Author: Peter Sparkes and Paul Jackson
2 October 2017
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Peter Sparkes and Paul Jackson
The Structural Engineer, Volume 95, Issue 10, 2017, Page(s) 40-42
https://doi.org/10.56330/HURB1678
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/HURB1678
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