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Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components

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A literature review to identify reports for fire incident cases involving combustible exterior wall assemblies has been completed. This review has included

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    Nathan White

  2. FireSERT, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Ireland

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White, N., Delichatsios, M. (2015). Fire Incident Case-Studies. In: Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components. SpringerBriefs in Fire. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2898-9_5

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