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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Crack-resistant member, a method of preventing crack propagation, and a method of assembling a tower
Bill Damon Johnston, Easley, SC (US);
George Albert Goller, Greenville, SC (US);
Colwyn Sayers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Bill Damon Johnston, Easley, SC (US);
George Albert Goller, Greenville, SC (US);
Colwyn Sayers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A crack-resistant member for preventing crack propagation, a method of preventing crack propagation, and method of assembly a tower are provided. The crack-resistant member includes at least one insert attached to at least one removed portion at a predetermined location along a girth weld and adjacent a heat affected zone of the tower. The at least one insert is positioned perpendicular to a weld direction and intersecting the girth weld. The at least one insert prevents crack propagation in the girth weld of the tower.