DAMPING BEHAVIOR OF OLIVE TREES UNDER TRUNK SHAKING

Damping behavior of olive trees under trunk shaking

Abstract This study investigates the damping behavior of olive trees under trunk shaking by assessing transmitted acceleration and logarithmic decrement in the soil and tree, as well as the actual shaking, damping, and elastic powers within the tree.The trunk shaker was operated at five attachment heights: 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, and 0.8 m.Results rev

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Textiles from Scythian burial complexes

In Northern Black Sea steppes were excavated more than three thousand Scythian burial mounds.In the studied burials were discovered large quantities of artifacts, but leather and textile items are preserved only in a few cases.Some ideas about Scythian costume are found in the works of Greek authors.In this regard, extremely important is the funera

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