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SoundPLAN

User's Manual

February 2007including update information 6.5 - January 2008

Braunstein + Berndt GmbH /

SoundPLAN LLC


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SoundPLAN

Update information 6.5

SoundPLAN LLC /Braunstein + Berndt GmbH

January 2008


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Table of content Seite i

Update Information 6.5

Table of content

Modifications in Version 6.5 1

Highlights 1

Installation 1

Path for global settings and templates 2Convert projects to version 6.5 2

An overview of all modifications 4

Details of the changes in version 6.5 7

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools 7

Reassign receivers to buildings 7Mark points with elevation |x| 8Adjust sharp elevation steps (out of bounds gradients) 8Convert object type standard properties 9Estimate multiple reflections 9Modifications of the Embankment-tool 9

Assign texts to buildings 10Distribute Occupants /Distribute Dwellings 10Reset emissions for roads and railways 11

Modifications in the parking lot noise study between 2003 and 2007 11

Processing Noise Mapping Results according to the EU Directive 12

Schools, hospitals, kindergartens 12Subdividing multiple areas 13

Calculation 13Post processing in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet (area table) 15EU-Statistics in the graphics 20

Conversion of sound pressure spectra into sound power spectra 21

Import of Grid Noise Maps 22


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Statistical accuracy 22

Draw a sample in the Calculation Core 23Draw a sample in the Graphics 23Statistics run and processing 24

Subscript for texts 25

Scale with hatch patterns 26

Intervall - Layout 26

Highlight the calculation area 27

Graphics Sheet manager + Sheet components 28

Sheet components 28Sheet manager 29

Noise allotment according to DIN 45691 33

Introduction 33Preparations for the Allotment optimization 34Start the Allotment 34Carry out the Allotment 35Additional contingents 36

Further processing of the results 37

Hotspot-Calculation 38

Calculate Hotspots 39Graphically present hotspots 40

Implemented Calculation Guidelines and Standards 43


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Highlights Seite 1


Modifications in Version 6.5

Highlights

Sheet based manipulations in the Graphics

New tools used for noise allotment of industrial sites

Additional geo-tools in the GeoDB (some have been already

introduced in the existing version 6.4)

EU statistics in the Spreadsheet (already published with the

version 6.4)

Hotspot-Calculation

Color scale with hatch patterns

Highlight the calculation area

Conversion of sound pressure spectra to sound power spectra

Installation

SoundPLAN 6.5 can be installed and run parallel to the existing version 6.4,

thus the existing version does not have to be uninstalled. SoundPLAN 6.5 can

be installed and run parallel to the existing version 6.4, thus the existing version

does not have to be uninstalled.

In order to assure that SoundPLAN runs under Windows VISTA without a problem,the Borland Database Engine (BDE) needed to be replaced with another database

product. SoundPLAN with the version 6.5 is based on the Absolute Database. Thiswill make projects much more transparent and improved the file handling.

To install SoundPLAN please log in as the Administrator. Insert the CD and triggerthe installation by clicking on the field INSTALL SOUNDPLAN in the CD Browser.


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Seite 2 Installation


The installation program will guide you through the installation. At the beginning ofthe installation the installation program is searching for the license file used by a

previous installation (BAB?xxxx.006).

As soon as a license file has been found, the path is displayed and of course can beedited to point to the location of the setup file to be used.

Before the installation finishes, select the language for user interface, templates,libraries and help files.

By default the installation will choose the language set as the Windows language orEnglish if this language is not available. Additional languages can be added to thedefault setup.

Templates (pre-settings for Geo-database and selection of standards, templates for

the tables in the Documentation and Spreadsheet and settings in the Graphics) andthe libraries can differ with languages and also by country.

When you open SoundPLAN for the first time, you are asked to select the languagesfor software, help file, libraries and system files, so that SoundPLAN uses thecorrect files in your user profile.

Important: If during the installation you should be requested to reboot for sureleave the CD in the drive and log on as the same user as you did before you startedthe installation (in general as the administrator).

Path for global settings and templates

As the user accounts are organized a different way under Windows Vista, the path tothe global folder (Globdata) is no longer tied to the folder my documents.

With the first call to SoundPLAN 6.5 you will be asked to enter a path to a folderwhere the folder SoundPLAN Globdata 6.5 will be hosted. In this folderSoundPLAN keeps all data (templates and settings) not bound to a specific project.After providing the path to the new location the installation will ask if you want to

copy the Globdata information from a previous version. The libraries are not copiedautomatically.

Convert projects to version 6.5

When you open a project generated under the version 6.4 or older with the version6.5 you are asked for permission to convert the project. This procedure is importantas the version 6.5 is no longer based on the Borland Database Engine (BDE) andtherefore all files are having a different structure. Please note that version 6.5

projects cannot be read by an older version.Define how the program shall organize the conversion:


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Installation Seite 3


Depending on the settings the project is first archived (packed) or copied.Afterwards the files used by the database engine are converted to the new format.The data hosted in multiple files in the BDE are compressed into a single file for thenew database manager, this procedure, depending on project size, can take severalminutes.

Projects prepared with an older version of SoundPLAN are marked with a gray

project folder. When you click on the project folder, you will be asked if you want toconvert the project.


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Seite 4 An overview of all modifications


An overview of all modifications For the processing of very big projects such as the EU noise mapping projects

new tools were needed and have partly been implemented during the course ofthe life cycle of the version 6.4. The Geo-Database has received several newtools, see the chapter New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools andTools" on page 7.

Geotool EVALUATE MULTIPLE REFLECTION ADDITION

With the Geotool REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS you now can transferchanges in the building to the attributes of the receivers.

ADAPT RAOD COURSEand ADJUST SHARP ELEVATION STEPS

PLACE MULTIPLE IDENTICAL OBJECTS IN SEPARATE GEO-FILES

ResetEMISSIONS of roads and railways

The property dialog for an object to be converted from another object type isnow displayed during the conversion.

Multiple texts can be assigned to text fields in buildings

Elevations now can be manually adjusted in the side propagation

Bavarian Parking Lot Noise Study (Parkplatzlrmstudie) 2007: Modificationscompared to the version from 2003, see page 10 (was implemented during thelife of version 6.4)

During the life span of version 6.4 several modifications were made to improveand complete the implementation of the EU Environmental Guidelines, such asthe statistics of residents and areas. The statistical functions are part of theSoundPLAN spreadsheet,Post processing in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet(area table) on page 15.

Library: Conversion of sound pressure into sound power, see page 21 Calculation Core:

Faade Noise Map: Moving receivers from the corners of the buildings cannow also be expressed in percent. (This was needed to accommodate requestsfor a region that required receivers to be moved in from the corner by 1/6 ofthe faade length (which represents 16.66%))

Faade Noise Map: For aircraft noise calculations, you can now select tocalculate only one receiver per building.

The calculation-run-info is now displayed below the run file entry. This wayyou can check the run setting during a calculation and can verify that thecorrect situations and geo-files are in fact loaded without having to load thedata. This saves a lot of time, especially in gig projects.


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An overview of all modifications Seite 5

Update Information 6.5 New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

For multiple calculation runs the block function can now be used to enablethe calculation runs (setting the "yes" for the calculation).

In the run file you can now import several result files at a time to generate

calculation runs from run information (right mouse button -> import resultfile). Press shift or Ctrl keys and select the result files with the left mousebutton.

Under OPTIONS -> RUN SETTINGS you now can find a checkbox to Saverunfile before each calculation. By default this setting is active.

New: Noise Grid Import in the calculation core so that results from othernoise calculation programs can be imported (for example aircraft noisecalculations) and combined with the SoundPLAN results, see page 22.

Result tables: It is now possible to open multiple result files at a time using shiftand control keys. With FILE -> CLOSE ALLfiles currently open are closed.

Spreadsheet and Graphics: It is now possible to use text in the subscript mode,see page 25.

Graphics:

The color scale for grid maps can be set alternatively to have a solid fill or touse a hatch in color, see page 26.

The calculation area can now be displayed in a raised fashion, see page 27.The new SHEET MANAGER now allows undertaking actions for multiplesheets at the same time (for example exporting and printing) or to spreadformatting and content from one sheet to multiple sheets. Furthermoreopening sheets contained in the sheet tree by Drag & Drop is a very quick.SHEET COMPONENTS in a similar way was available in previous versionshowever it was confined to the elements of the open sheet. The SheetComponents are available under the file menu in the graphics. For details see

page 28.

The coordinate text in the frame of the sheet now can be customized to placethe text parallel to the edges of the sheet.

Select the map property and under the tab frame select the box FIT TOFRAME.


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Seite 6 An overview of all modifications


For the display of noise contour lines it is now possible to suppress contourlines that define smaller areas, enter the minimum size [m] of the area in the

plan object types. This parameter also affects the export of contour lines.

New module for Noise Allotment, see page 33.

New: Hot-Spot-Calculations for the action plans of the EU Noise Mapping, seepage 38.

Aircraft Noise: New AzB 2007


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Details of the changes in version 6.5 Seite 7


Details of the changes in version 6.5

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-toolsand Tools

Reassign receivers to buildings

Aside from the assignment of receivers to buildings you can now use a Geo-tool toassign the buildings properties to the receivers.

Activate GEO-TOOLS -> REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS.

Select REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS, if you the connection betweenbuildings and receivers has been lost because you changed the file containing the

buildings (red receivers). As the reassignment, depending on the size of the project,may take a while, you may use the button USE EXISTING BUILDING REFERENCEStoreassign the attributes from the buildings to the receivers.

Under options click on the relevant checkboxes if you want to update the receiverproperties from the building. You can independently from each other reassign thearea usage, the RECEIVER NAMES, or the information on FLOORS andELEVATIONS(this option also derives the ground floor height (z1) from the building ).

Hint: For the first assignment of receivers you can suppress the copying of the

buildings properties if you click on the faade with Ctrl + left mouse button. Theelevation of the receiver above ground floor then is set to = 0,00.

Select points with elevation SELECT POINTS WITH ELEVATION


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Seite 8 Details of the changes in version 6.5

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools Update Information 6.5

Separate objects that occur multiple times into multipleGeo-Files

For each object to be relocated a new Geo-File is generated. The object with the

lower object ID will remain in the original Geo-File while the one with the higher IDis placed into the new Geo-File. If a third identical object is found, this object isagain placed in a new Geo-File. After the separation, go through the Geo-File listand decide about the objects to use and the objects to reject.

Mark the data that may contain multiple identical objects and trigger TOOLS ->SEPARATE MULTIPLE OBJECTS.

After checking and finding the duplicates you are asked to enter a name for theduplicate object Geo-Files.

Mark road segments with gradient > |x|

Use EDIT -> SELECT ROAD SEGMENTS WITH GRADIET > |X| to visualize roadgradients up or down that are greater than the threshold entered.

Geo-database-editor with projection: the arrows indicate the marked points

Right click on the points with problems to correct the elevations manually -> EDITOBJECT PROPERTIES. A second choice is the Geotool ADJUST SHARP ELEVATIONSTEPS to automatically change the elevation problems.

Adjust sharp elevation steps (out of bounds gradients)

When objects imported without elevation information are placed on top of a DGM,it can happen that DGM triangles are intersecting the road and are pulling thecoordinates unreasonably up or down. Mainly this problem will be occurring forroad and railway objects.

The Geo-tool ADJUST SHARP ELEVATION STEPS searches for gradients between 2

coordinates and corrects the gradients that are above 10% by adjusting the elevationof the road coordinates (a planned extension of this function is to make the thresholduser definable). The terrain elevation is not changed in the process. It is also possibleto combine coordinates that would yield sections that are smaller than a userdefinable parameter. Coordinates that contain attribute information are also adjustedin their height but not averaged when they are very close.

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Please also observe that the alternative elevation tool under GEO TOOLS -> LINE ->SMOOTH HEIGHT, that for cases of inexact DGMs delivers good results whereas thetool described only marks elevation inconsistencies.

In the projection you can manually adjust the elevations grabbing and movingindividual coordinates with the mouse.

Convert object type standard properties

When you convert object types for example after a DXF import - all presetproperties are opened.

Estimate multiple reflections

The multiple reflection addition Drefl, which so far could only be set for a singlecoordinate of a road or railway source line can now be set for an entire network ofroad or railway source lines at the same time.

For big projects where only the direct noise and the first reflection is calculated, butmultiple reflections in a street canyon may make a difference, it would be

prohibitive in time and entry discipline to set the parameter manually. Allerdingsgeht aus den Richtlinien nicht eindeutig hervor, wie lange ein Abschnitt sein muss,um die Properties Baulckenanteil und Hhe der Randbebauung zu berechnen.Deshalb bietet SoundPLAN eine Prfstrecke an, die entlang der markierten Straengeschoben wird.

The Geo-tool ESTIMATE MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS checks according to this checkline for homogeneous building situations on both sides of the road and calculates, ifthis is the case, the average height of the lower side and the average spacing of the

buildings and calculates the multiple reflection addition. For the length of thechecking line, values between 10 and 50 meters seem reasonable.

At the position on the road/railway where the multiple reflection addition changesthe value, coordinates with the new multiple reflection addition are inserted. Theobject elevation is interpolated between the existing points. The terrain elevationsare interpolated from the loaded DGM; if no DGM is present the terrain elevation isset to zero. Therefore please check your terrain elevations of you roads.

The program always assumes hard facades; the program only uses facades ofbuildings, not noise control walls. This addition can only be estimated for noiselevels derived from calculations, it cannot be incorporated for levels that arecalculated elsewhere and set in the program.

Modifications of the Embankment-toolThe embankment tool that was available to set the embankments for roads is nowalso available for railway lines. The distances left and right are calculated usingdistances calculated from the master alignment. The distances from the masteralignment may be different to the right and to the left. If the ADDITIONAL DISTANCEFROM ROAD EDGE respectively DISTANCE AXIS TO EMBANKMENT BASE LINE is zero(left and/or right), no embankments are calculated for the left and/or right side; onlythe elevation line parallel to the source is generated.


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New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools Update Information 6.5

Assign texts to buildings

With the Geo-tool ASSIGN TEXTS TO BUILDINGSit is now possible to automaticallyset texts in all available fields for example the plot number and the owner of the

building.

Select the assignment type ASSIGN TEXT (OVERWRITE). This assignment typeoverwrites whatever text/value was assigned before. When multiple texts are foundinside the building, the text found first will be used as the text assigned to the field.Gather multiple texts in a single field

When multiple texts are inside a building, the texts can be concatenated to a onesingle field. For this option select ASSIGN MULTIPLE TEXTS (ADD).

If multiple buildings of terraced houses have been digitized as a single building and

the house number as part of the address or the number of inhabitants are availablefor each of the terraced houses, the text assignment will treat the data appropriately.

Value fields (inhabitants, # of dwelling units) are added to a single value, for textfields (house number, name) the individual texts are concatenated with a blank in

between.

Existing texts are now overwritten but amended.

Distribute Occupants /Distribute Dwellings

Distribute occupants /dwellings is now able to distribute the inhabitants or # ofdwellings from area usages to buildings, even if the assignment between area usageand building is not unique:

UNIQUE ASSIGNMENTdistributes the inhabitants only to buildings where all cornersare completely inside the area.

EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT distributes the inhabitants also to buildings that are notcompletely inside the areas as long as the center of gravity or the multitude of thecorners is within the area.


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Update Information 6.5 Modifications in the parking lot noise study between 2003 and 2007

Reset emissions for roads and railways

With the TOOLS -> RESET EMISSIONS FORyou can reset the emission records thatare the basis of the emission calculations (for roads for example traffic volume,speeds and corrections). If no objects (roads or railways) are marked, the program

will reset the emissions for roads or for railways.As this is a deliberate step, first confirm that you want to reset the emissions. Thefirst emission definition can be conserved. Before the tool is executed, it will askwhich one of the data structures shall be reset.

Modifications in the parking lot noise studybetween 2003 and 2007

The Bavarian Parking Lot Noise Study paper is now available in its 6th

revision(2007). This study now replaces the 5 th revision from 2006 which containedproblems with the transit portion KDand which therefore was never implemented inSoundPLAN. Compared to the 4th revision from 2003 the following changes have

been made:

Introduction of new parking lot types.

The additions KPA and KI for the various parking lot types where modified andcompleted.

Low noise shopping carts where added as a new item in the calculation. The summarily calculation is now acceptable for parking lots with more than 150

places.

K*I for the separate calculation of parking slots and drive path now is obsolete.Here the parameter KI is also used now.

The formula to determine the portion of pass through cars KD was also modified.

An addition to accommodate for different road surfaces KStrO has now beenintroduced. This addition however is not identical with the road surface addition

from the RLS-90! Guidelines for the turnover in the parking lot also has been updated and

amended.

In the data entry it is now possible to declare the reference of the units. Theguideline for manually calculating the turnover from the size of the shoppingarea is now obsolete. If the values seem not to fit the situation it is still possibleto manually enter the number of parking slots for the parking lot.


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Processing Noise Mapping Results according to the EU Directive Update Information 6.5

The volume of turnover is now only defined via the day history. With the changeof the day history from the number of moves per parking lot per hour (2003) tothe current number of moves per parking slot and hour, the suggested valuesfrom the parking lot study can be directly be used in the day history.

What are the effects of Parkplatzlrmstudie 2007 (parking lot noise study 2007)?

Truck parking lots increase the noise by 2 dB.

Through traffic inside the parking lot KD : up to 1,1 dB depending on thenumber of parking slots.

Shopping markets with low noise shopping carts are 2 dB lower in the emission.

Only for the separate calculation of parking slots and drive path:

Up to 4 dB quieter for cars

Up to 3 dB quieter for truck parking lots

Up to 2 dB quieter for bus parking lots

Road surface: Up to 1 dB quieter or up to 2 dB louder as compared to RLS-90

Processing Noise Mapping Results according tothe EU Directive

The transfer of the EU Environmental Noise Guideline into national law gave a lotof the reporting requirements a local component where details of the statistics ofexposed inhabitants, exposed areas and special buildings (schools, hospitals..) aredefined. Please acquire the information about the procedures locally in your country,SoundPLAN may not know all details to be a reliable source here.

Schools, hospitals, kindergartens

Schools and hospitals (in some countries kindergartens too) must be accounted for

and their numbers have to be assigned the individual noise zones.In the Geo-Database always enter the usage type for each building. The following

building types (graphics object types) to be set as the building types in the Geo-Database are used in the statistics (in brackets the ID for the attribute functionbuilding type is printed):

Unknown (-1)

School (-2)

Hospital (-3)

Kindergarten (-4)Important: When using the attribute function it is important to enter =-2 in thefield OPERATIONbecause if the = sign is omitted the program would not set -2

but instead subtract 2 from the value that is at the moment in the cell.

Another option is to set the building type via EDIT -> GRAPHIC-OBJECT TYPE. Theadvantage here is that the building type can be assigned with a readable text ratherthan via a code.


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Special buildings are treated as normal buildings, that means that if inhabitants areassigned (for example for the care taker family) the inhabitants are accounted for thenormal way.

Marking buildings as special buildings does not have to be done before the noisemap is calculated as the information is directly taken from the geometry data.

Building clusters

A special building can be comprised of multiple single buildings. As soon as thefield PROPERTY NUMBERcontains the same text for multiple buildings, the clusterof buildings in the final processing for the statistics will be treated as one buildingcluster.

When defined as a building cluster, the statistics for the loudest level and theenergy mean value are derived and accounted for the entire building cluster (seeSettings for the EU-Statistics, page 17).

Subdividing multiple areas

You can divide your investigation area into multiple areas (community, borrow) andgenerate a joint statistics with entries area by area. The borders of the areas must becontained in the data as area usages. In the tabular results the object name is

presented, the number of inhabitants and the area usage are irrelevant here

Area and inhabitant statistics in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet (area table) are basedon the area usage and assign area size, number of inhabitants, number of dwellingsand special buildings.

The areas are even accounted in the statistics if they have been generated after thecalculation of the noise map.

Calculation

Calculation of the faade noise level

If you set the calculation of the facade noise levels (Facade Noise Map) to VBEB(Germany) in the calculation settings for RECEIVERS ACCORDING TO VBEB,Receivers then are generated in accordance to the rules of VBEB:

Facades longer that 5 meters are divided into smaller segments for which a single

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Facades with a length between 2.5 meters and 5 m are represented by a singlereceiver

Smaller facades are ignored except if multiple subsequent facade segments reach

the combined length of more than 5 meters. In this case the combined faade isthen treated as a faade longer than 5 meters and if needed subdivided into 5meter sections.

This procedure is advisable for non German areas as it generates a sensibledistribution of inhabitants and dwelling units as long as the accounting does notrequired setting the loudest level as default for the entire building.

The EU Noise Mapping leaves the member states some freedom, for example hasAustria chosen to set receivers along a facade at a spacing of 3 meters, select thesetting RECEIVERS SPACED with a distance of 3 meters.

Hint:As soon as at least one facade has been activated in the Geo-database for thecalculation with the Facade Noise Map, all receivers for that building are switchedto be calculated in accordance to VBEB. For the calculation of the faade noiselevels in Austria, all facades must be activated.Calculation of noise contours

For the calculation of noise contours (Grid Noise Map) in Austria for example agrid spacing of 5x5 meters is required, in Germany the standard is a 10x10 grid.Additional settings are not required.

Hints for the calculation of very large areas

For the calculation of facade noise levels and grid noise maps for very largecalculation areas it is paramount to analyze the ratio of invested calculation time andaccuracy up front. This for example can be accomplished with a statistics calculationrun, see Statistical accuracy on page 21.

The following recommendations for the calculation parameters in the calculationcore should be checked in any case and possibly should be coordinated with your

client:

Tab settings

Angular increment 1

Number of reflections 1

Hint: In city environment use the Geotool Estimate multiple reflections " toaccount multiple reflections in street canyons at the side of the emissions.

Reflection depth 0 - 1

Source side reflections Enabled

Search radius Restrict this parameter to between 2000 meters and4000 m depending on the question of how far

prominent noise sources can be heard

Tolerance 0,5 0,8


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Tab Faade Noise Map

Distance to the faade 0.1 m (default for Germany and Austria)

SEARCH RANGE DEFINED BY FACADEchecked. The potential error of ignoring noise

coming over the building is small but it saves approximately half the calculationtime.

Tab Grid Noise Map

The default interpolation criteria are relatively conservative, for big strategic noisemap it is recommendable to set the DIFFERENCEbetween the corner receivers to 0.5.

Post processing in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet (area

table)The post processing of the EU statistics has been implemented in SoundPLANflexible enough that the same procedures in SoundPLAN can be used throughout theentire EU with their diverging national implementation of the EU Directive. As thereare big differences in the national ways, you first of all need to settle what data isrequired for your country and how the data shall be processed (for example theaccounting of the quiet faade or the distribution of the number of inhabitantsamongst the faade receivers). As soon as the table with all settings, title texts andother settings is fulfilling your needs, you are best advised to save the table as your

template for the noise mapping project.

The accounting can be accomplished for the entire calculation area or it can be basedon individual usage areas. For that reason the EU Statistics are integrated into thearea table.

Normally the area table only processes area usages . In case the selected Geo-fileor Situation does not contain any area usages, the EU-statistics is then applied forthe entire calculation area.

Which EU-Statistics are available? Inhabitant statistics: Accounting on the basis of faade noise levels (from Faade

Noise Maps or City Noise Maps)

Area statistics: Accounting of the noise in outside areas (Grid Noise Map, CityNoise Map)

Open the Spreadsheet and in the file manager select the FILE TYPE Area table(conflict map).

Hint:The file type EU Statistics is outdated and is only available to display alreadyexisting building statistics that have been generated with older versions.

In the initial selection select the Geo-file or Situation in which area usages andcalculation area are contained.


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Caution: The data for the statistics (buildings, dwellings, residents) are taken fromthe Situation that was used during the calculation of the Facade Noise Map or Grid

Noise Map. The request to enter a situation for the area table only will effect the areadefinition by loading the areas from either the same situation or from a secondary

situation where mistakes in the areas have been corrected.

With the switch COLUMNS you can deactivate the columns for inhabitants" andsize, that are irrelevant for the statistics, before the file is loaded. The dialogwhether to calculate with the shown decimals or the full range is irrelevant here, soclick on OK.

Via FILE -> ADD ADDITIONAL COLUMNS select the desired EU statistics.

After selecting the proper result file (depending on the selected statistics a FacadeNoise Map or City Noise map for the building statistics or the Grid Noise Map orCity Noise Map for the area statistics), you get to the dialog where you define howand with which time slices the EU-statistisc shall be evaluated (see Settings for theEU-statistics, page 15).

Afterwards select which data and which time slices you want to use.

After selecting the columns the EU-statistics will be calculated separately for eacharea. When more than 2 areas are present, the program automatically will generate asum line that sums up the data of the areas.

Hint:

The calculation depending on the size of the areas and the requested task can

take several minutes or even longer!

The buildings needed for the statistics are automatically loaded from the data ofthe run file that is kept with the results.

One area table can only contain a single EU-statistics. The area table thus cannotcontain both the building- and thearea- statistics, neither is it possible to have acomparison of variants in the area table.


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Settings for the EU-statistics

Because of the diverging requirements for the EU-statistics, some clarifications needto be made:

Level ranges:

First you need to decide if the results are accrued for an interval (for example levelsbetween 50 and 60) or if the level is understood as a threshold value (i.e. >50includes values above 50 and values above 60).

This selection can be changed at a later time via OPTIONS -> DOCUMENT SETTINGS -> CURRENT DOCUMENT, for other changes the statistics must be regenerated withFILE -> REBUILD TABLE!

Statistics of exposed residents

Assignment of residents to dwellings:

ASSIGN ALL INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS TO LOUDEST VALUE accounts allresidents and dwelling by using the loudest on the building occurring noise levelinterval for all residents and dwelling.

When you choose the setting ASSIGN INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS ACCORDINGTO THE LEVEL ON THE FACADE SECTION,there are 2 different ways to proceed:

1.

When the facade receivers were generated according to VBEB (Germany), allinhabitants are distributed equally amongst the facade receivers, likewise thedwellings.

2. For all other settings in the calculation of the Facade Noise Map, the inhabitantsand dwellings are distributed according to the facade length representing eachindividual receiver.


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Assessment of the quiet facade

Like in many places in the execution of the END, here too there are many nationalways of determining what the quiet facade shall be, here some possibilities:

The relevant receivers for the assessment of the quiet facade can be located on thefacade or 2 meters in front of it. The additional receivers 2 meters in front of thefaade are calculated when you request ADDITIONAL RECEIVERS 2 METERS INFRONT OF THE FACADE in the RUN SETTINGSunder the tab Faade Noise Map orCity Noise Map (Caution the calculation time will double!). In case the 2m receiverswere calculated, they will be used to assess the quiet facade, otherwise this is donedirectly with the receivers on the faade itself.

To assess the quiet faced, the loudest noise level found on the building is determined

and compared with other receivers on the facades (or 2 meters in front). If thedifference between the maximum and the assessed receiver exceeds 20 dB, theinhabitants and dwellings associated with the receiver are accounted for as being ona quiet facade.

As long as a maximum acceptable noise level has been set for the quiet facade, thisis also checked. Only receivers below the threshold level that make the 20 dBdifference criterion make the grade to be accounted for in the table of the quietfaade.

To set the threshold, check the box USE MAXIMAL VALUE FOR QUIET FACADE.Caution:

The assessment assumes that the first time slice in the assessment library is theLden. The first threshold value always assumes that is meant for the Lden for allother time slots the second threshold value is used.

In Austria the level must be 5dB below the threshold value, i.e. if the threshold

value is 50 dB the value set in SoundPLAN must be 45 dB.

Assessment of hospitals, schools and kindergartens:

If inhabitants and dwellings have been assigned to these buildings, those figures willbe used in the accounting.

For the assessment of special buildings, the property number is used to determinewhich structures belong to the same building complex and then the accounting isdome treating the building complex as a single entity.


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Example inhabitant statistics:

Area statistics

The area size for the individual noise level intervals by internally rastering the

contour map and accounting the level found in the middle of each grid cell to theinterval it falls in. The areas within buildings are ignored, that means that in asituation where all levels are above 50 dB and also the buildings are exposed to highnoise levels, the area accounted for as being above 50 dB is smaller than the entirearea itself, in fact it will be the area minus the cumulative size of all buildings.

The settings and the processing of all other values is the same as in the inhabitantsstatistics, the only difference is that checkpoints along the facades must be generatedfirst. These checkpoints are generated in accordance to the procedures from VBEB(see Calculation of Faade Noise Levels).

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EU-Statistics in the graphics

As the procedures for the graphical representation of the statistics have not beenmodified significantly, please read the handbook and on-line help for details. The

building statistics is selected in the graphics via the data type EU BUILDINGS (ANNEXVI).

Settings and calculations are the same as in the area table except that in the areastatistics you must define the intervals separately, in the graphics this is done via thescale.

The difference may be in what data are used: in the area table the accounting is doneon the basis of areas or the entire calculation area and in the graphics it is alwaysrepresenting all data loaded.

The area statistics may show a little variance between the area table and the graphicsas the area table accounts only grid cells where the center is in the calculation area,the graphics accounts for all loaded grid points.

With a 10 x10 m grid for the calculation, some of the scan points will be outside thecalculation area but will also be added to the area size.

Peculiarity in the presentation of the areas:

For the calculation of the area sizes for each noise level interval (respectively

above a threshold value) the contour map is always rasterized in a 1x1 m raster. The receivers for the assignment of inhabitants, dwellings and special usage

buildings to the noise level intervals is always done in accordance to VBEB (seeCalculation of Facade Noise Levels page 12), except when all values are setonly to the highest level found on the entire building.

Peculiarity of the Facade Noise Map:

If the Facade Noise Map was computed only on a single elevation (most often in aheight of 4 meters above ground), there is no difference in the statistics of the areatable and the graphics.

If multiple floors were calculated, for example in the framework of an action plan,the floors are treated as separate entities as if each were a separate building. Thismeans that inhabitants and dwellings are equally distributed amongst all floors and

per floor the questions of the quiet faade is evaluated separately.

In the area table the statistics is always calculated for all floors. In the graphicsselect the floor for which you want to display the statistics. The statistics is thencomputed only for the selected floor, including the selection of the loudest faadeand the quiet faade.

In addition you have the option via the floor selection to set it to all floors. Here theloudest faade and quiet faade are evaluated jointly for all floors of the buildingand thus the results should be the same as in the area table (provided you havecalculated the same content and loaded it).

According to the selected scale, the building itself is filled with the color of theloudest noise level found on the building; the faade where this level occurred ismarked. For the quiet faade the values with theh loudest floor are used, therefore it


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can occur that a building in the statistics is set to have a quiet faced but in thegraphics it is not indicated as the loudest floor in the position where the quiet faadeexists, may be above the noise threshold.

CAUTION: For the calculation of the statistics (regardless if area table or in thegraphics) the data are used that were used in the calculation run, the situationrequested in the area table is not used here; neither is the geometry loaded in thegraphics relevant here. If you rename or delete Geo-files or Situations after thecalculation run was done, this will result in a change in the statistics as the resultfiles keep a copy of the file names rather than a copy of all data.

This procedure still allows you to start calculating the noise maps before you haveentered all data for the inhabitants or have sorted out the special usage buildings. Orit might be that you get more accurate information on the number of residents; you

can add the information and just recalculate the statistics.

Conversion of sound pressure spectra into soundpower spectra

When emission data in the SoundPLAN Emission Library are only available assound pressure spectrum and the situation is sufficiently simple (assumption sourceis a point source..) the spectrum can be converted to a sound power spectrum.

Open EDIT -> CONVERT SOUND PRESSURE TO SOUND POWER(or click right mousebutton while the cursor is on the spectrum).

Hint:The reference must be set to Level, before, afterwards it will be referencedper Unit.

Select the surface type that was the basis of your measurement of the sound pressurelevel. Enter the distance D in meters at which the measurement was taken and formachines the equivalent size of a box enter the width, length and height in meters.By clicking the OK button the sound pressure spectrum is converted into a sound

power spectrum and the reference is set to per unit.

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Import of Grid Noise Maps

If you have received Grid Noise Maps calculated by other software products thanSoundPLAN (for example from a aircraft noise model) and the data is given as a text

file (TXT file), it is possible to import the data directly into the calculation core ofSoundPLAN and convert the data into SoundPLAN's format; Grid Noise Mapsgenerated this way can be overlayed with other SoundPLAN data.

To trigger the import function select the calculation type tools and the select thesub-type Grid Noise Import.

Select the TXT file in the DATA section (select the text files in the selection list forthe file types.

Under the tab Grid-Noise-Map-Import the structure of the import file is visible in thetop portion. Select if a title line is present and from which line the regular data shall

begin.

In the lower section the columns from the import file are assigned to the columns ofthe grid noise map. Depending on the selected noise assessment the time slices aredisplayed for the assignment.

Statistical accuracy

The German DIN 45687 in its annex F demands that the accuracy of the noise levelsimulation is to be classed and different parameters influencing the balance betweencalculation speed and accuracy can be disclosed.

Via a statistics calculation run the program first draws a sample with highly accuratereference settings; the results of this run later are compared with results fromcalculations with different calculation settings or abbreviated geometry.

The samples can be taken up front in order to determine the calculation settingsneeded in order to attain a desired accuracy or as a post calculation check to verifythat the calculations were done correctly. The following options are sensible:

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Up front

Single Receivers

Faade Noise Maps

Grid Noise Map (without interpolation of grid values)For existing, already calculated maps

Grid Noise Map with interpolation

Contour lines

Draw a sample in the Calculation Core

(Statistics up front)

Like normal generate the entries for a normal calculation run with the referencesettings and the data you want to check with the accuracy statistics. Under the tabstatistics select the option DRAW STATISTICS (NUMBER OF RECEIVERS) and selectthe size of your sample. According to DIN 45687 the minimum is to evaluate asample of 20 but the recommendation is to draw a sample of 1 %. For very largecalculations with big areas and thus a very high number of receivers the numbersampled will certainly be between the 2 values.

In the calculation core you can calculate the samples for single receivers, Faade

Noise Maps or Grid Noise Maps.

The samples are calculated with the settings you define, however for the grid noisemap the criteria for interpolation will be ignored, the receivers are always calculatedin the statistics calculation run.

Draw a sample in the Graphics

(Statistics of maps already finished)

Samples for the check of contour lines and the City Noise Map can only be drawn in

the Graphics, samples from Grid calculations either in the Calculation Core or theGraphics. Reference receivers can only be generated if a DGM was used in thecalculation.

If you generate the statistical sample for a Grid Noise Map from within the graphicsalso interpolated grid points are selected as reference points. If a sample is drawn inthe calculation core, all reference points are calculated.

First calculate the Grid Noise Map or City Noise Map and load all data into theGraphics.

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Open EDIT MAP and open EDIT -> GENERATE STATISTICAL SAMPLE FROMCONTOUR LINESorGENERATE STATISTICAL SAMPLE FROM GRID MAP.

In the following dialog define the number of reference receivers. The

recommendation is to use 1 % of the map you want to generate the statistics for forlarge areas this is probably too much. For contour lines also enter the minimum sizein [m] (default is the square of the grid spacing) at which islands in contour linesare drawn and the minimum distance of the contour line to sources and obstacles.

Hint:The distance of the reference receivers from the geometry is ignored for gridpoints as it does not have any relevance in the results.

Left statistics sample from contour lines, on the right statistics sample for grid maps

If you are using smooth Bezier type contour lines, please also enter the Bezier

tension coefficient.

For contour line statistics samples the program only evaluates the time slicedisplayed in the Graphics.

Statistics run and processing

Generate a calculation run with different calculation settings or different geometry(for example tolerance, search radius, smoothed buildings, rougher DGM) and selectthe tab statistics for a statistics run: COMPARE WITH STATISTICAL SAMPLE FROMCALCULATION RUN NO. Enter the number under which the reference calculationresults were saved.

For statistical samples from the Calculation Core enter the number under which yousaved the reference statistics results, for samples in the Graphics the results aresaved under the same number as the original results.

After the statistics run finished successfully, the run file receives an extra tab for thestatistics.

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To analyze here results, a diagram and a table is for your disposal. The differencesfor the receiver locations and the elevation of the receiver and the elevation of theterrain at the receiver as well of course- the noise levels of all time slices containedin the noise assessment is contained (for contour lines only the time slice of the

loaded data is processed). Via the LEVEL FILTERreceivers with a value < then thethreshold value will be ignored in the processing.

The processing of the statistics is done in accordance to DIN 45687. As the resultyou will get the confidence interval (deviations up or down) in which 80% of all

results will lay.

Subscript for texts

Subscript

text

In text boxes, legends, scales and with general texts in the graphics as well as for

headers in the Spreadsheet it is now possible to have texts with the attribute subscript.Write the text like normal, mark the spot that needs to be turned into subscript andclick on the symbol SUBSCRIPT. As you still process the text, control characters aremarking the subscript part.

Rw,resfor example will be displayed as "R'@\l+w, res@\l-". As soon as you finishediting the text, the subscript will be effective.

In case you need other text attributes, you can manually insert them:

@\l+text@\l- = subscript

@\h+text@\h- = superscript

@\i+text@\i- = italic

@\b+text@\b- = bold

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Scale with hatch patterns

In addition to having solid colored surfaces, it is now possible to display the areaswith hatch patterns and color brightness.

Scale layout In the scale layout select the interval layout WITH HATCH.

Interval - Layout

Click on the hatch field to customize the interval-layout.

You can also combine the fill color with the hatch and brighten the colors by acertain margin.

For the hatch the standard hatch types are available. Define spacing, and color andwidth of the hatch lines.

To speed up the definition you can select the border line to coincide with the hatchline style or define a different border line.

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Highlight the calculation area

The calculation area has been amended with a new Cartography attribute tohighlight the calculation area.

In the map object types for the calculation area open the tab Cartography and selectthe tab background.

You have multiple options of highlighting the calculation area:

Put a SHADDOW to the right and bottom or all around it.

Make the colors or the gray scale a bit brighter

In addition you can select a masking color that will be additively overlayedover the rest of the picture

Use a 3D-effect that raises the data within the calculation area.

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Graphics Sheet manager + Sheet components Update Information 6.5

Graphics Sheet manager + Sheet components

The sheet manager in the Graphics is a new addition to perform tasks on multiplesheets at the same time. For example to change the scale colors for all sheets with

grid noise maps it is not necessary to open each sheet that has a grid noise map in it,set the scale to the new colors by hand and then save it again. This operation andothers can be performed with the sheet manager effectively.

The sheet manager and the sheet components are displayed on the left hand side as atree diagram. To open it select FILE -> SHEET MANAGER (ALT+ A)or FILE -> SHEETCOMPONENTS (ALT+ B). The area where the sheet manager or the sheet componentsare visible can be varied with the window splitter. Sheet manager and sheetcomponents are mutually exclusive, only one of them can be presented at a time.

Via the sheet manager you can transfer elements, content and settings from onesheet to other sheets, it is also possible to print and export multiple sheets at thesame time. With Drag&Drop sheets that are not loaded at the time can be openedvery quickly. With the sheet components you can modify the content, properties andsettings of an element and assign these to other elements of the same sheet.

For example if you decided that the background color of all your text boxes is nolonger what you want, adjust it in one element and then transfer the new settings toall others without opening each individual box.

Sheet components

Under the menu FILE -> SHEET COMPONENTSor via the sheet componentbox is made visible/disappears. For the sheet components all structured componentsare placed into a tree structure indicating the hierarchy between the components(who inherits what from which parent).

The tree structure and the sheet itself are coupled, which means that by clicking onan element in the tree, it is active in the sheet and vice versa.

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The buttons DELETE ELEMENT, EDIT ELEMENT CONTENTS and EDIT ELEMENTPROPERTIES are only active as long as an element in the tree or on the sheet isactive. To take over content or properties from an element to another is only active ifmultiple elements in the tree are activated.

Take-over element components

With the pressed Ctrl key mark one or multiple elements in the tree which you wantto assign the properties of other elements. Now click on the element of the tree fromwhich you want to assign content or properties. Click on the arrow symbol andselect what you want to take over. The selection of content, properties and actionsdepend on the selected element.

On the left the take-over from a plan, to the right for a text

Sheet manager

Via the menu FILE -> SHEET MANAGER or with the sheet manager isactivated/deactivated. For the sheet manager a tree structure is generated that lists allsheets but the currently open one. As sub nodes of the tree all elements contained inthe sheets are visible.

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Depending on which element you have selected, you can take-over differentattributes:

Sheet colors

Properties

Content

Section layout (text attribute settings)

Map viewport

Map object types

With the properties the receiver element will take on the layout of the doner element,for text boxes that would be the box color, line settings, for a plan it would be theframe parameters, however size, docking parameters and position of the boxeswould remain unaltered.

For text boxes, texts, scales, legends and graphics boxes content is clear,everything but the section layout is transferred as this item can be selectedseparately.

Hint:For the map TAKE-OVER CONTENT means that the file selections are takenover, map viewport parameters and map object types are activated separately.

Sheets where anything was altered are marked with bold type in the tree.

If you only want to transfer (take-over) one or a few object types from plan to plan,

open the plan object types and mark the desired object types and press on TAKE-OVER ELEMENT COMPONENTSor simply drag them in the tree to the destination.

If you want to load a different sheet from the same project, simply click on it in thetree and drag it to the right side (Drag&Drop).

In the preview window below the tree you see the active element:

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As it is not possible to load all data for all sheets at the same time, for maps the filelist is displayed.

With this tools you can very quickly get an overview over all sheets, maps and thedata contained in them. The tree area and the pre-view panel can be resized bydragging the divider to the desired position.

Except in the sheet itself you can use the right mouse button in the previewwindow to get to the properties and the content and for the plan into the file

selection and the plan-object types. In the file selection you can only alter thesettings of the data already loaded or swap data for a data type already present. Thisrestriction is needed because for new data types new elements might becomenecessary that are not included in this frame work. It is for example not possible togenerate a new scale here and place it somewhere on the sheet.

Actions for entire sheets:

You can mark multiple sheets and jointly perform the following actions print,

export (as a bitmap, WMF or with the contained contour lines),

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Hint:As an open sheet is not part of the tree, you need first close the open sheet inorder to apply the actions to it. To close the sheet use FILE -> CLOSE SHEET.

When you close sheets, please also remember to save alterations made in the sheetsof the tree and save the changes before printing or exporting them.

In the main branch, where the project name is the active element, all actions willapply to all sheets of the project.

When printing multiple sheets please be aware that only sheets with the same sheetsizes can be printed jointly because the sheet settings for example the sheet sizes arethe same for all sheets. If you print into a file or save the sheet as a PDF,

SoundPLAN will request the file name for each document, again this request comesfrom Windows and unfortunately cannot be suppressed entirely. Export

When exporting you first get to a selection where you select what you want toexport. For the export of contour lines you also must define for which file formatyou want to generate the export. The export files are written into a sub folder in theactive project, the program will suggest a name which you can alter to suit yourneeds or select an existing folder.

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Actions from a loaded sheet

These actions are the same as actions in the sheet components section.

These actions are only active in the tree, in order to have them executed in the sheet,

the tree must be saved.

Actions from the tree

Likewise you can assign an attribute setting of the tree to the active element of thesheet.

When dragging an element onto the sheet, you can select if the element shall betaken-over into the drawing.

Hint:

Sheets where anything was altered are marked with bold type in the tree.

All actions in the tree are final, there is no undo! The actions before they aresaved however are only existing within the tree and thus leaving the tree and notsaving it will act as an "undo" for all actions since it was saved last, not only thelast change will be lost.

By making modifications it can be that the preview-bitmap does not reflect thecontent of the sheet any more. Please regenerate the preview-bitmap by clickingon the paint-brush-symbol.

Noise allotment according to DIN 45691

Introduction

This new module offers the following new options in managing the noise emissionsof multiple noisy facilities within an area (such as an industrial park with multiple

plants under multiple different ownership). The program helps set noise generation

limits for various facilities within the area to make sure the overall noise limit is notviolating the laws and the individual areas are minimized in their restrictions:

The noise background base load from existing industrial facilities can be takeninto account:

In detail (the base load can be defined for each individual receiver or asresults from a calculation.)

or

In general (reduction of the design noise threshold by a fixed margin forexample 6 dB(A)-. The margin can be set individually for each receiver.)

Marking partial sources with colors in accordance to the limit violation theycause at the receiver, it is easy to see which of the sources need to be mitigatedfurther during the interactive dimensioning process.

Additional noise allotments:

By increasing the emissions rate for individual directions, it is possible to furthermaximize the emission rates. The definition of the directions for an increase ofthe noise allotment is done quickly with the mouse.



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The results of the allotment simulation can be printed or via the clipboard movedto programs such as Word. Fixed user defined text formulations are available.

Preparations for the Allotment optimization

In the Geo-database enter the areas representing the sections of the industrial areaas area sources without defining the sound power and model the receivers in thesurrounding buildings. As in this stage of the planning process the geometry such as

buildings within the industrial area is unknown, therefore the allotment uses only the2D spreading to optimize the distribution of sources in the entire area, as such thedefinition of areas and receivers is sufficient to generate the allotment calculation.

When the location of buildings is known, you can use this information in order toadjust the directionality of the sources for additional contingents or to improve the

graphical presentation.

After the definitions open the Calculation coreand carry out a precalculation.

Select the category "Outdoor Noise" and the calculation type "Noise Allotment".This calculation in accordance with the DIN 45691 regards only the horizontal

distance of the spreading into a full 3D sphere.

Start the Allotment

Open the Allotment in the SoundPLAN Manager via EXECUTE -> NOISEALLOTMENT.

Select FILE -> NEWand load the results of the pre-calculation done in the CalculationCore (file name RNATxxxx.res) via the symbol button OPEN.



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Back ground base level

An existing base level can be determined in a SoundPLAN calculation for singlereceivers or be entered manually for all receivers. For the allotment it is possible toalter the defined base level. The allotment can also be defined as an offset to thenoise limit (example -10).

Click on OK.

Carry out the Allotment

In the top section the receivers are displayed with their noise limits and if applicablethe base level that needs to be taken into account. The plan value then shows themagnitude of the remaining noise levels under the constraints of the background

base level.

In the lower section the industrial areas are listed that were defined in the Geo-Database together with the resulting assessed noise level and the remaining levelcontingent for each receiver.

Enter the emission contingents for each industrial area. Keep the shift key pressedand click on multiple adjacent areas to jointly assign their source contingents. As



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soon as the plant value is exceed, the partial noise level that causes the excess andthe receivers that show the problem are marked in red.

Change the emission contingents of individual partial areas until the part value is notexceeded anywhere.

Assign additional emission contingents for all time slices used in the noiseassessment.

Additional contingents

The reference point is placed in the center of the partial areas and the directionalsectors for the additional contingents are split up for each receiver. For thearrangement in the land-use plan, the reference point you can set the coordinates ofthe reference point to even numbers and adjust the sectors roughly to the areasrepresented by the receivers. Correct the angles of the sectors to even numbersafterwards.

The angle segments can be changed, because they represent the different usage areasin the project. The angle segments can only be adapted until the position or the nextreceiver. In case this should be necessary, please delete the receiver first (at themoment this is only possible in the Geo-database).



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Additional information you could have entered in the Geo-database (buildings,areas) is shown in the graphical representation in the tab "additional contingents".

You can change the representation of the single objects as usual with OPTIONS ->OBJECT TYPES. New object types have been inserted for the noise allotment.

Further processing of the results

You can print the documentation of the Noise Allotment or copy the graphics of theadditional contingents and sector lines into the clipboard and paste it in your report.Likewise you can transport the data about the receivers, industrial areas andadditional contingent.

These results can be copied under the menu FILE into the clipboard:

Receiver R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6Noise limit 55 55 60 60 55 55Noise background base level -10 -10 -5 -10 -10 -5Target value 45 45 55 50 45 50

Sub areas Size [m] L(EC) R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6PA 1 16512,3 55,0 40,0 36,3 29,6 33,4 35,5 37,3PA 2 17363,9 57,0 38,5 35,8 31,6 37,4 41,5 42,1PA 3 15960,5 59,0 38,3 40,2 37,0 39,8 37,5 36,7PA 4 18269,1 55,0 32,7 33,2 33,1 42,5 36,2 33,6

Sum 44,1 43,1 39,7 45,4 44,4 44,6 44,1additionalcontingent

0,9 1,9 15,3 4,6 0,6 5,4 0,9

Sector Start End L(AC)T L(AC)N

A 40 100 5 12B 100 180 4 5C 180 230 0 2D 230 280 5 2E 280 340 0 2F 340 40 1 3

To print the data via SoundPLAN as an annex, select FILE -> PRINT. Headers andfooters can be formatted under FILE -> PAGE LAYOUT.



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Hotspot-Calculation Update Information 6.5

Hotspot-Calculation

In order to pinpoint what measures should be taken in the action plan phase of a

noise mapping project, it is necessary to combine the information of exposure fromGrid Noise Maps or City Noise Maps with the population numbers.

In SoundPLAN for this purpose there is a new Hotspot-Calculation.

First faade receivers are generated in accordance to the VBEB. In the vicinity of agrid cell (default value is 100m) all inhabitants are searched and via the curves fromthe "Position paper on dose response relationships between transportation noise andannoyance" the residents are assigned to the categories "little annoyed", "annoyed"and "highly annoyed". Afterwards all affected residents are assigned to the center

grid cell. As the values are threshold values, the category little annoyed alsocontains the figures from the annoyed and the highly annoyed tally.

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Calculate Hotspots

You need:

Calculated Grid Noise Maps or Faade Noise Map

Situation (or Geo-File) with buildings and assigned inhabitants

Calculation area

DGM (only for the 3D presentation)

Select in the run properties the calculation type "Grid Noise Hotspots" in thecategory "Tools".

Under DATAenter the situation with the buildings and the inhabitants, a calculationarea and the already calculated Grid Noise Map or Faade Noise Map.

Under the tab Hotspots define which results you want the receive:

The Grid Spacing is set by default to 10 m and should remain like this for trafficnoise. A smaller grid spacing only increases the calculation time but would notresult I high accuracy. For aircraft noise it may be wise to increase the grid spacing.

In the HOTSPOT-DEFINITIONyou define which results are to be saved. The searchradius of 100 m for the determination of hotspots in the action planning is a sensiblesetting as the results are standardized to inhabitants per square kilometer. As thecalculation run type for hotspots is useful for other projects too, the search radiusmay be adjusted to different settings in these projects.



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Graphically present hotspots

In the file selection select the situation and choose the calculated hotspot map via the

selector for General Grid Maps.

Hotspots can be superimposed in general Grid Operations.

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Implemented Calculation Guidelines and

StandardsUnfortunately not all standards and guidelines have official test procedures andsample answers. We regard a standard only as tested when the official test questionsare fulfilled or we have calculated all key parts of the standard by hand (Excel). Asgenerating such test procedures constitutes a demanding, time consuming challenge,there are differences in the test status between the standards and guidelines. Alltested cases are checked for each update if any values have changed.

Road

RLS-90 (D), test questions are fulfilled and are on the CD, additional detailsbeyond the normal test questions have been tested.

DIN 18005 (D) road tested

VBUS (D) - tested

RVS 3.02 /4.02 (A), the test questions are fulfilled and are contained on the CD,

additional details beyond the normal test questions have been tested.

NMPB 96 (F/EU) examples tested according to the standard

EMPA StL 86, StL 95, StL 97 (CH), tested CoRTN (GB), tested

FHWA (USA) tested with examples from the standard

TNM Road (USA)

Statens planverk report no. 48 (DK), 1980 tested

ASJ RTN Model B 1998 (Japan) Quality control done by OnoSoki

ASJ RTN Model B 2003 (Japan) Quality control done by OnoSoki

Nordic Traffic Noise Prediction 1996 tested

Nord2000 road, tests still in progress

Emissions calculation for Hungarian roads

Russian roads

Railway

SCHALL-03 (D), test questions are fulfilled and are on the CD, additional detailsbeyond the normal test questions have been tested.

Transrapid (D), the test questions are fulfilled

DIN 18005 (D) with emission calculation for rail tested VBUSch (D) - tested

Calculation of Rail Noise CRN 99 (GB) tested

ONR 305011(A), tested

RMR 2002 (NL/EU), no official test questions available, in comparisoncalculations with third party products there are still unresolved differences.

SEMIBEL (CH) tested

Nordic Prediction Method for Train Noise NMT 98 (Scandinavia) tested

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Nordic Rail Prediction Method Kilde Report 130 (Scandinavia) tested

Nord2000 rail, tests still in progress

Japan Narrow Gauge Railways (Japan), Quality control done by OnoSoki

Emission calculation Hungarian railway Russian railway

French rail NFS 31-133

Industry

DIN ISO 9613-2 tested

DIN 18005 Industry (D) tested

VDI 2714/2720 tested

TA Lrm simplified procedures tested

AL-28 (A) and General Prediction Method for Industrial Plants (DK) were

tested on the basis of the version 4.2 in the framework of the quality assuranceprogram. For the AL 28 with the rubber band method for screening the testprocedures were adjusted

Nord2000 Industry (Scandinavia), tests still in progress

Construction Noise (Hong Kong) tested

BS5228 (GB) not tested no test procedures available

ASJ CN Model 2002 (Japan), Quality control done by OnoSoki Concawe (NL) untested

TNM Industry (USA)

VDI 3760 (D), tested

Aircraft noise

The aircraft noise model in accordance to the AzB was checked byUmwelbundesamt (German EPD). The calculation methods for single receivers,Grid Noise Maps and contour calculations are certified.

AzB

AzB 2007

ECAC Doc 29 (incl. EU interim)

DIN 45643

DIN 45684

AL 24

Air pollution standards

TA-Luft (Gauss-Model) tested MISKAM und MISKAM Screening tested

AUSTAL 2000

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SoundPLAN User's Manual

Contents

1 Installation and Service 1

Hardware Requirements 1The Installation 1

New installation of SoundPLAN 2Notification of new Updates 4Upgrading SoundPLAN 4

SoundPLAN Service Modules 5

2 Tutorial 7

Tutorial with the Project "Starter" 7Part 1 - Road Traffic Noise 7

Part 2 - First steps in the Graphics 25Part 3 - Industry Noise 30Part 4 - Industry Noise - Detailed Investigation of the Supermarket 35Part 5 - Indoor Factory Noise - calculation of the indoor level and thecalculation from indoor to outdoor 41

3 SoundPLAN-Manager 49

Data organization 49

Functions of the SoundPLAN Manager 49Change display options 50Project-Info 50

Create a new project or select an existing one 50Create new project 50Select an existing project 51

Copy, delete, insert and pack projects 52Copy and paste projects 52Pack and extract projects 53

Options -> Settings 54Program Settings 54Settings for Distributed Computing 54System Settings 55Project Settings: Global and Current Project 56

Object Numbering 58Input and display of the object number 58Examples for format string and sort order 60

Additional Graphics Formats 61

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