ASTM_E_1686_-_10e1.pdf

Designation:E1686101Standard Guide forApplying Environmental Noise Measurement Methods andCriteria1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1686;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEEditorial corrections made throughout in September 2015.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers many measurement methods andcriteria for evaluating environmental noise.It includes thefollowing:1.1.1 The use of weightings,penalties,and normalizationfactors;1.1.2 Types of noise measurements and criteria,indicatingtheir limitations and best uses;1.1.3 Sources of criteria;1.1.4 Recommended procedures for criteria selection;1.1.5 A catalog of selected available criteria;and1.1.6 Suggested applications of sound level measurementsand criteria.1.2 Criteria SelectionThis guide will assist users in se-lecting criteria for the following:1.2.1 Evaluating the effect of existing or potential outdoorsounds on a community;or1.2.2 Establishing or revising local noise ordinances,codes,or bylaws,including performance standards in zoning regula-tions.1.3 Reasons for CriteriaThis guide discusses the manyreasons for noise criteria,ways sound can be measured andspecified,and advantages and disadvantages of the mostwidely used types of criteria.The guide refers the user toappropriate documents for more detailed information andguidance.The listing of specific criteria includes nationalgovernment regulatory requirements.Users needing furthergeneral background on sound and sound measurement aredirected to the books listed in the References section.1.4 Criteria in RegulationsCertain criteria are specified tobe used by government regulation,law,or ordinance forspecific purposes.Ease of enforcement and cost impact ongovernment are considerations for these criteria.They may notbe the most appropriate criteria in some circumstances.Thisguide will discuss the limitations of these criteria.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C634 Terminology Relating to Building and EnvironmentalAcousticsE966 Guide for Field Measurements of Airborne SoundAttenuation of Building Facades and Facade ElementsE1014 Guide for Measurement of Outdoor A-WeightedSound LevelsE1503 Test Method for Conducting Outdoor Sound Mea-surements Using a Digital Statistical Sound AnalysisSystem2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI S1.1 Acoustical TerminologyANSI S1.4 Specification for Sound Level MetersANSI S1.11 Specification for Octave-Band and Fractional-Octave-Band Analog and Digital FiltersANSI S1.111966 Specification for Octave,Half-Octave,and Third-Octave Band Filter SetsANSI S1.13 Measurement of Sound Pressure Levels in AirANSI S1.43 Specifications for Integrating-Averaging SoundLevel MetersANSI S3.4 Procedure for the Computation of Loudness ofNoiseANSI S3.14 Rating Noise with Respect to Speech Interfer-ence1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E33 on Building andEnvironmentalAcoustics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E33.09 onCommunity Noise.Current edition approved Sept.1,2010.Published October 2010.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in E168602.DOI:10.1520/E1686-10E012For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036.Available from American National StandardsInstitute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ANSI S12.4 Method for Assessment of High-Energy Impul-sive Sounds with Respect to Residential CommunitiesANSI S12.7 Methods for Measurement of Impulse NoiseANSI S12.9 Quantities and Procedures for Description andMeasurement of Environmental Sound,Part 1Part 2Measurement of Long-Term,Wide-Area SoundPart 3Short Term Measurements with an Observer Pres-entPart 4Noise Assessment and Prediction of Long-TermCommunity ResponsePart 5Sound Level Descriptors for Determination ofCompatible Land UsePart 6 Methods for Estimation ofAwakeningsAssociatedwith Outdoor Noise Events Heard in Homes2.3 ISO Standards:3ISO 532 AcousticsMethod for Calculating LoudnessLevelISO 1996 Assessment of Noise with Respect to CommunityResponseISO 1999 Acoustics Determination of occupational noiseexposure and estimation of noise