skeleton construction
That in which a steel frame carries all the weight, in contrast to the earlier bearing walls of masonry; the term might rationally be applied also to construction having a frame of reinforced concrete. (Saylor, 1952)
That in which a steel frame carries all the weight, in contrast to the earlier bearing walls of masonry; the term might rationally be applied also to construction having a frame of reinforced concrete. (Saylor, 1952)