Water Engineering in Ancient Societies

• Autore: Ortloff Charles R
• Pubblicazione: Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (276 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Biography & True Stories; Archaeology
• Soggetto non controllato: 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
• Persona (resp. second.): OrtloffCharles R
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Water Engineering in Ancient Societies
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910576875403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II