Patent ID: 7877944
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: E02D,F03D,F05B,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A tower, comprising: a first tower segment having a wall comprising concrete material and a second tower segment having a wall comprising steel, wherein the wall of the second tower segment comprises an end portion embedded in an embedment portion of the wall of the first tower segment, wherein the second tower segment within its embedded end portion comprises a plurality of separate anchoring elements projecting radially from at least one of the side surfaces of the wall of the second tower segment, the plurality of anchoring elements being fixedly mounted to at least one of the side surfaces of the wall of the second tower segment and being arranged along an axial direction of the second tower segment to prevent internal force concentrations within the wall of the first tower segment, and wherein the plurality of anchoring elements comprises a first type of anchoring elements having an enlarged free end portion and a second type of anchoring elements having annular portions that are only in contact with either one of the side surfaces of the wall of the second tower segment, wherein the first type of anchoring elements are different than the second type of anchoring elements.