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Fire Safety Engineering – Opportunities and Challenges for Timber Buildings
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Fire Safety
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2708-1087,2078-6662
DOI: 10.32447/20786662.37.2020.04