Our staff have extensive project experience in various acoustics disciplines within different industry sectors. The selected project examples below showcase the width and depth of our practical capabilities to tackle some most challenging acoustics issues from both environmental and engineering perspectives.
Piling noise modelling, monitoring and assessment studies have been undertaken for multiple project sites, involving port terminal expansion, marine infrastructure development, offshore oil and gas platform construction, river bridge replacement, offshore wind turbine monopile foundation, etc.) across various global geographic locations. The scope elements primarily involve:
• Piling noise source characterization and source emission numerical simulation.
• Sound propagation modelling.
• Modelling evaluation of various mitigation and control measures, such as Bubble Curtains (BBC), Noise Mitigation Screen (NMS), Hydro Sound Damper (HSD), double wall piles, etc.
• Model validation based on site monitoring.
• Impact assessment and management plan development.
Long-term marine passive acoustic monitoring programs have been conducted at multiple sites around Australia to:
• Quantify baseline noise environment, including temporal, spatial and statistical variations of noise levels and marine soundscape analysis
• Monitor presence (including its seasonal variation) of marine fauna species of concern based on automatic vocalisation detection
• Characterise sound signatures of marine fauna species and offshore industrial operations
A number of major road and rail noise and vibration monitoring, modelling and impact assessment studies in Western Australia, particularly some major Metronet Projects:
• New Perth Stadium Transport Infrastructure (nPSTI) Noise and Vibration Study
• Perth Freight Rail Network Rail Squeal Noise and Vibration Study
• Forrestfield Airport Link (FAL) Noise and Vibration Study
• Morley Ellenbrook Line (MEL) Noise and Vibration Reference Design Study
• Armadale Line Level Crossing Removal Project Noise and Vibration Study
• Kwinana Freeway Southbound Widening Noise Monitoring and Modelling Study
• Tonkin Highway Extension Noise and Vibration Management Plan (NVMP)
Environmental noise and vibration modeling prediction, monitoring, impact assessment and engineering control in various industry sectors. Some selected projects:
• Synergy Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Projects Noise Study
• Murchison Renewables Project Noise (Wind, Construction, Industrial, Marine) Studies
• King Rocks Wind Farm Noise Monitoring and Modelling Study
• Colgar Wind Farm Sound Power Level and Audible Characteristics Testing and Analysis
• Marandoo Phase 2 Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment
• Gorgon Project Environmental Noise and Vibration Monitoring Program
• ALARP for Inpex Onshore LNG Facility Noise Control during FEED
Numerous projects in residential and mix-used development, commercial development and fitout, hospital, education, entertainment and community venues. Some selected projects:
• Perth New Children’s Hospital Concept and Detailed Design
• Carnarvon Police & Judge Complex Schematic and Detailed Design
• Kings Hotel Redevelopment, Perth – Building Acoustics Design
• Raffles Hotel – Noise Assessment and Management
• Pawsey Supercomputing Centre – Floor Vibration Sensitivity Testing
• Willetton Senior High School Schematic and Detailed Acoustic Design
The scope items within this comprehensive review include the state-of-the-art vibration standards, criteria and set policies, as well as up-to-date mitigation and control design practices. The completed review is to be considered by the Department of Planning (DoP) for relevant future policy (e.g. SPP5.4) updates, and to be beneficial to the upcoming major infrastructure projects within WA in terms of industry best practice for vibration assessment and control measures.
The comprehensive review and redevelopment of SPP5.4 and its Implementation Guidelines were taken place for the Western Australian Commission (WAPC), with the aims of reducing complexity, enhancing consistency and quality of implementation, as well as improving interface between transport corridors and sensitive land uses. The redevelopment of the policy and its guideline has a few significant changes from the previous version, such as noise criteria change from dual to single criteria, introducing trigger distances and spatial mapping tool (contour maps), revised screening noise forecast table and quiet house packages.