The present disclosure describes various embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods of monitoring wind and water properties. For one such weather monitoring system, a weather monitoring station comprises an upper mast section having an instrumentation package, wherein the instrumentation package includes an orientation sensor, communications circuitry, a wind velocity sensor, and a control unit that is configured to at least receive sensor data and transmit communication data via the communications circuitry. The weather monitoring station further includes at least one lower mast section that is coupled to the upper mast section, and an anchoring system that is coupled to the lower mast section, wherein the anchoring system includes at least one subsurface anchor for inserting into a ground surface within a littoral zone of a coastal area. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are also provided.

The present invention discloses a pile foundation permeable breakwater with variable permeability, comprising: two rows of prefabricated pile foundations. The tops of the prefabricated pile foundations are fixedly provided with a prefabricated panel. The top of the prefabricated panel is provided with a wave wall and a breast wall. The prefabricated pile foundations are integrally connected with fixed wave breaking plates; sliding rails are installed correspondingly on the top and the bottom between every two adjacent prefabricated pile foundations in the same row; and movable wave breaking plates are slidably connected between each pair of sliding rails. A control system for controlling the slide of the movable wave breaking plates is installed on the prefabricated panel. The present invention also discloses a construction method of the pile foundation permeable breakwater with variable permeability.

The present invention discloses a pile foundation permeable breakwater with variable permeability, comprising: two rows of prefabricated pile foundations. The tops of the prefabricated pile foundations are fixedly provided with a prefabricated panel. The top of the prefabricated panel is provided with a wave wall and a breast wall. The prefabricated pile foundations are integrally connected with fixed wave breaking plates; sliding rails are installed correspondingly on the top and the bottom between every two adjacent prefabricated pile foundations in the same row; and movable wave breaking plates are slidably connected between each pair of sliding rails. A control system for controlling the slide of the movable wave breaking plates is installed on the prefabricated panel. The present invention also discloses a construction method of the pile foundation permeable breakwater with variable permeability.

A pier assembly for supporting a structure includes a guide member having a base plate and a plurality of tubular guides extending from the base plate. In addition, the base plate includes a plurality of through holes and each tubular guide includes a through passage aligned with one of the through holes of the base plate. Further, the pier assembly includes a plurality of elongate members. Each elongate member extends through one through hole in the base plate and the through passage of the corresponding tubular guide.

A pier assembly for supporting a structure includes a guide member having a base plate and a plurality of tubular guides extending from the base plate. In addition, the base plate includes a plurality of through holes and each tubular guide includes a through passage aligned with one of the through holes of the base plate. Further, the pier assembly includes a plurality of elongate members. Each elongate member extends through one through hole in the base plate and the through passage of the corresponding tubular guide.

A solar array support structure includes a first vertical pile extending from a ground to a first pile end, a second vertical pile extending from the ground to a second pile end, and a first pile cap attached to each of the first and second vertical piles, the first pile cap configured to account for a misalignment of at least one of the first vertical pile and the second vertical pile by providing for adjustable attachment locations for each of the first and second pile ends.

A solar array support structure includes a first vertical pile extending from a ground to a first pile end, a second vertical pile extending from the ground to a second pile end, and a first pile cap attached to each of the first and second vertical piles, the first pile cap configured to account for a misalignment of at least one of the first vertical pile and the second vertical pile by providing for adjustable attachment locations for each of the first and second pile ends.

The rapid consolidation and compaction method comprises (i) first driving a hollow pipe, (ii) driving a pipe with a removable end plate after filling and compacting the sandy material in it, through the hollow pipe, to required depth, creating high excess pore-water pressures in the range of 50 to 300 KPa in clayey soils, (iv) pulling out the pipe section leaving behind the removable end plate and thereby installing porous displacement piles which allows dissipation of the excess pore-water pressures horizontally to the porous displacement pile, in which the excess water flows out vertically to the ground surface, and (v) the length of the drainage path is reduced to half the spacing between adjoining porous displacement piles, allowing rapid consolidation resulting in increase in density. Installing the porous displacement piles in the layer of loose to medium dense sand layer results in the instantaneous increase in its density.

The rapid consolidation and compaction method comprises (i) first driving a hollow pipe, (ii) driving a pipe with a removable end plate after filling and compacting the sandy material in it, through the hollow pipe, to required depth, creating high excess pore-water pressures in the range of 50 to 300 KPa in clayey soils, (iv) pulling out the pipe section leaving behind the removable end plate and thereby installing porous displacement piles which allows dissipation of the excess pore-water pressures horizontally to the porous displacement pile, in which the excess water flows out vertically to the ground surface, and (v) the length of the drainage path is reduced to half the spacing between adjoining porous displacement piles, allowing rapid consolidation resulting in increase in density. Installing the porous displacement piles in the layer of loose to medium dense sand layer results in the instantaneous increase in its density.

A solar array support structure includes a first vertical pile extending from a ground to a first pile end, a second vertical pile extending from the ground to a second pile end, and a first pile cap attached to each of the first and second vertical piles, the first pile cap configured to account for a misalignment of at least one of the first vertical pile and the second vertical pile by providing for adjustable attachment locations for each of the first and second pile ends.