Aqueducts: The Remedy to Rome's Water Problems

Aqueducts: The Remedy to Rome's Water Problems With the building of the very first raised aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, individuals who lived on the city’s hills no longer had to rely exclusively on naturally-occurring spring water for their needs. If people living at higher elevations did not have access to springs or the aqueduct, they’d have to depend on the other existing technologies of the day, cisterns that gathered rainwater from the sky and subterranean wells that drew the water from below ground. To deliver water to Pincian Hill in the early 16th century, they applied the new technique of redirecting the stream from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct’s underground channel. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. Though they were initially designed to make it possible to service the aqueduct, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi started out using the manholes to collect water from the channel, commencing when he acquired the property in 1543. The cistern he had built to obtain rainwater wasn’t satisfactory to meet his water demands. Fortunately, the aqueduct sat directly below his residence, and he had a shaft opened to give him accessibility.

Discover Tranquility with Outdoor Fountains

Discover Tranquility with Outdoor Fountains You can find harmony and tranquility by simply having water in your garden. The trickling sounds emerging from your fountain can be helpful in masking any bothersome sounds in your neighborhood. Nature and amusement are two of the things you will find in your garden. Many treatments use water as a recuperation element, going to places such as the seaside and rivers for their treatments. Create the perfect sanctuary for your body and mind and get a fountain or pond today!

Hydro-Statics & Public Fountains: The Fundamentals

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From its housing vessel to other components it comes in contact with, liquid in equilibrium exerts force on everything it touches. The force used falls into one of two categories: external force or hydrostatic energy. When applied against a level surface, the liquid applies equal force against all points of that surface. All points on an object’s surface are affected by vertical pressure when the object is completely submerged in a liquid that’s in a state of equilibrium. This applied force is known as buoyancy, while the principle itself is known as Archimedes’ principle. When hydrostatic force is applied on an area of liquid, this becomes hydrostatic pressure. The containers that make up a city’s fountains, wells, and its water supply system are applications of these techniques.