Senior Consultant
CurrentResearch on implications of noise legislation: noise emission and immission limits, cost-benefit systems and type approval of vehicles and tyres.Research into innovative noise measures for road and rail traffic. Development of new silent road surfaces, including their effects on air quality and fuel consumption. Sound absorption, surface texture and road surface flexibility are key research issues.Involved with development of measurement techniques and off-the-shelf systems for noise and pavement properties.Development of software applications for noise legislation, GIS applications and measurement systems.