structural damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstructuralanddamage
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structural
adjective
uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofstructuralanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Hyperactivity is more typically found afterstructuraldamageto the striatum than afterstructuraldamageto frontal cortex.
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Tuberculosis often causes severestructuraldamage.
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No evidence ofstructuraldamageto the schistosomula could be seen by the light microscope.
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The ship hadstructuraldamage.
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Severestructuraldamagewas caused.
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Structuraldamageto each tree was recorded: trunk snap, branch damage, bark damage, or a leaning bole.
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Long-term effects of pilocarpine in rats:structuraldamageof the brain triggers kindling and spontaneous recurrent seizures.
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So they look for confirmation, such as evidence of injury or clinical signs ofstructuraldamageor pathology.
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Structuraldamageto a tree from consumers is a cost that is borne for the removal of seeds.
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What about thestructuraldamageinflicted on houses?
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The damage varied from slight to seriousstructuraldamage.
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Is thatstructuraldamagecaused by mining subsidence?
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Does it includestructuraldamagecaused indirectly by subsidence?
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Some homes have been written off with extensivestructuraldamage.
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When only inflammation is controlled by treatment and treatment is assumed to have no effect onstructuraldamage, 80-90% of the estimates fall below £50,000.
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Given the potentialstructuraldamagecaused by the electrodes themselves, in these latter cases histology was limited to the identification of the sites of electrode implantation.
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It follows thatstructuraldamageusually involves a deterioration of the connection, causing a decrease of the overall rigidity of the system and a reduction of its resistance.
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As an energetic ion collides with the detector, it causesstructuraldamagein the material so that an observable track can be recorded for each ion.
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In many cases, they also suffer fromstructuraldamageto their properties.
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There was somestructuraldamage, mainly of a minor nature, in eight of the incidents.
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There has been extensivestructuraldamageand flooding in the forward part of the ship.
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A building controls inspector is on call to advise people onstructuraldamageto their homes.
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What arrangements have the promoters made to monitor properties near the site for possiblestructuraldamage?
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