Fabrication and transport tooling

Abstract

A transport and assembly alignment tool, for prefabrication, transport and/or erection/assembly of a plurality of arcuate segments or near identical modules into a large annular or toroidal structure includes one or more alignment fixtures that have a matched pair of mating alignment members. The alignment members each have a first circularity and/or axial alignment member which aligns to a second circularity and/or axial alignment member. The first circularity and/or axial alignment member is held in alignment with the second circularity and/or axial alignment member by a radially extending alignment feature to establish circumferential alignment thereof and are locked together by locking means. The first axial alignment member is rigidly secured to a first one of the arcuate segments proximate to one circumferential end thereof and the second axial alignment member rigidly secured to a second one of the arcuate segments proximate to one circumferential end thereof.