Training by TreeConsult
Evaluating pulling tests using the specially developed Arbostat software requires a basic knowledge of mechanics and wood physics, a clear understanding of safety appraisal according to engineering principles, plus experience in estimating wind load on trees and their dynamic reactions to it.
Training in the ArboStat software prior to its purchase is mandatory. TreeConsult regularly offers courses for small groups.
Basic seminar
The training consists of four units, which are usually held on four consecutive days. Participants must attend the course on all four days in order to acquire the licence to use the Arbostat software.
Day 1: Introduction - Tree Biomechanics and the Basics of Pulling Tests
- engineering concepts and safety
- fracture, Hook's Law, elastic limit
- Inclination curve for tree tilt failure
- ground-level wind effects in the urban environment
- flow effects around trees and within canopies
- pulling test demonstration
Day 2: Hands-on Training in Pulling Tests (TreeQinetic System)
- measurement technology, devices and sensors
- pulling test design and sensor set-up
- data acquisition and validation
- limits in the pulling test, risks
Day 3: Evaluation with Arbostat Software
- wind structure, tree response
- adequate assessment of parameters used for wind load estimations
- beam theory, material properties of green wood
- tipping failure of trees, the interaction of roots and soil
- practical application in Arbostat
Day 4: Practical exercises
On this day, the acquired knowledge will be applied and deepened through a practical tensile test and through the evaluation using Arbostat.
User meeting
User meetings are also held. At these one-day seminars, current research results are presented, wind load analyses are carried out together and practical experience is discussed.
You can find current dates in the Seminar calendar at www.treeconsult.org
