Impact of Elevated Temperatures on the Integrity of PIR-Core Roof Sandwich Panel Connections

Anita Pawlak-Jakubowska1, Paweł Krause1, Artur Miros2

  • 1Faculty of Civil Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.

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