Underwater noise characterization of down-the-hole pile driving activities off Biorka Island, Alaska
Although down-the-hole (DTH) pile driving is increasingly used for in-water pile installation, the characteristics of underwater noise from DTH pile driving is largely undocumented and unstudied. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the noise characteristics during DTH pile driving of two steel pipe piles in shallow waters off southeast Alaska. The results showed that single-strike sound exposure levels measured at 10 m were 147 and 145 dB re 1 μPa²s with a total of 21,742 and 38,631 hammer strikes, with cumulative sound exposure levels to install each pile at 192 and 191 dB re 1 μPa²s, respectively. Though noise levels from a single strike was lower than impact pile driving of a similar pile, the cumulative sound exposure levels are likely comparable due to the much higher striking rate.
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- Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Guan, Shane
- Miner, Robert
- Publication Date: 2020-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 111664
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Serial:
- Marine Pollution Bulletin
- Volume: 160
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0025-326
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0025326X
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aquatic life; Environmental impacts; Noise; Pile driving; Underwater sound
- Geographic Terms: Alaska
- Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01844395
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 28 2022 3:42PM