AqueductsAqueducts

Josh MargolisJosh Margolis

What is an Aqueduct?What is an Aqueduct?

• An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. - Wikipedia

• It is derived from the Latin words for water and to lead

• An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. - Wikipedia

• It is derived from the Latin words for water and to lead

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• Pont du Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct built circa 19 BC.

• Pont du Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct built circa 19 BC.

How did they do it?How did they do it?

• The Romans created many aqueducts to supply water to cities

• They built water storage underground to prevent from their supplies being contaminated by animals and protected from enemies

• The Romans created many aqueducts to supply water to cities

• They built water storage underground to prevent from their supplies being contaminated by animals and protected from enemies

Building AqueductsBuilding Aqueducts

• The Romans built aqueducts using Cohobates which helped to level them

• The aqueducts were powered only by gravity

• The Romans used inverted siphons to force water up hills

• The Romans built aqueducts using Cohobates which helped to level them

• The aqueducts were powered only by gravity

• The Romans used inverted siphons to force water up hills

Picture 2Picture 2• The Aqueduct in Kavala, Greece. 25 meters height and a total of 60 arches. It was built in AD 1530 on a Roman model during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent.

• The Aqueduct in Kavala, Greece. 25 meters height and a total of 60 arches. It was built in AD 1530 on a Roman model during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent.

Helping Our SocietyHelping Our Society

• Modern hydraulic engineers use similar techniques to enable sewers and water pipes to cross depressions. - wikipedia

• We use aqueducts still today such as The Central Arizona Project Aqueduct

• Modern hydraulic engineers use similar techniques to enable sewers and water pipes to cross depressions. - wikipedia

• We use aqueducts still today such as The Central Arizona Project Aqueduct

What do we have similarWhat do we have similar• Our sewer and water works system is very similar to that of the Romans

• We use underground aqueducts to get water to and from houses like the Romans did

• We also use inverted siphons like the Romans

• Our sewer and water works system is very similar to that of the Romans

• We use underground aqueducts to get water to and from houses like the Romans did

• We also use inverted siphons like the Romans

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• The Central Arizona Project Aqueduct, the largest and most expensive aqueduct system ever constructed in the United States.

• The Central Arizona Project Aqueduct, the largest and most expensive aqueduct system ever constructed in the United States.

SourcesSources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct

• http://www.inforoma.it/feature.php?lookup=aqueduct

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct

• http://www.inforoma.it/feature.php?lookup=aqueduct