Author:
Kanahama Tohya,Sato Motohiro
Abstract
AbstractThis study aimed to analyse the critical height of a column whose weight varies vertically in order to obtain a simple scaling law for a tree where the weight distribution considered. We modelled trees as cantilevers that were fixed to the ground and formulated a self-buckling problem for various weight distributions. A formula for calculating the critical height was derived in a simple form that did not include special functions. We obtained a theoretical clarification of the effect of the weight distribution of heavy columns on the buckling behaviour. A widely applicable scaling law for trees was obtained. We found that an actual tree manages to distribute the weight of its trunk and branches along its vertical extent in a manner that adequately secures its critical height. The method and findings of this study are applicable to a wide range of fields, such as the simplification of complicated buckling problems and the study of tree shape quantification.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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