Replacement of the Green Bank Telescope azimuth track

Robert Anderson; Arthur Symmes; Dennis Egan

doi:10.1117/12.784807

10 July 2008 Replacement of the Green Bank Telescope azimuth track

Robert Anderson, Arthur Symmes, Dennis Egan

Proceedings Volume 7012, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II; 701237 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784807
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The azimuth track of the Green Bank Telescope did not perform as designed. Relative movement of components was noted during construction; in addition, fretting of the base plate and wear plate faying surfaces, fatigue cracking of the wear plates, fatigue failure of wear plate fasteners, and deterioration of the cementitous grout layer occurred at a rapid pace during the first few years of operation. After extensive failure analysis, a new system of components was designed and fabricated, and installation of the components was performed during 2007 (Symmes, Anderson, and Egan, "Improving the service life of the 100m Green Bank Telescope azimuth track", SPIE 7012-121). The highlights and lessons learned during the fabrication and installation phases are described herein. This information will benefit any organization performing a similar replacement, and may be helpful in new installations as well.

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Robert Anderson, Arthur Symmes, and Dennis Egan "Replacement of the Green Bank Telescope azimuth track", Proc. SPIE 7012, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II, 701237 (10 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784807

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