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Wright State University CORE Scholar Classics Ancient Science Fair Religion, Philosophy, and Classics 2020 Ancient Aqueducts Zachary Helm Wright State University - Main Campus, helm.18@wright.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ancient_science_fair  Part of the Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity Commons, and the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons Repository Citation Helm , Z. (2020). Ancient Aqueducts. Dayton, Ohio. This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Religion, Philosophy, and Classics at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Classics Ancient Science Fair by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact library-corescholar@wright.edu. a a ' '    Ancient Aqueducts By: Zachary Helm (this slideshow contains copyrighted material) ROGER KIAISRN ilru$1Jra~ - & ~ - long distances- up-and-down verticality- bridges- “arcade”, system of forks(Hodge) lfha Us. ~ .a. ~\" c:..L.. .... -t~-. - ~r Cl-;.,...:-e .. 1:..,. ..... ., • • - I 1 '1 •'" • ~ r -... -.. ~ -.. -.. • --= .. ---: Dropshafts - Used if there was a steep vertical drop - Stepped channels - Erosion of aqueduct           Stilling Basins and Entrances -basins at beginning/end of aqueduct -collect and clean water, go to distribution -intermittent manholes and entrances for maintenance How Aqueducts Work •~200.~; "t!'"~stuf1Wor~.s Water f lowing from nna~n source Inverted s~ Iii rri vertical Air/lrnsp,e · i n :Slila s Brtdge structure for cross· low areas            Siphons and Bridges -siphons to get water to go upward -traversing the terrain -building bridges and arches to keep the elevationhigh          Entering Town and Being Distributed -destination/town is reached -multiple pathways that watersplits into -collects in a basin to go multiple different ways (private and public use) ,,, I                     Works Cited • Hodge, A. Th. “Roman aqueducts and water supply.” romanaqueducts, (1992, 2002).http://www.romanaqueducts.info/technicalintro/mainelements.htm. Accessed 4 May 2020. • Layton, Julia. “An Aqueduct.” howstuffworks, 2008. https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/greenscience/la-ancient-rome1.htm. Accessed 4 May 2020. • Wilson, A.I. “Hydraulic engineering and water supply.” romanaqueducts, (1992, 2002).http://www.romanaqueducts.info/technicalintro/mainelements.htm. Accessed 4 May 2020. 

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