文档介绍：BUILDING DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION
HANDBOOK
Frederick S. Merritt (Deceased) Editor
Jonathan T. Ricketts Editor
Sixth Edition
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Building design and construction handbook / Frederick S. Merritt, editor,
Jonathan T. Ricketts, editor.—6th ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-07-041999-X
1. Building—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Merritt, Frederick S.
II. Ricketts, Jonathan T.
2000
690—dc21 00-058388
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