Journal article
Engineering with the Elements
Journal of construction engineering and management, v 137(10), pp 755-761
01 Oct 2011
Abstract
The engineers of the Inka Empire had a unique consciousness of nature-the elements that strike brute mischief on man's structures-because the foundation of their engineering knowledge was agriculture. These engineers, with a tradition of observing nature, succeeded in building their Andean road network because they learned to work with nature instead of trying to control it by domination. Close examination and reverse engineering of the past accomplishments of these ancient engineers can lead to thoughtful solutions to current engineering challenges, particularly the effort to construct sustainable infrastructure. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000296. (C) 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Details
- Title
- Engineering with the Elements
- Creators
- Cliff Schexnayder - Arizona State UniversityManuel Celaya - Arizona State UniversityGerardo Chang Recavarren - University of PiuraChristine Fiori - Virginia TechEdward J. Jaselskis - Arizona State University
- Publication Details
- Journal of construction engineering and management, v 137(10), pp 755-761
- Publisher
- Asce-Amer Soc Civil Engineers
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Engineering Leadership and Society/Engineering Technology; Engineering Management [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000296507700008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-81855196062
- Other Identifier
- 991021886862904721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Construction & Building Technology
- Engineering, Civil
- Engineering, Industrial