This RVE (Guideline for Planning, Construction and Maintenance of Railways) shall be used for noise protection devices on open lines, bridges, retaining walls and tubs for railway installations. This RVE applies tonew buildings as well as to conversions and refurbishment of existing facilities.

Noise protection devices – Technical requirements and design rules

This RVE shall be used for noise protection devices on open lines, bridges, retaining walls and tubs forrailway installations. This RVE applies to new buildings as well as to conversions and refurbishments ofexisting facilities.

Only noise protection devices made of materials such as aluminium and concrete are described in this RVE forwhich sufficient empirical values for construction and maintenance are already available at the time ofpreparation of the RVE.
The scope, the technical requirements and calculation rules set out in this RVE shall apply to noise protectiondevices consisting of the following components:
• Foundations (e.g. driven pile, bored pile or shallow foundations);
• Noise barrier uprights;
• Noise protection elements, sound absorber panels/blocks (surfacing);
• Mounts for noise barrier uprights on bridge edge beams, retaining/lining walls and shallow foundations madeof reinforced concrete with metal fastening elements or in a box out shutter;
• Service doors and service gates;
• Profiles for fastening sound absorber panels on retaining/lining walls, tunnel portals and in berm areas.
This version of the RVE is a revision of the RVE of the same name from 2023.