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 ...

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 ...

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.

The project — which is critical for protecting water security for over 650,000 residents in the event of an earthquake — includes the installation of 2.2 miles of 72-inch steel pipe running ...

The temporary shutdown this week of a stretch of the Delaware Aqueduct in upstate New York, which carries water from the Catskill region, means the city will be more reliant on reservoirs in the ...