structural steel
noun
1
: rolled steel in structural shapes
2
: steel suitable for structural shapes
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During construction, Wright insisted that his design would perform, but on-site builders were less convinced and added more structural steel to the concrete slabs without the architect’s knowledge.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed on some 90 countries last week (now paused), which could make key materials like aluminum and structural steel more expensive and ratchet costs for datacenter developers like Crusoe.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Outside takes care of the unglamorous professional work, like cutting vents through the sheet metal and bolstering structural steel, leaving the fun part of designing and developing a floor plan full of furniture, appliances and accessories to the buyer.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025
The main obstruction halting the investigation team is structural steel that has fallen over the rubble, which can't be removed without the use of special equipment, doubly preventing the fire department from fully extinguishing the flames.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed on some 90 countries last week (now paused), which could make key materials like aluminum and structural steel more expensive and ratchet costs for datacenter developers like Crusoe.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Outside takes care of the unglamorous professional work, like cutting vents through the sheet metal and bolstering structural steel, leaving the fun part of designing and developing a floor plan full of furniture, appliances and accessories to the buyer.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025
The main obstruction halting the investigation team is structural steel that has fallen over the rubble, which can't be removed without the use of special equipment, doubly preventing the fire department from fully extinguishing the flames.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Structural steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/structural%20steel. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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