Essays about: "plant stressing"

Found 3 essays containing the words plant stressing.

  1. 1. Interaction between weld residualstresses and warm pre-stressing

    University essay from KTH/Hållfasthetslära

    Author : Elaheh Etemadi; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cleavage fracture is a catastrophic phenomenon as it is a sudden structural collapse occurring to structures made of insufficiently ductile steels working at lower temperatures. In this study, the focus is on the material used in reactor pressure vessels (RPV) in nuclear power plants. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effects of trinexapac-ethyl on Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies

    University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Biology (from 140101)

    Author : Emil Bengtsson; [2018]
    Keywords : GA; gibberellin; Norway spruce; PGR; phytohormone; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; plant growth regulator; Scots pine; trinexapac-ethyl;

    Abstract : The use of so-called micro-plant propagation have become a well-adapted cultivation technique in Swedish forestry nurseries. Although this production method has many advantages, a commonly occurring problem is that the young plants, after trans- plantation in the nursery, have an underdeveloped root system when the shoot part have reached desired length. READ MORE

  4. 3. Preliminary study on the role of moisture and extractives of ornamental plants on the flammability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik; Lunds universitet/Brandingenjörsprogrammet; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Marcus Larsson; Micael Lundqvist; [1997]
    Keywords : moisture content; extractives; fire-weather; plant stressing; Juniper Chinensis; Wildland fires; California; flammability; HRR; heat value.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The many and costly wildland fires in later years have created a demand for better knowledge about the spreading of the wildland fire on to structures and how you should protect your home against these fires. This report is a part of a large study, “Analysis of the fire risk to structures in the southern California urban-wildland interface”, on these matters performed by the University of California at Berkeley. READ MORE