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WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT)
BREAKTHROUGH IN MITIGATING MARINEPILE DRIVING NOISE
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Per Reinhall, PhDProfessor & Chair, Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
REVIEW OF CURRENT NOISE
MITIGATION TECHNIQUES
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NOISE GENERATION
Pile expands radially after
impact
Moving bulge disturbs the
water and sediment as it
propagates down the pile
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NO ATTENUATION - FEM
AXISYMMETRIC ACOUSTIC
FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION
WATER
SEDIMENT
Pile
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CURRENT APPROACHES
BUBBLE CURTAIN COFFERDAM SLEEVE / BARRIER
EXPENSIVE, TIME-CONSUMING, INEFFECTIVE
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BUBBLE CURTAIN
• Only marginally effective
• Impacted by current and placement
• Burdensome and time consuming
VIDEO COURTESY OF JOE CALLAGHAN, GEOENGEERS, INC.
CHALLENGES
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INEFFECTIVE, WHY?
NOISE VIA SEDIMENTNOISE VIA SEDIMENT
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BUBBLE CURTAINS - FEM
WATER
SEDIMENT
NOISE ENTERS WATER
FROM SEDIMENT LAYER
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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
CURRENT METHODS:
• Do not address noise from sediment
• Yield < 10 dB under the very best conditions
• Expensive and cumbersome
BUBBLE CURTAIN IS NOT A RELIABLE
ATTENUATION METHOD
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Per Reinhall, PhDProfessor & Chair, Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
OVERVIEW OF NEW APPROACH
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GOAL: LIMIT NOISE FROM SEDIMENT
NOISE VIA SEDIMENTNOISE VIA SEDIMENT
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SOLUTION: DOUBLE-WALL PILE
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BARRIER ALONG FULL PILE LENGTH
SPECIAL SHOE LIMITS
NOISE VIA SEDIMENTOUTER PILE IS
SOUND SHIELD
DESIGN
Two pipes separated by annular space and
joined by special shoe
Outer pipe serves as noise shield
Only inner pipe is struck
FUNCTIONALITY
Uses standard driving equipment
Hammer energy directed to driving shoe
Air space can be filled, post-installation, for
added strength
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WATER
SEDIMENT
FEM COMPARISON
BUBBLE CURTAIN DOUBLE WALL
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INITIAL VALIDATION
SUBSCALE TESTING ON 6” PILES
AROUND 20 DB REDUCTION OF PEAK
PRESSURE
RESULTS AGREED WITH COMPUTER
MODELING
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FULL SCALE TEST
PHOTO COURTESY OF CONRADO TAPADO, UW COMOTION
SPONSORS
PARTNERSPort Of Tacoma
Orion Marine Group
GeoEngineers
Hart Crowser
GRL, Inc.
Citizens For A Healthy Bay
Machinists, Inc.
Marine Construction Technologies, PBC
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TEST SITE
TEST LOCATION
Commencement Bay
Port of Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington, USA
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TEST PARAMETERS
THREE STEEL PILES
Control pile (with & without bubble curtain)
Double-wall pile
Mandrel driven double-wall pile
EXTENSIVE INSTRUMENTATION DEPLOYED
CONVENTIONAL IMPACT HAMMER USED
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PERMITS & PERMISSIONS OBTAINED
Thank you to Agencies
and Bill Rehe of Port of Tacoma
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AVERAGE NOISE REDUCTION*
*MEASURED FROM VERTICAL LINE ARRAY AT 8.5-9.0M
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DATA - ONE STRIKE
CONTROL PILE
DOUBLE WALL PILE
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MONITORING ZONE IMPLICATIONS
CONVENTIONAL PILE
WITH BUBBLE CURTAIN
DOUBLE WALL PILE
SOURCE: NMFS CALCULATOR
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SUMMARY
Peak reductions > 20 dB at 10m VLA
Monitoring zones decrease dramatically
Double wall piles can be driven using conventional techniques
and equipment
Full scale testing is consistent with subscale testing and
computer modeling
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Tim Dardis, MSPhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
PILE DESIGN
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CURRENT TECHNOLOGY
A single-walled steel pipe
TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGY
A double-walled pile, fabricated from two
concentric pipes connected at the pile toe
ADVANCING THE STATE OF THE ART
“THE DOUBLE PILE”
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DOUBLE PILE DESIGN
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Shoe serves to join the inner and outer
pipes
Many parts of shoe are interchangeable
between double and mandrel piles
Shoe attaches to a section of pile to
create “stem”
SHOE ASSEMBLY
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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Drivability, dynamic testing, pile
capacity & cost
STEEL COMPONENTS
Cast, rolled, & machined
RUBBER COMPONENTS
Spring, bumpers, & seals
DRIVING SHOE
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DOUBLE PILE
DESIGN VERSATILITY
MANDREL
DOUBLE PILE
FILLED
DOUBLE PILE
ONE IDEA,
THREE DESIGNS
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DESIGN VERSATILITY
OPEN ENDED CLOSE ENDED
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MANDREL
DOUBLE PILE
• Reusable inner pile
• Single wall
construction
STANDARD
DOUBLE PILE
• Simple
• Fast installation
DESIGN VERSATILITY
FILLED
DOUBLE PILE
• Fast installation
• Higher
strength/stiffness
OPTIMAL CONFIGURATION DEPENDS ON PROJECT PARAMETERS
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PILE LENGTH
EXTENDED ON SITE
“STEM” DELIVERY
“STEM” DELIVERED
TO CONTRACTOR
SHOE ATTACHED TO
DISTAL 40’ PIPE
ENSURES QUALITY OF SHOE & CRITICAL CONNECTIONS
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PILE SPACERS
Included in both mandrel and
double pile configurations
Maintain air gap between pile
walls
Essential for maneuverability
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MANDREL END
Reinforced toe
Serves as sealing surface
MANDREL SKIDS
Equipped with skids to ease
removal & installation
MANDREL DESIGN
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MANDREL REMOVAL PROCESS
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DRIVABILITY
Additional testing in preparation
WEAP analysis updates in progress
CAPACITY
Typical PDA hardware is used
CAPWAP analysis updates in progress
DESIGN METHODS
Standard analysis methods apply
e.g. AASHTO, ASCE, etc.
ENGINEERING CONSIDERATION
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REVIEW
DOUBLE PILE CONCEPT PROVEN!
One idea, multiple pile configurations
Driving shoe delivered as part of a stem
Update of design specs in progress
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Bradley MorlockProject Manager, Orion Marine Group
Jason TarverProject Superintendent, Orion Marine Group
HANDLING & DRIVABILITY
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Leading heavy civil marine contractor
HQ in Houston, TX
Washington HQ – Port of Tacoma
1200 employees
Over 400 pieces of marine equipment
ORION MARINE GROUP
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Pile Roller Bed
RECEIVING PERMANENT MATERIAL
DELIVERED BY TRUCK IN 40’ LENGTHS
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CONTROL PILE FABRICATION
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MANDREL PILE FABRICATION
HORIZONTAL SPLICING ON ROLLER BED
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CRANE AND TUG
TEST CRANE:
1951 Dravo Model 60
Rebuilt 2007
Capacity: 150 Ton
TEST TUG BOAT:
1958 1,050 HP
Triple Screw
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10 x 37 LEADS 100’
DRIVING EQUIPMENT
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APE MODEL D46
Diesel Pile Driving Hammer
3.6 metric ton ram
Minimum Energy: 54,320 ft-lbs
Maximum energy: 107,280 ft-lbs
Speed:
• 37-52 (blows per minute)
Weights:
• Hammer weight: 20,000 lbs
• Piston weight: 10,000 lbs
HAMMER
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COMPLICATED, UNORGANIZED, TANGLED
Multiple pieces:
• Air compressor
• Manifold
• Bubbler rings
• Hoses
• Rigging
DRIVING – BUBBLE CURTAIN
A $45,000 SET-UP
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BUBBLE CURTAIN SETUP
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LOFTING – DOUBLE WALL PILE
ROUTINE – NO ISSUES
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TEST VIDEO
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APE VIBRATORY HAMMER
• Eccentric moment: 4400 in/lb
• Drive force: 202 tons
• Suspended weight: 12,760 lbs.
EXTRACTION
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OVERALL IMPRESSION
“ONCE SETUP, VERY SMOOTH OPERATION”
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Peter Dahl, PhDProfessor and Senior Principal Engineer
UW Applied Physics Laboratory
ACOUSTICS
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Simultaneous measurements of
underwater noise made at ~10 meters,
~100 meters, and ~500 meters
Control and test piles measured with
same system
Key underwater sound metrics: • PEAK pressure
• RMS pressure
• Sound exposure level (SEL)
OVERVIEW
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MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
VERTICAL LINE
ARRAY (VLA)
9 Hydrophones
Range:
8-9 Meters
AUTONOMOUS
RECORDING
HYDROPHONE #1
Bottom Deployed
Range:
~100 Meters
AUTONOMOUS
RECORDING
HYDROPHONE #2
Boat Suspended
Range:
~500 Meters
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9 hydrophones
Range:
8 – 9 meters
Depth:
- Tide dependent
- 2.6 m – 8.2 m at 13:00
- 1.7 m – 7.3 m at 15:00
Spacing: 0.7 meters
VERTICAL LINE ARRAY
DEPLOYMENT
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AUTONOMOUS RECORDER #1
Depth:
11.7 – 13.5 meters
(depending on tide)
Range:
~ 100 meters
HYDROPHONE:1.47 M ABOVE BOTTOM
DEPLOYMENT
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AUTONOMOUS RECORDER #2
Depth:
10 meters
Range:
~ 500 meters
Deployed via Citizens
for Healthy Bay Boat
DEPLOYMENT
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UNDERWATER SOUND LEVEL METER (USLM)
Deployed during Port of Tacoma Test
Offers real-time sound measurements for monitoring
and compliance; easy to use and interpret
Delivers results consistent with larger and other
more expensive instruments in a fraction of the time
Contact [email protected] for more information
USLM
PEAK, RMS, and SEL processed in seconds
NEW HYDROPHONE TECHNOLOGY
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DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY
VLA
RECORDER #1
RECORDER #2
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MARINE MAMMALS
Protective thresholds based on RMS and SEL (and
its accumulation over many pile strikes called cSEL)
FISH
Protective thresholds based on cSEL, with a threshold
for PEAK also used.
METRIC USAGE
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CONTROL PILE RESULTS
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Note: Depth change from
control pile to double wall
pile result of tide change
DOUBLE WALL RESULTS
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DOUBLE WALL RESULTS
Note: Must compare same
hydrophones, though depths
may differ slightly
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Final Estimate via
Depth Average
DOUBLE WALL AVERAGES
SEL: 17 dB
RMS: 19 dB
PEAK: 21 dB
AVERAGE
REDUCTION
AT VLA (8 – 9 m)
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CONTROL PILE RESULTS
VLA Peak: 211 dB
RMS: 198 dB
SEL: 183 dB
RECORDER #1Peak: 186 dB
RMS: 177 dB
SEL: 164 dB
RECORDER #2Peak: 175 dB
RMS: 165 dB
SEL: 154 dB
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DOUBLE WALL PILE RESULTS
VLA Peak: 21 dB
RMS: 19 dB
SEL: 17 dB
RECORDER #2Peak: 16 dB
RMS: 19 dB
SEL: 16 dB
RECORDER #1Peak: 12 dB
RMS: 14 dB
SEL: 14 dB
Δ = CONTROL - TEST
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MANDREL PILE RESULTS
VLA Peak: 23 dB
RMS: 21 dB
SEL: 18 dB
RECORDER #2Peak: 17 dB
RMS: 20 dB
SEL: 16 dB
RECORDER #1Peak: 14 dB
RMS: 16 dB
SEL: 14 dB
Δ = CONTROL - TEST
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MORE VARIATION WITH PEAK
• Based on single time sample
• Underwater sound propagation greatly
distorts a single-instant measure
LESS VARIATION WITH SEL
• Average over many time samples
• Underwater sound propagation distorts
much less than average measure
RANGE VARIATIONS
Δ CHANGES WITH
MEASUREMENT POSITION
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Double wall piles offered superior noise
attenuation vs. bubble curtain when
compared to control
A higher variation observed in Peak vs.
SEL and RMS attenuation
Variation is due to single-instant (Peak)
vs. average measures (SEL, RMS) and
influence of underwater sound
propagation
SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS
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Jim LaughlinTechnical Manager: Air, Acoustics, and Energy
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPLICATIONS
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MEASUREMENTS
Peak vs. RMS vs. Cumulative SEL (cSEL)
ADDITIONAL PERMIT PROCESS
Cannot exceed thresholds or ‘take’ (ESA) without permits
Must maximize noise mitigation with available technology
Required to monitor amount of ‘take’
MONITOR ‘TAKE’ OF CONSTRUCTION
Avoid ‘take’ by shutting down
REQUIREMENTS
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MONITORING
EXAMPLE PLAN
Monitor Zone: 201 meter
Monitoring Boats: 2
Boat Drivers: 2
Biologists: 5
- 1 lead biologists
- 2 biologists per boat
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Injury
Threshold
Non-Auditory
Injury Threshold
Disturbance
Threshold
MARBLED MURRELETS(Diving Birds)
202 dBcSEL
208 dBcSEL
N/A
CETACEANS (whales, porpoises)
180 dBRMS
N/A 160 dB RMS
PINNIPEDS (seals, sea lions)
190 dB RMS
N/A 160 dBRMS
FISH (≥ 2 grams)
187 dB cSEL
N/A 150 dB RMSFISH
(all sizes)
206 dB Peak
CURRENT THRESHOLDS
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Control
w/o BC
Control
w/BCBC ∆
Double
WallDW ∆ Mandrel MP ∆
PEAK 211 dB 205 dB - 6 dB 190 dB - 21 dB 190 dB - 21 dB
RMS90%198 dB 192 dB - 6 dB 179 dB - 19 dB 178 dB - 20 dB
cSEL 198 dB 192 dB - 6 dB 182 dB -16 dB 182 dB - 16 dB
RESULTS
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MANDREL FISHCETACEAN
INJURY
CETACEAN /
PINNIPED
DISTURBANCE
PINNIPED
INJURY
MURRELET
INJURY
MURRELET
NON-
AUDITORY
PEAK 190 dB 206 dB - - - - -
RMS90% 178 dB - 180 dB 160 dB 190 dB - -
CSEL 182 dB 187/183 dB - - - 202 dB 208 dB
RESULTS VS. THRESHOLDS
DOUBLE
WALL PILEFISH
CETACEAN
INJURY
CETACEAN /
PINNIPED
DISTURBANCE
PINNIPED
INJURY
MURRELET
INJURY
MURRELET
NON-
AUDITORY
PEAK 190 dB 206 dB - - - - -
RMS90% 179 dB - 180 dB 160 dB 190 dB - -
CSEL 182 dB 187/183 dB - - - 202 dB 208 dB
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ZONE OF INJURY: FISH (CONTROL)
NO BUBBLE CURTAIN
206 dB Peak
21 meters
187 dB cSEL
46 meters
BUBBLE CURTAIN
206 dB Peak
7 meters
187 dB cSEL
18 meters
PILE
INJURY LEVEL: 187 dB cSEL
206 dB Peak
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ZONE OF INJURY: FISH
CONTROL PILE
46 meters
DOUBLE WALL &
MANDREL PILE
4 meters
PILE
INJURY LEVEL: 187 dB cSEL
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ZONE OF INJURY: PINNIPEDS
CONTROL PILE
28 meters
DOUBLE WALL &
MANDREL PILE
1.5 meters
PILE
INJURY LEVEL: 190 dB RMS
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INJURY LEVEL: 160 dB RMS
CONTROL PILE
2,800 meters
DOUBLE WALL &
MANDREL PILE
150 meters
PILE
ZONE OF DISTURBANCE: CETACEAN/PINNIPED
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CONTROL PILE
2 – 5 meters
DOUBLE WALL &
MANDREL PILE
0.4 - 0.02 meters
PILE
ZONE OF INJURY: MARBLED MURRELETS
INJURY LEVEL: 202 dB cSEL
208 dB cSEL
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Control
w/o BC
Double
WallDW ∆ Mandrel MP ∆
PEAK 200 dB 173 dB - 27 dB 177 dB - 23 dB
RMS90%187 dB 161 dB - 26 dB 166 dB - 21 dB
cSEL 173 dB 151 dB - 22 dB 155 dB - 18 dB
USLM RESULTS
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REDUCED ‘TAKE’
Fewer environmental impacts
Fewer animals harmed
REDUCED BIOLOGICAL MONITORING
INSTALLATION EFFICIENCIES
No air compressors/hoses
Eliminate vibratory driving/changing hammers?
Consistent results
REDUCED RISK OF STOP WORK
IMPLICATIONS
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Dave MarverModerator
IMPLEMENTATION
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COMMERCIALIZATION
• WSDOT should be greatly commended
for supporting this research
• Innovative technology is often trapped
behind university walls
• Must be commercialized in order to
provide maximum benefit to industry,
society, and the environment
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PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP, PBC
Marine Construction Technologies, PBC will
commercialize double wall piles and make them
widely available
This is a new type of business entity: Mission-
driven rather than profit-driven
Dedicated to improving the efficiency of marine
construction and providing environmental benefit
WWW.MARINECONTECH.COM
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PROVIDED AS STEMS
PILE LENGTH
EXTENDED ON SITE
“STEM” DELIVERED
TO CONTRACTOR
SHOE ATTACHED
TO DISTAL 40’ PIPE
ENSURES QUALITY OF SHOE & CRITICAL CONNECTIONS
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PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS• Piles may be available as early as next
work window
• Pricing TBD, but cost has been a
consideration from the onset
• Currently establishing supply chain
• Likely to be more expensive than typical
piles, but offer superior value
SUPERIOR NOISE ATTENUATION, POTENTIAL FOR STREAMLINED
PERMITTING, FASTER DRIVING, FEWER STOPPAGES
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REMAINING QUESTIONS
• WSDOT will conduct another test to
evaluate drivability and answer
remaining structural questions
• WSDOT desires conclusive test
• Please complete surveys and participate
in panel discussion to follow
• Help identify remaining issues and
questionsWSDOT VASHON ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL
REPLACEMENT PLAN, 2015/16
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CLOSINGThere is an improved noise attenuation method consistently offering > 20 dBPeak noise reduction at 10m
Remaining structural and drivability questions will be addressed in anupcoming WSDOT test at Vashon Island
Further improvements in the technology are possible; this is only “version 1.0”
Additional information is available for download at www.marinecontech.com,where you can find a resource repository
WSDOT should be commended for their continued leadership
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Washington State Department of TransportationRhonda Brooks [email protected] +1.360.705.7945
University of Washington, Mechanical EngineeringPer Reinhall, PhD [email protected] +1.206.685.6665
Marine Construction Technologies, PBCDave Marver [email protected] +1.206.494.5749
CONTACT INFO
Resource Library: www.MarineConTech.com
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PANEL DISCUSSION
Per Reinhall, PhD – UW, Mechanical Engineering
Tim Dardis, MS – UW, Mechanical Engineering
Peter Dahl, PhD – UW, Applied Physics Laboratory
Bradley Morlock – Orion Marine Group
Jim Laughlin - WSDOT