Mechanical analysis of the dry stone walls built by the Incas
In this paper, the retaining walls in the agricultural terraces built by the Incas are analyzed from a mechanical point of view. In order to do so, ten different walls from the Lower Agricultural Sector of Machu Picchu, Perú, were selected using images from Google Street View and Google Earth Pro. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2017-01-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714006012 |