Fire testing in road and railway tunnels

Flammability Testing of Materials used in Construction, Transport and Mining

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 231-274

  Ingason, H ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

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EID: 77952429313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845691042     Document Type: Chapter

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