Journal article
Innovative Technologies Used to Investigate Segments of the Inca Road
Abstract
Supported by a National Science Foundation, Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI) grant and the Smithsonian Institute, two expeditions were made by teams of multidisciplinary researchers to the Andes Mountains of Peru to study the design and construction methods used to build the great Inca Road. The objectives of the study were to identify sustainable engineering practices used by the Inca, determine which practices can apply to …
Authors
Jaselskis EJ; Schexnayder CJ; Fiori C; Becker TC; Hung W-C; Beckman C; Kaewmoracharoen M; Recavarren GC; Celaya M; Alarcon D
Journal
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 139, No. 3, pp. 187–195
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Publication Date
July 2013
DOI
10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000145
ISSN
1052-3928