Cross brace

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Cross brace is the cross-beam connecting the next arches for giving of rigidity at construction of minings and tunnels, more often tubular round diameter (as a rule, it is made of scraps of pipes), on the ends with clips or apertures for screw fastening; serves as an element stiffening and stability of a design. There are also other forms; at times, this word name ordinary cross-section wooden cross-beam, or even a board.