How to Use substructure in a Sentence

substructure

noun
  • The bridge's substructure was damaged.
  • The project includes the removal of the existing bridge deck and the span's substructure.
    Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The man was leaning against the substructure of a bridge, making waving motions with his hand.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The piece, in front of First Christian Church, has a wood substructure, held together by steel rebar.
    Ted Loos, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Structurally, the C_Two utilizes a carbon-fiber tub with a rear substructure and roof, both of carbon fiber, bonded to it.
    Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The topping out ceremony, in which the substructure’s final steel beam will be secured, is planned for May.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • But right now the general appraisals looking at these bridges are looking at the culvert, the deck, the substructure of the superstructure.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 May 2022
  • Inspectors look at the bridge deck, the approaches, the superstructure, if there is one, and the substructure, Morgan said.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Enlarge / Lava overlying volcanic tephra in the substructure of the tomb.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Engineers examined the concrete substructure of the walkway and determined that not all of it was in bad shape.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The star's irregular dips might then be shadows cast by rings, gaps and other substructures in the transiting disk.
    Kimberly Cartier, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • In order to be rated poor, at least one component of the bridge — such as its deck, substructure or superstructure — will have a rating of 4 or less on a 0-9 scale.
    Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The home’s foundation is rock solid, built on a series of 39-foot pilings, rebar and a concrete substructure.
    David Lyons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
  • But the overall assessment of the substructure cleared the way for less expensive plans to repair the sections most in need of work, Mayor Pete Byron said.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Before the new construction, Ceder Point Bridge was rated poor as of its last 2021 inspection due to a poor substructure.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The overall structure within Sweden appeared clinal, and the substructure in the southern and middle parts was subtle.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
  • The Diamondbacks turf was rolled out over a crushed gravel substructure, whereas the Rangers will have solid cement beneath.
    Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2020
  • These are some of the widespread corals that are major contributors to the immense calcium carbonate substructure that makes up a coral reef.
    Grrlscientist, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Specifically, the bridge was handed a pair of 4s for its deck and superstructure, but the substructure was rated 6, state transportation records show.
    NBC News, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Instead of being hemmed in by concrete levees along the Mississippi and oil rigs on the coast, McEwen’s city rises on a bamboo substructure planted in unspoiled wetlands.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The lack of an inner substructure to strengthen the layers results in overall structural instability which allows the pastry cream to be forced outside.
    Gabriella Gershenson, Saveur, 30 Jan. 2017
  • The bridge substructure has a rating of 4 out of 9 with large areas of distressed concrete and previous repairs failing, according to DOT documents.
    Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The solid brass substructure upon which the lacquer is applied adds heft and balance that ensure a pleasant writing experience.
    Nancy Olson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The last work done updated the bridge’s superstructure, which is the part that bears the weight of vehicles passing over, but left its substructure — essentially the support beneath — untouched, Novack said.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Because of this, art historians have previously used T-rays to look into the substructures of murals, frescoes, and paintings.
    William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2016
  • That means a key structural element—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts—is rated in poor or worse condition.
    Scott Calvert, WSJ, 17 June 2021
  • The project calls for deck repairs and replacements, steel repairs, substructure repairs, joint repairs and other general repairs.
    Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022
  • Beneath the game that gives the novel its plot, Raskin built a narrative substructure that consists of the intersecting identity crises experienced by the sixteen—sixteen!
    Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
  • The warehouses are slowly sinking because of a failing seawall where fishermen deliver their catch, and a causeway substructure is so rotten it’s been closed to all traffic.
    USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2020
  • That also means, even more shockingly, that the Super 3 doesn't have its bodywork mounted to a wooden substructure, a feature that has been common to every previous Morgan since the firm's foundation.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2022

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