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ASCE 9780784408513 2006

ASCE 9780784408513 2006

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Tipon

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ASCE 2006 177
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Tipon: Water Engineering Masterpiece of the Inca Empire reveals the beauty and the ingenuity of this little-known jewel of the Inca Empire. Located down the Huatanay River Valley by the Inca capital of Cusco, Tipon is a 500-acre, self-contained, walled settlement that served as an estate for Inca nob

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Contents
11 A PERFECT SETTING
12 Chapter 1 Tipon: Estate for Inca Nobility
13 Inca heritage
14 Engineering features
16 Site location
The earlier people
19 Who built the Tipon wall?
20 Population
Tipon climate
21 Geology
22 Building stones
Summary
23 WORK BEGINS
24 Chapter 2 Civil Engineering Planning
What the Inca started with
26 Who built Tipon?
Inca engineering planning
28 Central Terraces
29 Building materials
Labor
30 The plan
Summary
31 THE INCA LEARNED FROM THE PAST
32 Chapter 3 Ancient Climate
33 El Niño
34 La Niña
The ancient climate record
35 Moche kingdom
36 Tiwanaku empire
38 Wari empire
39 Inca empire
40 Summary
43 DESIGN WITH NATURE
44 Chapter 4 The Central Terraces
49 Terrace areas
Irrigation water needs
50 Central Terrace water handling
53 Microclimate management
Summary
55 LIVING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
56 Chapter 5 Hydrology of Tipon
57 Spring yield
59 Rio Pukara yield
Water quality
60 Irrigation water requirements
61 Drainage and flood control
Soil stewardship
62 Summary
63 BOUNTIFUL WATER
64 Chapter 6 Tipon’s Canal System
Surface water handling and management
74 Summary
75 WATERWORKS WONDERS
76 Chapter 7 Hydraulic Engineering
77 Central Terrace hydraulics
80 Intiwatana hydraulics
81 Main canal turnouts and bends
82 Ceremonial Plaza fountain
83 Pukara fountain
84 Summary
85 PUBLIC WORKS
86 Chapter 8 Buildings and Structures
Variety of sites
94 Restoration
Summary
95 EARLY TIPON
96 Chapter 9 Outer Wall and Cruzmoqo
97 Cruzmoqo
99 Who built the outer wall?
101 DESIGN STANDARDS
102 Chapter 10 Inca Design and Construction Technology
103 Conjuntos
104 Buildings
Doorways
105 Windows and niches
Wall pegs
Roofs
107 Foundations
Inca trails
109 Inca bridges
111 Terrace walls
Drainage
Canals
112 Aqueducts
113 Transporting and lifting rocks
Design and construction plans
114 Stones of adoration
115 Geometric perfection
Summary
117 A LONG AND RICH HERITAGE
118 Chapter 11 The Inca Heritage
Ancient Peru
119 Andean culture
122 Andean technology
123 Pre-Inca history
128 Inca history
133 TIPON, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
134 Chapter 12 Walking Tour of Tipon
Getting there
136 Central Terraces and main area sites
145 Side trips
152 Bibliography
156 Image Credits
162 Index
A
B
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D
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163 I
K
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164 S
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166 About the Authors

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