Innovation and the rise of the tunnelling industry
1988, 1st edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #392184
ISBN: 0521335124
Physical description: xv,355p : ill, maps, 1 facsim.; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Compressed air rock drilling machines -- Nitroglycerine explosive -- Tungsten carbide drill bits -- Hydraulic rock drilling machines -- Tunnelling shields -- Compressed air tunnelling -- Prefabricated tunnel linings -- Pressurised face tunnelling shields -- Immersed tube tunnels -- Hard rock tunnelling machines -- Soft ground tunnelling machines -- Other developments -- Tunnelling terms -- Geological terms. Subjects: Tunneling Technological innovations; Tunnelling History; Tunnels History; Tunnel Construction; Channel tunnel.
Price: €75.00