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Compression kinking failure in spruce(Picea Abies) is investigated experimentally using a high resolution video camera. Three distinct stages of kinking are identified; incipient kinking, transient kinking and steady-state kinking. The different mechanisms governing these stages are discussed. Incipient kinking is found to be governed by the longitudinal shear yield strength and the high local fiber...