Course code MežZ3052

Credit points 5.25

Forest Melioration and Timber Transport I

Total Hours in Course140

Number of hours for lectures48

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes8

Date of course confirmation08.11.2011

Responsible UnitInstitute of Forest Management

Course developer

author

Andris Drēska

Dr. sc. ing.

Course abstract

Prerequisites for a complex forest management are forest reclamation and the improvement of infrastructure. The role of forest roads as transport routes to access every forest compartment and to ensure forest protection and timber transport. The necessity of specific technological equipment for the transport of different kinds of timber produced in logging.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

This course is giving knowledge to students about importance of melioration and building roads for forest management, about conditions of projecting, building and maintenance forest infrastructure objects, about technological truck’s equipment for the transport of different kinds of timber and organisation of transportation works. As a result students have skills about preparation of projecting tasks for infrastructure objects, how to assess project and quality of fulfilled building works, how to organise the transport of timber. With all this knowledge students have competence to work as logging compartment master or logistic specialist.

Compulsory reading

1. Labrencis V., Sudārs R. Meža meliorācija: mācību līdzeklis Jelgava: LLU, 2005. 165 lpp.
2. Meža infrastruktūras objektu projektēšana: tehniskie noteikumi LV UTN 40003466281-3-2008. 72 lpp.
3. Вырко Н.П. Строительство и эксплуатация лесовозных дорог: учебник. Минск: БГРУ, 2005. 446 с.
4. Ašmanis G., Neicinieks M., Neimanis A. u.c. Meža autoceļu rokasgrāmata Rīga: AS LVM, 2011. 96 lpp.

Further reading

1. Drēska A. Gruntsmācības pamati: mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2004. 32 lpp.
2. Drēska A. Meliorācija un kokmateriālu transports: mācību līdzeklis kursa projekta izstrāde. Jelgava: LLU. 43 lpp.
3. Jeļisējevs B. Ceļu būves un ceļu uzturēšanas darbu organizācija un tehnoloģija: mācību līdzeklis. [Smiltene]: Smiltenes 29. arodvidusskola, 2006. 208 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Baltijas koks, ISSN 1407-6667
2. Meža avīze, ISSN 1407-6187