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Structural Building Codes and Communication Systems

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Volume 17, Issue 4
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 17Issue 4November 2012
Pages: 147 - 151

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Received: Feb 14, 2012
Accepted: May 23, 2012
Published online: Oct 15, 2012
Published in print: Nov 1, 2012

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William M. Bulleit, Ph.D., M.ASCE
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Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological Univ., 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931-1295. E-mail: [email protected]

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