Techniques for measuring growth stress on the xylem surface using strain and dial gauges

Holzforschung

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 461-467

  Yoshida, Masato ^a   Okuyama, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dial gauge; Growth strain; Growth stress; Released strain; Residual stress; Strain gauge

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

DIAL GAUGE; GROWTH STRESS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

STRAIN GAGES; XYLEM;

EID: 0036031640     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2002.071     Document Type: Article

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