Forest Opening Up and Wood Transport

Course Information
TitleΔιάνοιξη Δάσους και Μεταφορά Ξύλου / Forest Opening Up and Wood Transport
Code43Υ
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolForestry and Natural Environment
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 3rd / Doctorate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600019434

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dasologías kai Fysikoý Perivállontos (2020-sīmera)

Registered students: 92
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Compulsory CoursesCompulsory Course425
Class Information
Academic Year2021 – 2022
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours5
Class ID
600194331
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Relation between forest opening-up and transport of wood Study of the environmental impact from the opening-up, restoration and absorption of the environmental impacts from the forest ecosystem. Methods for the calculation the optimum road density and design of the detail forest opening-up. Students are being familiar with the phases of skidding and logging in long distances of wood. Design of a completed plan that will include the necessary means of opening-up (basic, detailed) and the appropriate means of wood skidding and transport of wood.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
General principles, definition, possibilities, means, kinds and methods of forest opening up. Factors affecting forest opening up (technical, economic, ecological-environmental and social). Basic principles of planning and selection forest opening up operations, terrain classification. Optimum opening up and calculations of road density, road distance, percentage of opening up and skidding distance. Planning and study of forest opening up employing roads and other installations. Interactions between road opening up and wood logging. Study, design and construction of road network. Definition, objectives and purpose of forest road networks and contribution to the development and utilization of the mountainous and forest lands. Views about planning of forest road networks and contribution to the development and utilization of mountainous and forest lands. Views about planning of forest road networks, related factors, interactions with forestry intensity, definition of wood skidding and transport limits, characterization and classification of forest roads. Data for forest roads study at various soil morphology types, effects of forest road network construction and methods of economic analysis and evaluation of forest road networks. Purpose and types of wood transport. Principles, means, methods and systems of skidding and long distance transport of wood. Modern machinery for skidding and wood transport (terrestrial, aerial and water transport). Skidding and wood transport by tractors (simple and articulated). Operation principles of cable logging systems. Mobile yarders, installation and operation procedures.
Keywords
Forest opening-up, skidding of wood, transport of wood, forest road network
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
New internet technologies
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.3✓✓
Laboratory Work521.7✓✓
Internship200.7✓
Project341.1✓✓
Exams50.2✓✓
Total1505
Student Assessment
Description
Lecture attendances Delivery of exercises Individual assignments Written examination The course's assessment is based on: a. Written theory examination. b. Submission of laboratory exercises. Presence at laboratory exercises is compulsory. Prerequisite for the attentance to written examination is the sucessful submission of laboratory exercises (forest road opening up and mobile cable yarder). The final grade is derived by the following: 1. Written examination on theory: 70% 2. Submission of laboratory exercises: 30%
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
  • Report (Formative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Διάνοιξη δάσους- Μετατόπιση και Μεταφορά δασικών προϊόντων Συγγραφείς: Β. Δρόσος, Ε. Καραγιάννης, Κ. Δούκας Εκδόσεις: Τζιόλας Α.Ε., Θεσσαλονίκη 2013. ISBN: 978-960-418-436-1 ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΕΥΔΟΞΟΥ: 32997428
Additional bibliography for study
"Walderschliessung", P. Dietz W. Knigge H. Loeffler, ISBN 3-490-02116-9 "Holzernte und Holztransport", Rolf Grammel, ISBN 3-490-03616-6 Στο internet σχετικά με τα αντικείμενα του μαθήματος
Last Update
30-09-2021