structural steel
noun
1
: rolled steel in structural shapes
2
: steel suitable for structural shapes
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Prices for structural steel and other materials spiked in 2021 and 2022 as supply chains tightened and demand for large-scale projects rebounded.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 July 2025
The stadium’s skeleton is made up of around 12,500 tonnes of structural steel, seen predominantly on the north and south stands.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 July 2025
During construction, Wright insisted that his design would perform, but on-site builders were less convinced and added more structural steel to the concrete slabs without the architect’s knowledge.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed on some 90 countries last week (now paused), which could make key materials like aluminum and structural steel more expensive and ratchet costs for datacenter developers like Crusoe.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 July 2025
The stadium’s skeleton is made up of around 12,500 tonnes of structural steel, seen predominantly on the north and south stands.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 July 2025
During construction, Wright insisted that his design would perform, but on-site builders were less convinced and added more structural steel to the concrete slabs without the architect’s knowledge.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed on some 90 countries last week (now paused), which could make key materials like aluminum and structural steel more expensive and ratchet costs for datacenter developers like Crusoe.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Structural steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/structural%20steel. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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