Abstract : Wood ensures the mechanical stability of the trunk and branches. Its formation is impacted by windy environments: living cells sense mechanical strains and modify the formation of wood accordingly in terms of quantity and quality: these biological responses are called “Thigmomorphogenesis”. We bent young poplars three times a day, five days per week during six months. When a stem is bent, wood endures compressive and/or tensile stresses. Our objective is to determine the impact of these growing conditions on the mechanical properties of wood.
Benjamin Niez, Jana Dlouha, Evelyne Toussaint, Joseph Gril, Bruno Moulia, et al.. Mechanical properties of « Flexure Wood ». 7e Journées du GDR 3544 Sciences du bois, Nov 2018, Cluny, France. pp.320, 2018. 〈hal-01939979〉
