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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">unreinforced masonry</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>reinforced masonry</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>load-bearing masonry construction</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>masonry</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A distinct type of load-bearing construction material consisting of an assemblage of masonry units generally made of stone, brick, or concrete blocks laid in a specific pattern and joined together with mortar and that does not contain any reinforcing elements, such as steel rods. ]]></note></mads>