Why the grain in tree trunks spirals: a mechanical perspective

DOI10.1007/S00158-003-0311-XzbMATH Open1243.74165OpenAlexW2067093486MaRDI QIDQ438476FDOQ438476

Seubpong Leelavanichkul, Andrej V. Cherkaev

Publication date: 31 July 2012

Published in: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-003-0311-x

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Plant biology (92C80) Optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P99)

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• Elastic cylinder with helicoidal orthotropy: theory and applications
• Inverse electromagnetic scattering for spiral grain in trees

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