Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 24)
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Year 3 Forestry.
Credit points: 6.5
Coordinator: Dr L J Bren.
Pre/Corequisite: Forest Engineering and Surveying, Timber Management and Harvesting.
Contact: 18 hours of lectures and 18 hours of practical work.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: be completely familiar with forest harvesting machines, systems, and conflicts; be aware of likely future developments of forest harvesting in the light of the current social view of the role of forests; be confident and competent in their selection of harvesting systems for specific areas; be able to compute the likely productivity of harvesting systems.
Content:
Power systems for ground-based forest harvesting machines including direct drive, hydrokinetic, and hydrostatic systems. Comparison of motor-manual and manual systems with machine-based systems. Mapping of forest trafficability or accessibility to different machines. Likely changes in the future. Human performance factors in forest harvesting. Cable systems and basic layouts including simple and complex skyline systems. Graphical computation of load capacity and relation of this to topography. Role of trucking in forest harvesting. Management of transportation systems. Harvesting in agroforestry. Considerations of various factors in forest harvesting conflicts, and compatibility of harvesting with other values.
Assessment:
A 2-hour examination at the end of the subject; a number of smaller tests will be administered; practical work as directed.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 24)
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