Absorption

Find it here:

MOUS_ICO Menu: Noise > Barriers > Absorption

MOUS_ICO Select one or several barriers

The following question appears on the command line:

Enter absorbtion factor (0.0-1.0):

or

MOUS_ICO Menu: Noise > Barriers > Dialog box

MOUS_ICO Select one or several barriers in the list

MOUS_ICO Dialog box: Set absorption

The following question appears on the command line:

Enter an absorption factor (0.0-1.0):

A value between 0.0 (no reflection) and 1.0 (full reflection), telling how reflective the barrier is.

In the Nordic Calculation Method for Road Traffic Noise of 1996, the absorption coefficient is not taken into consideration!

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