Theory and practice of the assessment and valuation of noise from roads and railroads in Europe

This thesis took the policy-analysis framework of Marchau and Walker (2005) as a starting point for assessment and valuation of road and railroad noise impacts and its consequences for noise policy. Four research questions were answered. To what extent can international data on noise, often produced by using different national calculation...

Noise valuation in ex-ante evaluations of major road and railroad projects

In many European countries, the impact of new road and railroad infrastructure is assessed by performing a cost-benefit analysis, monetising as many relevant effects as possible. Considering that noise is a major external effect of traffic, this paper will systematically review the guidelines for monetising noise in different European countries....

The Perception of Small Scale Damage and Repairs of Natural Stone

By means of a questionnaire a study was carried out to investigate the perception of small scale damage and repairs of natural stone used in buildings. Participants were asked to evaluate damage to natural stone shown on pictures. They were also asked to give their opinion on interventions needed to preserve or restore the material. Significant...

The influence of sensitivity for road traffic noise on residential location: Does it trigger a process of spatial selection?

People move to another house for different reasons. It is sometimes presumed that a process of self-selection might take place on the basis of noise sensitivity, i.e., sensitive people would either leave high noise areas or not move into these areas in the first place. Thus, a “survivor population” would remain in the high noise areas. This...

Modelling of low frequency radiated noise from tip vortex cavity deformations

De baten van fietsen en de mogelijkheden van fietsbeleid

Decay of Rhenish Tuffs in Dutch Monuments. Part 2: Laboratory Experiments as a Basis for the Choice of Restoration Stone

Rhenish tuffs (Eifel, Germany), have been used as building material in the Netherlands since Roman times. They were the most important natural building stone in the Netherlands in early medieval times. In addition, tuff was used as raw material for production of trass, that served as a pozzolanic addition for mortars. Rhenish tuffs, notably...

Black Weathering of Bentheim and Obernkirchen Sandstone

Black weathering of sandstone in monuments is widespread. Some objects owe their name to it, like the Porta Nigra in Trier (Germany). Other than the black gypsum crusts common on limestone, the black weathering layer on sandstone is rather thin and well adherent. Formation of such layers on Bentheim and Obernkirchen sandstone, both widely used...

De Zuiderzeewerken

24 losse tekeningen van de Zuiderzeewerken in zwart/wit