structural failure

collocation in English

meaningsofstructuralandfailure

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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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failure
noun
uk
/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us
/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The joint can fail either because of actuator failure,structuralfailure, or failure of one of the hinges.
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There were clear indications ofstructuralfailure.
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Preliminary information suggests that the aircraft suffered astructuralfailure.
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These events took place during mid- and late summer, the hurricane season when the greatest threat ofstructuralfailureinducing wind speeds existed.
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Finally, seasonally dry forests have a shortened wet season, and, thus, storms that causestructuralfailuremay occur less frequently than in wet forests.
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I said that the preliminary investigation had shown astructuralfailure.
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The long-term problem is simply thestructuralfailureof the country to compete and to pay its way.
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Two-thirds of the accidents have been attributed to pilot error, and the rest to engine orstructuralfailure.
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The casualties were not caused by anystructuralfailureon the ground but were inflicted by the crowd upon itself.
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Their application can prevent discomfort, damage, or outrightstructuralfailure.
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This aeroelastic divergence can quickly lead tostructuralfailure.
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Fatigue, or thestructuralfailureof steel, is due to cyclic loading.
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Shear strength is the measured ability of a material to resiststructuralfailure.
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This was due tostructuralfailurethat could not be safely resolved.
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About a minute later the rocket suffered astructuralfailure, collapsed and exploded.
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In addition, damage to particleboard is typified bystructuralfailureand exposure of sizable jagged faults.
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The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression andstructuralfailure.
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The aircraft experienced astructuralfailurein which the rudder detached in flight.
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The crash was the result of an in-flight breakup due tostructuralfailure.
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Because ofstructuralfailure, the tower was reduced in 1944, and then removed completely in 1963.
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By contrast, we do not perceive the shedding of the stomach lining as astructuralfailure.
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Seismic activity can cause excessive oscillations of the building which may lead tostructuralfailure.
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Their aircraft sufferedstructuralfailure, with both outer wing sections becoming detached from the center section.
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Her sinking was likely caused bystructuralfailurefrom the brittle steel used in her construction.
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Similar phenomena can cause pogo oscillation and can result instructuralfailureof space vehicle.
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