Evaluation of ‘Discharge Units’ for Domestic Washrooms in Hong Kong

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 418-421

  Wong, L T ^a   Mui, K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Discharge unit approach; Drainage stacks; Load estimation; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845436440     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/asre.2006.4954     Document Type: Article

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