In the assembly of an offshore support structure for a wind turbine, tubular braces are interconnected or connected to a tower support in cast connections where an end part of the corresponding brace is inserted into a sleeve that is fixed in the interconnecting brace or in the tower support, and the volume in between the sleeve and the end part of the inserted brace is filled by a casting material, typically grout.
Method for Assembling Braces by Casting in an Offshore Support Structure for a Wind Turbine
2024-10-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A WIND TURBINE
European Patent Office | 2025
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