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The descriptions of the cracks can sometimes be relatively imprecise because there is no exact distinction between the actual crack forms and the underlying crack causes. On the one hand, the same crack forms can have several different causes. For example, a cross crack could be caused by dehydration or by growth strains. On the other hand, the same causes can lead to several different crack forms. Growth stresses, for example, may lead to cracks in the cross-sectional area, cross cracks, or star shakes. These connections will be clearly illustrated in the overview of crack forms.
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Richter, C. (2015). Overview of Cracks/Shake Forms and Causes. In: Wood Characteristics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07422-1_8
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