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Meaning of "upstream face"

Upstream face: refers to the side or surface of a structure, such as a dam or embankment, that is exposed to the upstream flow of water in a river or stream. Understanding the condition of the upstream face is crucial for assessing the stability and integrity of the structure

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The upstream face is stone faced.
Each checker chamber is placed behind one half of the upstream face.
Sloping upstream face.
The upstream face of the barrier is substantially plane and transverse.
It thus becomes easy to distinguish the upstream face from the downstream face.
Mounted on the upstream face of the disk is a plurality of slitter blades.
The dam is designed with a flat and vertical upstream face and a stepped downstream face.
The upstream face consisted of basalt concrete moulded blocks set in a cement mortar.
The head with its flange is pressing against the upstream face of the fixing tab.
Cleuson dam, upstream face before repair.
With the fast drawdown, slumping appeared on the upstream face.
For static reasons, the upstream face could also alternatively be inclined.
During initial construction, a geomembrane liner was placed on the upstream face of the dam.
The upstream face 29 has a curvature around a substantially horizontal and transverse axis.
Single error-proofing mark may be placed on the upstream face or on the downstream face.

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Likewise, the upper zone preferably extends over the entire transverse width of the upstream face.
The upstream face of the filter element 22 is then exposed.
The flow meter of claim 1 wherein said vane has at least its upstream face rounded.
The upstream face of the intermediate wall 42 is provided with concentric circular grooves 52.
The first electrode 34 has an upstream face facing the incoming flow ; from the fan.
The upstream face had a 61 cm small gravel and a 61 cm hand packed riprap.
Figure 2B is a perspective view of the upstream face of the orifice plate carrier of Figure 1 ;.
The upstream face 101 of the body 1 is in this case solid and continuous.
The deflector 21 is formed by the upstream face of the casing 15.
FIG . 4 shows the upstream face of a filter body 1 housed in a metal casing 2.
The slot 14 preferably opens onto either the upstream face 7 or the downstream face 9.
This furnace comprises an upstream face 1, two lateral faces and 2 ′ and one downstream face 3.
In this position, the arm 96 is applied against the upstream face of the shutoff flap 80.
FIG . 3 is a view of the upstream face of the feeder chuck shown in FIG . 1.
In the case of FIG . 1, the flame issues from one half 1 a of the upstream face.
The aerodynamic deflector 9 may have an upstream face 23 and a downstream face 24.
This block also has a conically, concave upstream face 56, which encourages laminar flow in the tubes 55.
The safety fuse 49 can be provided on the upstream face of the catalytic element 14.
FIG . 6 is a view of the upstream face of the exterior envelope shown in FIG . 5.
Moreover, a compression spring 40 is lodged between the upstream face of the knuckle and the head 34.
In a first embodiment shown in FIGS . 1 and 2, the upstream face 33 has a generally flat transverse surface.

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