Université de Fribourg

Analysing the mechanical performance and growth adaptation of Norway spruce using a non-linear finite-element model and experimental data

Lundström, Tor ; Jonas, T. ; Volkwein, A.

In: Journal of Experimental Botany, 2008, vol. 59, no. 9, p. 2513-2528

Thirteen Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] trees of different size, age, and social status, and grown under varying conditions, were investigated to see how they react to complex natural static loading under summer and winter conditions, and how they have adapted their growth to such combinations of load and tree state. For this purpose a non-linear finite-element model and an extensive...