Title of the article

DYNAMIC OF FALLING FLEXIBLE TREE STEM

Authors

Borisevich S.A., Assistant of the Department "Theoretical Mechanics" Belarusian State Technological University, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

Kamlyuk A.N., Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Command and Engineering Institute of Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In the section DYNAMICS DURABILITY OF VEHICLES AND STRUCTURES
Year 2011 Issue 4 Pages 54-58
Type of article RAR Index UDK 531.132.1 Index BBK  
Abstract A rod-chain model was used to study the dynamics of a tree stem. A numerical method is developed for simulating the mechanical behavior of a flexible tree stem. The motion of the flexible tree stem is determined under the resistance forces exerting on the tree crown. Flexible tree stem interaction with an elastic foundation and a forest machine is investigated as well. The numerical model is applied for calculating the impulse of force on the elastic foundation and the forest machine.
Keywords

numerical model of a tree, fall dynamics, distortion, forest machine, flexibility of a trunk, elastic foundation

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