Structural Engineering in Natural Hazards Mitigation: Proceedings of Papers Presented at the Structures Congress '93, Held at the Hyatt Regency...
- ISBN-10
- 0872629104
- ISBN-13
- 9780872629103
- Category
- Technology & Engineering / Civil / General
- Pages
- 1674
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Authors
- Alfredo Hua-Sing Ang, Roberto Villaverde
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