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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">diaphragm walls</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>retaining walls</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>diaphragm wall</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>slurry-trenches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>slurry-walls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>walls, diaphragm</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Designates walls erected around a site to hold back wet earth to permit the construction of, for example, basements, in areas of high groundwater. ]]></note></mads>