Patent ID: 8257048

Claim:
A wind turbine blade, comprising: an upper shell member having a spar cap configured on an internal face thereof; a lower shell member having a spar cap configured on an internal face thereof; a shear web extending between said spar caps along a longitudinal length of said blade, said shear web further comprising first and second components extending from respective said spar caps; an intermediate connection assembly between facing transverse ends of first and second components of said shear web, said intermediate connection assembly further comprising: retaining structure configured relative to said transverse ends to achieve a bond between said transverse ends having desired width and thickness dimensions; and, bond paste confined by said retaining structure; and said retaining structure comprising a pair of transversely extending flange members affixed to opposite sides of each of said first and second components, wherein opposed said flange members define bond faces that provide a transverse bond having a width greater than a width of said transverse ends of said first and second components.