Patent ID: 9689175
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04H,F03D,F05B,H01Q,Y02E

Claim:
1. A structure comprising: at least two structural components arranged to form a channel therebetween, each structural component including a shear key extending into the channel and a conduit separate from the channel; a post tensioning element configured to compress the at least two elements with respect to each other, the post tensioning element including a tendon that runs through the conduit in each structural component and extends outside of each structural component such that the post tensioning element can be externally tensioned, each conduit surrounding and enclosing a portion of the tendon within, each structural component including a stem including the conduit configured to receive the tendon, the structural components forming a close perimeter, and each stem extends in a direction of an inside of the perimeter; and a material located within the channel and surrounding the shear key extending from each structural component.