BNOISE2 Noise Impact Software
Abstract
Weapons noise compromises the Department of Defense s (DoD) ability to maintain access to resources necessary for military training and testing. Community reactions to military noise include complaints, damage claims, legal action, political pressure, and other efforts to curtail the noisy activity. Noise concerns have prompted installations to relocate training, impose firing curfews (both time of day and day of the week), and close ranges. Such short-term-solution decisions, if made without reliable guidance by noise management technology, can needlessly hamper training mission capability and ultimately impact soldier proficiency and survival. Noise impact assessment software can guide planning decisions to minimize noise impacts on soldier and civilian health and welfare. Impulsive noise from military weapons training and testing is not governed by national laws; consequently, noise management consists of striking a balance between mission execution and environmental quality. Reliable guidance regarding noise level reduction under a wide range of conditions is arguably more critical than the absolute accuracy of noise level predictions. The military noise impact assessment software, or noise model, known as Blast Noise Version 2 (BNOISE2 ) enables assessment of high-energy impulsive noise impacts via calculation and display of noise contours for large arms, including explosive charges, artillery, armor, and missiles. The software was updated in the late 1990s, replacing the previous version known as MicroBNOISE. BNOISE2 is very useful as an environmental planning tool to address unwanted noise as an environmental attribute in the community. It can be used to avoid siting noise-sensitive land uses in regions of the adjacent community as well as to assess mitigation of environmental impacts of operational plans or new facilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA607032
Entities
People
- Larry Pater
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center