The damping principle of high rise multistorey buildings equipped with suspension-mass pendulums was discussed and their damping performance was investigated.
Additionally, it has a closed circuit television camera to keep an eye on the placement of the slung load in order to defend itself against ballistic missiles.
The Arecibo suspended platform cables were designed to have a factor of safety of two, meaning they were twice as strong as the expected static loading from the platform.
The port itself is a labyrinth of off ramps and overpasses. As we pulled in, we got a good view of the dangling cranes, massive cargo ships and just mountains upon mountains of shipping containers.