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Descriptor English:

Structure Collapse

Descriptor Spanish:

Colapso de la Estructura

spanish from Spain

Descriptor	colapso estructural
Entry term(s)	colapso de la estructura colapso de la presa colapso del dique colapso del edificio colapso del puente derrumbe derrumbe del edificio
Scope note:	Defecto estructural con pérdida de la integridad funcional.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Colapso Estrutural

Descriptor French:

Effondrement de structure

Entry term(s):

Bridge Collapse
Bridge Collapses
Bridge Failure
Bridge Failures
Building Collapse
Building Collapses
Collapse, Bridge
Collapse, Building
Collapse, Dam
Collapse, Levee
Collapse, Structure
Collapses, Building
Collapses, Dam
Collapses, Levee
Dam Collapse
Dam Collapses
Dike Failure
Dike Failures
Failure, Bridge
Failure, Dike
Failure, Levee
Failure, Structure
Failures, Bridge
Failures, Dike
Failures, Levee
Failures, Structure
Levee Collapse
Levee Collapses
Levee Failure
Levee Failures
Structure Collapses
Structure Failure
Structure Failures

Concept UI	M0521711
Scope note	Failure in built environment with loss of functional integrity.
Preferred term	Structure Collapse
Entry term(s)	Collapse, Structure Failure, Structure Failures, Structure Structure Collapses Structure Failure Structure Failures

Concept UI	M0527599
Scope note	Loss of functional integrity of an embankment, built parallel to a river, whose primary purpose is to furnish flood protection from seasonal high water.
Preferred term	Levee Collapse
Entry term(s)	Collapse, Levee Collapses, Levee Dike Failure Dike Failures Failure, Dike Failure, Levee Failures, Dike Failures, Levee Levee Collapses Levee Failure Levee Failures

Concept UI	M0527798
Scope note	Loss of functional integrity of a structure built across a waterway to control depth or flow.
Preferred term	Dam Collapse
Entry term(s)	Collapse, Dam Collapses, Dam Dam Collapses

Concept UI	M0521712
Scope note	Bridge structural failure.
Preferred term	Bridge Failure
Entry term(s)	Bridge Collapse Bridge Collapses Bridge Failures Collapse, Bridge Failure, Bridge Failures, Bridge

Concept UI	M0521713
Scope note	Loss of functional integrity of man-made structure.
Preferred term	Building Collapse
Entry term(s)	Building Collapses Collapse, Building Collapses, Building

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