structural integrity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstructuralandintegrity
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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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integrity
noun[U]
uk/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.ti/us/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.t̬i/
approving
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandintegrityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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From here the designer places the operational features and the structural beams, which avoid obstacles usingstructuralintegritycriteria as a guide.
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A carbon-fibre reinforced plastic composite structure with thermal insulation filling combines bothstructuralintegritywith thermal insulation.
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Thestructuralintegrityof the intact fertilising spermatozoon appears to contribute to normal human early embryogenesis.
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In this case, apparently, thestructuralintegrityof vocalic subsystems takes precedence over the need to maintain maximal contrast between neighboring phonemes.
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The material andstructuralintegrityof glass has been greatly extended through its becoming a composite.
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Different culture systems have been used: organotypic culture wherestructuralintegrityis maintained and monolayer culture with adherence of cells to the support.
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These cysteines maintainstructuralintegrityof the opsin by the creation of a disulphide bridge.
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So increased symmetry somehow tracked thestructuralintegrityof a tool.
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She is par ticularly concerned with the development of effective engineering tools that enable designers to make more informed decisions regardingstructuralintegrity.
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One function of this network is to hold together cells and tissues and maintain thestructuralintegrityand the plasticity of the body.
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Such mutations could affect binding directly and/or affect the concentration orstructuralintegrityof the factor.
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Images of the figurine revealed the extent of cracks and insect tunnels and were then used to assess thestructuralintegrityof the figurine.
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If there are indeed structural abnormalities in these tracts that correlate with functional dysconnectivity, is there a method for investigating theirstructuralintegrity?
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In spite of these extremely high fields, the cavity maintains itsstructuralintegrityand propagates as long as the laser intensity stays high.
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It concentrates on their relationship and relentlessly seeks innovation,structuralintegrityand almost impossible beauty.
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The biggest advantage of such an approach is that it maintains retinalstructuralintegritywhile investigating specific functional characteristics of glutamate drive.
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The priority is then to remove the maximum amount of water without affecting thestructuralintegrityof the paper.
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The mechanical structure including deployables must maintain theirstructuralintegrityto landing loads of 70 g, which dominates the mechanical loading over the launch and descent loads.
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After disease and injury, as occurs in stroke, the dead part of the brain is replaced by scar tissue, which serves only to maintainstructuralintegrity.
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For the world we perceive around us appears as a solid spatial structure that maintains itsstructuralintegrityas we turn around and move about in the world.
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