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Table 2 Source Sound Power Levels for
Percussive Piling
Piling Method* and Pile Type
Sound Power Level
(dB(A))
internal drop hammer
113
drop hammer driving concrete pile
116
drop hammer driving steel pile
126
diesel hammer driving pre-stressed
concrete pile
128
drop hammer driving sheet steel pile.
129
single acting hammer driving steel pile
130
diesel hammer driving steel pile
132
diesel hammer driving sheet steel pile
132
double acting hammer driving sheet
steel pile
135
* These terms are defined in Section 1.3