Failure Analysis of the Arecibo Observatory 305-Meter Telescope Collapse

by Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Committee on Analysis of Causes of Failure and Collapse of the 305-Meter Telescope at the Arecibo Ob, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment

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Building and operating cutting-edge, custom-designed research facilities presents unique challenges, where prior designs and experience may not be a reliable guide and unprecedented modes of failure can never be fully anticipated. In 2020, the National Science Foundation's telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, impacting the work of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center. Failure Analysis of the Arecibo Observatory...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309702224

ISBN13:9780309702225

Release Date:July 2025

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:112 Pages

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