Master of Engineering Science, Monash University, 1975

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle, 1988

Member , Civil College I E Aust and C P Eng

Fellow, Australian Acoustical Society

Member, Acoustical Society of America

Federal President 1989-1990

Federal Vice-President 1987-1988

Federal Councillor, since 1985 - 1999

Vice-Chairman, Victoria Division 1988

Chairman, Victoria Division 1986-1987

Victoria Division Committee Member 1980-1990

NSW Division Committee Member 1990-1999

Chairman, NSW Division 1991-1995, 1997-

Convenor, Annual Conferences 1987, 1994

Member, SAA Committee AV/5 - Community Noise

Member, SAA Committee AV/5/3 - Traffic Noise

Member, Australian Environment Council, Transportation Noise Subcommittee

NATA Assessor - Noise measurement

Member, Editorial Panel, Hearing Technology Review (Journal of Australian Deafness Council)

Member, NAASRA Working Group - Evaluation of traffic noise prediction methods

Member, NAASRA Working Group - Traffic noise measurement procedures

Member, NAASRA Working Group - Traffic Noise levels

Member, NAASRA Working Group - Vehicle Surveys

Member, OECD Road Research Working Group on vehicle load measurement and overloading

Member, RTA NSW Traffic Noise Policy Review Committee

Member, ISO Community Noise Committee

Member, ISO Vehicle Noise Working Group

Australian Representative, International Institute of Noise Control Engineering Community Noise Working Party.

TEF Consulting, Traffic, Environmental and Forensic Engineers (formely OLSAN Consulting)

Visiting Research Fellow, UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Adjunct appointment as Visiting Research Fellow in UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of New South Wales.

Teaching Areas

• Road design and planning
• Highway engineering practice
• Transport and traffic engineering
• Environmental impacts of roads and traffic
• Transport and the environment
• Road, traffic and transport noise
• Intelligent transport systems.
• Driver behaviour

Research Interests

• Road traffic noise prediction, assessment and control
• Road pavement noise
• Environmental impacts of transport.
• Transport and traffic engineering

Research Supervision

• PhD, MEngSci and final year undergraduate students
• Several international postgraduate students have been supervised from countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and PRC.

Typical acoustical consultancies dealt with:

• Traffic and transportation noise
• Noise impact statements
• Environmental noise assessment and control
• Expert testimony.

• Assessment of Noise Impacts, Rushcutters Bay Marina Redevelopment (d'Albora Marinas).
• Assessment of Noise Impacts, Proposed Quarry Coffs Harbour (Burridge, Harris and Flynn, Solicitors.
• Traffic Noise Guidelines and Standards (NSW, Roads and Traffic Authority).

A variety of Research Projects in the following general areas :

• Tyre/road interaction noise generation and control
• Traffic noise prediction and measurement
• Traffic noise under interrupted flow conditions (Ph.D)
• Road design and motor vehicle performance
• The design and evaluation of highway speed weigh-in-motion systems

During 1986 and 1990 four month exchange visits to the Swedish Road and Traffic Research Institute were undertaken.

• Traffic and parking impacts assessment of AGSM, Little Bay - Infinity Constructions Pty Ltd
• Traffic noise prediction evaluation - Carr Marshall Day & Associates and VicRoads
• Independent review of heavy vehicle mass limits - Sinclair Knight Merz and Road and Traffic Authority of NSW (RTA NSW)
• Traffic and parking impacts of proposed day care surgery in manning Rd , Double Bay , NSW - D J Hodgkinson Pty Ltd
• Provision of training course on roads , traffic and the environment to visiting group of engineers and planners from PRC - SMEC
• Preparation of guidelines for cumulative environmental impact assessment and associated case studies - RTA NSW
• Effects of rigid and flexible pavement surface texture on traffic noise - RTA NSW
• Development and evaluation of roadside barriers - RTA NSW
• Environmental impacts of local , rural roads - Bina Marga , Indonesia
• Audit of road traffic noise research - ARRB Transport Research (now known as The ARRB Group)
• Effects of pavement surface type on traffic noise - Queensland Department of Main Roads (QDMR)
• Independent review of traffic noise along the Pacific Motorway - QDMR
• Long term effects of pavement surface type on traffic noise - QDMR
• Preparation of Pavement Surface Noise Resource Manual - QDMR

PUBLICATIONS

1. Refereed Publications

SAMUELS, S.E. and ALFREDSON, R.J. (1974). The effect of tread pattern design on tyre noise. Proc. IE Aust. Conf. Noise, Shock and Vibration, Melbourne.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1975a). A study of a tyre noise generation mechanism. Monash Univ. Dept. Mech. Eng., M. Eng. Sci. Thesis.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1976a). A study of a tyre noise generation mechanism. Proc. IE Aust. Conf. Vibration and Noise Control Engineering, Sydney.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1976b). A study of a tyre noise generation mechanism. Proc. 8th ARRB Conf. 8(6), pp. 1-7.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1976c). Acceleration and deceleration of modern vehicles. Australian Road Research. Vol. 6, No. 2, June 1976, pp. 23-9.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1978a). Some effects of road surface macrotexture on road traffic noise. Proc. 98th ARRB Conf. 9(6), Session 30, pp. 1-9.

SAMUELS, S.E. and JARVIS, J.R (1978a). Acceleration and deceleration of modern vehicles. Proc. 9th ARRB Conf. 9(5), Session 34, pp. 20-7.

SAMUELS, S.E. and JARVIS, J.R (1978b). Acceleration and deceleration of modern vehicles. Australian Road Research Board. Research Report, ARR No. 86.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1979a). Recent Australian tyre/road noise research. Proc. International Tyre Road Conf., Stockholm, Sweden, August 1979.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1980a). Further studies of roadside noise. Proc. 10th ARRB Conf. 10(5), pp. 1-11.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1982a). The generation of tyre/road noise. Australian Road Research Board. Research Report, ARR No. 121.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1982b). Tyre/road noise generation. Proc. 11th ARRB Conf. 11(6), pp.18-29.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1982c). Recent developments in the study of tyre/road noise generation. Proc. XIX International FISITA Congress, Melbourne, pp. 100.1-100.6.

SAMUELS, S.E. and SAUNDERS, R.E. (1982). The Australian performance of the UK DoE traffic noise prediction method. Proc. 11th ARRB Conf. 11(6), pp. 30-44.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1983a). The economical control of motor vehicle noise via tyre and road design. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Annual Conference, Tanunda, South Australia, pp. 15.1-15.17.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1983c). Traffic noise control by road surface treatment. Proc. IV Conference REAAA, Jakarta, Indonesia, Vol. 4, pp. 1-17.

SAUNDERS, R.E., SAMUELS, S.E., LEACH, R and HALL, A. (1983). An evaluation of the UK DoE traffic noise prediction method. ARRB Research Report ARR No. 122.

SAMUELS, S.E. and FAWCETT, G. (1984). A study of the US NCHRP traffic noise prediction method. Proc. 12th ARRB Conf. 12(6), pp. 90-8.

SAMUELS, S.E. and SHARP, K.G. (1985). Passenger car noise on a concrete block pavement. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Conf. - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Noise, pp. 124-9.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1985a). Effects of gross vehicle mass variations on heavy noise emission. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Conf. - Motor Vehicle and Traffic noise, p. 100-8.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1986a). The performance of highway speed vehicle weighing systems in Australia. Proc. 13th ARRB/5th REAAA Conf. 13(6), pp. 47-58. Also Proc. International OEDC Symposium on Vehicle Loads and Load Measurement. TRRL, UK, June 1986.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1986b). Traffic noise measurement and prediction practices in Australia. Proc. 13th ARRB/5th REAAA Conf. 13(2), pp. 30-7.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1986c). Optimum tyre selection project - initial inventory, assessment and planning. Swedish Road and Traffic Research Institute, Meddelande 509A, Linköping, Sweden.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1987a). Some aspects of road traffic noise at intersections. Proc. 1987 Conf. Aust. Ac. Soc. pp. 275-285.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1988a). The generation of road traffic noise under interrupted flow conditions. Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. Mech. Eng., Univ. Newcastle, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1988b). Some considerations of road traffic noise generation under interrupted flow conditions. Proc. 14th ARRB Conf. 14(3), pp. 1-12.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1988c). Development and evaluation of highway speed weigh-in-motion systems in Australia. ARRB Special Report, SR 40.

SAMUELS, S.E. and McLACHLAN, S. (1988). Road traffic noise into the nineties. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Conf. November 1988.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1990a). The generation and prediction of noise at simple, signalised intersections. ARRB Special Report, SR 47.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1990b). Australian road surface treatments to minimise tyre/road noise. Proc. International Tyre/Road Noise Conf., p. 91-102. Goteborg, Sweden.

SAMUELS, S.E. and GLAZIER, G.S.J. (1990). Effects of road surface texture on traffic and vehicle noise. ARRB research Report, ARR No. 177.

SAMUELS, S.E. and ROPER, R.L., (1991). The effects of cold overlay surface treatments on traffic and vehicle noise. ARRB Research Report ARR 208.

SAMUELS, S.E.and GLAZIER, G.S.J. (1991). Effects of road surface texture on traffic and vehicle noise. Transportation Research Record #1312, pp. 141-4, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, DC, USA.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1992). Performance evaluation of an Australian traffic noise prediction method in Sweden and New Zealand. Proc. 16th ARRB Conf., Vol. 16, Part 6, pp. 1-34.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUNT, M. (1992) Prediction of traffic noise at signalised intersections: the Australasian experience. Proc. Internoise 92, Vol 2, pp. 805-10 Toronto, Canada.

SAMUELS, S.E. and MEZGAILIS, K. (1992). Traffic noise criteria, costs and community reactions associated with urban freeway proposals. Proc. 16th ARRB Conf., Vol 16, Part 6, pp. 35-70.

SAMUELS, S.E (1993). A chronology of ARRB research and development in the traffic noise field. ARRB Research Report, in press.

SAMUELS, S.E and NORTH, J. (1993). Establishment of an outdoor learning environment for young deaf children in an acoustic climate dominated by road traffic noise. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Conf., Adelaide, South Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994a). The development of low noise surface textures for rigid pavements. Proc. 17th ARRB Conf. Pt. 7, pp. 47-61.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994b). Reducing traffic noise on cement concrete pavements. Proc. PIARC 7th Inf. Conf. on concrete roads, Vienna, Austria.

SOERJO, I and SAMUELS, S.E. (1995). Environmental impact assessments of local road projects in Indonesia. Proc. 8th REAAA Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 121-6.

SAMUELS, S.E. and BLACK, J.A. (1995). Ecologically sustainable road transport projects and the role of strategic environmental impact assessment. Proc. Int. Conf. on Roads and Road Transport Problems, New Delhi, India.

KARACHLIS, N., POTIFIX, G. and SAMUELS, S.E. (1996). The acoustical attributes of some traffic calming devices. Proc. joint 18th ARRB Transport Research Conf and Transit NZ Land Transport Symposium, Pt. 6, pp. 205-216 , Christchurch , New Zealand.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1996). Some aspects of tyre/road noise from rigid pavements. Proc. 1996 Nat. Conf. on Noise Control Engineering, Bellevue, Washington, USA.

BLACK, J.A., SAMUELS, S.E., VANDEBONA, U., MASTERS, E., TRINDER, J.C., MORRISON, B,. and TUDGE, R. (1997). Research and development by an Australian Road Authority using object oriented and GIS technologies: the example of urban road traffic noise. Paper submitted for Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, 12-17 January 1997.

SAMUELS, S.E. and WEERADEJ, C. (1997). The impact of traffic congestion during construction of transport infrastructure projects in Bangkok. Proc. 3rd National Convention on Civil Engineering (NCCE), Thai Institution of Engineers, Songkhla, Thailand.

SAMUELS, S.E. and CHEEWAPATTANUWONG, D. (1997). The noise impacts associated with a major road infrastructure project in a developing nation. Proc. 5th Int. Conf. on Sound and Vibration, pp 2563-8 , Adelaide, South Australia.

WIDIANTONO, D.J. and SAMUELS, S.E (1998). Towards a general model for the environmental capacity of roads . Proc. 9th REAAA Conf., Vol 1 , pp286-292 , May 1998, Wellington, New Zealand.

BLACK, J.A., GUO, X-P., HIDAS, P., SAMUELS, S.E., SHIRAN, G. and WIDIANTONO, D.J.(1998). Novel approaches towards the extension and application of the road traffic environmental capacity concept . Proc. 1st Asia Pacific Conf. on Transportation and the Environment, May 1998, Singapore.

WIDIANTONO, D.J. and SAMUELS, S.E.(1998b).Quantifying community and experts' opinions towards road related environmental factors. Proc. ARRB-TR Conf., Sydney, NSW, Dec 1998.

HUYBREGTS, C, P. and SAMUELS, S.E. (1998). New relationships between L10 and Leq for road traffic noise. Proc. Internoise Conf., Christchurch, NZ, Nov 1998

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUYBREGTS,C.P.(1999). Evaluating the American traffic noise model in Melbourne. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Conf., pp97-104. Melbourne, Nov., 1999.

BATSTONE, M.Z and SAMUELS, S.E.(2000). Continuing the evaluation of the of the American FHWA Traffic Noise Model in Australia – the Queensland experience. Proc An. Conf. Aust. Ac. Soc., pp9-14. Australian Acoustical Society, Western Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E., HUYBREGTS, C.P., BATSTONE, M.Z. and WEST, P. (2001A).Evaluating the American FHWA Traffic Noise Model in Australia – the Victorian and Queensland experiences. Proc ARRB-TR Conf., Melbourne, March 2001.

SAMUELS, S.E., HUYBREGTS, C.P., BATSTONE, M.Z. and WEST,P. (2001B).Evaluating the American FHWA Traffic Noise Model – experiences in Australia. Accepted for publication in Proc 8^th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Hong Kong, PRC, July, 2001.

SAMUELS, S.E and HUYBREGTS, C.P. (2001). Experiences with implementing the American FHWA Traffic Noise Model in Australia. Proc Internoise 2001, pp2295 – 2299. The Hague, The Netherlands, August, 2001. International Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

SAMUELS, S.E and ANCICH, E. (2001). Recent developments in the design and performance of road traffic noise barriers. Acoustics Australia, Vol. 29 (2), pp73-8, August 2001. Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2001). Some recent Australian developments in the reduction of road pavement noise. Proc. Annual Conf. Australian Acoustical Society, ppA3.2/1-A3.2/12. Canberra, November 2001. Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E and ANCICH, E. (2002a). Recent developments in the design and performance of road traffic noise barriers. Noise and Vibration Worldwide, Vol.33, No.3, pp16-23. Multi-Science Publishing, UK. (This paper is a reproduction of Samuels and Ancich 2001. It was republished at the request of the Editor of Noise and Vibration Worldwide, with the consent of Acoustics Australia.)

SAMUELS, S.E and ANCICH, E. (2002b). Recent developments in the design and performance of road traffic noise barriers. New Zealand Acoustics, Vol.15, No.3, pp 16 – 24. New Zealand Acoustical Society, Auckland, New Zealand. (This paper is also a reproduction of Samuels and Ancich 2001. It was republished at the request of the Editor of New Zealand Acoustics, with the consent of Acoustics Australia.)

DASH,D., BRYCE,C., MORAN,J. and SAMUELS,S.E. (2002). Road trial of a low noise concrete pavement with exposed aggregate surfacing. Road and Transport Research, Vol. 11 No 1, pp6-21. ARRB Transport Research, Vermont South, Victoria, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2003). A novel technique for allowing for the effects of pavement type in the prediction of road traffic noise. Proc. 21^st ARRB and 11^th REAAA Conference, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, May, 2003. (Also published in an edited form in Asphalt Review, Vol 22, No 2, pp vi – vii, Australian Asphalt Pavement Association, Kew, Victoria.)

SAMUELS, S.E. (2004). The long term road traffic noise attributes of some pavement surfaces in Townsville. Proc. Annual Conf. Australian Acoustical Society, Gold Coast, Queensland.. Australian Acoustical Society, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E.and PARNELL,J. (2004). Peak noise events occurring in road traffic noise. Proc. Annual Conf. Australian Acoustical Society, Gold Coast, Queensland.. Australian Acoustical Society, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E. and ISSARAYANGYUN, T. (2004). A new way to describe and asses aircraft noise. Proc. Annual Conf. Australian Acoustical Society, Gold Coast, Queensland.. Australian Acoustical Society, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E., PETERS, J.K. and HALL, A.M. (2004). Reassessment of the impact of road traffic noise for the Pacific Motorway upgrading (Logan Motorway to Nerang). Proc. Annual Conf. Australian Acoustical Society, Gold Coast, Queensland.. Australian Acoustical Society, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1972a). An investigation into the design and performance of the University of New South Wales cornering force trailer. Olympic Tyre and Rubber Company Research Report No. 56.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1972b). A survey of the literature on tyre noise. Monash University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Report MMEL 17.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1975b). The calibration and operation of the Olympic anechoic test room. Olympic Tyre and Rubber Company Research Report No. 92.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1976d). Acceleration and deceleration of modern vehicles. Asutralian Road Research Board. Internal Report AIR 187-1. (Also listed under Refereed Publications as Samuels 1976c).

SAMUELS, S.E. (1977). Road traffic noise. Proc. 14th and 15th ARRB Regional Symposia.

SAMUELS, S.E. and THOMAS, C.D.L. (1978). The measurement and analysis of road noise. Australian Road Research Board. Internal report AIR 258-1.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1978c). Evaluation of traffic noise prediction techniques - preliminary appraisal of existing data base. Australian Road Research Board. Internal Report AIR 818-1.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1979b). An investigation of the effects of road surface macrotexture on roadside noise. Australian Road Research Board. Internal report AIR 258-2.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1979c). Recent Australian tyre/road noise research. Australian Road Research Board. Internal Report AIR 258-3. (also listed under Refereed Publications as Samuels 1979a).

SAMUELS, S.E. (1979d). A visit to Europe and UK in August 1979. Australian road Research Board. Internal report AIR 258-4.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1979e). Noise levels in the Diamond Creek to Ringwood study area, Melbourne. Australian Road Research Board. Internal Report AIR 818-3

SAMUELS, S.E. (1980b). Some aspects of vehicle passer by noise measurements. Proc. International Congress on Acoustics. Sydney, July 1980.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1981a). A visit to Canada in October 1980. Australian Road Research Board. Internal Report AIR 366-1. Also: Bulletin of Australian Acoustical Society, Vol. 9, No.2, August 1981, pp. 29-31.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1982d). A review of the literature concerning interrupted flow traffic noise. ARRB Internal Report AIR 396-1.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1982e). The economical control of motor vehicle noise via tyre and road design. ARRB Internal Report AIR 258-5. (Also cited under Refereed Publications as Samuels 1983a).

SAMUELS, S.E. (1983d). Traffic noise control at the Patterson Lakes residential estate, Melbourne. ARRB DN 1106, August 1983.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1984). Progress on the development of a highway speed weighing device. ARRB Internal Report AIR 274-1.

SHARP, K.G., SAMUELS, S.E., LUK, J.K.L. AND BOWYER, D.P. (1984). Report on fourth REAAA conference, Jakarta, August 1983. ARRB Internal Report AIR 000-206.

SAMUELS, S.E. and SHARP, K.G. (1984). The noise produced by a concrete block pavement. ARRB Internal Report AIR 258-6. (Also cited under Refereed Publications as Samuels and Sharp 1985).

SAMUELS, S.E. and FAWCETT, G. (1985). An interactive traffic noise prediction program. ARRB Technical Manual ATM 16.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1985b). The effects of gross vehicle mass variations on heavy vehicle noise emission. ARRB Internal Report AIR 396-2. (Also cited as Referred Publication Samuels 1985a).

SAMUELS, S.E. (1985c). The measurement of road traffic noise. ARRB Internal Report AIR 818-4.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1986d). The collection and application of highway speed vehicle load data. Proc. ARRB 24th Regional Symposium, Bundaberg, QLD.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1986e). Report on an overseas visit - 1986. ARRB Internal Report AIR 274-2.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1986f). The feasibility of measuring road surface microtexture by means of laser techniques. Swedish Road and Traffic Research Institute. Notat TF 52-03, Linköping, Sweden.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1987b). Weighing in motion technology and applications. Proc. ARRB 25th Regional Symposium. Bendigo, Vic.

KONIDITSIOTIS, C. and SAMUELS, S.E. (1987). Weighing in motion - an evaluation of the Golden River Capacitive pad device. ARRB Internal Report AIR 357-4.

NAASRA (1987). Vehicle Surveys. Report from PTC Vehicle Surveys Working Group. NAASRA, Sydney, NSW.

NAASRA (1988). Implications of mandatory road traffic noise levels. Report from NAASRA Planning Committee Working group. NAASRA, Sydney, NSW.

McLACHLAN, S., GLAZIER, G., REICHELT, L., SAMUELS, S.E. and WRIGHTER, T. (1988). Traffic noise control excluding vehicle emission methods. Final Report of Transportation Noise Sub Committee of Environmental Noise Control Committee for Australian Environmental Council. AEC, Canberra, ACT.

SAMUELS, S.E. and SHEPHERD, R. (1989). Prediction of traffic noise at simple, signalised intersections. ARRB Technical Manual ATM 27.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1989). Tyre/road noise on cold overlay surfaces. ARRB Internal Report AIR 862-1.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1990d). Traffic noise prediction and reduction at signalised intersections - a pilot study in Sweden. Swedish VTI Meddelande 633A. VTI, Linköping, Sweden.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1991). 1990 overseas visit report. ARRB Research Report ARR 212.

SAMUELS, S.E. and SHEPHERD, R.J. (1991). Traffic noise prediction at signalised intersections. ARRB Technical Manual ATM 30.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUNT, M. (1990). Traffic noise prediction of interrupted flow noise - a review and selection of a model for use in New Zealand. Transit New Zealand Research Report #3, Transit New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUNT, M. (1991). The implementation and evaluation of a method for the prediction of traffic noise at signalised intersections in New Zealand. Royds Garden Technical Report to Transit New Zealand. Royds Garden Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1992). The noise effects of cement concrete pavement surface texture, Roads and Traffic Authority NSW, Report No 91112RP1.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1993). The noise effects of Novachip pavement surface, Environmental Planning Section, Roads and Traffic Authority NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1993). A further study of the effects of cement concrete road pavement texture on noise. Confidential report to RTA NSW. S.E. Samuels, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and NICHOLS, J. (1994). Reducing traffic noise on concrete pavements. Proc. Inst. Municipal Engr. Conf., Penrith, NSW., IMEA, Sydney, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994a) Traffic noise - current issues and future directions. Proc. RTA NSW World Environment Day Seminar, RTA, Sydney, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994b) Environmental impact assessment of road proposals. Proc. Seminar on Environmental Management and Infrastructure Development. Indonesian Road Development Association and Indonesian Institution of Engineers, Jakarta, Indonesia.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994c). Some acoustical attributes of cement concrete road pavements. Proc. Aust. Ac. Soc. Conf, Canberra, ACT.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994). The acoustic attributes of cement concrete pavements - a report from the PIARC 7th International Symposium on Concrete Roads. School of Civil Engineering, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1994). An investigation of the effects of road pavement texture on noise. Confidential Report to RTA NSW. Unisearch, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1995a). Australian experience with noise reducing road surfaces. Proc. Conf. on Highways and the Environment. Munro Centre for Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1995b). UNSW experience in training female transport professionals. Proc. Women on The Move National Conference, Trans Adelaide, South Australia.

WRIGHT, C. and SAMUELS, S.E. (1996). Development of cumulative impact assessment procedures in RTA. Discussion paper prepared for Roads and Traffic Authority, Sydney, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1996). Cumulative impact assessment of road infrastructure proposals - Case Study: The proposed M5 East Motorway from Fairford Rd to General Holmes Drive. Prepared for Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUYBREGTS, C.N. (1997). Traffic noise model evaluation – Stage 1 inception report. Report MDA 97048A to VicRoads, October 1997. Marshall Day Acoustics, Collingwood, Victoria and University of NSW, Kensington, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUYBREGTS, C.N. (1998A). Traffic noise model evaluation – Stage 2 evaluation report. Report MDA 97048B to VicRoads, March 1998. Marshall Day Acoustics, Collingwood, Victoria and University of NSW, Kensington, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUYBREGTS, C.N. (1998B). Traffic noise model evaluation – Stage 3 implementation report. Report MDA 97048C to VicRoads, June 1998. Marshall Day Acoustics, Collingwood, Victoria and University of NSW, Kensington, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUYBREGTS, C.N. (1998C). Traffic noise model evaluation – Stage 4 noise measurement database report. Report MDA 97048D to VicRoads, October 1998. Marshall Day Acoustics, Collingwood, Victoria and University of NSW, Kensington, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and HUYBREGTS, C.N. (1999). Traffic noise model evaluation – Stage 4 final report. Report MDA 97048E to VicRoads, May 1999. Marshall Day Acoustics, Collingwood, Victoria and University of NSW, Kensington, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E., SANNIKOV, O.I and McLEAN, J.R. (1998). Impact statement examining the possible effects of a proposed Workcover Authority code of practice for working near traffic and mobile plant on the operations of the RTA. Confidential report to Traffic Control at Worksites Committee, RTA NSW. OLSAN Consulting Report 8042, October 1998. OLSAN Consulting, Bondi, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1999A). Road traffic noise reduction by random edge profiled barriers – a state of the art review. OLSAN Consulting Report 8055 to Environmental Technology Section, RTA NSW, May 1999. OLSAN Consulting, Bondi, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (1999B). The acoustic performance of open graded and stone mastic asphaltic concrete pavement surfaces. OLSAN Consulting Report 9018 to Transport Technology Section, Queensland Department of Main Roads. OLSAN Consulting, Bondi, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and BATSTONE, M.Z. (2000). Evaluation of TNM in Queensland. Joint report from QDMR Road System and Engineering Division and TEF Consulting to QDMR, December 2000. QDMR, Brisbane, Qld and TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2000). Study of baseline ambient noise levels in the Newcastle and Wollongong areas – vehicle passby noise level assessment. OLSAN Consulting Report 8043 to Environment and Community Policy Branch, RTA NSW, June 2000. OLSAN Consulting, Bondi, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2001 A). The noise attributes of some pavements on the Pacific Motorway. TEF Consulting Confidential Report 0018 to Planning and Design Division, Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2001 B). The noise attributes of Boral LoNoise pavement. TEF Consulting Report 1018 to Planning and Design Division, Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J (2001 A). The noise attributes of Boral LoNoise pavement at Penrith, NSW. TEF Consulting Report 1018/1 to Boral Asphalt. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2001 B). The noise attributes of an exposed aggregate cement concrete pavement. TEF Consulting Report 0029 to Pavement Projects Branch, RTA NSW. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E, PARNELL, J and COATES, T. (2001). Study of baseline ambient noise levels in the Newcastle and Wollongong areas – peak noise events. TEF Consulting Report 8043/3 to Environment and Community Policy Branch, RTA NSW, November 2001. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2002 A). The noise attributes of trial pavements in Townsville. TEF Consulting Report 2030/Phase 1 to Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2002 B). The noise attributes of some pavements on the Pacific Motorway. TEF Consulting Report 0018 to Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2002 C). A reassessment of the noise attributes of Boral LoNoise and Stone Mastic pavement surfaces. TEF Consulting Report 2048 to Boral Asphalt and Planning and Design Division, Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and BROWN, A.L. (2002). Review of implementation of the Impact Management Plan on the Pacific Motorway from a road traffic noise perspective. Report of the Pacific Motorway Noise Independent Reviewers to Queensland Department of Main Roads. QDMR, Spring Hill, Queensland.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2002). The adaptation of the US FHWA Traffic Noise Model for Queensland pavements. TEF Consulting Report 1044/1 to Planning and design Division, Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2003 A). The noise effects of OGAC pavement surface cleaning in Bermuda Street, Burleigh Waters. TEF Consulting Report 2057 to South Coast-Hinterland District, Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2003 B). The noise attributes of two pavement surfaces in Boundary Street, Townsville. TEF Consulting Report 2030/Phase 2 to Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2003 C). Some current Australian research and development activities in the road traffic noise field. Invited paper. Proc. Wespac VIII Conf. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 7-9 April, 2003.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2003 D). A reassessment of the noise attributes of some Dense Graded and Open Graded Asphaltic Concrete pavement surfaces. TEF Consulting Report 3012 to Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2003 A). The noise attributes of the Charlestown Bypass cement concrete pavement. TEF Consulting Report 2069 to Hunter Region Major Projects Branch, RTA NSW. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2003 B). The roadside noise produced by B-Double type heavy vehicles. TEF Consulting Report 3022 to Northern Region, RTA NSW. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2003 C). The noise effects of OGAC pavement cleaning. TEF Consulting Report 2018 to Hunter Client Services, RTA NSW. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. and PARNELL, J. (2003 D). The noise effectiveness of a Dense Graded Asphaltic Concrete overlay. TEF Consulting Report 2068 to Hunter Client Services, RTA NSW. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

ISSARAYANGYUN, T., BLACK, J.A. and SAMUELS, S.E. (2003). Health and well being impacts by aircraft noise. pp 85 – 95, Proc 9^th International Student Seminar on Transport Research. 17 – 18 December 2003, Bangkok, Thailand. Seminar organized by the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

SAMUELS, S.E. (2004 A). The long term noise attributes of some pavement surfaces in South-East Queensland. TEF Consulting Report 3030 SE Qld to Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.

SAMUELS, S.E. (2004 B). The long term noise attributes of some pavement surfaces in Townsville. TEF Consulting Report 3030 TSV to Queensland Department of Main Roads. TEF Consulting, Cronulla, NSW.