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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Stefan Voss, Salzbergen, DE;
Inventor:
Stefan Voss, Salzbergen, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for fabricating a wind turbine tower is provided. The method includes providing at least one fiber reinforced plastic ('FRP') strand, embedding a first portion of the FRP strand into a first concrete segment, and embedding a second portion of the FRP strand into a second concrete segment such that a third portion of the FRP strand extends from the first concrete segment to the second concrete segment. The method further includes displacing at least one of the first concrete segment and the second concrete segment relative to the other such that a tension is applied to the third portion of the FRP strand.