Open Access
Issue
MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 9, 2013
1st International Seminar for Fire Safety of Facades
Article Number 03007
Number of page(s) 9
Section Fire Safety Engineering
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130903007
Published online 29 November 2013
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