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Vibrojet®
A silent method for installing offshore wind turbine foundations
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April 11 2024
With the advance of 10+ MW wind turbines and increasingly strict noise standards, the existing pile-driving method with hydraulic hammers for monopiles is under high pressure.
Extra measures are needed such as bubble screens or a wall around the monopile. They are expensive and time consuming to install. The pile is also damaged by the hydraulic hammer, which means that larger piles are needed than actually necessary.
GBM Works has developed the Vibrojet®, a machine to install monopiles in a silent and fast way. The Vibrojet® is not only less harmful to marine life and cheaper, the process is also kept strictly under control and requires less power generation.
Pros & Limitations
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More silent than impact and vibro hammer
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More efficient than impact and vibro hammer
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Steel reduction
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Easy to scale up
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Different from current installation methods
Specification
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Areas of Application
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Offshore | Nearshore
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Vibrating
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Vibrating the pile at the tip, avoiding loss of energy through the length of the pile
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Installation
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Vibrojet installation technology of GBM Works proves to install 2x deeper and 4x faster
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Efficiency
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Significant reduction in sound emission and fatigue can be expected using the Jet-gun of the Vibrojet
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Water injection
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Controlled water injection on the inside of a pile, fluidizing the soil resulting in zero resistance
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