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Hace 3 días · In 1866, Henry Marc Brunel made a survey of the floor of the Strait of Dover. By his results, he proved that the floor was composed of chalk, like the adjoining cliffs, and thus a tunnel was feasible. For this survey, he invented the gravity corer, which is still used in geology.
Hace 5 días · The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads.It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea. The GWML is presently a part of the national rail system managed by Network Rail while the majority of passenger services upon it are provided by the current Great ...
Hace 1 día · Exact measurement was also key to the development of machine tools. Here again Babbage is considered a pioneer, with Henry Maudslay, William Sellers, and Joseph Whitworth. Engineer and inventor. Through the Royal Society Babbage acquired the friendship of the engineer Marc Brunel.
Hace 2 días · Auparavant, elle a occupé la fonction de Directrice générale du groupe de mai 2021 à décembre 2022. Elle a rejoint le groupe Nexity en 2017 en tant que Secrétaire générale et membre du Comité Exécutif. En 2018, elle devient Présidente-directrice générale de Nexity Immobilier d'Entreprise, en 2019 elle est nommée Directrice ...
Hace 4 días · In 1818, a brilliant engineer named Marc Brunel developed an ingenious device to tunnel through the seabed without allowing mud or water to seep in. He used what is now called a ‘tunnel shield’, a 40-foot submarine protected by a 3-foot thick wall of steel and bricks.
Hace 4 días · Ten questions on the life and work of the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author Charlesw321)
Hace 2 días · Tunnelling began with the Thames tunnel, designed by Marc Brunel, whose young son Isambard was resident engineer. Intended for wheeled traffic, it was built with difficulty between Wapping and Rotherhithe from 1825 to 1843, and finally opened only for pedestrians.
