uplift pressure

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uplift pressure [′əp‚lift ‚presh·ər]

(civil engineering)

Pressure in an upward direction against the bottom of a structure, as a dam, a road slab, or a basement floor.

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No references found			It also pointed out that the equipment installed by the Tamil Nadu government to measure the uplift pressure did not yield expected results, he said. Kerala Govt. to seek Manmohan Singh's intervention in water dispute by Asian News International THE WIND-UPLIFT TEST: In accordance with Factory Mutual Protocol, FMRC 12/24 wind-uplift pressure test Appendix D and the Dade County roofing protocol PA-114-95 Appendix D for simulated uplift pressure resistance of adhered roof systems assembly. Urecoats Industries Announces Test Results and Distribution Rights ... by Business Wire According to Uddin, the technology is light weight and also could help the structures survive hurricane storm surge and the resulting flooding, by essentially allowing the buildings to float on the rising tide once uplift pressures from climbing water levels force the structures free from their foundations. Scientists aim to build 'green homes' that can withstand hurricanes by Asian News International			updrift Upemba National Park Upendra Nath Ashk UPenn Upernavik upfeed system upflow upgradability upgradable upgrade upgradeability Uphaz upheaval uphole uphole time upholstery Upit, Andrei Upit, Andrei Martynovich Upjohn, Richard Upjohn, William E. upland upland cress Upland Plain uplift uplift capacity uplift pressure uplink uplink port Uplistsikhe upload UPMAIL Tricia Prolog upmilling UPnP Upolu Uppdal, Kristofer upper upper air Upper and Lower Bounds upper anticyclone Upper Arlington upper atmosphere Upper Austria Upper Avon upper band upper bound upper branch upper bright band Upper Cambrian Upper Canada upper capital Upper Carboniferous			Upland Rice Yield Trial upland sandpiper Upland sumach upland white aster Upland Wildlife Restoration Program Uplander Uplandish Uplands Uplands Uplands, Swansea Uplay Uplb UPLC UPLD UPLDC UPLE Uplead Uplean UPLH UPLI uplift uplift uplift uplift bra uplift capacity Uplift Mofo Party Band Uplift Mofo Party Plan uplift pressure uplifted uplifted uplifted Uplifted hand uplifter uplifter uplifter uplifters uplifters uplifters uplifting uplifting uplifting upliftingly upliftingly upliftingly uplifts uplifts uplifts uplifts uplight uplighter uplighters uplighting uplights uplink uplink uplink Uplink Beamformer Uplink Beamforming and Power Control Technique

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