Table 2.
Calculated (in MathCad) stress results and Stress-Ratio (at 1500 mm height above ground).
Wind velocity (m s
−1
)
Trunk taper
Comp. stress (N mm
−2
)
Shear stress (N mm
−2
)
Long. tensile stress (N mm
−2
)
Max. principal stress (N mm
−2
)
Stress-Ratio
4.2
−0.82
0.16
0.004
0.72
0.64
5.0