Water Engineering in Ancient Societies
Ortloff, Charles R.
Water Engineering in Ancient Societies - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 - 1 electronic resource (276 p.)
Open Access
The chapter 'Water Engineering in Ancient Societies' involves the use of modern hydraulic engineering principles to describe the design, construction and use of ancient World Heritage water-system structures in South America and the Middle East.
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books978-3-0365-4164-8 9783036541631 9783036541648
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Biography & True Stories
Archaeology
Petra Nabataean water systems hydraulic analysis CFD canals reservoirs pipelines flow stability pre-Columbian urban Tiwanaku Bolivia hydraulic/hydrological analysis surface canals perimeter drainage channel moat subterranean channels societal structure Roman Pont du Gard water engineering castellum aqueduct CFD analysis hydraulic design critical flow Machu Picchu Inca ancient water engineering hydraulics central-Andes engineered landscapes political ecology Prehispanic resilience water security wetland management Roman aqueducts inverted siphons static pressure pressure surges lead pipes stone conduits air entrapment Vitruvius Inka Tipon precolumbian flow rates fountain Peru Archaic period Caral CFD models beach ridges ENSO events landscape change site termination
Water Engineering in Ancient Societies - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 - 1 electronic resource (276 p.)
Open Access
The chapter 'Water Engineering in Ancient Societies' involves the use of modern hydraulic engineering principles to describe the design, construction and use of ancient World Heritage water-system structures in South America and the Middle East.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-0365-4164-8 9783036541631 9783036541648
10.3390/books978-3-0365-4164-8 doi
Biography & True Stories
Archaeology
Petra Nabataean water systems hydraulic analysis CFD canals reservoirs pipelines flow stability pre-Columbian urban Tiwanaku Bolivia hydraulic/hydrological analysis surface canals perimeter drainage channel moat subterranean channels societal structure Roman Pont du Gard water engineering castellum aqueduct CFD analysis hydraulic design critical flow Machu Picchu Inca ancient water engineering hydraulics central-Andes engineered landscapes political ecology Prehispanic resilience water security wetland management Roman aqueducts inverted siphons static pressure pressure surges lead pipes stone conduits air entrapment Vitruvius Inka Tipon precolumbian flow rates fountain Peru Archaic period Caral CFD models beach ridges ENSO events landscape change site termination