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Fig. 8 | Annals of Forest Science

Fig. 8

From: Mechanical properties of “flexure wood”: compressive stresses in living trees improve the mechanical resilience of wood and its resistance to damage

Fig. 8

Relationship between the specific modulus of woods and the microfibril angle of their cell wall. Red points stand for the mean value of the specific modulus and microfibril angle for each type of wood (NW, CFW, TFW, MSa-N, FW and MSs-N). NW represents “normal wood” (no-bending stimulation), TFW (resp. CFW) is wood tissue formed under tensile (resp. compressive) stresses, FW stands for “flexure wood” (tissues alternatively experience compression and tensile strain). MSa-N and MSs-N are wood tissues formed in the neutral area where longitudinal strains are the lowest. The red lines represent the standard deviation

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