Wood the internal optimization of trees
Wood is a biological structure well-adapted to external loading. It carries axial loads in a tree by longitudinal fibres and radial loads by rays; circumferential compressive growth stresses prevent the tree from splitting along the rays. It is shown that axial and lateral strength is highest at pla...
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Berlin
Springer
1995
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| Series: | Springer series in wood science
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The Formation Of Wood In Tropical Forest Trees A Challenge from the Perspective of Functional Wood Anatomy