Author: Shonn Mills, Kevin Hares and Chris Crombie
1 October 2015
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Shonn Mills, Kevin Hares and Chris Crombie
The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 10, 2015, Page(s) 12-19
https://doi.org/10.56330/MRHF8250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/MRHF8250
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