high-strength structure
41Hyperboloid structure — Hyperboloid structures are architectural structures designed with hyperboloid geometry. Often these are tall structures such as towers where the hyperboloid geometry s structural strength is used to support an object high off the ground, but… …
42framed structure — or frame structure Structure supported mainly by a skeleton, or frame, of wood, steel, or reinforced concrete rather than by load bearing walls. Rigid frames have fixed joints that enable the frames to resist lateral forces; other frames require… …
43POSCO — Infobox Company company name = POSCO company company type = Public (NYSE|PKX, LSE|PIDD, TYO|5412) foundation = 1968 location = Pohang, Republic of Korea key people = Park Tae Joon, Founder and Honorary Chairman Lee Ku Taek, Chief Executive… …
44HSLA steel — High strength low alloy (HSLA) steel is a type of steel alloy that provides better mechanical properties or greater resistance to corrosion than carbon steel. HSLA steels vary from other steels in that they aren t made meet a specific chemical… …
45industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …
46materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …
47building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
48Structural engineering — is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a speciality within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right. [cite… …
49metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …
50wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
