Extending the Damped cylindrical spreading model to the case of mitigated pile driving noise, using corresponding measurement data from five offshore sites in the North Sea....
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Underwater noise characterization of down-the-hole pile driving activities off Biorka Island, Alaska
Characterization of DTH piling. Noise levels from single strike were lower than impact pile driving, cumulative sound exposure levels are comparable due to higher strike rate....
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Examination of possibilities and limits of estimating approximate source or any other levels(of underwater piling) by scaling laws, using measurement data from previous projects. It is...
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Piling induces ground vibrations and particle motion with potential to affect marine life. Seismic wave field interface is thought to be the cause of this. Paper...
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Noise-induced threshold shifts (NITS) currently based on classifying noise sources into impulsive or non-impulsive. In reality, drilling noise is a complex mixed source. Kurtosis value analysis...
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Hybrid 3D pile driving model is validated with measurement data from offshore sites. Model combines fine element model for short range and parabolic equation for far-range....
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Marine renewable developments have raised concerns over impacts of underwater noise on marine species, particularly from pile-driving for wind turbines. Environmental assessments typically use generic sound...
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Due to the increasing desire for renewable energy and the reduced acceptability of onshore wind developments in the UK, the last few years has seen an...
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Impact pile-driving generates loud underwater anthropogenic sounds, and is routinely conducted in harbours around the world. Surprisingly few studies of these sounds and their propagation are...
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The United Kingdom government’s renewable energy strategy has a target of providing 10% of the UK’s electricity from renewable sources by 2010, and 15% by 2015....
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