Engineering & Design
The LSE Concept
Recognizing the need for a high-performance sound wall for their new Autobahn, German engineers designed the LSE System with the sole objective of absorbing and eliminating the most common frequencies of unwanted sound. Everything – from the perforation density and shape, to the volume of the acoustical fill material inside the barrier – is precisely engineered to maximize the system’s attenuation performance. And it worked beautifully. Thankfully, the physics of acoustics do not change with time, and the LSE’s design remains the world’s preeminent absorptive barrier design some four decades later.
Engineering
The LSE System has been extensively engineered to accommodate a wide range of factors including wind-loads up to 150+ mph and barrier heights to 50 feet. When necessary, we can have our designs certified and stamped in any State or location. And when our Customer’s have special or unique challenges on new or retrofit barriers, SFS can custom-engineer the LSE System to accommodate their application. As a result, SFS has the capabilities to deliver an engineered LSE System for nearly any application anywhere in the world.
Design
SFS has an in-house design & drafting team that have designed LSE barriers for some of the most unusual applications imaginable – from a retrofit barrier for an historic highway bridge to a lightweight rooftop enclosure for hvac equipment. The cumulative talent and experience of our design & drafting staff is unmatched in the outdoor barrier business.
As a courtesy to our Customers, we provide detailed layout drawings to them during the initial planning stage, giving them a much better feel and understanding of what they’re getting.
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