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Abstract

Roadways are usually attraction locations for developing new residential projects for the availability of transportation facilities that serve reaching work, school, leisure, and shopping areas, that means locating residential neighborhoods close to traffic noise. Noise problem in Egypt is a pollution that ranks the second among the major environmental pollution problems which considered a serious issue for its harmful effects on residents and public health. Many actions can be taken to improve the compatibility of noise for any activity that affect the land use, such as noise barriers. Scrap tire rubber is widely spread everywhere, and considered as a major problem in the stream of waste materials. Providing the incentive for Egypt to get use of recycled rubber tires elements as a green product in sound insulation barriers and at the same time solving a local environmental issue. This research aims to study the applicability of getting use of recycled rubber tire materials in sound barriers for residential areas in Egypt.