Failure mechanism of hollow tree trunks due to cross-sectional flattening

Failure of hollow trees in urban areas is a worldwide concern, and it can be caused by different mechanisms, i.e. bending stresses or flattening-related failures. Here we derive a new analytical expression for predicting the bending moment for tangential cracking, and compare the breaking moment of...

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Main Authors: Yan-San Huang, Fu-Lan Hsu, Chin-Mei Lee, Jia-Yang Juang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160972