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concrete
A load-bearing skeletal structure made of hardened concrete, with the concrete carrying structural loads.
A concrete frame is a load-bearing skeletal structure composed of any form of hardened concrete, an aggregate substance made from cement, lime, crushed rock or sand, water, and other ingredients.
The concrete forms the supporting framework. Concrete used only as an exterior finish has a separate facade-material role.
Cast-in-place reinforced concrete and precast concrete describe different construction forms within this material family. A concrete-steel mixed frame combines separate steel framing elements with concrete.
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cross-laminated timber
Structural timber members made from bonded layers of wood with adjacent layers oriented at right angles. -
masonry
A load-bearing frame composed of many small solid units stacked or piled on top of each other. -
metal
A load-bearing frame composed of pure or alloyed metallic structural members. -
mixed materials
A load-bearing frame composed of multiple materials acting together to provide structural support. -
organic
A load-bearing skeletal frame made from materials harvested from organisms, especially fibrous plants.