Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Archibald Constable,
1906.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 389 pages) : illustrations. Also issued in print format. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| ISBN: | 9780727752673 (ebook) : |