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SoundPLAN
User's Manual
February 2007
including update information 6.5 - January 2008
Braunstein + Berndt GmbH /

SoundPLAN LLC
SoundPLAN
Update information 6.5
SoundPLAN LLC /
Braunstein + Berndt GmbH
January 2008
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Table of content
Table of content
Modifications in Version 6.5
Highlights
Installation
Path for global settings and templates

Convert projects to version 6.5
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An overview of all modifications
Details of the changes in version 6.5
New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

Reassign receivers to buildings
Mark points with elevation <= [m]
Separate objects that occur multiple times into multiple Geo-Files
Mark road segments with gradient > |x|
Adjust sharp elevation steps (out of bounds gradients)
Convert object type standard properties
Estimate multiple reflections
Modifications of the Embankment-tool
Assign texts to buildings
Distribute Occupants /Distribute Dwellings
Reset emissions for roads and railways
Update Information 6.5
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Modifications in the parking lot noise study between 2003 and 2007
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Processing Noise Mapping Results according to the EU Directive
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Schools, hospitals, kindergartens

Subdividing multiple areas
Calculation
Post processing in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet (area table)
EU-Statistics in the graphics
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Conversion of sound pressure spectra into sound power spectra
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Import of Grid Noise Maps
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Table of content
Statistical accuracy
Draw a sample in the Calculation Core
Draw a sample in the Graphics
Statistics run and processing
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Subscript for texts
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Scale with hatch patterns
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Intervall - Layout
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Highlight the calculation area
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Graphics Sheet manager + Sheet components
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Sheet components
Sheet manager
Noise allotment according to DIN 45691
Introduction
Preparations for the Allotment optimization
Start the Allotment
Carry out the Allotment
Additional contingents
Further processing of the results
Hotspot-Calculation
Calculate Hotspots
Graphically present hotspots
Implemented Calculation Guidelines and Standards
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Highlights
Modifications in Version 6.5
Highlights
Sheet based manipulations in the Graphics
New tools used for noise allotment of industrial sites
Additional geo-tools in the GeoDB (some have been already
introduced in the existing version 6.4)
EU statistics in the Spreadsheet (already published with the
version 6.4)
Hotspot-Calculation
Color scale with hatch patterns
Conversion of sound pressure spectra to sound power spectra
Installation
SoundPLAN 6.5 can be installed and run parallel to the existing version 6.4,
thus the existing version does not have to be uninstalled. SoundPLAN 6.5 can
be installed and run parallel to the existing version 6.4, thus the existing version
does not have to be uninstalled.
In order to assure that SoundPLAN runs under Windows VISTA without a problem,
the Borland Database Engine (BDE) needed to be replaced with another database
product. SoundPLAN with the version 6.5 is based on the Absolute Database. This
will make projects much more transparent and improved the file handling.
To install SoundPLAN please log in as the Administrator. Insert the CD and trigger
the installation by clicking on the field INSTALL SOUNDPLAN in the CD Browser.
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Installation
The installation program will guide you through the installation. At the beginning of
the installation the installation program is searching for the license file used by a
previous installation (BAB?xxxx.006).
As soon as a license file has been found, the path is displayed and of course can be
edited to point to the location of the setup file to be used.
Before the installation finishes, select the language for user interface, templates,
libraries and help files.
By default the installation will choose the language set as the Windows language or
English if this language is not available. Additional languages can be added to the
default setup.
Templates (pre-settings for Geo-database and selection of standards, templates for
the tables in the Documentation and Spreadsheet and settings in the Graphics) and
the libraries can differ with languages and also by country.
When you open SoundPLAN for the first time, you are asked to select the languages
for software, help file, libraries and system files, so that SoundPLAN uses the
correct files in your user profile.
Important: If during the installation you should be requested to reboot for sure
leave the CD in the drive and log on as the same user as you did before you started
the installation (in general as the administrator).
Path for global settings and templates

As the user accounts are organized a different way under Windows Vista, the path to
the global folder (Globdata) is no longer tied to the folder my documents.
With the first call to SoundPLAN 6.5 you will be asked to enter a path to a folder
where the folder SoundPLAN Globdata 6.5 will be hosted. In this folder
SoundPLAN keeps all data (templates and settings) not bound to a specific project.
After providing the path to the new location the installation will ask if you want to
copy the Globdata information from a previous version. The libraries are not copied
automatically.
Convert projects to version 6.5

When you open a project generated under the version 6.4 or older with the version
6.5 you are asked for permission to convert the project. This procedure is important
as the version 6.5 is no longer based on the Borland Database Engine (BDE) and
therefore all files are having a different structure. Please note that version 6.5
projects cannot be read by an older version.
Define how the program shall organize the conversion:
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Installation
Depending on the settings the project is first archived (packed) or copied.

Afterwards the files used by the database engine are converted to the new format.
The data hosted in multiple files in the BDE are compressed into a single file for the
new database manager, this procedure, depending on project size, can take several
minutes.
Projects prepared with an older version of SoundPLAN are marked with a gray
project folder. When you click on the project folder, you will be asked if you want to
convert the project.
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For the processing of very big projects such as the EU noise mapping projects
new tools were needed and have partly been implemented during the course of
the life cycle of the version 6.4. The Geo-Database has received several new
tools, see the chapter New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and
Tools" on page 7.
o Geotool EVALUATE MULTIPLE REFLECTION ADDITION
o With the Geotool REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS you now can transfer
changes in the building to the attributes of the receivers.
o ADAPT RAOD COURSE and ADJUST SHARP ELEVATION STEPS
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PLACE MULTIPLE IDENTICAL OBJECTS IN SEPARATE GEO-FILES
o Reset EMISSIONS of roads and railways

o The property dialog for an object to be converted from another object type is
now displayed during the conversion.
o Multiple texts can be assigned to text fields in buildings
o Elevations now can be manually adjusted in the side propagation
o Bavarian Parking Lot Noise Study (Parkplatzlrmstudie) 2007: Modifications
compared to the version from 2003, see page 10 (was implemented during the
life of version 6.4)
During the life span of version 6.4 several modifications were made to improve
and complete the implementation of the EU Environmental Guidelines, such as
the statistics of residents and areas. The statistical functions are part of the
SoundPLAN spreadsheet,Post processing in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet
(area table) on page 15.
Library: Conversion of sound pressure into sound power, see page 21
Calculation Core:
o Faade Noise Map: Moving receivers from the corners of the buildings can
now also be expressed in percent. (This was needed to accommodate requests
for a region that required receivers to be moved in from the corner by 1/6 of
the faade length (which represents 16.66%))
o Faade Noise Map: For aircraft noise calculations, you can now select to
calculate only one receiver per building.
o The calculation-run-info is now displayed below the run file entry. This way
you can check the run setting during a calculation and can verify that the
correct situations and geo-files are in fact loaded without having to load the
data. This saves a lot of time, especially in gig projects.
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o For multiple calculation runs the block function can now be used to enable
the calculation runs (setting the "yes" for the calculation).
o In the run file you can now import several result files at a time to generate
calculation runs from run information (right mouse button -> import result
file). Press shift or Ctrl keys and select the result files with the left mouse
button.
o Under OPTIONS -> RUN SETTINGS you now can find a checkbox to Save
runfile before each calculation. By default this setting is active.
o New: Noise Grid Import in the calculation core so that results from other
noise calculation programs can be imported (for example aircraft noise
calculations) and combined with the SoundPLAN results, see page 22.
Result tables: It is now possible to open multiple result files at a time using shift
and control keys. With FILE -> CLOSE ALL files currently open are closed.
Spreadsheet and Graphics: It is now possible to use text in the subscript mode,
see page 25.
Graphics:
o The color scale for grid maps can be set alternatively to have a solid fill or to
use a hatch in color, see page 26.
o The calculation area can now be displayed in a raised fashion, see page 27.
o The new SHEET MANAGER now allows undertaking actions for multiple
sheets at the same time (for example exporting and printing) or to spread
formatting and content from one sheet to multiple sheets. Furthermore
opening sheets contained in the sheet tree by Drag & Drop is a very quick.
SHEET COMPONENTS in a similar way was available in previous versions
however it was confined to the elements of the open sheet. The Sheet
Components are available under the file menu in the graphics. For details see
page 28.
o The coordinate text in the frame of the sheet now can be customized to place
the text parallel to the edges of the sheet.
Select the map property and under the tab frame select the box FIT TO
FRAME.
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o For the display of noise contour lines it is now possible to suppress contour
lines that define smaller areas, enter the minimum size [m] of the area in the
plan object types. This parameter also affects the export of contour lines.
New module for Noise Allotment, see page 33.

New: Hot-Spot-Calculations for the action plans of the EU Noise Mapping, see
page 38.
Aircraft Noise: New AzB 2007
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New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools
and Tools
Reassign receivers to buildings
Aside from the assignment of receivers to buildings you can now use a Geo-tool to
assign the buildings properties to the receivers.
Activate GEO-TOOLS -> REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS.

Select REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS, if you the connection between
buildings and receivers has been lost because you changed the file containing the
buildings (red receivers). As the reassignment, depending on the size of the project,
may take a while, you may use the button USE EXISTING BUILDING REFERENCES to
reassign the attributes from the buildings to the receivers.
Under options click on the relevant checkboxes if you want to update the receiver
properties from the building. You can independently from each other reassign the
area usage, the RECEIVER NAMES, or the information on FLOORS and ELEVATIONS
(this option also derives the ground floor height (z1) from the building ).
Hint: For the first assignment of receivers you can suppress the copying of the
buildings properties if you click on the faade with Ctrl + left mouse button. The
elevation of the receiver above ground floor then is set to = 0,00.
Select points with elevation <= [m]

EDIT -> SELECT POINTS WITH ELEVATION <= [M] is a good tool for example to find
objects that have been imported without any elevation. The marked points
afterwards can be deleted or corrected with elevation information from the DGM.
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Separate objects that occur multiple times into multiple

Geo-Files
For each object to be relocated a new Geo-File is generated. The object with the
lower object ID will remain in the original Geo-File while the one with the higher ID
is placed into the new Geo-File. If a third identical object is found, this object is
again placed in a new Geo-File. After the separation, go through the Geo-File list
and decide about the objects to use and the objects to reject.
Mark the data that may contain multiple identical objects and trigger TOOLS ->
SEPARATE MULTIPLE OBJECTS.
After checking and finding the duplicates you are asked to enter a name for the
duplicate object Geo-Files.
Mark road segments with gradient > |x|

Use EDIT -> SELECT ROAD SEGMENTS WITH GRADIET > |X| to visualize road
gradients up or down that are greater than the threshold entered.
Geo-database-editor with projection: the arrows indicate the marked points
Right click on the points with problems to correct the elevations manually -> EDIT
OBJECT PROPERTIES. A second choice is the Geotool ADJUST SHARP ELEVATION
STEPS to automatically change the elevation problems.
Adjust sharp elevation steps (out of bounds gradients)

When objects imported without elevation information are placed on top of a DGM,
it can happen that DGM triangles are intersecting the road and are pulling the
coordinates unreasonably up or down. Mainly this problem will be occurring for
road and railway objects.
The Geo-tool ADJUST SHARP ELEVATION STEPS searches for gradients between 2
coordinates and corrects the gradients that are above 10% by adjusting the elevation
of the road coordinates (a planned extension of this function is to make the threshold
user definable). The terrain elevation is not changed in the process. It is also possible
to combine coordinates that would yield sections that are smaller than a user
definable parameter. Coordinates that contain attribute information are also adjusted
in their height but not averaged when they are very close.
Please check the result in the projection and via EDIT -> SELECT ROAD SEGMENTS
WITH GRADIENT > |X|.
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Please also observe that the alternative elevation tool under GEO TOOLS -> LINE ->
SMOOTH HEIGHT, that for cases of inexact DGMs delivers good results whereas the
tool described only marks elevation inconsistencies.
In the projection you can manually adjust the elevations grabbing and moving
individual coordinates with the mouse.
Convert object type standard properties

When you convert object types for example after a DXF import - all preset
properties are opened.
Estimate multiple reflections

The multiple reflection addition Drefl, which so far could only be set for a single
coordinate of a road or railway source line can now be set for an entire network of
road or railway source lines at the same time.
For big projects where only the direct noise and the first reflection is calculated, but
multiple reflections in a street canyon may make a difference, it would be
prohibitive in time and entry discipline to set the parameter manually. Allerdings
geht aus den Richtlinien nicht eindeutig hervor, wie lange ein Abschnitt sein muss,
um die Properties Baulckenanteil und Hhe der Randbebauung zu berechnen.
Deshalb bietet SoundPLAN eine Prfstrecke an, die entlang der markierten Straen
geschoben wird.
The Geo-tool ESTIMATE MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS checks according to this check
line for homogeneous building situations on both sides of the road and calculates, if
this is the case, the average height of the lower side and the average spacing of the
buildings and calculates the multiple reflection addition. For the length of the
checking line, values between 10 and 50 meters seem reasonable.
At the position on the road/railway where the multiple reflection addition changes
the value, coordinates with the new multiple reflection addition are inserted. The
object elevation is interpolated between the existing points. The terrain elevations
are interpolated from the loaded DGM; if no DGM is present the terrain elevation is
set to zero. Therefore please check your terrain elevations of you roads.
The program always assumes hard facades; the program only uses facades of
buildings, not noise control walls. This addition can only be estimated for noise
levels derived from calculations, it cannot be incorporated for levels that are
calculated elsewhere and set in the program.
Modifications of the Embankment-tool

The embankment tool that was available to set the embankments for roads is now
also available for railway lines. The distances left and right are calculated using
distances calculated from the master alignment. The distances from the master
alignment may be different to the right and to the left. If the ADDITIONAL DISTANCE
FROM ROAD EDGE respectively DISTANCE AXIS TO EMBANKMENT BASE LINE is zero
(left and/or right), no embankments are calculated for the left and/or right side; only
the elevation line parallel to the source is generated.
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Assign texts to buildings

With the Geo-tool ASSIGN TEXTS TO BUILDINGS it is now possible to automatically
set texts in all available fields for example the plot number and the owner of the
building.
Select the assignment type ASSIGN TEXT (OVERWRITE). This assignment type
overwrites whatever text/value was assigned before. When multiple texts are found
inside the building, the text found first will be used as the text assigned to the field.
Gather multiple texts in a single field
When multiple texts are inside a building, the texts can be concatenated to a one
single field. For this option select ASSIGN MULTIPLE TEXTS (ADD).
If multiple buildings of terraced houses have been digitized as a single building and
the house number as part of the address or the number of inhabitants are available
for each of the terraced houses, the text assignment will treat the data appropriately.
Value fields (inhabitants, # of dwelling units) are added to a single value, for text
fields (house number, name) the individual texts are concatenated with a blank in
between.
Existing texts are now overwritten but amended.
Distribute Occupants /Distribute Dwellings

Distribute occupants /dwellings is now able to distribute the inhabitants or # of
dwellings from area usages to buildings, even if the assignment between area usage
and building is not unique:
distributes the inhabitants only to buildings where all corners
are completely inside the area.
UNIQUE ASSIGNMENT
distributes the inhabitants also to buildings that are not

completely inside the areas as long as the center of gravity or the multitude of the
corners is within the area.
EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT
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Reset emissions for roads and railways

With the TOOLS -> RESET EMISSIONS FOR you can reset the emission records that
are the basis of the emission calculations (for roads for example traffic volume,
speeds and corrections). If no objects (roads or railways) are marked, the program
will reset the emissions for roads or for railways.
As this is a deliberate step, first confirm that you want to reset the emissions. The
first emission definition can be conserved. Before the tool is executed, it will ask
which one of the data structures shall be reset.
Modifications in the parking lot noise study

between 2003 and 2007
The Bavarian Parking Lot Noise Study paper is now available in its 6th revision
(2007). This study now replaces the 5th revision from 2006 which contained
problems with the transit portion KD and which therefore was never implemented in
SoundPLAN. Compared to the 4th revision from 2003 the following changes have
been made:
Introduction of new parking lot types.
The additions KPA and KI for the various parking lot types where modified and
completed.
Low noise shopping carts where added as a new item in the calculation.
The summarily calculation is now acceptable for parking lots with more than 150
places.
K*I for the separate calculation of parking slots and drive path now is obsolete.
Here the parameter KI is also used now.
The formula to determine the portion of pass through cars KD was also modified.
An addition to accommodate for different road surfaces KStrO has now been
introduced. This addition however is not identical with the road surface addition
from the RLS-90!
Guidelines for the turnover in the parking lot also has been updated and
amended.
In the data entry it is now possible to declare the reference of the units. The
guideline for manually calculating the turnover from the size of the shopping
area is now obsolete. If the values seem not to fit the situation it is still possible
to manually enter the number of parking slots for the parking lot.
Modifications in the parking lot noise study between 2003 and 2007
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The volume of turnover is now only defined via the day history. With the change
of the day history from the number of moves per parking lot per hour (2003) to
the current number of moves per parking slot and hour, the suggested values
from the parking lot study can be directly be used in the day history.
What are the effects of Parkplatzlrmstudie 2007 (parking lot noise study 2007)?
Truck parking lots increase the noise by 2 dB.
Through traffic inside the parking lot KD : up to 1,1 dB depending on the
number of parking slots.
Shopping markets with low noise shopping carts are 2 dB lower in the emission.
Only for the separate calculation of parking slots and drive path:
Up to 4 dB quieter for cars
Up to 3 dB quieter for truck parking lots
Up to 2 dB quieter for bus parking lots
Road surface: Up to 1 dB quieter or up to 2 dB louder as compared to RLS-90
Processing Noise Mapping Results according to

the EU Directive
The transfer of the EU Environmental Noise Guideline into national law gave a lot
of the reporting requirements a local component where details of the statistics of
exposed inhabitants, exposed areas and special buildings (schools, hospitals..) are
defined. Please acquire the information about the procedures locally in your country,
SoundPLAN may not know all details to be a reliable source here.
Schools, hospitals, kindergartens

Schools and hospitals (in some countries kindergartens too) must be accounted for
and their numbers have to be assigned the individual noise zones.
In the Geo-Database always enter the usage type for each building. The following
building types (graphics object types) to be set as the building types in the GeoDatabase are used in the statistics (in brackets the ID for the attribute function
building type is printed):
Unknown (-1)
School (-2)
Hospital (-3)
Kindergarten (-4)
Important: When using the attribute function it is important to enter =-2 in the
field OPERATION because if the = sign is omitted the program would not set -2
but instead subtract 2 from the value that is at the moment in the cell.
Another option is to set the building type via EDIT -> GRAPHIC-OBJECT TYPE. The
advantage here is that the building type can be assigned with a readable text rather
than via a code.
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Special buildings are treated as normal buildings, that means that if inhabitants are
assigned (for example for the care taker family) the inhabitants are accounted for the
normal way.
Marking buildings as special buildings does not have to be done before the noise
map is calculated as the information is directly taken from the geometry data.
Building clusters
A special building can be comprised of multiple single buildings. As soon as the
field PROPERTY NUMBER contains the same text for multiple buildings, the cluster
of buildings in the final processing for the statistics will be treated as one building
cluster.
When defined as a building cluster, the statistics for the loudest level and the
energy mean value are derived and accounted for the entire building cluster (see
Settings for the EU-Statistics, page 17).
Subdividing multiple areas

You can divide your investigation area into multiple areas (community, borrow) and
generate a joint statistics with entries area by area. The borders of the areas must be
contained in the data as area usages. In the tabular results the object name is
presented, the number of inhabitants and the area usage are irrelevant here
Area and inhabitant statistics in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet (area table) are based
on the area usage and assign area size, number of inhabitants, number of dwellings
and special buildings.
The areas are even accounted in the statistics if they have been generated after the
calculation of the noise map.
Calculation
Calculation of the faade noise level
If you set the calculation of the facade noise levels (Facade Noise Map) to VBEB
(Germany) in the calculation settings for RECEIVERS ACCORDING TO VBEB,
Receivers then are generated in accordance to the rules of VBEB:
Facades longer that 5 meters are divided into smaller segments for which a single
receiver is calculated.
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Facades with a length between 2.5 meters and 5 m are represented by a single
receiver
Smaller facades are ignored except if multiple subsequent facade segments reach
the combined length of more than 5 meters. In this case the combined faade is
then treated as a faade longer than 5 meters and if needed subdivided into 5
meter sections.
This procedure is advisable for non German areas as it generates a sensible
distribution of inhabitants and dwelling units as long as the accounting does not
required setting the loudest level as default for the entire building.
The EU Noise Mapping leaves the member states some freedom, for example has
Austria chosen to set receivers along a facade at a spacing of 3 meters, select the
setting RECEIVERS SPACED with a distance of 3 meters.
Hint: As soon as at least one facade has been activated in the Geo-database for the
calculation with the Facade Noise Map, all receivers for that building are switched
to be calculated in accordance to VBEB. For the calculation of the faade noise
levels in Austria, all facades must be activated.
Calculation of noise contours
For the calculation of noise contours (Grid Noise Map) in Austria for example a
grid spacing of 5x5 meters is required, in Germany the standard is a 10x10 grid.
Additional settings are not required.
Hints for the calculation of very large areas
For the calculation of facade noise levels and grid noise maps for very large
calculation areas it is paramount to analyze the ratio of invested calculation time and
accuracy up front. This for example can be accomplished with a statistics calculation
run, see Statistical accuracy on page 21.
The following recommendations for the calculation parameters in the calculation
core should be checked in any case and possibly should be coordinated with your
client:
Tab settings
Angular increment
Number of reflections
Hint: In city environment use the Geotool Estimate multiple reflections " to
account multiple reflections in street canyons at the side of the emissions.
Reflection depth
0-1
Source side reflections
Enabled
Search radius
Restrict this parameter to between 2000 meters and

4000 m depending on the question of how far
prominent noise sources can be heard
Tolerance
0,5 0,8
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Tab Faade Noise Map

Distance to the faade 0.1 m (default for Germany and Austria)
checked. The potential error of ignoring noise
coming over the building is small but it saves approximately half the calculation
time.
SEARCH RANGE DEFINED BY FACADE
Tab Grid Noise Map

The default interpolation criteria are relatively conservative, for big strategic noise
map it is recommendable to set the DIFFERENCE between the corner receivers to 0.5.
Post processing in the SoundPLAN Spreadsheet (area

table)
The post processing of the EU statistics has been implemented in SoundPLAN
flexible enough that the same procedures in SoundPLAN can be used throughout the
entire EU with their diverging national implementation of the EU Directive. As there
are big differences in the national ways, you first of all need to settle what data is
required for your country and how the data shall be processed (for example the
accounting of the quiet faade or the distribution of the number of inhabitants
amongst the faade receivers). As soon as the table with all settings, title texts and
other settings is fulfilling your needs, you are best advised to save the table as your
template for the noise mapping project.
The accounting can be accomplished for the entire calculation area or it can be based
on individual usage areas. For that reason the EU Statistics are integrated into the
area table.
Normally the area table only processes area usages . In case the selected Geo-file
or Situation does not contain any area usages, the EU-statistics is then applied for
the entire calculation area.
Which EU-Statistics are available?
Inhabitant statistics: Accounting on the basis of faade noise levels (from Faade
Noise Maps or City Noise Maps)
Area statistics: Accounting of the noise in outside areas (Grid Noise Map, City
Noise Map)
Open the Spreadsheet and in the file manager select the FILE TYPE Area table
(conflict map).
Hint: The file type EU Statistics is outdated and is only available to display already
existing building statistics that have been generated with older versions.
In the initial selection select the Geo-file or Situation in which area usages and
calculation area are contained.
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Caution: The data for the statistics (buildings, dwellings, residents) are taken from
the Situation that was used during the calculation of the Facade Noise Map or Grid
Noise Map. The request to enter a situation for the area table only will effect the area
definition by loading the areas from either the same situation or from a secondary
situation where mistakes in the areas have been corrected.
With the switch COLUMNS you can deactivate the columns for inhabitants" and
size, that are irrelevant for the statistics, before the file is loaded. The dialog
whether to calculate with the shown decimals or the full range is irrelevant here, so
click on OK.
Via FILE -> ADD ADDITIONAL COLUMNS select the desired EU statistics.
After selecting the proper result file (depending on the selected statistics a Facade
Noise Map or City Noise map for the building statistics or the Grid Noise Map or
City Noise Map for the area statistics), you get to the dialog where you define how
and with which time slices the EU-statistisc shall be evaluated (see Settings for the
EU-statistics, page 15).
Afterwards select which data and which time slices you want to use.
After selecting the columns the EU-statistics will be calculated separately for each
area. When more than 2 areas are present, the program automatically will generate a
sum line that sums up the data of the areas.
Hint:
The calculation depending on the size of the areas and the requested task can
take several minutes or even longer!
The buildings needed for the statistics are automatically loaded from the data of
the run file that is kept with the results.
One area table can only contain a single EU-statistics. The area table thus cannot
contain both the building- and the area- statistics, neither is it possible to have a
comparison of variants in the area table.
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Settings for the EU-statistics

Because of the diverging requirements for the EU-statistics, some clarifications need
to be made:
Level ranges:
First you need to decide if the results are accrued for an interval (for example levels
between 50 and 60) or if the level is understood as a threshold value (i.e. >50
includes values above 50 and values above 60).
This selection can be changed at a later time via OPTIONS -> DOCUMENT SETTINGS for other changes the statistics must be regenerated with
> CURRENT DOCUMENT,

FILE -> REBUILD TABLE!
Statistics of exposed residents

Assignment of residents to dwellings:
ASSIGN ALL INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS TO LOUDEST VALUE accounts all
residents and dwelling by using the loudest on the building occurring noise level
interval for all residents and dwelling.
When you choose the setting ASSIGN INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS ACCORDING
TO THE LEVEL ON THE FACADE SECTION, there are 2 different ways to proceed:
1. When the facade receivers were generated according to VBEB (Germany), all
inhabitants are distributed equally amongst the facade receivers, likewise the
dwellings.
2. For all other settings in the calculation of the Facade Noise Map, the inhabitants
and dwellings are distributed according to the facade length representing each
individual receiver.
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Assessment of the quiet facade

Like in many places in the execution of the END, here too there are many national
ways of determining what the quiet facade shall be, here some possibilities:
The relevant receivers for the assessment of the quiet facade can be located on the
facade or 2 meters in front of it. The additional receivers 2 meters in front of the
faade are calculated when you request ADDITIONAL RECEIVERS 2 METERS IN
FRONT OF THE FACADE in the RUN SETTINGS under the tab Faade Noise Map or
City Noise Map (Caution the calculation time will double!). In case the 2m receivers
were calculated, they will be used to assess the quiet facade, otherwise this is done
directly with the receivers on the faade itself.
To assess the quiet faced, the loudest noise level found on the building is determined
and compared with other receivers on the facades (or 2 meters in front). If the
difference between the maximum and the assessed receiver exceeds 20 dB, the
inhabitants and dwellings associated with the receiver are accounted for as being on
a quiet facade.
As long as a maximum acceptable noise level has been set for the quiet facade, this
is also checked. Only receivers below the threshold level that make the 20 dB
difference criterion make the grade to be accounted for in the table of the quiet
faade.
To set the threshold, check the box USE MAXIMAL VALUE FOR QUIET FACADE.
Caution:
The assessment assumes that the first time slice in the assessment library is the
Lden. The first threshold value always assumes that is meant for the Lden for all
other time slots the second threshold value is used.
In Austria the level must be 5dB below the threshold value, i.e. if the threshold
value is 50 dB the value set in SoundPLAN must be 45 dB.
Assessment of hospitals, schools and kindergartens:
If inhabitants and dwellings have been assigned to these buildings, those figures will
be used in the accounting.
For the assessment of special buildings, the property number is used to determine
which structures belong to the same building complex and then the accounting is
dome treating the building complex as a single entity.
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Example inhabitant statistics:
Area statistics
The area size for the individual noise level intervals by internally rastering the
contour map and accounting the level found in the middle of each grid cell to the
interval it falls in. The areas within buildings are ignored, that means that in a
situation where all levels are above 50 dB and also the buildings are exposed to high
noise levels, the area accounted for as being above 50 dB is smaller than the entire
area itself, in fact it will be the area minus the cumulative size of all buildings.
The settings and the processing of all other values is the same as in the inhabitants
statistics, the only difference is that checkpoints along the facades must be generated
first. These checkpoints are generated in accordance to the procedures from VBEB
(see Calculation of Faade Noise Levels).
Example area statistics:
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EU-Statistics in the graphics

As the procedures for the graphical representation of the statistics have not been
modified significantly, please read the handbook and on-line help for details. The
building statistics is selected in the graphics via the data type EU BUILDINGS (ANNEX
VI).
Settings and calculations are the same as in the area table except that in the area
statistics you must define the intervals separately, in the graphics this is done via the
scale.
The difference may be in what data are used: in the area table the accounting is done
on the basis of areas or the entire calculation area and in the graphics it is always
representing all data loaded.
The area statistics may show a little variance between the area table and the graphics
as the area table accounts only grid cells where the center is in the calculation area,
the graphics accounts for all loaded grid points.
With a 10 x10 m grid for the calculation, some of the scan points will be outside the
calculation area but will also be added to the area size.
Peculiarity in the presentation of the areas:
For the calculation of the area sizes for each noise level interval (respectively
above a threshold value) the contour map is always rasterized in a 1x1 m raster.
The receivers for the assignment of inhabitants, dwellings and special usage
buildings to the noise level intervals is always done in accordance to VBEB (see
Calculation of Facade Noise Levels page 12), except when all values are set
only to the highest level found on the entire building.
Peculiarity of the Facade Noise Map:
If the Facade Noise Map was computed only on a single elevation (most often in a
height of 4 meters above ground), there is no difference in the statistics of the area
table and the graphics.
If multiple floors were calculated, for example in the framework of an action plan,
the floors are treated as separate entities as if each were a separate building. This
means that inhabitants and dwellings are equally distributed amongst all floors and
per floor the questions of the quiet faade is evaluated separately.
In the area table the statistics is always calculated for all floors. In the graphics
select the floor for which you want to display the statistics. The statistics is then
computed only for the selected floor, including the selection of the loudest faade
and the quiet faade.
In addition you have the option via the floor selection to set it to all floors. Here the
loudest faade and quiet faade are evaluated jointly for all floors of the building
and thus the results should be the same as in the area table (provided you have
calculated the same content and loaded it).
According to the selected scale, the building itself is filled with the color of the
loudest noise level found on the building; the faade where this level occurred is
marked. For the quiet faade the values with theh loudest floor are used, therefore it
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can occur that a building in the statistics is set to have a quiet faced but in the
graphics it is not indicated as the loudest floor in the position where the quiet faade
exists, may be above the noise threshold.
CAUTION: For the calculation of the statistics (regardless if area table or in the
graphics) the data are used that were used in the calculation run, the situation
requested in the area table is not used here; neither is the geometry loaded in the
graphics relevant here. If you rename or delete Geo-files or Situations after the
calculation run was done, this will result in a change in the statistics as the result
files keep a copy of the file names rather than a copy of all data.
This procedure still allows you to start calculating the noise maps before you have
entered all data for the inhabitants or have sorted out the special usage buildings. Or
it might be that you get more accurate information on the number of residents; you
can add the information and just recalculate the statistics.
Conversion of sound pressure spectra into sound

power spectra
When emission data in the SoundPLAN Emission Library are only available as
sound pressure spectrum and the situation is sufficiently simple (assumption source
is a point source..) the spectrum can be converted to a sound power spectrum.
Open EDIT -> CONVERT SOUND PRESSURE TO SOUND POWER (or click right mouse
button while the cursor is on the spectrum).
Hint: The reference must be set to Level, before, afterwards it will be referenced
per Unit.
Select the surface type that was the basis of your measurement of the sound pressure
level. Enter the distance D in meters at which the measurement was taken and for
machines the equivalent size of a box enter the width, length and height in meters.
By clicking the OK button the sound pressure spectrum is converted into a sound
power spectrum and the reference is set to per unit.
Conversion of sound pressure spectra into sound power spectra
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If you have received Grid Noise Maps calculated by other software products than
SoundPLAN (for example from a aircraft noise model) and the data is given as a text
file (TXT file), it is possible to import the data directly into the calculation core of
SoundPLAN and convert the data into SoundPLAN's format; Grid Noise Maps
generated this way can be overlayed with other SoundPLAN data.
To trigger the import function select the calculation type tools and the select the
sub-type Grid Noise Import.
Select the TXT file in the DATA section (select the text files in the selection list for
the file types.
Under the tab Grid-Noise-Map-Import the structure of the import file is visible in the
top portion. Select if a title line is present and from which line the regular data shall
begin.
In the lower section the columns from the import file are assigned to the columns of
the grid noise map. Depending on the selected noise assessment the time slices are
displayed for the assignment.
The German DIN 45687 in its annex F demands that the accuracy of the noise level
simulation is to be classed and different parameters influencing the balance between
calculation speed and accuracy can be disclosed.
Via a statistics calculation run the program first draws a sample with highly accurate
reference settings; the results of this run later are compared with results from
calculations with different calculation settings or abbreviated geometry.
The samples can be taken up front in order to determine the calculation settings
needed in order to attain a desired accuracy or as a post calculation check to verify
that the calculations were done correctly. The following options are sensible:
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Up front
Single Receivers
Faade Noise Maps
Grid Noise Map (without interpolation of grid values)
For existing, already calculated maps
Grid Noise Map with interpolation
Contour lines
Draw a sample in the Calculation Core

(Statistics up front)
Like normal generate the entries for a normal calculation run with the reference
settings and the data you want to check with the accuracy statistics. Under the tab
statistics select the option DRAW STATISTICS (NUMBER OF RECEIVERS) and select
the size of your sample. According to DIN 45687 the minimum is to evaluate a
sample of 20 but the recommendation is to draw a sample of 1 %. For very large
calculations with big areas and thus a very high number of receivers the number
sampled will certainly be between the 2 values.
In the calculation core you can calculate the samples for single receivers, Faade
Noise Maps or Grid Noise Maps.
The samples are calculated with the settings you define, however for the grid noise
map the criteria for interpolation will be ignored, the receivers are always calculated
in the statistics calculation run.
Draw a sample in the Graphics

(Statistics of maps already finished)
Samples for the check of contour lines and the City Noise Map can only be drawn in
the Graphics, samples from Grid calculations either in the Calculation Core or the
Graphics. Reference receivers can only be generated if a DGM was used in the
calculation.
If you generate the statistical sample for a Grid Noise Map from within the graphics
also interpolated grid points are selected as reference points. If a sample is drawn in
the calculation core, all reference points are calculated.
First calculate the Grid Noise Map or City Noise Map and load all data into the
Graphics.
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Open EDIT MAP and open EDIT -> GENERATE STATISTICAL SAMPLE FROM
CONTOUR LINES or GENERATE STATISTICAL SAMPLE FROM GRID MAP.
In the following dialog define the number of reference receivers. The
recommendation is to use 1 % of the map you want to generate the statistics for for
large areas this is probably too much. For contour lines also enter the minimum size
in [m] (default is the square of the grid spacing) at which islands in contour lines
are drawn and the minimum distance of the contour line to sources and obstacles.
Hint: The distance of the reference receivers from the geometry is ignored for grid
points as it does not have any relevance in the results.
Left statistics sample from contour lines, on the right statistics sample for grid maps
If you are using smooth Bezier type contour lines, please also enter the Bezier
tension coefficient.
For contour line statistics samples the program only evaluates the time slice
displayed in the Graphics.
Statistics run and processing

Generate a calculation run with different calculation settings or different geometry
(for example tolerance, search radius, smoothed buildings, rougher DGM) and select
the tab statistics for a statistics run: COMPARE WITH STATISTICAL SAMPLE FROM
CALCULATION RUN NO. Enter the number under which the reference calculation
results were saved.
For statistical samples from the Calculation Core enter the number under which you
saved the reference statistics results, for samples in the Graphics the results are
saved under the same number as the original results.
After the statistics run finished successfully, the run file receives an extra tab for the
statistics.
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To analyze here results, a diagram and a table is for your disposal. The differences
for the receiver locations and the elevation of the receiver and the elevation of the
terrain at the receiver as well of course- the noise levels of all time slices contained
in the noise assessment is contained (for contour lines only the time slice of the
loaded data is processed). Via the LEVEL FILTER receivers with a value < then the
threshold value will be ignored in the processing.
The processing of the statistics is done in accordance to DIN 45687. As the result
you will get the confidence interval (deviations up or down) in which 80% of all
results will lay.
Subscript for texts
Subscript
text
In text boxes, legends, scales and with general texts in the graphics as well as for
headers in the Spreadsheet it is now possible to have texts with the attribute subscript.
Write the text like normal, mark the spot that needs to be turned into subscript and
click on the symbol SUBSCRIPT. As you still process the text, control characters are
marking the subscript part.
Rw,res for example will be displayed as "R'@\l+w, res@\l-". As soon as you finish
editing the text, the subscript will be effective.
In case you need other text attributes, you can manually insert them:
@\l+text@\l-
= subscript
@\h+text@\h-
= superscript
@\i+text@\i-
= italic
@\b+text@\b-
= bold
Subscript for texts
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In addition to having solid colored surfaces, it is now possible to display the areas
with hatch patterns and color brightness.
Scale layout
In the scale layout select the interval layout WITH HATCH.
Interval - Layout
Click on the hatch field to customize the interval-layout.
You can also combine the fill color with the hatch and brighten the colors by a
certain margin.
For the hatch the standard hatch types are available. Define spacing, and color and
width of the hatch lines.
To speed up the definition you can select the border line to coincide with the hatch
line style or define a different border line.
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The calculation area has been amended with a new Cartography attribute to
highlight the calculation area.
In the map object types for the calculation area open the tab Cartography and select
the tab background.
You have multiple options of highlighting the calculation area:

Put a SHADDOW to the right and bottom or all around it.
Make the colors or the gray scale a bit brighter
o In addition you can select a masking color that will be additively overlayed
over the rest of the picture
Use a 3D-effect that raises the data within the calculation area.
Just experiment what option you like best!
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The sheet manager in the Graphics is a new addition to perform tasks on multiple
sheets at the same time. For example to change the scale colors for all sheets with
grid noise maps it is not necessary to open each sheet that has a grid noise map in it,
set the scale to the new colors by hand and then save it again. This operation and
others can be performed with the sheet manager effectively.
The sheet manager and the sheet components are displayed on the left hand side as a
tree diagram. To open it select FILE -> SHEET MANAGER (ALT+ A) or FILE -> SHEET
COMPONENTS (ALT+ B). The area where the sheet manager or the sheet components
are visible can be varied with the window splitter. Sheet manager and sheet
components are mutually exclusive, only one of them can be presented at a time.
Via the sheet manager you can transfer elements, content and settings from one
sheet to other sheets, it is also possible to print and export multiple sheets at the
same time. With Drag&Drop sheets that are not loaded at the time can be opened
very quickly. With the sheet components you can modify the content, properties and
settings of an element and assign these to other elements of the same sheet.
For example if you decided that the background color of all your text boxes is no
longer what you want, adjust it in one element and then transfer the new settings to
all others without opening each individual box.
Sheet components
Under the menu FILE -> SHEET COMPONENTS or via <Alt+B> the sheet component
box is made visible/disappears. For the sheet components all structured components
are placed into a tree structure indicating the hierarchy between the components
(who inherits what from which parent).
The tree structure and the sheet itself are coupled, which means that by clicking on
an element in the tree, it is active in the sheet and vice versa.
On top of the tree there are 4 buttons:
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The buttons DELETE ELEMENT, EDIT ELEMENT CONTENTS and EDIT ELEMENT
PROPERTIES are only active as long as an element in the tree or on the sheet is
active. To take over content or properties from an element to another is only active if
multiple elements in the tree are activated.
Take-over element components
With the pressed Ctrl key mark one or multiple elements in the tree which you want
to assign the properties of other elements. Now click on the element of the tree from
which you want to assign content or properties. Click on the arrow symbol and
select what you want to take over. The selection of content, properties and actions
depend on the selected element.
On the left the take-over from a plan, to the right for a text
Sheet manager
Via the menu FILE -> SHEET MANAGER or with <Alt+ A> the sheet manager is
activated/deactivated. For the sheet manager a tree structure is generated that lists all
sheets but the currently open one. As sub nodes of the tree all elements contained in
the sheets are visible.
On top of the tree several buttons are placed.
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Depending on which element you have selected, you can take-over different
attributes:
Sheet colors
Properties
Content
Section layout (text attribute settings)
Map viewport
Map object types
With the properties the receiver element will take on the layout of the doner element,
for text boxes that would be the box color, line settings, for a plan it would be the
frame parameters, however size, docking parameters and position of the boxes
would remain unaltered.
For text boxes, texts, scales, legends and graphics boxes content is clear,
everything but the section layout is transferred as this item can be selected
separately.
Hint: For the map TAKE-OVER CONTENT means that the file selections are taken
over, map viewport parameters and map object types are activated separately.
Sheets where anything was altered are marked with bold type in the tree.
If you only want to transfer (take-over) one or a few object types from plan to plan,
open the plan object types and mark the desired object types and press on TAKEOVER ELEMENT COMPONENTS or simply drag them in the tree to the destination.
If you want to load a different sheet from the same project, simply click on it in the
tree and drag it to the right side (Drag&Drop).
In the preview window below the tree you see the active element:
for sheets the preview bitmap
for elements the content and the child elements,
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As it is not possible to load all data for all sheets at the same time, for maps the file
list is displayed.
With this tools you can very quickly get an overview over all sheets, maps and the
data contained in them. The tree area and the pre-view panel can be resized by
dragging the divider to the desired position.
Except in the sheet itself you can use the right mouse button in the preview
window to get to the properties and the content and for the plan into the file
selection and the plan-object types. In the file selection you can only alter the
settings of the data already loaded or swap data for a data type already present. This
restriction is needed because for new data types new elements might become
necessary that are not included in this frame work. It is for example not possible to
generate a new scale here and place it somewhere on the sheet.
Actions for entire sheets:

You can mark multiple sheets and jointly perform the following actions
print,
export (as a bitmap, WMF or with the contained contour lines),
delete.
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Hint: As an open sheet is not part of the tree, you need first close the open sheet in
order to apply the actions to it. To close the sheet use FILE -> CLOSE SHEET.
When you close sheets, please also remember to save alterations made in the sheets
of the tree and save the changes before printing or exporting them.
In the main branch, where the project name is the active element, all actions will
apply to all sheets of the project.
When printing multiple sheets please be aware that only sheets with the same sheet
sizes can be printed jointly because the sheet settings for example the sheet sizes are
the same for all sheets. If you print into a file or save the sheet as a PDF,
SoundPLAN will request the file name for each document, again this request comes
from Windows and unfortunately cannot be suppressed entirely. Export
When exporting you first get to a selection where you select what you want to
export. For the export of contour lines you also must define for which file format
you want to generate the export. The export files are written into a sub folder in the
active project, the program will suggest a name which you can alter to suit your
needs or select an existing folder.
By dragging a sheet from the tree to the graphics pane, you open the sheet.
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Actions from a loaded sheet

These actions are the same as actions in the sheet components section.
These actions are only active in the tree, in order to have them executed in the sheet,
the tree must be saved.
Actions from the tree
Likewise you can assign an attribute setting of the tree to the active element of the
sheet.
When dragging an element onto the sheet, you can select if the element shall be
taken-over into the drawing.
Hint:
Sheets where anything was altered are marked with bold type in the tree.
All actions in the tree are final, there is no undo! The actions before they are
saved however are only existing within the tree and thus leaving the tree and not
saving it will act as an "undo" for all actions since it was saved last, not only the
last change will be lost.
By making modifications it can be that the preview-bitmap does not reflect the
content of the sheet any more. Please regenerate the preview-bitmap by clicking
on the paint-brush-symbol.

Introduction
This new module offers the following new options in managing the noise emissions
of multiple noisy facilities within an area (such as an industrial park with multiple
plants under multiple different ownership). The program helps set noise generation
limits for various facilities within the area to make sure the overall noise limit is not
violating the laws and the individual areas are minimized in their restrictions:
The noise background base load from existing industrial facilities can be taken
into account:
o In detail (the base load can be defined for each individual receiver or as
results from a calculation.)
or
o In general (reduction of the design noise threshold by a fixed margin for
example 6 dB(A)-. The margin can be set individually for each receiver.)
Marking partial sources with colors in accordance to the limit violation they
cause at the receiver, it is easy to see which of the sources need to be mitigated
further during the interactive dimensioning process.
Additional noise allotments:
By increasing the emissions rate for individual directions, it is possible to further
maximize the emission rates. The definition of the directions for an increase of
the noise allotment is done quickly with the mouse.
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The results of the allotment simulation can be printed or via the clipboard moved
to programs such as Word. Fixed user defined text formulations are available.
Preparations for the Allotment optimization

In the Geo-database enter the areas representing the sections of the industrial area
as area sources without defining the sound power and model the receivers in the
surrounding buildings. As in this stage of the planning process the geometry such as
buildings within the industrial area is unknown, therefore the allotment uses only the
2D spreading to optimize the distribution of sources in the entire area, as such the
definition of areas and receivers is sufficient to generate the allotment calculation.
When the location of buildings is known, you can use this information in order to
adjust the directionality of the sources for additional contingents or to improve the
graphical presentation.
After the definitions open the Calculation core and carry out a precalculation.
Select the category "Outdoor Noise" and the calculation type "Noise Allotment".
This calculation in accordance with the DIN 45691 regards only the horizontal
distance of the spreading into a full 3D sphere.
Start the Allotment

Open the Allotment in the SoundPLAN Manager via EXECUTE -> NOISE
ALLOTMENT.
Select FILE -> NEW and load the results of the pre-calculation done in the Calculation
Core (file name RNATxxxx.res) via the symbol button OPEN.
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Back ground base level

An existing base level can be determined in a SoundPLAN calculation for single
receivers or be entered manually for all receivers. For the allotment it is possible to
alter the defined base level. The allotment can also be defined as an offset to the
noise limit (example -10).
Click on OK.
Carry out the Allotment
In the top section the receivers are displayed with their noise limits and if applicable
the base level that needs to be taken into account. The plan value then shows the
magnitude of the remaining noise levels under the constraints of the background
base level.
In the lower section the industrial areas are listed that were defined in the GeoDatabase together with the resulting assessed noise level and the remaining level
contingent for each receiver.
Enter the emission contingents for each industrial area. Keep the shift key pressed
and click on multiple adjacent areas to jointly assign their source contingents. As
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soon as the plant value is exceed, the partial noise level that causes the excess and
the receivers that show the problem are marked in red.
Change the emission contingents of individual partial areas until the part value is not
exceeded anywhere.
Assign additional emission contingents for all time slices used in the noise
assessment.
Additional contingents
The reference point is placed in the center of the partial areas and the directional
sectors for the additional contingents are split up for each receiver. For the
arrangement in the land-use plan, the reference point you can set the coordinates of
the reference point to even numbers and adjust the sectors roughly to the areas
represented by the receivers. Correct the angles of the sectors to even numbers
afterwards.
The angle segments can be changed, because they represent the different usage areas
in the project. The angle segments can only be adapted until the position or the next
receiver. In case this should be necessary, please delete the receiver first (at the
moment this is only possible in the Geo-database).
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Additional information you could have entered in the Geo-database (buildings,

areas) is shown in the graphical representation in the tab "additional contingents".
You can change the representation of the single objects as usual with OPTIONS ->
OBJECT TYPES. New object types have been inserted for the noise allotment.
Further processing of the results

You can print the documentation of the Noise Allotment or copy the graphics of the
additional contingents and sector lines into the clipboard and paste it in your report.
Likewise you can transport the data about the receivers, industrial areas and
additional contingent.
These results can be copied under the menu FILE into the clipboard:
Receiver
Noise limit
Noise background base level
Target value
Sub areas
PA 1
PA 2
PA 3
PA 4
Sector
A
B
C
D
E
F
Size [m]
16512,3
17363,9
15960,5
18269,1
Sum
additional
contingent
Start
40
100
180
230
280
340
L(EC)
55,0
57,0
59,0
55,0
44,1
0,9
End
100
180
230
280
340
40
R1
55
-10
45
R2
55
-10
45
R3
60
-5
55
R4
60
-10
50
R5
55
-10
45
R6
55
-5
50
R1
40,0
38,5
38,3
32,7
43,1
1,9
R2
36,3
35,8
40,2
33,2
39,7
15,3
R3
29,6
31,6
37,0
33,1
45,4
4,6
R4
33,4
37,4
39,8
42,5
44,4
0,6
R5
35,5
41,5
37,5
36,2
44,6
5,4
R6
37,3
42,1
36,7
33,6
44,1
0,9
L(AC)T
5
4
0
5
0
1
L(AC)N
12
5
2
2
2
3
To print the data via SoundPLAN as an annex, select FILE -> PRINT. Headers and
footers can be formatted under FILE -> PAGE LAYOUT.
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Hotspot-Calculation
In order to pinpoint what measures should be taken in the action plan phase of a
noise mapping project, it is necessary to combine the information of exposure from
Grid Noise Maps or City Noise Maps with the population numbers.
In SoundPLAN for this purpose there is a new Hotspot-Calculation.
First faade receivers are generated in accordance to the VBEB. In the vicinity of a
grid cell (default value is 100m) all inhabitants are searched and via the curves from
the "Position paper on dose response relationships between transportation noise and
annoyance" the residents are assigned to the categories "little annoyed", "annoyed"
and "highly annoyed". Afterwards all affected residents are assigned to the center
grid cell. As the values are threshold values, the category little annoyed also
contains the figures from the annoyed and the highly annoyed tally.
Example curves for the Lden from the position paper:
Hotspot-Calculation
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Calculate Hotspots
You need:
Calculated Grid Noise Maps or Faade Noise Map
Situation (or Geo-File) with buildings and assigned inhabitants
Calculation area
DGM (only for the 3D presentation)
Select in the run properties the calculation type "Grid Noise Hotspots" in the
category "Tools".
Under DATA enter the situation with the buildings and the inhabitants, a calculation
area and the already calculated Grid Noise Map or Faade Noise Map.
Under the tab Hotspots define which results you want the receive:
The Grid Spacing is set by default to 10 m and should remain like this for traffic
noise. A smaller grid spacing only increases the calculation time but would not
result I high accuracy. For aircraft noise it may be wise to increase the grid spacing.
In the HOTSPOT-DEFINITION you define which results are to be saved. The search
radius of 100 m for the determination of hotspots in the action planning is a sensible
setting as the results are standardized to inhabitants per square kilometer. As the
calculation run type for hotspots is useful for other projects too, the search radius
may be adjusted to different settings in these projects.
Hotspot-Calculation
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Graphically present hotspots

In the file selection select the situation and choose the calculated hotspot map via the
selector for General Grid Maps.
Hotspots can be superimposed in general Grid Operations.
Hotspot-Calculation
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Implemented Calculation Guidelines and

Standards
Unfortunately not all standards and guidelines have official test procedures and
sample answers. We regard a standard only as tested when the official test questions
are fulfilled or we have calculated all key parts of the standard by hand (Excel). As
generating such test procedures constitutes a demanding, time consuming challenge,
there are differences in the test status between the standards and guidelines. All
tested cases are checked for each update if any values have changed.
Road
RLS-90 (D), test questions are fulfilled and are on the CD, additional details
beyond the normal test questions have been tested.
DIN 18005 (D) road tested
VBUS (D) - tested
RVS 3.02 /4.02 (A), the test questions are fulfilled and are contained on the CD,
additional details beyond the normal test questions have been tested.
NMPB 96 (F/EU) examples tested according to the standard
EMPA StL 86, StL 95, StL 97 (CH), tested
CoRTN (GB), tested
FHWA (USA) tested with examples from the standard
TNM Road (USA)
Statens planverk report no. 48 (DK), 1980 tested
ASJ RTN Model B 1998 (Japan) Quality control done by OnoSoki
ASJ RTN Model B 2003 (Japan) Quality control done by OnoSoki
Nordic Traffic Noise Prediction 1996 tested
Nord2000 road, tests still in progress
Emissions calculation for Hungarian roads
Russian roads
Railway
SCHALL-03 (D), test questions are fulfilled and are on the CD, additional details
beyond the normal test questions have been tested.
Transrapid (D), the test questions are fulfilled
DIN 18005 (D) with emission calculation for rail tested
VBUSch (D) - tested
Calculation of Rail Noise CRN 99 (GB) tested
ONR 305011(A), tested
RMR 2002 (NL/EU), no official test questions available, in comparison
calculations with third party products there are still unresolved differences.
SEMIBEL (CH) tested
Nordic Prediction Method for Train Noise NMT 98 (Scandinavia) tested
Hotspot-Calculation
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Nordic Rail Prediction Method Kilde Report 130 (Scandinavia) tested

Nord2000 rail, tests still in progress
Japan Narrow Gauge Railways (Japan), Quality control done by OnoSoki
Emission calculation Hungarian railway
Russian railway
French rail NFS 31-133
Industry
DIN ISO 9613-2 tested
DIN 18005 Industry (D) tested
VDI 2714/2720 tested
TA Lrm simplified procedures tested
AL-28 (A) and General Prediction Method for Industrial Plants (DK) were
tested on the basis of the version 4.2 in the framework of the quality assurance
program. For the AL 28 with the rubber band method for screening the test
procedures were adjusted
Nord2000 Industry (Scandinavia), tests still in progress
Construction Noise (Hong Kong) tested
BS5228 (GB) not tested no test procedures available
ASJ CN Model 2002 (Japan), Quality control done by OnoSoki
Concawe (NL) untested
TNM Industry (USA)
VDI 3760 (D), tested
Aircraft noise
The aircraft noise model in accordance to the AzB was checked by
Umwelbundesamt (German EPD). The calculation methods for single receivers,
Grid Noise Maps and contour calculations are certified.
AzB
AzB 2007
ECAC Doc 29 (incl. EU interim)
DIN 45643
DIN 45684
AL 24
Air pollution standards
TA-Luft (Gauss-Model) tested
MISKAM und MISKAM Screening tested
AUSTAL 2000
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Contents
Contents
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Installation and Service
Hardware Requirements
The Installation
New installation of SoundPLAN
Notification of new Updates
Upgrading SoundPLAN
SoundPLAN Service Modules
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Tutorial
Tutorial with the Project "Starter"

Part 1 - Road Traffic Noise
Part 2 - First steps in the Graphics
Part 3 - Industry Noise
Part 4 - Industry Noise - Detailed Investigation of the Supermarket
Part 5 - Indoor Factory Noise - calculation of the indoor level and the
calculation from indoor to outdoor
SoundPLAN-Manager
Data organization
Functions of the SoundPLAN Manager
Change display options
Project-Info
Create a new project or select an existing one
Create new project
Select an existing project
Copy, delete, insert and pack projects
Copy and paste projects
Pack and extract projects
Options -> Settings
Program Settings
Settings for Distributed Computing
System Settings
Project Settings: Global and Current Project
Object Numbering
Input and display of the object number
Examples for format string and sort order
Additional Graphics Formats
SoundPLAN User's Manual
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Update information 6.5

Path for global settings and templates

An overview of all modifications

Details of the changes in version 6.5

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

Update Information 6.5

Processing Noise Mapping Results according to the EU Directive

Schools, hospitals, kindergartens

Conversion of sound pressure spectra into sound power spectra

Import of Grid Noise Maps

Subscript for texts

Scale with hatch patterns

Highlight the calculation area

Graphics Sheet manager + Sheet components

Update Information 6.5

Modifications in Version 6.5

Path for global settings and templates

Convert projects to version 6.5

Update Information 6.5

Depending on the settings the project is first archived (packed) or copied.

Update Information 6.5

An overview of all modifications

An overview of all modifications

PLACE MULTIPLE IDENTICAL OBJECTS IN SEPARATE GEO-FILES

o Reset EMISSIONS of roads and railways

An overview of all modifications

Update Information 6.5

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

An overview of all modifications

New module for Noise Allotment, see page 33.

Update Information 6.5

Details of the changes in version 6.5

Details of the changes in version 6.5

Activate GEO-TOOLS -> REASSIGN RECEIVERS TO BUILDINGS.

Select points with elevation <= [m]

Update Information 6.5

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

Details of the changes in version 6.5

Separate objects that occur multiple times into multiple

Mark road segments with gradient > |x|

Geo-database-editor with projection: the arrows indicate the marked points

Adjust sharp elevation steps (out of bounds gradients)

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

Update Information 6.5

Details of the changes in version 6.5

Convert object type standard properties

Estimate multiple reflections

Modifications of the Embankment-tool

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

Details of the changes in version 6.5

Assign texts to buildings

Distribute Occupants /Distribute Dwellings

distributes the inhabitants also to buildings that are not

New actions and procedures under Edit, Geo-tools and Tools

Update Information 6.5

Details of the changes in version 6.5

Reset emissions for roads and railways

Modifications in the parking lot noise study

Update Information 6.5

Details of the changes in version 6.5