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Forest Works and Machinery

Course developers

Prior knowledge

MašZ2014, Engineering Graphics

MežZ1015, Forest Work and Machinery I

MežZB004, Mechanization of Forestry Work I

MežZB005, Mechanization of Forestry Work II

Course abstract

The study course is designed to use the capacity of skills and theoretical knowledge to choose machines and non-mechanics for forest management. For the acquisition of skills in the selection of felling technologies in a number of different options in support of the number of workers and machines, in the assessment of the size of ancillary works.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

• Knowledge – know the technology of forest works and machines in relation to specific conditions.(course project)
• Skills to identify the number of workers required, prepare technological planning for the felling area and a development calendar.(course project)
• Competency – responsible to assess practical practices in the production of logging tasks.(course project)

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Choice of forest works for the development of a technological content course project.
2. General description of the state of play in the type of forest works selected for the course project.
3. Choosing an object corresponding to the topic of the course project in nature.
4. The wording of the specific objective of the project and the main objectives for achieving it.
5. General characteristics of the site in nature.
6. Methodological justification for the collection of field data needed to perform project tasks.
7. Collection of field data needed to perform project tasks in the given conditions.
8. Description of the field data harvested.
9. Methodological justification for data casmeral processing.
10. Actual progress on course project tasks.
11. Quality of the results obtained from the development of the course project.
12. Relevance of the results of the project to the information known to date on the type of forest works in question.
13. An assessment of the achievement of the project target and the fulfilment of key tasks.
14. Preparation of conclusions and proposals.
15. Preparing a draft course for submission.
16. Submitting and defending a draft course.

Requirements for awarding credit points

The course project must be designed in full and evaluated with a note.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Literature studies. Preparation of the course project according to the methodological instructions.

Compulsory reading

1. Meža tipoloģija. I. Liepa u.c. Jelgava: Studentu biedrība Šalkone, 2014. 118 lpp.
2. Meža darbi un tehnoloģijas. Z. Sarmulis A. Saveļjevs Jelgava: : Studentu biedrība Šalkone, 2015. 146 lpp
3. Sarmulis Z. Cirsmu tehnoloģiskais plānojums mežizstrādē. Jelgava: LLU Meža izmantošanas katedra, 2006. 45 lpp.
4. Drēska A. Kokmateriālu sagatavošana ar harvesteru: metodiski norādījumi. Jelgava: LLU Meža izmantošanas katedra, 2006. 40 lpp.

Further reading

1. Uusitalo J. Introduction to Forest Operations and Technology. JVP Forest Systems, 2010. 287 p.
2. Saliņš Z. Mežs - Latvijas nacionālā bagātība. Jelgava: Autora izd., 2002. 248 lpp. 3. Жуков А.В., Федоренчик А.С., Коробкин В.А., Бычок А.Н. Лесные машины. Минск: БГТУ, 2001. 149 c.
3. Studiju noslēguma darbu struktūra un noformēšana: metodiskie norādījumi Meža
fakultātes studentiem.
Jelgava: LLU, 2015. 18 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

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

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 Forest and Environmental Science