Incessant building collapse: A case of a hotel in Akure, Nigeria

Journal of Building Appraisal - Tập 6 Số 3-4 - Trang 241-248 - 2011
AdeniyiTunde Taiwo1, J A Afolami
1Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Akure, Nigeria

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