Movement of rocks by uprooting of forest trees

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Abstract
Boles of tall trees with large diameters behave as cantilever beams possessing great strength and the capacity for exerting tremendous leverage at the point of support or fulcrum. When trees are uprooted by wind they may move, both vertically and horizontally, rocks having a volume of as much as 50 cu. ft. and a weight of around 4 1/4 tons. Uprooting of trees contributes to downslope movement of the soil and rock mantle and locally may initiate erosion of the gully type. Some of the effects of soil and rock movement by uprooting trees are similar to those resulting from periglacial frost heaving.
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Authors Herbert Lutz
Journal american journal of science
Year 1960
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10.2475/ajs.258.10.752
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