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(2442) Dam axis, Axis of dam, or Axis
1 - In case of gravity, buttress and arch dams it is the horizontal trace of the upstream edge of the top of the structural zone or top arch. 2 - In case of earth and rockfill dams, it is the horizontal trace through the centre of the top width.

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