Patent ID: 9068317
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A pile configured for noise abatement during installation comprising: a driving shoe; an elongate first tube having a distal end that engages the driving shoe and a proximal end configured to be driven with a pile driver, wherein the elongate first tube further comprises a plurality of geometric features configured to attenuate the radial amplitude of traveling compression waves by providing a space for circumferential expansion in the elongate first tube; wherein the geometric features comprise a plurality of slots extending at least partially through the elongate first tube; wherein the plurality of slots are aligned with a longitudinal axis of the elongate first tube; and further comprising an elongate second tube that is attached to the driving shoe and is disposed radially outwardly from the elongate first tube; and wherein the elongate first tube is configured to be removed after driving the pile.