Ebook: Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works
- Tags: Tunneling. Greathead James Henry -- 1844-1896.
- Series: ICE virtual library
- Year: 1906
- Publisher: A. Constable & Co
- City: London
- Language: English
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At the time of writing, virtually nothing had been published on the history of shield-work - the employment of a shield, with or without the aid of compressed air, in tunnelling operations of English origin. The author's aim was to gather in one volume a mass of information until then scattered and difficult to find.
Abstract: At the time of writing, virtually nothing had been published on the history of shield-work - the employment of a shield, with or without the aid of compressed air, in tunnelling operations of English origin. The author's aim was to gather in one volume a mass of information until then scattered and difficult to find