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Overcoming Obstacles to Repaint a Unique Structure – From Initial Planning through Project Completion

Overcoming Obstacles to Repaint a Unique Structure – From Initial Planning through Project Completion
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The paper chronicles and discusses the challenges, options, choices and solutions from the design phase through the actual blast cleaning and painting of one of the most unique steel structures in the world, the largest radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. 

Product Number: 41208-428-SG
Author: David S. Leyland
Publication Date: 2008
Industry: Coatings
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The paper chronicles and discusses the challenges, options, choices and solutions from the design phase through the actual blast cleaning and painting of one of the most unique steel structures in the world, the largest radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Challenges included: almost daily thunder storms, a truss structure consists of 900 tons of steel elevated on cables approximately 450 feet above an 18 acre aluminum dish, penalties for dropping anything, access from only a single suspended 700 ft walkway, limitations on weight distribution and weight loads, removal of lead and mill scale in total containment, structural limitations affecting containment installation, protection of numerous delicate wires, cables, sensors and other equipment, locating/importing equipment, bureaucratic requirements, and more.

The paper chronicles and discusses the challenges, options, choices and solutions from the design phase through the actual blast cleaning and painting of one of the most unique steel structures in the world, the largest radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Challenges included: almost daily thunder storms, a truss structure consists of 900 tons of steel elevated on cables approximately 450 feet above an 18 acre aluminum dish, penalties for dropping anything, access from only a single suspended 700 ft walkway, limitations on weight distribution and weight loads, removal of lead and mill scale in total containment, structural limitations affecting containment installation, protection of numerous delicate wires, cables, sensors and other equipment, locating/importing equipment, bureaucratic requirements, and more.

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