Seismic Surveys monitors vibration and noise from marine construction projects to measure and document these effects transmitted to adjacent third-party structures, people, and marine life. Our monitoring systems include sensors that measure noise (airborne or underwater) and vibrations caused by blasting, pile driving, demolition, dredging, or heavy equipment operation on these projects. With continual measurement using our state-of-the-art technology, our customers can adjust operations to control noise and vibration effects to accepted safe standards. These data are valuable protection against unwarranted claims and assist in addressing concerns when they arise.
Marine Construction Vibration Monitoring
Why Is Marine Vibration Monitoring Important In Marine Construction?
Marine construction involves building marine structures and shorelines in a marine or shoreline environment. Examples of these marine construction projects are:
- Foundation pile driving for the building of docks and wharves
- Sheet-pile driving for cofferdams or seawalls
- Beachfill construction
- Shoreline revetment/groin construction
- Underwater blasting for channel deepening or widening
- Demolition of marine structures.
The marine contractor must control vibration and noise levels transmitted to adjacent structures, people, or marine life from these projects to accepted safe standards. Vibration and noise levels within accepted safe limits can still result in concerns or a need to demonstrate compliance with regulations or project specifications. Collecting vibration noise data at nearby exposures before and during construction activities is a marine construction contractor’s best tool for demonstrating compliance and minimizing the risk of vibration and noise-related claims.
Decades of Experience in Marine Construction
Seismic Surveys has decades of experience in vibration and noise monitoring on marine construction projects. Our engineers and geologists have the professionalism and expertise to collaborate with your team to implement the right marine construction vibration and noise monitoring solution based on your goals. We have been the industry leader in equipment and service quality for decades.
Projects
Our marine construction vibration monitoring experience includes the following projects:
- Big Fishweir Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration, Duval County, FL
- Broward Beach Renourishment, Broward County, FL
- Miami Beach Renourishment, Miami, FL
- Indian Creek Seawall, Miami Beach, FL
- Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL
- Ocean Inlet Park Marina Replacement, Palm Beach County, FL
FAQs Marine Construction Vibration Monitoring
Marine construction vibration monitoring uses seismographs and sound sensors placed near piers, seawalls, and shoreline structures to measure ground vibration and noise from pile driving, blasting, dredging, and heavy equipment. The data documents compliance with safety limits, protects adjacent structures, and supports permitting requirements for waterfront and coastal construction projects.
Marine construction noise monitoring measures airborne and underwater sound levels generated by pile driving, blasting, and dredging equipment near shorelines. Underwater noise can affect marine life such as fish and marine mammals, while airborne noise affects nearby residents and businesses. Seismic Surveys tracks both to document compliance with environmental and community noise standards.
Pile driving generates repetitive ground vibrations that can travel through soil and affect the structural integrity of nearby docks, seawalls, and buildings. Seismic Surveys installs seismographs at critical receptor locations to continuously track vibration levels during pile driving, alerting contractors if readings approach limits so adjustments can be made before damage occurs.
redging operations near seawalls, marinas, and residential waterfronts can generate vibration and noise that raise concerns among nearby property owners. Continuous monitoring during dredging documents that levels stay within accepted limits, giving contractors an independent record to demonstrate compliance and respond quickly if a nearby property owner raises a concern.
Who We Serve
We provide geotechnical and structure movement monitoring services for:
Civil Construction
Vibration and noise monitoring for civil construction projects to document effects transmitted to nearby structures.
Sensitive Structures
Vibration and noise monitoring for demolition, construction, and renovations in and around vibration-sensitive structures.
Marine Construction
Vibration and noise monitoring to document effects of marine construction on third-party structures, people, and marine life.
Transportation
Traffic vibration monitoring to assess the structural health of bridges and roadways and identify structural changes.
Mining
Vibration and overpressure monitoring for mining to document compliance and protect nearby structures.
Demolition
Vibration and Noise Monitoring capturing and documenting the effects of vibrations generated during demolition processes.
Visit our applications page to learn more about how clients use our services.
Contact Us
Monitoring vibration and noise is essential for maintaining compliance with project standards and minimizing unwarranted claims. Seismic Surveys designs a marine construction vibration monitoring program built around your site’s structures, marine life considerations, and permitting requirements.
Contact us to set your project on a safe and successful path.
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About Argus Monitoring Solutions
- Argus Monitoring Solutions is a tech enabled, test measurement services platform that provides outsourced seismic and environmental monitoring and inspection services to the quarry, construction, infrastructure, and mining sectors. Argus companies include Seismic Surveys, Sauls Seismic, and Nomis Seismographs.