The pipes are usually built of lead, which is costly, but the material can handle strong water pressure. When aqueduct engineers have to cross shallow depressions in the landscape, they should ...

Ancient masters of engineering, aqueduct builders created a vast network of pipes, channels, and bridges to bring water to Rome, creating in the process an enduring symbol of Roman civilization ...

The locomotive dates back to the 1930s and was needed for construction work on the Western Aqueduct, Durban's biggest ever bulk water pipeline project. The huge pipes, which each weigh nine tons ...

an engineer in charge of the aqueduct’s overall network. “We’re seeing a gradual reduction.” Italy says the amount of water lost in its pipes has been increasing “constantly” since 2008.

The water company took over part of the Severn Valley Railway tracks at Bewdley as part of work to replace the 42 inch water pipes that travel from the The Elan Valley Aqueduct to the Midlands.

So if you can imagine that general floor to ceiling height in a residential house is 9 feet … it’s quite a big pipe.” A construction worker inside the Washington Aqueduct. (Courtesy Army ...

before they are buried beneath the Hudson River to repair the leaking New York City aqueduct. Yes, that’s what’s they’re for, those enormous pipes – steel cylinders 1 inch thick ...