Patent ID: 8607533

Claim:
A method of reinforcing a monopole tower comprising: bolting a first vertical reinforcing member by a first plurality of one-sided bolts to a vertical monopole tower comprising a tower wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first vertical reinforcing member has a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, the first longitudinal side of the first vertical reinforcing member is attached to a portion of the outer surface of the tower wall, and the first plurality of one-sided bolts are arranged to fasten the first vertical reinforcing member to the tower wall, thereby providing increased resistance to forces acting on the tower wall and substantially increasing the effective load capacity of the monopole tower; bolting a second vertical reinforcing member by a second plurality of one-sided bolts to the vertical monopole tower, wherein the second vertical reinforcing member has a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, the first longitudinal surface of the second vertical reinforcing member is attached to a portion of the outer surface of the vertical monopole, the second vertical reinforcing member is substantially vertically aligned with the first vertical reinforcing member, and the second plurality of one-sided bolts are arranged to fasten the second vertical reinforcing member to the tower wall, thereby providing increased resistance to forces acting on the tower wall and substantially increasing the effective load capacity of the monopole tower; and bolting a joining plate to at least the first or second vertical reinforcing member, wherein the vertical joining plate has a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, and the first longitudinal side of the joining plate is attached to portions of the second longitudinal sides of the first and second vertical reinforcing members.