Analytical Modeling of Tree Vibration Generated during Cutting Process

Analytical Modeling of Tree Vibration Generated during Cutting Process

There are several ways to cut down a tree. The piece by piece cutting method is studied in this research. By modeling the cutting process into simple dynamic models and obtaining governing equations of motion of tree and cut piece in each model, the forces during cutting process were calculated. The...

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Main Author: Karvanirabori, Payman
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
Subjects:
Cutting process
Tree vibration
Finite element model of tree
Civil engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computational Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Other Engineering
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/358
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1444&context=theses
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Summary:There are several ways to cut down a tree. The piece by piece cutting method is studied in this research. By modeling the cutting process into simple dynamic models and obtaining governing equations of motion of tree and cut piece in each model, the forces during cutting process were calculated. The method was then applied to a set of real data and tree vibrations were compared with field measurements. The study is very rare in the case of the variety of the topics it covers from dynamics and mechanics to finite element modeling of a biological system.

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