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Tree trunks and branches as optimum mechanical supports of the crown: I. The trunk

The theoretical shape of the trunk of a tree is determined by postulating that the maximum compressive stress due to the action of gravity and wind on an inclined tree is constant for all cross-sections of the trunk. In the general case, the shape is obtained by successive approximations. In some particular cases, the shape is given explicitly.

Martinus H. M. Esser | M. Esser

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