Patent ID: 8579580

Claim:
A turbine shroud apparatus for a gas turbine engine having a central axis, comprising: an arcuate shroud segment comprising low-ductility material and having a cross-sectional shape defined by opposed forward and aft walls, and opposed inner and outer walls, the walls extending between opposed first and second end faces and collectively defining a shroud cavity; an annular stationary structure surrounding the shroud segment; and a load spreader received in the shroud cavity of the shroud segment and mechanically coupled to the stationary structure, the load spreader including: a laterally-extending plate with opposed inner and outer faces; and a boss which protrudes radially from the outer face and extends through a mounting hole in the outer wall of one of the shroud segments; and a fastener engaging the boss and the stationary structure, so as to clamp the boss against the stationary structure in a radial direction.