Patent ID: 11939762
Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  F  Y | IPC B  E  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a tower structure, the method comprising:
depositing one or more layers of a wall element with a printhead assembly, the wall element circumscribing a vertical axis of the tower structure, the wall element having an outer circumferential face defining an outer reference curve, an inner circumferential face defining an inner reference curve, and a midline reference curve which is equidistant between the outer reference curve and the inner reference curve;
defining at least one recess of the wall element, the at least one recess having a single, circumferential opening positioned along the inner reference curve or the outer reference curve and a depth extending in a radial direction, the depth intersecting the midline reference curve; and
placing a reinforcing element entirely within the at least one recess at the midline reference curve.