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Research Assistant, Dept. of Building, National Univ. of Singapore, 4 Architecture Dr., Singapore 117566; current address, Univ. of California at Berkeley, 407 McLaughlin Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720. E-mail: [email protected]
Yean Yng Ling [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Building, National Univ. of Singapore, 4 Architecture Dr., Singapore 117566. E-mail: [email protected]

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