Accession Number:

ADA561216

Title:

An Investigation of Community Attitudes Toward Blast Noise. Complaint Survey Protocol

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Nykaza, Edward T.
• Hodgdon, Kathleen
• Wienke, Gloria
• Gaugler, Trent
• Krecker, Peg
• Luz, George

Report Date:

2012-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

86.0

Abstract:

Current blast noise impact assessment procedures do not fully meet the military s noise management needs. In particular, it is unclear how an installation or range commander should interpret blast noise complaints. This work investigated whether there are significant differences in reported annoyance to complaint-referenced blast events between complainants and their non-complaining neighbors. It was found that complainants were significantly more annoyed to both complaint-referenced blast events and general military noise in comparison to their non-complaining neighbors. These findings are discussed in the context of range management.

Descriptors:

• *ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *BLAST
• *IMPULSE NOISE
• MANAGEMENT
• MILITARY TRAINING
• REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• SURVEYS

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Explosions
• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE