Marc Isambard Brunel1825
Brunel's shield divides the excavation face into thirty-six protected cells so miners can work while masonry is built immediately behind them.
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Brunel's shield divides the excavation face into thirty-six protected cells so miners can work while masonry is built immediately behind them.
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