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IJESD 2015 Vol.6(8): 581-584 ISSN: 2010-0264
DOI: 10.7763/IJESD.2015.V6.661
DOI: 10.7763/IJESD.2015.V6.661
Development of Noise Maps of Great City of Riyadh by Using LimA
Khalid A. Alsaif and Mosaad A. Foda
Abstract—Riyadh City, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, has been subjected to continual increase in road traffic
due to overall increase in prosperity, fast development and
expansion of economy. In this paper, the first round of noise
mapping for Riyadh City is developed by using the
Predictor-LimA 7810 software. Road traffic data were
measured or estimated as accurate as possible in order to obtain
reliable noise maps. The simulation results at some chosen
locations are validated by actual field measurements, which are
obtained by a system that consists of a sound level meter, a GPS
receiver and a database to manage the measured data. The
maps show that noise levels remain over 50 dBA and can exceed
70 dBA at the nearside of major roads and highways.
Index Terms—Noise pollution, road traffic noise, LimA predictor, GPS.
The authors are with the Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (e-mail: alsiaf@ksu.edu.sa, mfoda@ksu.edu.sa).
Index Terms—Noise pollution, road traffic noise, LimA predictor, GPS.
The authors are with the Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (e-mail: alsiaf@ksu.edu.sa, mfoda@ksu.edu.sa).
Cite:Khalid A. Alsaif and Mosaad A. Foda, "Development of Noise Maps of Great City of Riyadh by Using LimA," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 581-584, 2015.
