Optimal Work Pattern for Construction Workers in Hot Weather: A Case Study in Hong Kong
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0887-3801,1943-5487
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)cp.1943-5487.0000419