structural steel
noun
1
: rolled steel in structural shapes
2
: steel suitable for structural shapes
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Renco Renco weighs about 80% less than concrete, meaning more of it can be transported per truck, and also has 82% less embodied carbon than structural steel, according to a report by the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute commissioned by Renco.
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Lucy Handley, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The project required 8,000 tons of structural steel for the trusses.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
Bell mentioned mills in New Jersey and Virginia that use EAFs to make the kind of structural steel needed for a bridge.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
The set is held up by 260 tons of structural steel and backed inside with 4,400 square feet of catwalks.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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Lucy Handley, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The project required 8,000 tons of structural steel for the trusses.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
Bell mentioned mills in New Jersey and Virginia that use EAFs to make the kind of structural steel needed for a bridge.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
The set is held up by 260 tons of structural steel and backed inside with 4,400 square feet of catwalks.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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“Structural steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/structural%20steel. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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