Institute of Acoustics

Wales: consultation response on implementing the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

In responding to the Welsh Government consultation on Implementing the Infrastructure Wales Act 2024, the IOA Welsh Branch provide observations and feedback covering noise assessments, environmental health involvement, statutory nuisance, and the pre-application consultation stages. Our comments include the view that there should be a formal requirement for local environmental health teams to provide input during consultations, particularly on noise and related environmental issues.

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New briefing highlights transport noise impacts on children

The impact of transport noise on the the reading ability and behaviour of children is the subject of a new research briefing. Compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), it is based on data submitted by EEA member countries under the EU's Environmental Noise Directive. Key messages of the review include:

SHIP SOURCE LEVEL MEASUREMENT IN SHALLOW WATER USING AN ENHANCED SEABED CRITICAL ANGLE METHOD

Peer-reviewed Paper

MA AINSLIE, AO MACGILLIVRAY, R YUBERO, CAF DE JONG, LS WANG

STUDY ON TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF MUD PULSE WAVES USED FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FROM DOWNHOLE TO SURFACE IN DRILLING ENGINEERING

W GAO, Y SU, R SHI, X DOU, L SHENG, J FAN

USE OF MECHANICAL RESONANCE IN MACHINES DRIVE SYSTEMS

W FIEBIG, J WROBEL

AN IMPROVED MULTI-HARMONIC BALANCE METHOD FOR NONLINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS FOR JOINT INTERFACE

W DONG, F JIAQUAN, H JIE, W QIANG

COMPARING LABORATORY MEASURED IMPACT SOUND TO CALCULATED PREDICTION OF RESONANCE

W BYRICK, M GOLDEN

MACROMECHANICAL MODELLING OF ELASTIC AND VISCO-ELASTIC COSSERAT CONTINUUM AND WAVES FORMATION IN SUCH A MEDIUM

VI EROFEEV, AO MALKHANOV

ASSESSMENT OF THE BONE-ACETABULAR IMPLANT CONTACT PROPERTIES DURING IMPACTS A FINITE ELEMENT STUDY

V-H NGUYEN, G HAIAT

Future of UK Aviation - IOA comment

The IOA have responded to questions relating to noise in the Civil Aviation Authority consultation on the Future of UK Aviation. In addition to reporting the number of people exposed to aviation noise in the UK, the IOA would like to see metrics reported to cover both the national noise impact, which will be of interest to track progress to achieve DfT aviation noise policy aims and to assist stakeholders affected by noise from individual airports in understanding their noise, how it has changed and how it is being managed.

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