Skeleton construction

Skeleton construction

Any construction in which the loads are transmitted to the ground by a frame, as opposed to construction with load-bearing walls.

multistory frame, skeleton construction

A building framework of more than one story in which loads are carried to the ground by a system of beams and columns.

skeleton construction

A type of construction, usually for high buildings, in which the loads and stresses are transmitted to the foundations by a steel framework of beams and columns; the walls are supported by the framework.