RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is Lateral Strength in Trees Controlled by Lateral Mechanical Stress?
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 83
OP 87
DO 10.48044/jauf.1995.014
VO 21
IS 2
A1 Wolfgang A. Albrecht
A1 Klaus A. Bethge
A1 Claus G. Mattheck
YR 1995
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/21/2/83.abstract
AB It is shown experimentally that lateral tensile stresses perpendicular to the fiber orientation computed for three ash trees under wind loading are well correlated to lateral strength perpendicular to the grain. These measurements were done with cores taken from trees with an increment borer and broken with a fractometer. Lateral stresses can lead to delamination of wood. This danger is minimized by local distribution of strength according to lateral stresses.