A very brief history of hydraulic technology during antiquity

Mays, Larry W.

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“…The durability of some of the systems which operated until the present times, as well as the support of the technologies and their scientific background by written documents enabled these technologies to be inherited by present societies despite the regressions that have occurred throughout centuries (e.g., in the Dark Ages) [18]. During the same period, Islamic cultures on the periphery of Europe, had religiously mandated high levels of personal hygiene, along with highly developed water supplies and adequate sanitation systems, which in several cases were the same old Greek and Roman facilities, preserved along the centuries [6,7].…”

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Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater Technologies Globally

Angelakιs

Zheng²

2015

Water

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Abstract:This paper provides an outline of history of hydro-technologies in the west and the east. It is an overview of the special issue on "the evolution of hydro-technologies globally", in which the key topics regarding the history of water and sanitation worldwide, and its importance to future cities are presented and discussed. It covers a wide range of relevant historical issues, and is presented in three categories: productivity assessment, institutional framework and mechanisms, and governance aspects. This paper concludes by discussing the challenges on future research in this field of study.

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Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater Technologies Globally

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2015

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“…Riverine ecosystems have been systematically modified on increasingly large scales since the invention of irrigation, perhaps as much as 7000 years ago (Mays 2008). However, their historic degradation has been accelerated periodically by surges of economic and/or technological power as empires and technologies erupted and expanded.…”

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Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management

Sendzimir

Schmutz

2018

Riverine Ecosystem Management

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This book is dedicated to those interested in the natural and social sciences and elements of governance that will support the sustainable management of rivers and aquatic ecosystems. Since elements of nature and society interact to determine the integrity and trajectory of these systems, they are referred to hereafter as social-ecological systems (SESs). This introduction opens the door to these topics in four steps. It begins by explaining why a book dedicated to river management and science is needed at this point. In the second part, it outlines the history of some of the major developments that challenge the integrity of SESs worldwide. In the third part, it describes several of the principal tools used to study as well as manage SES. Tools to measure the degree of degradation of an SES include indicators of biological integrity, ecosystem health, and resilience. Tools to assess and manage the trajectory of an SES include the DPSIR and adaptive management. The introduction closes by outlining the structure of the book through the progression of its chapters.

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“…During the Neolithic age (ca. 5700-2800BC), the first successful efforts to control the flow of water were driven by agricultural needs (irrigation) and were implemented in Mesopotamia and Egypt [11]. The development of hydraulic technology has been traced, beginning with its infancy in the development of irrigated agriculture and water supply for urban centers.…”

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Constructional Design of Curtain Wall Façade Inspired by “Hydraulics” Science

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Sharbaf³

2016

TOJDAC

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In recent years, the facade construction has been changed a lot. The use of curtain wall facades is the best solution to Supply the demands of the building engineering group. The curtain wall Facade has a capability to supply the expectations of the facade. There are large spectrums of construction system for curtain wall Facades that mainly concerned with the quality of their functions. Besides, we are able to mention the common points that can be seen among the facades such as: integration, lightness and particularly their transparency. The cable net façade is a new generation of Curtain wall Façade, having been previously used as a cable net structure to cover vast areas. According to the overall structure of the cable net Facade, there is a possibility that can be increased integration of façade. On the other, by increasing the façade's area, other destructive factors such as vibration and large displacement are involved in the facade design. Many solutions have been proposed to eliminate these factors, mainly affecting the transparency of the facade. In this article, we are trying to offer a mention called ''hydraulics science'' as an appropriate solution. ''Damper'' is just one of their applications in the construction industry that is mainly used in the issue related to earthquake. Therefore, by using the structure and function of ''damper'' system as well as taking inspiration from industrial use of it, a new mention has been presented that can reduce the effects of vibration on the façade and correspondingly utilize its output energy.

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A very brief history of hydraulic technology during antiquity

Cited by 50 publications

References 13 publications

Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater Technologies Globally

Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater Technologies Globally

Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management

Constructional Design of Curtain Wall Façade Inspired by “Hydraulics” Science

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