user_name Roger Dunham
user_organisation Department of FORESTRY, Aberdeen University, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
date 24th May 1996
model_name Failure from compression wood
description Describes probability of failure by snapping or overturning depending on proportion of stem occupied by compression wood
software Excel 5.0
operating_system PC Windows
isumm There are three input paramaters, two of which, height and dbh are currently redundant, but will probably be used in a future version of the model. Porportion of stem occupied by compression wood at breast height. Measured from thin transverse section illuminated to show dark zones of compression wood. VALID ONLY FOR Sitka sprucena
ispecfile Tree Height dbh compression wood proportion 1 23.5 28 33
iexpspecfile Height measured in metres, dbh in centimetres and compression wood percentage in % ALL DATA IN ONE FILE.
ivar1 Height
ifile1 input.xls
idescr1 Tree height form stump to tip of highest branch or leader,
isensitiv1 Unknown
isensdescr1 none
ivar2 dbh
ifile2 input.xls
idescr2 Tree diameter at beast height.
isensitiv2 Unknown
isensdescr2 none
ivar3 compression wood percent
ifile3 input.xls
idescr3 Proportion of cross section occupied by compression wood
isensitiv3 Unknown
isensdescr3 none
ivar4
ifile4
idescr4
isensitiv4 Unknown
isensdescr4
ivar5
ifile5
idescr5
isensitiv5 Unknown
isensdescr5
ivar6
ifile6
idescr6
isensitiv6 Unknown
isensdescr6
ivar7
ifile7
idescr7
isensitiv7 Unknown
isensdescr7
ivar8
ifile8
idescr8
isensitiv8 Unknown
isensdescr8
ivar9
ifile9
idescr9
isensitiv9 Unknown
isensdescr9
ivar10
ifile10
idescr10
isensitiv10 Unknown
isensdescr10
ivar11
ifile11
idescr11
isensitiv11 Unknown
isensdescr11
ivar12
ifile12
idescr12
isensitiv12 Unknown
isensdescr12
ivar13
ifile13
idescr13
isensitiv13 Unknown
isensdescr13
ivar14
ifile14
idescr14
isensitiv14 Unknown
isensdescr14
ivar15
ifile15
idescr15
isensitiv15 Unknown
isensdescr15
ivar16
ifile16
idescr16
isensitiv16 Unknown
isensdescr16
ivar17
ifile17
idescr17
isensitiv17 Unknown
isensdescr17
ivar18
ifile18
idescr18
isensitiv18 Unknown
isensdescr18
ivar19
ifile19
idescr19
isensitiv19 Unknown
isensdescr19
ivar20
ifile20
idescr20
isensitiv20 Unknown
isensdescr20
csumm None (Note from Marianne - Need regression coefficients etc here in this case)
cspecfile NONE
cexpspecfile n/a
cpar1
cval1
cfile1
cdescr1
cpar2
cval2
cfile2
cdescr2
cpar3
cval3
cfile3
cdescr3
cpar4
cval4
cfile4
cdescr4
cpar5
cval5
cfile5
cdescr5
cpar6
cval6
cfile6
cdescr6
cpar7
cval7
cfile7
cdescr7
cpar8
cval8
cfile8
cdescr8
cpar9
cval9
cfile9
cdescr9
cpar10
cval10
cfile10
cdescr10
cpar11
cval11
cfile11
cdescr11
cpar12
cval12
cfile12
cdescr12
cpar13
cval13
cfile13
cdescr13
cpar14
cval14
cfile14
cdescr14
cpar15
cval15
cfile15
cdescr15
cpar16
cval16
cfile16
cdescr16
cpar17
cval17
cfile17
cdescr17
cpar18
cval18
cfile18
cdescr18
cpar19
cval19
cfile19
cdescr19
cpar20
cval20
cfile20
cdescr20
osumm Give probability of fialure by snap, overtuning or remaining undmaged
ospecfile Not currently in file format
oexpspecfile Probability of snap appears in column E, probability of windthrow in column F, and probability of no damage appears in column G. Column H contains most probable outcome. Probailities relate to likelihood of damage occurring if a similar storm occurred again, which originally caused the damage to the stand.
ovar1 snapprob
ofile1 excel spreadsheet model.xls, clumn E
odescr1 Probability of snap
ovar2 throwprob
ofile2 excel spreadsheet model.xls column F
odescr2 Probality of windthrow
ovar3 standprob
ofile3 excel spreasheet, model.xls, column G
odescr3 Probability of remaining undamaged
ovar4
ofile4
odescr4
ovar5
ofile5
odescr5
ovar6
ofile6
odescr6
ovar7
ofile7
odescr7
ovar8
ofile8
odescr8
ovar9
ofile9
odescr9
ovar10
ofile10
odescr10
ovar11
ofile11
odescr11
ovar12
ofile12
odescr12
ovar13
ofile13
odescr13
ovar14
ofile14
odescr14
ovar15
ofile15
odescr15
ovar16
ofile16
odescr16
ovar17
ofile17
odescr17
ovar18
ofile18
odescr18
ovar19
ofile19
odescr19
ovar20
ofile20
odescr20
ovar21
ofile21
odescr21
ovar22
ofile22
odescr22
ovar23
ofile23
odescr23
ovar24
ofile24
odescr24
ovar25
ofile25
odescr25
ovar26
ofile26
odescr26
ovar27
ofile27
odescr27
ovar28
ofile28
odescr28
ovar29
ofile29
odescr29
ovar30
ofile30
odescr30
stat_meth compression wood proportion (Height and dbh will be included in future). Note from Marianne: what would need to go in here would be the parameters from any regressions carried out, information about the statistical relationships etc)
mech_meth
log_meth
scope Limited to Sitka spruce grown in North of England. Develepod on 72 trees in two separet forests which had been badly wind damaged during winter of 1994/5 Modele should be used cautioulsy in other geographic areas., model is based on a restricted sample, and more data is needed to add confidence. assumes that all trees were exposed to similar windloads. Soil types, silvicultural treatments, provenance etc, have not yet been investigated.
other
copyright DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
contact Dr Roger Dunham