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high-rise construction (technique) (<construction technique by form or materials>, construction (assembling), ... Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: General term for modern construction techniques used for buildings of nine or more stories, usually with elevators, employing structural systems to carry both vertical gravity loads and lateral loads caused by wind and earthquakes. |
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high-rise construction (technique) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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construction, high-rise (technique) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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.... Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ <processes and techniques by specific type> (G) |
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............ <additive and joining processes and techniques> (G) |
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................ assembling (additive and joining process) (G) |
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.................... construction (assembling) (G) |
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........................ <construction technique by form or materials> (G) |
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............................ high-rise construction (technique) (G) |
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