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architectural elements
[structural elements and components for structural elements]
structural elements
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Architectural elements that are part of the structure of a building, as opposed to elements that are decorative.
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elements, structural
UF
structural element
BT
[structural elements and components for structural elements]
300078048
structural elements
NT8
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structures
(structural elements) [
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NT9
[structures by location or context]
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NT10
substructures
NT10
superstructures
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NT11
Śēkharī
NT11
Drāviḍa ghaṇṭā
NT11
pañcakūṭa
NT11
kūṭina
NT9
[structures by property]
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NT10
statically determinate structures
NT10
statically indeterminate structures
NT10
rigid structures
NT10
tensile structures
NT10
large span structures
NT10
nonrigid structures
NT8
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[supporting and resisting elements]
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NT9
abutments
NT9
buttresses
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NT10
corner buttresses
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NT11
angle buttresses
NT11
clasping buttresses
NT11
diagonal buttresses
NT11
kōṇa-rathaka
NT10
flying buttresses
NT10
hanging buttresses
NT10
setback buttresses
NT9
foundations
(structural elements) [
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NT10
pile foundations
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NT11
pile foundation components
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NT10
basements
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NT11
English basements
NT11
partial basements
NT10
pier foundations
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NT11
pier foundation components
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NT10
spread footings
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NT11
raft foundations
NT11
spread footing components
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NT10
floating foundations
NT10
pier and beam foundations
NT10
tlacopehpechtli
NT10
pehpechtli
(foundation)
NT9
caissons
(supporting and resisting elements)
NT9
grillages
NT9
masts
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NT10
guyed masts
NT9
pilotis
NT9
pendentives
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NT10
kōlaja-lambana
NT9
squinches
NT9
trompes
(vault elements)
NT9
posts
(structural elements) [
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NT10
[posts by form]
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NT11
cased posts
NT11
puncheons
(posts)
NT10
[posts by location or context]
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NT11
jamb posts
NT11
stilts
(structural elements)
NT11
wall posts
NT11
jiǎozhù
NT9
plinths
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NT10
mahāpaṭṭī
NT9
braces
(architectural supporting elements) [
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NT10
knee braces
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NT11
dragon ties
NT11
wind braces
NT11
spurs
(architectural elements)
NT10
arch braces
NT10
bridging
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NT11
cross bridging
NT10
nogging pieces
NT9
[piers and pier components]
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NT10
piers
(supporting elements) [
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NT11
[piers by form]
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NT11
[piers by location or context]
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NT11
lāṅgulabhitti
NT10
pier components
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NT11
alettes
NT9
[columns and column components]
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NT10
columns
(architectural elements) [
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NT11
[columns by form or style]
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NT11
[columns by location or context]
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NT11
memorial columns
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NT10
column components
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NT11
[capitals and capital components]
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NT11
[shafts and shaft components]
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NT11
[bases and base components for columns]
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NT9
[pedestals and pedestal components]
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NT10
pedestals
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NT11
pīṭhikā
NT11
padmapīṭha
NT11
vṛṣapīṭhikā
NT11
balipīṭha
NT11
bhadrapīṭha
NT10
pedestal components
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NT11
dadoes
NT11
caps
(pedestal components)
NT9
socles
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NT10
upapīṭha
[
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NT11
kapōtāsana
NT11
vēdībhadra
[
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NT11
mañcabhadra
NT11
kapōtabhadra
NT9
anthropomorphic supporting elements
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NT10
atlantes
[
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NT11
kumāra
(Indian figure)
NT11
kīcaka
NT11
kumārikā
NT10
caryatids
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NT11
canephorae
NT10
pou tokomanawa
NT10
bhāraputra
NT10
bhāraputraka
NT10
bhūtamaṇḍala
NT10
deulcāraṇī
NT10
citraputrikā
NT9
shores
(structural elements)
NT9
cribbing
NT9
cololches
NT9
nailing blocks
NT9
stays
(architectural elements)
NT9
bell cages
NT9
pillars
(structural elements) [
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NT10
piers
(supporting elements) [
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NT11
[piers by form]
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NT11
[piers by location or context]
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NT11
lāṅgulabhitti
NT10
columns
(architectural elements) [
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NT11
[columns by form or style]
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NT11
[columns by location or context]
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NT11
memorial columns
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NT10
posts
(structural elements) [
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NT11
[posts by form]
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NT11
[posts by location or context]
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NT10
píngzhù
NT10
ākāśaliṅga
(architectureal element)
NT10
mānastambha
NT10
uccālaka
NT10
padmakēsara
NT10
mālikā
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NT11
tirumāligai
NT10
vyāmiśra
NT10
Śrīkāra
NT10
stambhikā
NT10
ulukhalapāda
NT10
vajraka
NT10
sphuṭita
NT10
daṇḍikā
NT10
ghaṭapallava
NT10
ulukhalapāda-rudrakānta
NT10
daṇḍa
NT10
yánzhù
NT9
concrete monoliths
NT9
diagrids
NT9
fishplates
(supporting elements)
NT9
postholes
NT9
[temporary alphabetical list: supporting and resisting elements]
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NT10
architectural anchors
NT10
column shafts
NT10
pediment brackets
NT10
truss pins
NT10
supporting elements
NT10
supporting piers
NT10
tent poles
NT10
tent rigging
NT10
tent stakes
NT9
cáo
NT9
trestles
(supporting elements)
NT9
pou tokomanawa
NT9
píngshuǐ
NT9
píngzuò
NT8
300078049
[spanning and projecting structural elements]
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NT9
beams
(structural elements) [
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NT10
[beams by form]
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NT11
box beams
NT11
built-up beams
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NT11
cased beams
NT11
girders
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NT11
joists
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NT11
truss beams
NT11
candrikā
NT10
[beams by location or context]
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NT11
crossbeams
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NT11
dragon beams
NT11
girts
NT11
jesting beams
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NT11
summerbeams
NT11
collar beams
NT11
hammer beams
NT11
latillas
NT11
lāné
NT11
yán’é
NT11
fāng
NT11
bhārapaṭṭa
NT10
[beams by support condition]
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NT11
continuous beams
NT11
simple beams
NT9
cantilevers
NT9
lintels
(spanning elements) [
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NT10
uttara-paṭṭikā
NT10
dà'é
NT10
pǔpāifāng
NT9
brackets
(structural elements) [
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NT10
angle brackets
NT10
consoles
(brackets)
NT10
dǒugǒng
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NT11
dǒukē
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NT10
fúbìgǒng
NT10
áng
NT10
yǐnggǒng
(shadow bracket arms)
NT10
lūmā
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NT11
utkṣipta-lūmā
NT10
śīrṣa
NT10
stambhaśīrṣa
NT10
jiǎ’áng
NT10
yìxínggǒng
(wing shaped)
NT10
yìxínggǒng
(irregularly shaped)
NT10
chāgǒng
NT10
lìnggǒng
NT10
bǔjiān pùzuò
NT10
huāgǒng
NT10
dīngtóugǒng
NT10
shuǎtóu
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NT11
ángxíng shuǎtóu
NT9
corbels
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NT10
culs-de-lampe
NT10
kadalikākaraṇa
NT9
[arches and arch components]
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NT10
arches
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NT11
[arches by form]
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[arches by location or context]
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NT11
[arches by function]
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NT10
arch components
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NT11
archivolts
NT11
imposts
NT11
impost blocks
NT11
haunches
NT9
[entablatures and entablature components]
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NT10
entablatures
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NT11
architrave cornices
NT10
entablature components
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NT11
[cornices and cornice components]
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NT11
[friezes and frieze components]
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NT11
[architraves and architrave components]
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NT9
[trusses and truss components]
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NT10
trusses
(structural elements) [
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NT11
[trusses by form]
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NT11
[trusses by location or context]
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NT11
[trusses by construction]
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NT10
truss components
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NT11
chords
NT11
web members
NT9
decking
NT9
spans
(structural elements)
NT9
pūzuò
NT9
tiǎowò
NT9
shàng'áng
NT8
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enclosing structural elements
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NT9
membrane structures
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NT10
pneumatic structures
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NT11
air-inflated structures
NT11
air-supported structures
NT10
tent structures
NT10
rooflike enclosing structures
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NT11
marquees
NT11
hoods
(enclosing structures)
NT11
canopies
(structural elements) [
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NT11
awnings
NT11
cloths of estate
NT11
chādya
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NT11
kūṭacchādya
NT9
shell structures
NT9
stressed-skin structures
NT9
room dividers
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NT10
jiéjiān bǎnzhàng
NT9
[domes and dome components]
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NT10
domes
(architectural elements) [
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NT11
beehive domes
NT11
onion domes
NT11
calottes
(domes)
NT11
geodesic domes
NT11
saucer domes
NT11
Schwedler domes
NT11
pendentive domes
NT11
semidomes
NT11
umbrella domes
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NT11
ribbed domes
NT11
cupolas
NT11
aṇḍas
(domes)
NT11
ghaṇṭā
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NT11
karōṭaka
NT11
shallow domes
NT10
dome components
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NT11
tension rings
NT9
[vaults and vault components]
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NT10
vaults
(structural elements) [
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NT11
compound vaults
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NT11
simple vaults
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NT11
[vaults by construction]
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NT10
vault components
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NT11
vault bays
NT11
groins
(vault components)
NT11
vaulting capitals
NT11
vaulting cells
NT11
vaulting courses
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NT9
[roofs and roof components]
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NT10
roofs
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NT11
[roofs by form]
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NT11
[roofs by construction]
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NT10
roof components
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NT11
exterior roof components
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NT11
roof frame components
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NT11
[temporary alphabetical list: roof components]
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NT9
[walls and wall components]
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NT10
walls
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NT11
[walls by form]
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NT11
[walls by function]
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NT11
[walls by location or context]
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NT10
wall components
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NT11
[wall components by form or function]
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NT11
[wall components by location or context]
[
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NT9
columnar screens
NT8
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structural assemblies
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NT9
aedicules
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NT10
alzate d'altare
NT10
eruśalai
NT10
bhadraśālā
NT10
anuratha-kūṭa
NT10
ghanṭākūṭa
NT10
karṇakūṭa
NT10
śālā
NT10
kūṭa
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NT11
kōṇa-kūṭa
NT11
kakṣakūṭaka
NT11
phaṁsakūṭa
NT11
kūṭakōṣṭha
NT11
nāgara-kūṭa
NT10
caturvarga
NT10
upaśālā
NT9
arcades
(structural assemblies) [
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NT10
blind arcades
NT10
interlacing arcades
NT10
riwaqs
NT9
colonnades
[
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NT10
peristyles
(colonnades)
NT10
cuttambalam
NT10
kṣaṇāntara
NT10
tirukūṭṭu-maṇḍapa
NT9
architectural orders
(assembly and style) [
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NT10
colossal orders
NT10
Solomonic order
NT10
classical orders
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NT11
Doric order
NT11
Composite order
NT11
Corinthian order
NT11
Tuscan order
NT11
Ionic order
NT10
French order
NT10
Aeolic order
NT9
cǎojià bǎiyàn
NT9
bhūmija
NT8
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structural systems
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NT9
cable structures
[
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NT10
cable-stayed structures
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NT11
cable-stayed bridges
NT10
suspension structures
[
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NT11
suspension roofs
[
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NT11
double-cable structures
NT10
cable net structures
NT9
plate structures
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NT10
folded plate structures
NT10
[structural slabs and structural slab components]
[
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NT11
slabs
(structural elements) [
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NT11
structural slab components
[
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NT9
structural frames
[
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NT10
post-and-beam structures
[
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NT11
jiǎnzhùzào
NT10
rigid frames
[
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NT11
tube structures
NT11
box frames
NT10
braced frames
NT10
bents
(structural frames)
NT10
crucks
NT10
platform frames
NT10
balloon frames
NT10
armatures
(structural frames)
NT9
lamella roofs
NT8
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[structural elements by specific context]
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NT9
shipyard structure components
[
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]
NT10
ground ways
NT10
sliding ways
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Date of creation: 31-Mar-2025
Accepted term: 31-Mar-2025
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