Modular cooling tower structure, design, and method of assembly

A method of assembling in-situ a cooling tower within a cooling field, comprising:

• (a) removing a single cooling tower cell in a cooling tower field having a plurality of cooling tower cells, including removing vertical columns which form an original structure of said single cooling tower cell, exposing said cooling tower cell basin footing;
• (b) providing a lifting device with a spreader platform comprising carrier beams and lifting cables secured to said carrier beams at one end and said lifting device at an opposite end, wherein the spreader platform is capable of supporting, balancing and lifting objects below the spreader platform by lift members to be attached to the spreader platform via securing members;
• (c) providing a plurality of foundation beams each comprising an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end opposite said first end, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, said top surface and said bottom surface extending along said longitudinal axis between said first end and said second end, said top surface including securing members extending from said top surface in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
• (d) attaching said securing members to said lift members, thereby securing at least one of said plurality of foundation beams to said lift members;
• (e) lifting the spreader platform with the lift member to thereby lift said spreader platform and the at least one of said plurality of foundation beams;
• (f) while lifted, moving the spreader platform and the at least one of said plurality of foundation beams to a site location above said exposed basin footing;
• (g) lowering the at least one of said plurality of foundation beams to said site location;
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• (h) detaching said lift members from said securing members.