Acoustical verification testing of ground run-up enclosure at Vancouver International Airport

Authors

  • Mark Bliss Partner at BKL Consultants Ltd.
  • Mark Cheng <p>Supervisor, Noise Abatement &amp; Air Quality</p><p>VANCOUVER AIRPORT AUTHORITY</p>
  • Rachel Min
  • Ron Reeves
  • Ryan McMullan

Abstract

The Vancouver Airport Authority is responsible for noise management activities for aircraft arriving and departing YVR. To meet this requirement, the Airport Authority has a noise management program, and one of the main means of accomplishing the program objectives is completing initiatives contained in the YVR Noise Management Plan. As part of work on the 2009-2013 YVR Noise Management Plan, the Airport Authority decided to proceed with the design and construction of a ground run-up enclosure (GRE) to reduce noise disturbances from engine run-ups.

A run-up event consists of testing engine and systems after maintenance to ensure the aircraft is airworthy and can be returned to service. Managing noise from run-ups has been a challenge given that run-ups were performed in open environments without much shielding to reduce sound propagation into the community.

The construction contract included an acoustical acceptance testing requirement to determine whether the insertion loss, measured in accordance with ANSI S12.8-1998, met a minimum value of 15 dBA at the specified receiver locations.

This presentation will discuss the acoustical acceptance testing that was performed for the GRE as part of the commissioning for the project.

 

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Published

2016-08-25

How to Cite

1.
Bliss M, Cheng M, Min R, Reeves R, McMullan R. Acoustical verification testing of ground run-up enclosure at Vancouver International Airport. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 25 [cited 2024 Sep. 8];44(3). Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/3005

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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