Duration
6h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Presentation of main forest harvesting systems used throughout the world. Attention is paid to
- interaction between environment constraints and equipments;
- improvement of wood supply chain (new technologies);
- safety measures in forest harvesting.
1. Introduction
2. Harvesting systems and methods
3. Harvesting equipments
4. Harvesting productivity and costing
5. Forest roads
Guest speakers will be invited
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After completing the course the student is expected to : - understand the concepts harvesting methods and harvesting systems; - be able to identify the factors affecting the selection of a harvesting system; - be able to recognize the most common equipments used in mechanized forest harvesting and to know their main functionalities; - be able to estimate the productivity and calculate the profitability of a forest harvesting system; - be able to set up safety concepts in forest harvesting operations (safety equipment, risk factors, ..).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge in silviculture
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures : 8 h
Exercices : 4 h
Field practical session : 3h
Personal assignment : 9 h
Recommended or required readings
- The support of the lectures will be distributed through MyULG
- ARMEF [1993]. Manuel d'exploitation forestière (tome 1). ARMEF, CTBA, 442 p.
- ARMEF [1994]. Manuel d'exploitation forestière (tome 2). ARMEF, CTBA, 415 p.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Additional information:
Oral exam with written preparation
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
De Mil, Tom
Gestion des Ressources forestières et des Milieux naturels
Tom.demil@uliege.be
Lejeune, Philippe (Professeur)
Forest and Nature Management
081 622296