Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
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Hi guys...I will be having quite a lot of pile driving (most likely using drop hammers on RC piles) in a residential area in the next couple of months. I'm wondering what are the "practical" measures that you guys would use or used in the past during pile driving to minimize the noise impact?
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RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
Also make sure that cushioning material (typically wood) between the anvil and the pile is replaced often.
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RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
RC piles can be jacked into place, the production rate isn't that slow but as a large weight is needed to jack against the method is certainly slower than a hammer (and more expensive).
I would try consulting the residents and informing them that that a hammer has been selected which will increase the noise but the time the works will be carried out will be shortened.
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
Vibratory hammers are not designed to drive precast piles.
Noise associated with pile driving in urban enviornments is a problem, esp. near hospitals.
I would not use a drop hammer, which tend to be too small to drive precast piles. Air hammers are frequently used, Hydraulics are used depending on the size of the pile and the crane. Some riggers use diesels, but their sucess can depend on ground conditions. All the methods basically consist of taking a 5 to 10,000 lb weight, raising several feet and dropping it on the pile. There is little that can be done to silence the operation.
Pile driving helmets can accomidate synthetic (Connbest)or wood cushions, which will reduce noise somewhat.
Beyond that, you may be looking at somesort of drilled in pile, but even then the drilling rigs are not exactly quiet either.
Sometimes construction is just a noisey meesy operation, but then thats half the fun.
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
good response. RC piles are available in several countries and would typically be 200 x 200mm or 300 x 300mm square piles.
Perhaps the residents will enjoy the noisy, messy fun - with any luck some of the kids will consider civil engineering as a career.
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RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
Air hammers can certainly be used to drive 350mm concrete piles. It depends on the size.
Vulcan's response to the noise abatement problem (with a link to it's original study on the matter with a #1) can be found at
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Some interesting information on vibrating concrete piles (which has been done for a long time) is at
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http://www.pz27.net
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving
Printing up (and distributing door to door)some low tech informational flyers, that include a phone number, providing times that the noise will be invading their air space will help with most folks. (Do not place in mailbox, this is against Fed Law)
The comment from pile buck is a good one about restricted hours, I would go on to say 9a-4p if your schedule permits w/no weekends.
In '89 we were driving 32-pile clusters (for footings) very close to a Holiday Inn. Yea it was ticklish.
---Getting out front and informing the residents will help bunches. ----
I assume you have a minimum bearing requirement in your plans/spec
As noted by some others, I have never seen prestressed concrete piling driven by anything other than power hammers.
If your conditions warrant, you may have to auger down, some given distance in order to try and meet your tip elevation criteria. This would same some drive/noise time.
hope this helps
RE: Noise Attenuation Measures during Pile Driving