Finite elements, Roman-style From: Mechanical Engineering | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright American Society of Mechanical Engineers Sep 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

A very professional corps of ancient engineers made a lasting contribution to Western civilization. By Robert O. Woods

AT FIRST GLANCE, the most striking feature of a Roman aqueduct is the mathematical precision of the arches. These structures are beautiful, and the Romans have written about their beauty, but aesthetics were only secondary. Aqueducts were built for a utilitarian purpose. They supplied the water that is the lifeblood of any civilization.

Without an abundant source, Rome, which in its prime in antiquity was a city of somewhere between a half-million and a million, could not ...

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