A new failure criterion for non decayed solitary trees

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-54

  Mattheck, C ^a   Bethge, K ^a   Tesari, I ^a   Kappel, R ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Failure criterion; H D (Height Diameter) ratio; Slenderness; Storm resistance; Tree biomechanics; Tree stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 7744244052     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2002.9747317     Document Type: Article

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