Objective The European Parlament and Council has established new standards of tolerance versus traffic noise: reduction of dB(A) to current standards. To meet these improved environmental standards, more effective noise barriers are requested, better noise abatement technologies, new absorptive materials and higher sound screens, eventually tunnels will be necessary. Noise harassment is widely the cause of mental depression and physical exhaustion of people. It is one of the biggest challenge of human sanity in towns and country. Our project is dealing with noise protection walls with improved noise shielding abilities through special shaping and new absorptive qualities of material and construction.Objectives:To ACHIEVE ESSENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE SHIELDING PERFORMANCE, ACOUSTIC QUALITY AND PSYCHO-ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN OF NOISE BARRIERS are objectives of this project. Building up on the so far reached innovation and improved effect, we want to:- Focus on further development of innovative designs, constructions, materials and effects increasing the shielding efficiency of noise barriers.- Study acoustic phenomena of, and inside sound barriers in theory and practical application.- Scientific evidence of the refraction edge performance of different shapes, materials and dimensions: extinction and/or modulation of noise by interference.- Search and evaluate new materials and surfaces (introducing nanotechnology) in their absorbtive or interference behaviour.- Create and evaluate new designs: optical appearance and attractive design- Psycho-acoustic performance: less and friendly noise sensation.- Rigid function within overall road and track design; heavy duty, high durability, climatic resistance, shock resistance and crash performance. Fields of science engineering and technologynanotechnologynatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metals Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2003-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme COOPERATIVE - Coordinator CALMA-TEC LÄRMSCHUTZSYSTEME GMBH EU contribution No data Address Bahnstrasse 4 MÖDLING Austria See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CORDES + PARTNER, BERATENDE INGENIEURE GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Jaegerweg 10 OTTOBRUNN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OY MIZAR AB LTD Finland EU contribution No data Address Telakkatie 5 UUSIKAUPUNKI See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CELLOFOAM GMBH & CO.KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Freiburger Strasse 44 1252 BIBERACH/RISS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISOLITH M. HATTINGER GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address Roidwalchen 30 STRASSWALCHEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Austria EU contribution No data Address Dr. Ignaz Seipel - Platz 2 WIEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address Universitetsvagen 10 STOCKHOLM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LAS INDUSTRIAS DE LA CONSTUCCION (AIDICO) Spain EU contribution No data Address Parque Tecnológico, c/ Benjamin Franklin 17 PATERNA (VALENCIA) See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GENT UNIVERSITY Belgium EU contribution No data Address Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25 GENT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES KEMPTEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Bahnhof Str. 61-63 KEMPTEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
