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Anton Tedesko and the Introduction of Thin Shell Concrete Roofs in the United States

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Volume 130, Issue 11
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Eric M. Hines, A.M.ASCE
Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA 02155; Structural Engineer, LeMessurier Consultants, Cambridge, MA 02139. E-mail: [email protected]
David P. Billington, Hon.M.ASCE
Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ 08544. E-mail: [email protected]

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