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Letter to the Editor: Design Fires for Open-Plan Buildings with Exposed Mass-Timber Ceiling

Authors: Egle Rackauskaite, Panagiotis Kotsovinos, David Barber

Published in: Fire Technology | Issue 2/2021

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Title: Letter to the Editor: Design Fires for Open-Plan Buildings with Exposed Mass-Timber Ceiling
Authors: Egle Rackauskaite
Panagiotis Kotsovinos
David Barber
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Fire Technology / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0015-2684
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-020-01047-0

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