FprEN 14388

Road traffic noise reducing devices - Characteristics

Publication date:   Dec 16, 2021

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45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC   Mar 23, 2023

CEN

CEN/TC 226 Road equipment

European Norm

93.080.30   Road equipment and installations

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Scope

This document specifies product characteristics for road traffic noise reducing devices (RTNRD) - as defined in 3.1 - to be used alongside roads to reduce the propagation of traffic noise away from the road environment.
The following types of road traffic noise reducing devices are covered by this document:
- noise barriers (as defined in 3.4);
- claddings (as defined in 3.5);
- covers (as defined in 3.6); and
- added devices (as defined in 3.7).
Road traffic noise reducing devices comprise acoustic elements (as defined in 3.2), structural elements (as defined in 3.3) or self-supporting elements (having both acoustic and structural functions).
This document identifies assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of characteristics of road traffic noise reducing devices.
This document does not cover the following:
- resistance of RTNRD to vandalism,
- visual appearance of RTNRD, and
acoustic properties of road pavements.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

305/2011

Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec

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