Forest cableways: functions and use, equipments, planning and design of the ways.
Forest tracks and roads: functions, classification and planning; country surveys.
Means of wood transport.
Equipments for construction and maintenance of forest tracks and roads.
Work times for machine costs calculation.
Technique studies on forest works.
Planning of works.
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Learning Objectives
Knolewdge acquired: Forest cableways; forest tracks and roads; Work times for machine costs calculation; Technique studies on forest works.
Competence acquired (at the end of the course): Knowledge of forest cableways, forest tracks and roads.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course): To organize crews employed in the forest works; to plan and to design forest cableways, forest tracks and roads.
Prerequisites
Courses to be used as requirements (required and/or recommended): Selvicoltura generale e speciale; Utilizzazioni forestali; Topografia e Cartografia; Assestamento forestale, Dendrometria. Courses required: Selvicoltura generale e speciale; Utilizzazioni forestali; Topografia e Cartografia; Assestamento forestale, Dendrometria.
Teaching Methods
CFU: 6
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc.): 150
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 102
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 32
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours): 4
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 12
Seminars (hours):
Stages:
Intermediate examinations:
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab: recommended.
Teaching tools: Lessons supported by slides and videoprojector. Layout and survey of forest cableways and forest tracks and roads, indoor and in forest.
Type of Assessment
The exam includes: a written test on cable yarding planning and design; an oral test on the topics presented during the lectures.
The evaluation criteria includes: skill level in cable yarding planning and design; acquisition of an appropriate terminology; level of knowledge related to the topics under discussion; ability to connect the different topics covered in the program.
Course program
Forest cableways: functions and use, equipments, planning and design of the ways.
Skid trails and forest roads: functions, classification and planning; country surveys.
Means of wood transport.
Equipments for construction and maintenance of forest tracks and roads.
Work times for machine costs calculation.
Technique studies on forest works.
Planning of works.