<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">rigid joints</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>metal joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>fixed joints</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, rigid</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rigid joint</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Joints used in construction and woodworking comprising intermediate construction pieces that join two or more pieces of wood or another material. Rigid joints, typically made of metal or wood, are usually overlapping or placed between, and attached to, the pieces to be joined. ]]></note></mads>