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Resource Number: 15848
Title: Trees & storm wind loads
Description: Trees must withstand wind to survive. Wind and gravity both impact trees in storms, but the dominant load is from wind. Storm winds push on tree crowns and stems causing root plates to wobble, and all tree parts to twist and bend leading to either tree part or supporting soil failure. Trees sense structural stress and attempt to minimize failures through adaptive growth. Trees modify their structure over time as they are challenged by wind. Trees are biologically designed to sustain average wind loads. What are the mechanical loads applied by storms to trees?
Last Updated: June 7, 2021
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