Word: rivetless
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...joints in structural steel are much stronger than riveted joints. The advancement in electric welding is making possible the use of the process on a large as well as a small scale. Only a few further steps in this advancement are needed before it will be practicable to build rivetless skyscrapers, thereby silencing the nerve-racking noise of the air hammer...
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