Our study continues on the water routes and engineering of the aqueducts serving ancient Pompeii. The main focus of the research was to perform a study of the topography between the spring water source and Pompeii by means of field GPS investigations and historical research. When the Serino Aqueduct was built under the Emperor Augustus (arguably between 33 and 12 B.C.), it crossed hilly terrain with channel gradients that varied, impacting hydraulics. Nevertheless, a flow of at least 1,000 liters per second was possible. A great portion of the Serino Aqueduct was engineered to be tunneled under the hilly terrain, with some sections as much as 65 to 97 meters below the existing grade.
Pompeii water supply - Route and tunnels of the Serino aqueduct
DE FEO, Giovanni
2014
Abstract
Our study continues on the water routes and engineering of the aqueducts serving ancient Pompeii. The main focus of the research was to perform a study of the topography between the spring water source and Pompeii by means of field GPS investigations and historical research. When the Serino Aqueduct was built under the Emperor Augustus (arguably between 33 and 12 B.C.), it crossed hilly terrain with channel gradients that varied, impacting hydraulics. Nevertheless, a flow of at least 1,000 liters per second was possible. A great portion of the Serino Aqueduct was engineered to be tunneled under the hilly terrain, with some sections as much as 65 to 97 meters below the existing grade.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
