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Fire resistance properties of some selected tropical timber species from South-western Nigeria after fire exposure Cover

Fire resistance properties of some selected tropical timber species from South-western Nigeria after fire exposure

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|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2019-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1338-7278 | Journal ISSN: 1336-9024
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 72
Published on: Apr 30, 2020
Published by: Technical University of Košice
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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