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Project
Number |
634 |
| Date of Summary |
August 03, 2010 |
| Subject |
Mitigation of Underwater Pile Driving Noise During Offshore Construction |
| Performing Activity |
Applied Physical Sciences Corp |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. David Warwick |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
august 01, 2011 |
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Description |
The efforts in this project are focused specifically on analyzing the pertinent noise transmission and radiation mechanisms associated with driving large monopile foundations. Further, the project will identify specific mitigation concepts appropriate to those mechanisms and assess the potential performance of those approaches with the context of achievable engineering design. |
| Progress |
Phase 1 of the study is complete and the final report for Phase 1 is posted
below. A second phase will explore the most promising mitigation concepts that were identified in Phase 1. These two concepts (dewatered cofferdam and closed cell foam applied directly to the pile) will be investigated with regard to the practical constraints imposed by the offshore engineering process of installing massive monopiles. |
| Reports |
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AA |
Mitigation of Underwater Pile Driving Noise During Offshore Construction:
Final Report, 27 January 2010, by Applied Physical Sciences, Groton, CT |
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Last Updated:
08/03/2010,
10:17 AM
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