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Structural Design Codes of Australia and New Zealand: Seismic Actions

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Kouretzis, G.P., Masia, M.J., Allen, C. (2013). Structural Design Codes of Australia and New Zealand: Seismic Actions. In: Beer, M., Kougioumtzoglou, I., Patelli, E., Au, IK. (eds) Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36197-5_120-1

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