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Rupert Taylor's practice
was established in 1968 and has advised clients throughout the world in the
fields of: environmental
assessment, industrial noise and vibration, transportation noise and
vibration, groundborne noise, ground borne vibration, construction noise and
vibration, community noise, building acoustics & noise control in product
development. Rupert Taylor is a world leader in the field of
vibro-acoustics of railway structures and tunnels, with extensive experience
in the measurement of railway vibration and noise, and the modelling, by
numerical methods, the time-domain vibro-acoustic-dynamic behaviour of a
moving train on a bridge or in a tunnel including all the effects of wheel
and rail roughness and dynamic forces. |
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We
received in 2000 a British Construction Industry Special Award for The Pursuit of Architectural and
Engineering Excellence in Public Transport for our work on the Jubilee Line
Extension Project In 2011 Rupert Thornely-Taylor was awarded
Honorary Membership of the Association of Noise Consultants |
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The practice has provided expert witnesses in many
courts of law, both at home and overseas, at public inquiries, in both Houses
of Parliament, and before the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. Download
proofs of evidence, technical papers, reports and power point presentations Rupert Taylor was an expert witness before
the Special Committee of the Crossrail Bill in the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the UK
Parliament. Transcripts of evidence and other Bill documentation are on the Parliament
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FINDWAVE® is a Finite Difference Model for predicting vibration of
structures, re-radiated noise and ground borne propagation of vibration at
acoustic frequencies. A boundary element module enables far-field prediction
of structure-radiated noise from bridges and viaducts. FINDWAVE®
is proprietary to Rupert Taylor. Rupert Taylor wrote the Pelican book NOISE. The book jacket said "To understand what
noise is and what can be done about it needs-at the very least-a knowledge of
acoustics, economics, law, mathematics, physics and physiology. By skilful
exposition Rupert Taylor has made the contribution of each discipline
perfectly clear to the interested layman". |
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In addition to the technical aspects of noise and
vibration, the practice has been active in legal and assessment issues. The practice was a founder member of the UK
Association of Noise Consultants, of which Rupert Thornely-Taylor is past
President and an Honorary Member |
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The
practice has been involved in the preparation of numerous Environmental Statements. including Jubilee Line
Extension, Dibden
Terminal, Thameslink
2000, Crossrail, Victoria
Station Upgrade, Stansted
Airport Second Runway, and Dublin
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Rupert Taylor is Chairman of the working group of
the Association of Noise Consultants
set up review the use of BS 6472:1992 “Guide to evaluation of human
response to vibration in buildings (1Hz to 80Hz)”, which recently published
the book "Measurement
and Assessment of Groundborne Noise & Vibration" Rupert Taylor is a member of ISO TC108/SC2/WG8, the working group of the International
Standards Organization that produced ISO
14837-1:2005 Mechanical vibration --
Ground-borne noise and vibration arising from rail systems -- Part 1: General
guidance |
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Defra has appointed Rupert Taylor's
practice to undertake a study of the effects of noise policy over the last 50 years by examining
selected topics covering environmental, neighbour and neighbourhood noise.
As well as investigating the effects of specific policies the aim of the project is to determine
what lessons can be learned to assist the design and implementation of future policy interventions
with particular reference to the Noise Policy Statement for England. In 2006
the practice completed a review for Defra on the use of S80 notices
served under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Download the report. To support
their Neighbourhood Noise Strategy, Defra let a research contract to
Rupert Taylor in 2006 to review the extent of the use of Performance
Indicators by Local Authorities and other bodies (within the UK and other parts of
Europe) to monitor the management of environmental and neighbourhood
noise. Download
the report. In 2006,
to support their Neighbourhood Noise Strategy, Defra let a research contract
to Rupert Taylor to review the use of Mediation by Local Authorities and
Housing Associations in the context of noise complaints. Download
the report In 2009 Defra appointed a team
headed by Rupert Taylor to review the effects of the planning process on the
noise environment with regard to human health, flora, fauna and the built
environment. See
the Project Description |
LinkedIn (Rupert Thornely-Taylor) Department for
Environment, For and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Noise and Nuisance The Crossrail Environmental
Statement Rupert
Taylor report for Defra "Review of Existing Codes of Practice on
Minimising Noise" Stansted
Airport Second Runway Environmental Statement - Air Noise |
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The Rupert
Taylor practice, in conjunction with Schal International Management Ltd, was
responsible for the project management of the Government's London Noise
Map. In 2005
the practice completed a report for Defra on a Review of Existing Code of
Practice for Minimising Noise. Read the paper that summarises the work undertaken and the
findings. |
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Senior
Consultant:
Eur Ing Stuart Dryden BSc MSc LLB CEng
MIEE FIOA. |
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Last updated 22 December 2011