A mechanistic model for calculating windthrow and stem breakage of Scots pines at stand age.

Peltola, Heli; Kellomäki, Seppo

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Silva Fennica vol. 27 no. 2 article id 5504 | 1993 | Article

Heli Peltola , Seppo Kellomäki

A mechanistic model for calculating windthrow and stem breakage of Scots pines at stand age.

Peltola H., Kellomäki S. (1993). A mechanistic model for calculating windthrow and stem breakage of Scots pines at stand age. Silva Fennica vol. 27 no. 2 article id 5504. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15665

Abstract

A model for the mechanism of windfall and stem breakage was constructed for single Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) at the stand edge. The total turning moment arising from the wind drag and from the bending of stem and crown was calculated along with the breaking stress of the stem. Similarly, the support given by the root -soil plate anchorage was calculated. Windspeed variation within the crown and the vertical distribution of stem and crown weight were taken into account. Model computations showed that trees having a large height to diameter ratio were subjected to greater risk of falling down or breaking than trees with a small height to diameter ratio. The windspeed required to blow down a tree or break the stem of a tree decreased if the height to diameter ratio or the crown to stem ratio of trees increased.
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Keywords
Pinus sylvestris; wind; stems; breakage; windspeed; breaking stress; bending models

Published in 1993

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