Guthrie, J. B., & Estes, A. C., & Nelson, J., & Nuttall, B. (2012, June),  Interdisciplinary Capstone Design: Architects, Structural Engineers, and Construction Managers  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--20764

\bibitem{asee_peer_20764}
  Guthrie, J. B., \& Estes, A. C., \& Nelson, J., \& Nuttall, B. (2012, June), \emph{ Interdisciplinary Capstone Design: Architects, Structural Engineers, and Construction Managers}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--20764

James B Guthrie P.E., Allen C. Estes, Jill Nelson P.E., and Brent Nuttall P.E..  " Interdisciplinary Capstone Design: Architects, Structural Engineers, and Construction Managers".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/20764 Internet.  05 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20764}
  James B Guthrie P.E., Allen C. Estes, Jill Nelson P.E., and Brent Nuttall P.E..
  " Interdisciplinary Capstone Design: Architects, Structural Engineers, and Construction Managers".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/20764 Internet.  05 Dec, 2024

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