Water Engineering in Ancient Societies

• Autore: Ortloff Charles R
• Pubblicazione: Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology; Biography and non-fiction prose
• Soggetto non controllato: air entrapment; ancient water engineering; aqueduct; Archaic period; beach ridges; Bolivia; canals; Caral; castellum; central-Andes; CFD; CFD analysis; CFD models; critical flow; engineered landscapes; ENSO events; flow rates; flow stability; fountain; hydraulic analysis; hydraulic design; hydraulic/hydrological analysis; hydraulics; Inca; Inka; inverted siphons; landscape change; lead pipes; Machu Picchu; moat; Nabataean; perimeter drainage channel; Peru; Petra; pipelines; political ecology; Pont du Gard; pre-Columbian; precolumbian; Prehispanic; pressure surges; reservoirs; resilience; Roman; Roman aqueducts; site termination; societal structure; static pressure; stone conduits; subterranean channels; surface canals; Tipon; urban Tiwanaku; Vitruvius; water engineering; water security; water systems; wetland management
• 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