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Defects in offsite construction: timber module prefabrication

Helena Johnsson Department of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187 SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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John Henrik Meiling Department of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187 Sweden
Pages 667-681 | Received 11 Nov 2008, Accepted 28 Apr 2009, Published online: 27 Jul 2010

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