Reliability Analysis of the Nezahualcoyotl Dike in the Aztec City of Tenochtitlan

Before the Spanish conquest of Mexico, around the year 1519, the Valley of Mexico was a closed basin. As a result, at the bottom of the valley, an extensive system of shallow lakes, lagoons, and swamps was formed due to precipitation and permanent river’s discharge from the Sierra Nevada mountains. This lacustrine system occupied around 1000km2...