In the presence of a target, tree failures have the potential to damage property, disrupt services, or threaten public safety. Worldwide, several qualitative methods have been …
The failure of trees during storms imposes strong economic and societal costs. Statistical modeling for predicting the probability of a tree failing during storms has the potential to help …
W Hughes, Q Lu, Z Ding, W Zhang - ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Tree failures under extreme gusts could exacerbate storm damages to critical infrastructures, including the power delivery system, transportation network, or residential buildings …
Y Wu, M Perrin, ML Pastor, P Casari, X Gong - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the rapid determination of Acoustic Emission (AE) wave propagation velocity in composite laminate and sandwich structures using a closed-form formula. Firstly …
In urbanized areas, wind disturbances can be intensified by anthropogenic stresses under which trees may become hazardous, creating serious threats and damages to nearby …
B Vojáčková, J Tippner, P Horáček, V Sebera… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite continual development of the tree pulling test, there is no systematic study on the interaction of stem and root-plate stiffness in relation to tree assessment results. New …
Quantifying wind loads acting on forest trees remains a major challenge of wind-tree- interaction research. Under wind loading, trees respond with a complex motion pattern to the …
S Kolbe, M Pfenning, D Schindler - Forest Ecology and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The overall response of above-ground tree parts to wind loading consists of torsional and bending vibrations. While bending vibrations have been frequently measured in previous …
A Detter, S Rust, O Krišāns - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
More than 280 trees were uprooted in winching tests monitored by high resolution inclinometers at the base of the trees and a forcemeter mounted in the winching line. The …