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UPLIFT PRESSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uplift
1, record 1, English, uplift
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hydrostatic uplift 2, record 1, English, hydrostatic%20uplift
correct
- uplift pressure 3, record 1, English, uplift%20pressure
correct
- uplift force 4, record 1, English, uplift%20force
correct
- upward pressure 5, record 1, English, upward%20pressure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The upward pressure against the base of an impervious dam, transmitted by water in the foundation from the water behind the dam, or pressure on the upper surface of any horizontal joint or crack in a dam. Such pressure tends to offset the weight of the dam and in some cases to overturn it; it reduces the dam's stability or resistance to overturning. 2, record 1, English, - uplift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Pressure in an upward direction against the bottom of a structure, as a dam, a road slab, or a basement floor. 3, record 1, English, - uplift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sous-pression
1, record 1, French, sous%2Dpression
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sous-pression hydrostatique 2, record 1, French, sous%2Dpression%20hydrostatique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pression dirigée vers le haut, dans les interstices (pression interstitielle) d'un corps ou sur la base d'un ouvrage. 3, record 1, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Action exercée par l'eau présente dans les terrains sur les constructions totalement ou partiellement enterrées (fondation de barrages, revêtements de canaux ou de galeries, etc). 4, record 1, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le drainage, placé le plus près possible du parement amont, a pour but essentiel de réduire - voire de supprimer - la sous-pression, de recueillir l'eau qui pourrait pénétrer dans le corps de l'ouvrage et de l'évacuer. 5, record 1, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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