How softwood tree branches are attached to stems: hierarchical extension of Shigo’s stem–branch model

A microstructure-based multisurface failure criterion for the description of brittle and ductile failure mechanisms of clear-wood

(2017) Markus Lukacevic et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Growth layer and fibre orientation around knots in Norway spruce: a laboratory investigation

(2017) Min Hu et al.   WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An algorithm for the geometric reconstruction of knots within timber boards based on fibre angle measurements

(2016) Georg Kandler et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Failure mechanisms of clear wood identified at wood cell level by an approach based on the extended finite element method

(2015) Markus Lukacevic et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Synergy of multi-scale toughening and protective mechanisms at hierarchical branch-stem interfaces

(2015) Ulrich Müller et al.   Scientific Reports

Finite element analysis of timber containing branches – An approach to model the grain course and the influence on the structural behaviour

(2014) Christian Jenkel et al.   ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Transcriptome profiling of radiata pine branches reveals new insights into reaction wood formation with implications in plant gravitropism

(2013) Xinguo Li et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Hormonal signals involved in the regulation of cambial activity, xylogenesis and vessel patterning in trees

(2013) Carlo Sorce et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Determining the mechanical properties of hazel forks by testing their component parts

(2013) Duncan Slater et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Strain fields around knots in Norway spruce specimens exposed to tensile forces

(2011) Jan Oscarsson et al.   WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Can drought tolerance of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) be increased through thinning?

(2010) Martin Kohler et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Mechanical adaptation of biological materials — The examples of bone and wood

(2010) Richard Weinkamer et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

The role of material properties for the mechanical adaptation at branch junctions

(2008) Karin Jungnikl et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION