15th Triennial International Conference
Installation of 48 Inch Diameter Test Piles at the Port of Alaska
Publication: Ports 2019: Port Planning and Development
ABSTRACT
The Port of Alaska is modernizing its facilities through the Port of Alaska Modernization Program (PAMP). An initial step in the program was implementation of a test pile project (TPP), which involved installation of ten 200-foot long by 48-inch diameter, 1-inch wall, steel pipe piles. The TPP replicated the concept pile design and marine permit conditions. The project included (1) monitoring response of each pile during initial installation and 13 to 38 days after initial pile installation with a pile driving analyzer (PDA) and (2) evaluating the performance of two types of underwater noise attenuation systems (NAS). Key observations from the TPP included doubling of pile capacity for the setup periods, the absence of soil-plug formation during initial driving and restrike, and appreciable decreases in underwater noise from the use of the NAS. This paper summarizes background for and results of the test pile project.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the high-quality work done by KIWC, Golder, RMDT, and JASCO in carrying out the TPP. The support of Illingworth and Rodkin, Inc. for oversight of hydro-acoustic monitoring and HDR for coordinating permitting and marine mammal monitoring during the TPP is also appreciated.
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Ports 2019: Port Planning and Development
Pages: 512 - 523
Editors: Pooja Jain, Moffatt & Nichol and William S. Stahlman III, America's Central Port
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8262-9
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Sep 12, 2019
Published in print: Sep 12, 2019
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