Collocations withsteel
These are words often used in combination withsteel.
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cold steel
Convinced of e the justice of their cause, revolutionary troops bore down with cold steel on the terrified hirelings of despots.
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corrugated steel
The woodstore is simplicity itself, and appropriately defers to the kiln that it shelters beneath its corrugated steel roof.
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exposed steel
Exposed steel construction was envisaged, with a stainless-steel skin that would exploit local skills, another factor that appealed to the assessors.
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flat steel
The diagonal struts are formed from flat steel and riveted together at the intersections.
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forged steel
It was due apparently to the failure of a forged steel strap which formed part of the gear carrying the cage of the hoist.
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galvanized steel
Culverts may be made of concrete, galvanized steel, aluminum, or plastic, typically high density polyethylene.
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hardened steel
The product is as pure as gold and as hard as hardened steel.
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heavy steel
In a typical well with an inclined borehole, the heavy steel casing lies eccentrically towards the lower side of the hole.
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high-strength steel
Instead, the designers selected a cantilever structure using high-strength steel, to reduce mass.
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hollow steel
At the transition between concrete and hollow steel portions, dampers provide aerodynamic stability and dissipate wind sway energy.
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imported steel
Information about the use of imported steel tubes is not available.
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molten steel
The molten steel drops through a spray, and is atomised by a jet of oxygen, water and lime in a powdered form.
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piece of steel
You do not need a piece of steel inserted into your backbone, which will have other painful consequences.
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polished steel
It was also said that the most civilised are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust.
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recycled steel
A rapidly increasing proportion of the recycled steel is made up of steel cans.
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reinforced steel
We could do the same thing with modern concrete and reinforced steel construction quite easily and cheaply.
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reinforcing steel
I understand that the reinforcing steel needed is now available for delivery as required.
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solid steel
That both solid steel plates nevertheless give the impression that at any moment they will fall into one another creates a threatening feeling when one goes through the sculpture.
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steel ball
After dry weight measurement, roots, stem and foliage of each plant were ground in a stainless steel ball-mill.
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steel bar
It is possible to realize a fine movement by slowly changing the disc's shape, because the tube with the steel bar follows that movement.
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steel barrier
The majority of product placed on the network at that time was tensioned steel barrier.
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steel beam
The first full-page illustration was a close-up perspective of part of a corner; quite incomprehensible why anyone should draw large, a rolled steel beam and stanchion and some brick-joints.
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steel brace
Repairs lasted for over 18 months, and included fixing cracked stairs, as well as the installation of steel brace reinforcements.
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steel cable
In encompassing the steel cable which connected top to base rig, the paired ply discs acted as posttensioning devices when tightened together, augmenting the work of the props.
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steel can
This small quantity will not be ordered, as suitable steel can be supplied under existing contracts.
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steel casing
In a typical well with an inclined borehole, the heavy steel casing lies eccentrically towards the lower side of the hole.
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steel chain
Heavy draught traces are made from iron or steel chain.
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steel coaster
This design essentially applies the principles of steel coaster manufacturing to wood.
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steel column
As an example from structural engineering, a constraint may be added to maintain that a steel-base plate be added whenever a steel column is connected to a concrete foundation.
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steel components
Not only the steel manufacturers, but those making up steel components into articles sold abroad have been held up because of shortage of steel.
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steel container
Twenty-six such pallets, comprising 78 drums, are packed in a steel container which would not be unpacked until it reached its destination.
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steel cylinder
The electrode was calibrated using oxygen from a pressured steel cylinder.
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steel door
I am not aware that the prices quoted for steel door frames are unreasonable.
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steel fabrication
We investigated a firm engaged in steel fabrication.
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steel fence
Following representations from a resident, a pedestrian link was provided through the steel fence.
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steel firm
If the laundry firm were allowed to sell pollution permits to the steel firm, no equilibrium could arise.
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steel fittings
We have depended very heavily on wire making, rope making, steel fittings of one kind and another, paper making, and so on.
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steel frame
A steel frame is constructed to form the structure of the house with mini-piles providing intermediate support.
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steel gate
I found the field and steel gate.
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steel girder
It is not one of seeing a thick steel girder running through a building.
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steel helmet
There is a fore-and-aft cap, apart from the steel helmet, an easy loose-fitting blouse, trousers held at the extremities by anklets.
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steel hull
Her longevity can be largely contributed to her steel hull.
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steel industry
The actions of the steel industry and private terminal owners in the case of port reform illustrate the above points.
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steel ladder
A four-story corrugated steel ladder tower building was constructed as the academy's high rise prop.
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steel mesh
The masks fit closely over the head and protect the face with a rigid steel mesh that impairs vision to some extent.
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steel needle
A spark gap is formed between one wall of the test section and the point of a steel needle, introduced through the opposite wall.
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steel pan
References to reggae, dub and ska can be found, and occasionally a steel pan is being used.
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steel pin
She had a steel pin pierced through her chin.
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steel pipe
The gas industry has agreed to bring forward orders for steel pipe and to advance certain work on transmission and distribution mains.
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steel plant
Thus, the door of a burning furnace stood in for the steel plant, and a couple of drainpipes represented a construction site.
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steel plate
The drivers had to stop the car before it collides with the steel plate.
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steel platform
It is not such an essential for steel platform construction.
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steel plating
When the ship was next refitted steel plating was welded along each side of the ship to repair and reinforce the weak points.
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steel pole
Attached to one of the ringposts by straps was a tall steel pole, with a sock of silver coins hanging from the top.
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steel post
The fittings were made of stamped brassblackened steel post warand it was produced by various manufacturers.
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steel producer
Factor 3, on the other hand, is the pattern one would expect from a small special steel producer, who may often make small lots of stainless steel as well.
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steel rail
The cost of a mile of double steel rail crash barrier is about £7,500, though other types now being developed should be somewhat cheaper.
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steel reinforcement
The use of timber makes a material connection with the fenestration of the existing building and the steel reinforcement provides a trellis-like lightness to the window wall.
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steel rib
It is composed of timber flying buttresses and steel ribs covered by ferro-cement (using a hexagonal steel mesh and cement with a water resistant additive).
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steel rod
The cathode is a stainless steel rod with diameter of 20 mm, and the anode is a stainless steel disk with diameter of 75 mm.
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steel shaft
The push plate was attached to a steel shaft, which ran inside an axial bearing housing on the compression-testing machine.
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steel shutter
Its minimum height was 20ft6 in, and it was equipped with four steel shutter fire curtains to isolate any fires in the hangar.
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steel spike
The old method was for the gas authority to drive a steel spike into the ground at various points within the reported area.
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steel tank
It was originally topepd with a small wooden tank; the current steel tank was installed in 1931.
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steel trap
I wish that the steel trap could be avoided.
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steel truss
Overhead is the old composite timber and steel truss roof, its apex bearing a continuous run of automatically opening greenhouse lights.
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steel tube
The rim of the wheel is a steel tube that is split into two sections; two flexible spokes support each half of the wheel.
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steel tubing
For a visually acceptable and safe solution to the cabling problem, steel tubing was mounted along the ceiling edge of each wall.
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steel wire
A stainless steel wire positioned on the cornea served as the recording electrode.
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steel worker
What about a miner or a steel worker who is injured at work but who could do a full-time sedentary job?
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structural steel
Structural steel beams, for instance, have been introduced to minimize the deflection in horizontal slabs, bridging very large spans or projecting in large cantilevers.
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thick steel
There is a single 2 cm thick steel bolt wedged into a crack in the bottom boulder around which both wires are tied.
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thin steel
The inflated aerofoil consisted of an impervious sleeve supported by thin steel wedges a t the leading and trailing edges.
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ton of steel
Whereas in 1986, it took five hours to produce a ton of steel, nowadays it takes only three.
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tubular steel
A forest of tilted tubular steel columns supports a thinly profiled concrete roof which emerges from the landscape to become an alert plane that unifies the functions and circulations below.
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welded steel
Most of the vessels were built from welded steel, not riveted, and were equipped with powerful diesel engines.
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