Water Engineering in Ancient Societies

Water Engineering in Ancient Societies

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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ortloff, Charles R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Subjects:
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
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009666910606719
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (276 p.)

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