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US 8,261,502 B2Granted
Tower foundation system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorAnders Moller Andersen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tower foundation system (30) comprising a foundation (32) for a bottom section (36) of a tower, which bottom section (36) is to be connected to the upper part of the foundation (32), wherein the bottom section (36) is cast into the foundation (32) with an ultra high performance grout (42).
Claims17
A tower foundation system comprising:
- a cast foundation configured to secure a bottom section of a tower, which bottom section is connected to an upper part of the foundation, wherein the foundation comprises:
- a circular, oval or polygonal plinth in the upper part of the foundation, wherein the bottom section of the tower is arranged around the plinth;
- a circular, oval or polygonal mould at the upper part of the foundation, said mould circumferentially arranged around the plinth,
- a recess formed by the plinth and the mould,
- and at least one reinforcing element extending from a casting material of the foundation and around the plinth with the reinforcing elements encircling the plinth, wherein the plinth accommodates an ultra high performance grout around said plinth, said ultra high performance grout being filled into said recess, thereby connecting the bottom section of the tower to the foundation.
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