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Forest Road Building

Course developer

Prior knowledge

BūvZ1038, Surveying

LauZ1015, Forest Soils

MežZ1015, Forest Work and Machinery I

MežZ3074, Forest Infrastructure I

Course abstract

Forest roads are used for complex forest management - at the same time for timber transportation, silvicultural, forest custody and protection and game management and recreational needs. Enough dense, according to suspension system built and correctly exploitation forest road network provides rhythmic and economical road transport work and complex forest management

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students acquire:
• Knowledge about of the main forest road design methods for various excavation and embankment and surfacing and building organization;(course project)
• Skills to preparation of projecting tasks for infrastructure objects;(course project)
• Competence how to assess project and quality of fulfilled building works.(presentation)

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Familiarity with the course project task and forest stand plan .
2. The role of forest drainage systems in forest road construction .
3. Design parameters of the drainage and newly developed ditches of the drainage system .
4. Drawing of longitudinal profiles and cross profiles of drainage ditches.

5. Estimates of forest drainage system construction volumes.
6. Design of forest roads in plan.
7. Design of the road route plan.
8. Road longitudinal profile and cross profiling.
9. Forest road construction design work volume table.
10. Forest felling area – a sketch of the route felling.
11. Ground work and construction of road cover .
12. Road cover design.
13. Calculation of road cover material.
14. Through fall construction work .
15. Ground mass distribution schedule.
16. Forest road construction estimate.

Requirements for awarding credit points

The issue of the course project, its enforcement methodology and consultation take place during the practical lessons of the “Forest Infrastructure II” course. Credit scores are obtained by defending the course project.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Studies on forest road design and construction practices in Latvia and elsewhere in the world.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The study results are controlled by the course project evaluating knowledge of the design and construction of forest roads.

Compulsory reading

1. Meža infrastruktūras objektu projektēšanas tehniskie noteikumi 2015. Rīga: AS LVM, 2015. 88 lpp.
2. Meža autoceļu rokasgrāmata. G.Ašmanis, M.Neicinieks, A.Neimanis u.c. Rīga: AS LVM, 2011. 96 lpp.
3. Drēska A. Meža autoceļi: mācību līdzeklis LLU Meža fakultātes studentiem un nozares speciālistiem. Jelgava: LLU, 2014. 120 lpp.
4. Labrencis V., Sudārs R. Meža meliorācija: mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2005. 165 lpp.

Further reading

1. Jeļisējevs B. Ceļu būves un ceļu uzturēšanas darbu organizācija un tehnoloģija: mācību līdzeklis. Smiltene: Smiltenes 29. arodvidusskola, 2006. 208 lpp.
2. Gruntsmācības pamati: mācību līdzeklis. Sast. A. Drēska. Jelgava: LLU, 2004. 32 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Baltijas Koks. ISSN 1407-6667
2. SkogForsk Results. ISSN 1103-6222
3. Meža Avīze. ISSN 1407–6187

Notes

The study course is included in the compulsory part of full-time and part-time studies of the professional higher education bachelor study program “Forest Engineer” of the Faculty of Forestry.