Trees : the Mechanical Design /

Trees optimize their mechanical design by adaptive growth, and react by self-repair to loads disturbing their optimum mechanical state. Both, the rule of constant stresses and the rule of external load minimization essentially form the tree. Knowing these growth reactions, the fate of a tree can be...

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Main Author:	Mattheck, Gerhard Claus
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991.
Subjects:	Life sciences. Agriculture. Forests and forestry. Botany. Statistics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book