Reinforcing the Structural Stability of Old Nationally Important Trees with FRP Wraps

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/4389597/figures/4389597.fig.0011a.svgz" name="4389597.fig.0011a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Lateral displacement at top</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/4389597/figures/4389597.fig.0011b.svgz" name="4389597.fig.0011b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Maximum curvature</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/4389597/figures/4389597.fig.0011c.svgz" name="4389597.fig.0011c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Section maximum stress</td></tr></table>

<div>Effect of the width of the FRP wraps: (a) lateral displacement at the top of the stem, (b) maximum curvature, and (c) section maximum stress. (w = width of FRP wrap).</div>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Figure 11: Reinforcing the Structural Stability of Old Nationally Important Trees with FRP Wraps 