Oscillation frequencies of plant stems with apical loads

Planta

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-219

  Spatz, Hanns Christof ^a   Zebrowski, Jacek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Euler buckling; Free oscillation (plant stem); Natural frequency (stem oscillation); Top load (stem oscillation); Triticale (stem oscillation, bending); Triticum (stem oscillation, bending)

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STIFFNESS;

BENDING MOMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM;

EID: 0035786601     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250100627     Document Type: Article

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