bias Statement
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
NCHRP Report, July 14, 2011
Challenges for Tire Noise Evaluation on Common Pavements
Paul R. Donavan, A. Parrett, D. Nielubowzicz, J. Zhu
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, Paper No. 2011-01-1582, Grand Rapids, MI, May 2011
Contributors to Lower Frequency Pass-by Noise Levels Under Cruise Conditions
Paul R. Donavan
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, Grand Rapids, MI, May 2011
The Acoustic Radiation from Pavement Joint Grooves Between Concrete Slabs
Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2158, Environment 2010, pp. 129-137, 2010
Applications of Asphalt Rubber Pavements in American Southwest States
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2010, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2010
Performance and Acoustic Longevity of Concrete Pavements of Different Surface Properties
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2010, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2010
The Acoustic Longevity of Various Pavements for Noise Reduction Performance Based on On-Board Sound Intensity Measurements
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Proceedigns of NoiseCon 2010, Baltimore, MD, April 2010
Tire/Pavement Noise Levels Related to Roadway Friction Improvement
Bruce Rymer, Paul R. Donavan, E. Kohler
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2010
Estimation of Vehicle Pass-by Noise Emission Levels from Onboard Sound Intensity Levels of Tire-Pavement Noise
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2123, pp. 137-144, 2009
Proceedings of TRB 88th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2009
Evaluation of Test Variables for On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) Measurements
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2123, pp.153-163, Environment 2009,
Proceedings of Transportation Research Board of National Academies 88th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2009
Localization of Truck Noise Sources Under Passby Conditions Using Acoustic Beamforming Methods
Paul R. Donavan, Bruce Rymer, W. Blake
SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles 2(1), pp. 128-137, 2009
Measurements of the Vertical Distribution of Truck Noise Sources During Highway Cruise Pass-bys Using Acoustic Beam-Forming
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2123, Environment 2009, pp. 145-152, Proceedings of Transportation Research Board of National Academies 88th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2009
Measuring Tire/Pavement Noise at the Source
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
NCHRP Report, Issue Number 630, Transportation Research Board, 2009
Measurement and Analysis of Wind-Induced Background Noise Levels for Wind Turbine Generator Impact Assessment
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2009, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 2009
Tire/Pavement Noise of Test Track Surfaces Designed to Replicate California Highways
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2009, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 2009
Localization of Truck Noise Sources Under Pass-by Conditions Using Acoustic Beamforming Methods
Paul R. Donavan, Bruce Rymer, W. Blake
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, St. Charles, IL, May 2009
Use of the ASTM Standard Reference Test Tire as a Benchmark for On-Board Tire/Pavement Noise Measurement
Paul R. Donavan
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, St. Charles, IL, May 2009
Noise Evaluation of Various Pavement Texture on New Portland Cement Concrete
Paul R. Donavan
Noise Control Engineering Journal, 57(2), pp. 62-76, March-April 2009
Long-term noise performance of open graded asphalt concrete (OGAC) – Results of 10-year long study
Dana M. Lodico & James A. Reyff
Noise Control Engineering J., Volume 57, Issue 2, pp. 84-93, March 2009
California Applications and Experiences Using the OBSI Method
Bruce Rymer & Paul R. Donavan
Compendium of Papers, Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2009
Comparative Measurements of Tire/Pavement Noise in Europe and the United States – NITE I
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2008, Shanghai, China, October 2008
Comparison of On-Board Tire/Pavement Measurement Methods to Controlled Pass-by Testing
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2008, Shanghai, China, October 2008
Applicability of On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) Method to Quantifying the Effect of Pavement Type on Tire-Pavement Noise
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2008, Dearborn MI, July 2008
Determination of the Veritcal Distribution of Noise Sources in Truck Pass-bys Using Acoustic Beam-Forming
Paul R. Donavan, T. Dib, W. Blake, Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2008, Dearborn, MI, July 2008
Evaluation of On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) Method Test Parameters
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2008, Dearborn, MI July 2008
Exterior Noise of Vehicles – Traffic Noise Prediction and Control
Paul R. Donavan & R. Schumacher
Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control, Chapter 120, pp. 1427-1437, Hoboken, NJ, 2007
Considerations in the Standardization of On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) for Highway Pavement Evaluation
Paul R. Donavan, Dana M. Lodico, Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2007, Reno, NV, October 2007
The Application of Sound Intensity to the Evaluation of Pavement for Tire/Road Noise Performance – The OBSI Approach
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2007, Reno, NV, October 2007
Truck Tires and Quieter Pavement Contribution to Roadside Noise Levels
Bruce Rymer & Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2007, Reno, NV, October 2007
The Influence of Truck Tire Type and Pavement on the Emission of Noise from Trucks Under Highway Operating Conditions
Paul R. Donavan
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, St. Charles, IL, May 2007
Generation of Noise by Truck and Car Tires on Various Types of Asphalt Concrete Pavements
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2006, Honolulu, HI, December 2006
Overview of the Arizona Quiet Pavement Program
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2005, Minneapolis, MN, October 2005
Quieting of Portland Cement Concrete Highway Surfaces with Texture Modifications
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2005, Minneapolis, MN, October 2005
Reducing Traffic Noise with Quieter Pavements
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2005, Minneapolis, MN, October 2005
Reduction of Traffic and Tire/Pavement Noise: 1st Year Results of the Arizona Quiet Pavement Program – Site III
James A. Reyff & Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2005, Minneapolis, MN, October 2005
Studies of the Effect of Aging of "Quiet" Pavements on Tire/Pavement Noise
James A. Reyff & Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2005, Minneapolis, MN, October 2005
Reduction of Traffic and Tire/Pavement Noise: Initial Results of the Arizona Quiet Pavement Program
Paul R. Donavan, James A. Reyff, L. Scofield
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2005
Comparative Measurements of Tire/Pavement Noise in Europe and the United States
Paul R. Donavan
Noise News International, Volume 13, No. 2, pp. 46-53, June 2005
The Effect of Pavement Type on Low Speed Light Vehicle Noise Emission
Paul R. Donavan
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, Traverse City, MI, May 2005
Early Results of the Arizona Quiet Pavement Program
Paul R. Donavan & L. Scofield
Proceedings of the 80th Meeting of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Long Beach, CA, March 7-9, 2005
Community Reaction to Noise from a New Bridge Span and Viaduct
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
148th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, San Diego, CA, November 2004
Tire/Pavement Noise Intensity in Europe – A Report on the NITE Project
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of the Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Research Workshop, Kansas City, MO, November 2004
Quantification of Tire/Pavement Noise: Application of the Sound Intensity Method
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 2004, Prague, the Czech Republic, August 2004
Influence of PCC Surface Texture and Joint Slap on Tire/Pavement Noise Generation
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2004, Baltimore, MD, July 2004
Near Field Tire Noise Measurements of Similar Pavements of Different Ages
Paul R. Donavan & L. Scofield
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2004, Baltimore, MD, July 2004
Pavement Rehabilitation and Traffic Noise Reduction Along an Arterial Street
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2004, Baltimore, MD, July 2004
Development of Arizona's Quiet Pavement Research Program
L. Scofield & Paul R. Donavan
Asphalt Rubber Conference, Brasilla, Brazil, December 2003
Measurement of Tire/Pavement Noise – Sound Intensity Methodology
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Asphalt Rubber Conference, Brasilla, Brazil, December 2003
An Evaluation of the Effects of Different Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Texturing on Tire/Pavement Noise
Paul R. Donavan & L. Scofield
Proceedings of NoiseCon 2003, Cleveland, OH, June 2003
Assessment of Highway Pavements for Tire/Road Noise Generation
Paul R. Donavan & Bruce Rymer
Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, Traverse City, MI, May 2003
The Effects of Acoustical Environment on Short-Term Memory of Verbally Presented Prose
Dana M. Lodico (published under Dana M. Smith)
Masters Thesis Document, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, April 2003
Examination of Tire/Road Noise at Frequencies Above 630 Hertz
Paul R. Donavan
Proceedings of InterNoise 2002, Dearborn, MI, August 2002
Assessment of Tire/Pavement Interaction Noise Under Vehicle Passby Test Conditions Using Sound Intensity Measurement Methods
Paul R. Donavan, R. F. Schumacher, J. R. Stott
135th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the 16th International Congress on Acoustics, Seattle, WA, June 24, 1998
An Assessment of the Tire Noise Generation and Sound Propagation Characteristics of an ISO 10844 Road Surface
Paul R. Donavan
SAE Paper 97NV126, Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, Traverse City, MI, May 1997
Light Vehicle Exterior Noise: Measurement, Regulation, Tires, and Pavement
Paul R. Donavan
131st Meeting of Acoustical Society of America meeting, Indianapolis, IN, May 1996
Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise Measurement Under Vehicle Operating Conditions of Cruise and Acceleration
Paul R. Donavan
SAE Paper 931276, Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference Proceedings, Traverse City, MI, May 1993
The Role of Acoustic Tube Resonances in the Radiation of Sound from Circumferentially Ribbed Tires
Paul R. Donavan
General Motors Research Laboratories Publication GMR-3846, Warren, MI, October 1981
Presented at the Acoustical Society of America meeting, Ottawa, Canada, May 1981
Quantification of Noise Mechanisms of Blank, Rib, and Cross-Bar Tread Bias-Ply Truck Tires
Paul R. Donavan & L. Oswald
General Motors Research Laboratories Publication GMR-3750, Warren, MI, July 1981
The Identification and Quantification of Truck Tire Noise Sources Under On-Road Operating Conditions
Paul R. Donavan & L. Oswald
Proceedings of Inter-Noise 80, Miami, FL, December 1980
Acoustic Intensity Measurements in Low Mach Number Flows of Moderate Turbulence Levels
L. Oswald & Paul R. Donavan
General Motors Research Laboratories Publication GMR-3269, Warren, MI, April 1980
Presented at Acoustical Society of America meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 1980
Presentations
Applications to Highway Widening Projects: Two State Based Examples
Dana M. Lodico
Cost Benefit Analysis Workshop, Washington DC, January 15, 2014
Highway Noise Abatement Considering Both Noise Barriers and Quieter Pavement
Paul R. Donavan, Dana M. Lodico, L. Pierce, J. Rochat
Transportation Research Board Webinar, November 26, 2013
Quieter Pavement Measurements and Applications
Paul R. Donavan, Dana M. Lodico, R. Rasmussen, J. Rochat
Transportation Research Board Webinar, October 31, 2012
Using OBSI to Validate TNM Predictions
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
ADC40 Summer Meeting, Asheville, NC, July 2012
Effect of Concrete Texture on Light Vehicle and Heavy Truck Pass-by Noise Levels
Paul R. Donavan
Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Special Session: Texturing Concrete Pavements for Friction and Noise, Washington DC, January, 2012
Measuring the Influence of Pavement Surfaces on Traffic and Vehicle Noise at the Wayside
R. Rasmussen, J. Rochat, Paul R. Donavan, Dana M. Lodico, R. Wayson, R. Sohaney
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Workshop, Washington DC, January 2012
OBSI User Comparison Testing Conducted on Highways in North Carolina
Paul R. Donavan
NoiseCon 2011, Portland, OR, July 2011
Vehicle Noise and Cost Benefit Analysis
Paul R. Donavan
NoiseCon 2011, Portland, OR, July 2011
Beyond the Specifications: Best Practices for OBSI Measurement
Dana M. Lodico
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2010
SR160 Draw Bridge Horn Noise Measurements
Dana M. Lodico
ADC40 Summer Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2010
Acoustical Performance of T-top Barrier Design on CO 93
Dana M. Lodico & Harold Goldberg
ADC40 Summer Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2010
Effect of Various Test Parameters on On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) Measurement
Dana M. Lodico & Paul R. Donavan
ADC40 Summer Meeting, Key West, FL, July 2008
Evaluation of the ASTM SRTT for Purposes of Standardized Measurement of On-Bound Tire/Pavement Noise
Paul R. Donavan
Euro Noise 2008, Acoustics '08, Paris, France, July 2008
Low Speed Exterior Vehicle Noise and the Effect of Pavement Type
Paul R. Donavan
Euro Noise 2008, Acoustics '08, Paris, France, July 2008
Evaluation of the Effects of Wind Noise and Turbulence on OBSI Measurements
Paul R. Donavan & Dana M. Lodico
ADC40 Summer Meeting, San Lois Obispo, CA, July 2007
An Investigation of the Effects of Interference Speech on Short-Term Memory for Verbally Presented Prose
Dana M. Lodico & R. Torres
J. Acoust. Soc.Am., May 2004
Evaluating Acoustical Influences on Human Performance
Dana M. Lodico (published under Dana M. Smith), A. Stefaniw, Y. Shimizu, R. Torres
New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research, Syracuse, NY, November 2002
Design and Construction of Small Thermoacoustic Refrigerators
T. Underwood, Dana M. Lodico (published under Dana M. Smith), R. T. Muehleisen
J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 106(4), 2264, May 1999
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