Machu Picchu A Civil Engineering Marvel

Name: Machu Picchu A Civil Engineering Marvel
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ISBN: 9780784404447

ISBN-10: 0784404445

ISBN-13: 9780784404447

Edition: 2000

Authors: Kenneth R. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra

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Wright, a civil engineer, and Zegarra, the resident archaeologist at Machu Picchu, write for armchair travelers and tourists as well as for their professional colleagues. Drawing on their original research, they describe the 500-year-old Incan ruins in the Peruvian Andes from the perspectives of des

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.66" wide x 9.06" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298



Preface


Mystical Machu Picchu: The Lost City of the Inca


The Ancient Royal Estate


The Setting and Geology


Ancient Climate


Site Selection


Engineering Planning


City Planning


Engineering Infrastructure


Hydrology


Location and Water


Hydrogeology of the Main Water Source


Spring Collection Works


Ancient Domestic Water Requirements


Long-Forgotten Water Supplies


"The Inca Were Good Engineers"


Hydraulic Engineering


Overview of Machu Picchu Hydraulic Works


Water Supply Canal


Fountains


Unfinished Branch Canal


Hydraulics in a Nutshell


Drainage Infrastructure


Public Works Achievement


Agricultural Terraces


Urban Sector


Annual Water Budget


Surface Runoff and Drainage Criteria


Plaza Subsurface Drainage


Special Drainage Facilities


Agriculture


Agricultural Terraces


Climatological Data


Hand-Placed Soil


Crop Water Needs


Adequacy of Nutrient Production


Building Foundations and Stone Walls


Ancient Engineering Care


Foundations


Stone Walls


Special Building Stones


Construction Methods


High Standard of Care


Rock Quarry


Transporting and Lifting Rocks


Using Wood and Vegetation


Roof Structures


Canal Stones


Floors and Plaster


Abandoned Construction Work


Change Orders


Inca Bridges


Renegade Inca Stonemasons


Tools of the Trade


Cultural Background: Inca Heritage


Andean Culture


Andean Technology


Inca History


Inca Society


A Walking Tour: Machu Picchu for Civil Engineers


The Main Tour


Side Trips


References


Figure Credits


Index