AS 1055.

3—1997

Australian Standard
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Acoustics—Description and
measurement of environmental
noise

Part 3: Acquisition of data pertinent

to land use
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee AV/5, Acoustics, Community
Noise. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
20 June 1997 and published on 5 August 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee AV/5:

AirServices Australia
The Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
Australian Acoustical Society
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Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council

AUSTROADS
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Council of The City of Sydney
CSIRO — Division of Building, Construction & Engineering
Department of Defence
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
National Acoustic Laboratories
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Australian Planning Institute
The Institute of Marine Engineers Australia/New Zealand Division
University of Sydney

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 AS 1055.3—1997

Australian Standard
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Acoustics—Description and
measurement of environmental
noise

Part 3: Acquisition of data pertinent

to land use

Originated as part of AS 1055—1973.

Previous edition AS 1055.3— 1989.
Third edition 1997.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 1278 9
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia / Standards New Zealand
Committee AV/5 on Acoustics, Community Noise, to supersede AS 1055.3 — 1989,
Acoustics — Description and measurement of environmental noise, Part 3: Acquisition of
data pertinent to land use. This Standard is based on ISO 1996-2:1987,
Acoustic — Description and measurement of environmental noise —Part 2: Acquisition of
data pertinent to land use. This Standard is a result of a consensus among representatives
on the Joint Committee to produce it as an Australian Standard. New Zealand has
proceeded with a separate review of its environmental noise Standard NZS 6802:1991.
It is Part 3 in a series of Standards on the measurement and assessment of environmental
noise. The objective of this Part is to deal with acquisition of data pertinent to land use,
i.e. it provides methods for acquisition of data for describing environmental noise. Using
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these data, authorities may establish a system for selecting which kind of land use is
appropriate, as far as levels of noise are concerned, for a specified area, or which noise
sources— existing or planned— are acceptable with respect to land use, existing or
planned.
This Standard is not a regulatory document and users should ascertain, from the relevant
regulatory authority, details of specific requirements laid down in each State or Territory.
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CONTENTS

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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 ACQUISITION OF DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 DETERMINATION OF LONG-TERM SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS . . . . . . . 5
6 PREDICTION OF NOISE LEVELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7 NOISE ZONES AND PRESENTATION OF RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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APPENDIX A ESTIMATED AVERAGE BACKGROUND A-WEIGHTED

SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS (LA90,T ) FOR DIFFERENT
AREAS CONTAINING RESIDENCES IN AUSTRALIA . . . . . . . . . 10
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Acoustics— Description and measurement of environmental noise

Part 3: Acquisition of data pertinent to land use

1 SCOPE This Standards describes data acquisition methods which —

(a) enable the description of the environmental noise in a specified area of land to be
made in a uniform way; and
(b) enable the compatibility of any land use activity or projected activity with existing
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or predicted environmental noise to be assessed.

This Standard gives no guidance for the estimation of the overall uncertainty of the
results, but this should be considered in each specific case.

2 APPLICATION This Standard shall be read in conjunction with the definitions and
procedures set out in AS 1055.1.

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1055 Acoustics — Description and measurement of environmental noise
1055.1 Part 1: General procedures
2700 Colour standards for general purposes

4 ACQUISITION OF DATA
4.1 General For the purpose of data acquisition with respect to land use, the following
basic information is required:
(a) Geographical description of the area under consideration including topography.
(b) Description of the main characteristics of existing or proposed noise sources
relevant to the area.
(c) Description of existing or proposed receiver characteristics such as location, use,
and features of immediate surroundings.
NOTE: Information on prevailing meteorological conditions in the area under
consideration should be given, preferably as statistical information on wind speed and
direction, and on precipitation and temperature (including the occurrence of inversion),
and for a typical time interval such as a year or any other relevant time interval.
4.2 Acoustical data Basic acoustical data are sound pressure levels determined over
the reference time intervals and rating levels for the same reference time intervals with
additional information on noise characteristics if required. The specific descriptor to be
used shall be as specified by the relevant regulatory authority and determined using
AS 1055.1.
4.3 Meteorological adjustment To extrapolate from values of sound pressure level
measured under a selected meteorological condition to a long-term value, a meteorological
adjustment may be required (see AS 1055.1).

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