Water Engineering in Ancient Societies

• Other Authors: Ortloff, Charles R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• 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
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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.