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Author Wright, Kenneth R.

Title Machu Picchu : a civil engineering marvel / by Kenneth R. Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra .. [and others]..

Publication Info. Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2000]
©2000

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  624 WRI    Missing
Description viii, 136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-126) and index.
Contents ch. 1. Mystical Machu Picchu : the lost city of the Inca -- ch. 2. Engineering planning -- ch. 3. Hydrology -- ch. 4. Hydraulic engineering -- ch. 5. Drainage infrastructure -- ch. 6. Agriculture -- ch. 7. Building foundations and stone walls -- ch. 8. Construction methods -- ch. 9. Cultural background : Inca heritage -- ch. 10. A walking tour : Machu Picchu for civil engineers.
Subject Civil engineering -- Peru -- Machu Picchu Site.
Hydraulic engineering -- Peru -- Machu Picchu Site.
Incas -- Antiquities.
Machu Picchu Site (Peru)
Added Author Valencia Zegarra, Alfredo.
ISBN 0784404445
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