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TAP-634-Mitigation of Underwater Pile Driving Noise During Offshore Construction

Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
634
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Applied Physical Sciences (APS) Corp
Research Principal Investigator
Dr. David Warwick
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.

Latest progress update

Phase 1 of the study is complete and the final report for Phase 1 is posted below. A second phase is exploring the engineering feasibility of a dewatered cofferdam. APS, along with the subcontractor RPS Group of Houston, has developed the initial design drawings. The draft final report on this phase is under preparation.