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Monitoring of a Cross-Sectional Vibrational Mode in the Trunk of a Palm Tree

Djamel Ouis
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) July 2020, 46 (4) 307-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2020.022
Djamel Ouis
Djamel Ouis (corresponding author), Department of Architectural Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 31261 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,
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