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Dabei sind statistische verfahren ein wesentliches hilfsmittel. Dbu environmental prize awarded to tree patron mattheck and exhaust hunter schulte. Claus mattheck of the biomechanics division of the kit institute for. Claus mattheck iml micro hammer sound velocity measurement iml service and calibration. This book is a digest of a quarter century of tree at the karlsruher research center now kit. May 22, 2014 meanwhile, the vta method has spread all over the world and it is the basis of many court decisions, says professor dr. Claus offe is professor emeritus of political sociology at the hertie school. Since 1991 he has been an officially appointed and attested expert on tree mechanics and fracture behaviour.
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