Course: Forest Machinery

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Course title Forest Machinery
Course code KZT/SLP
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Filip Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to forest management 2. Basics of forestry 3. Chainsaw logging 4. Harvesters 5. Processors 6. Approximation of UKT and SLKT, forwarder balancing 7. Cableways 8. Glade preparation, mining residue collectors, planters 9. stump cutters, stump grubbing machines 10. Crushers, chippers, logging residue processing 11. Mechanisation for removing unwanted growth 12. Forest seed production and nursery 13. Mechanisation for timber removal, trucks, trailers, semi-trailers 14. Process line for timber processing, timber handling warehouse Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Field trip - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic overview of mechanization used in forestry.
The student is able to apply the knowledge acquired during the study defined in the Content section of this syllabus.
Prerequisites
knowledge of the basics of technology

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Elaboration of a selected forestry topic and its presentation at the exercise (scope 10-15 minutes), writing a test with a success rate of at least 60 percent.
Recommended literature
  • Celjak I. Stroje pro zemní a lesní práce II. České Budějovice, ZF JU, 2000.
  • Drobník J., Dvořák P. Lesní zákon. Komentář.. 1. vyd. Praha. Wolters Kluver ČR, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7357.
  • Dvořák J. et al. The use of Harvester Technology in Production Forests.. Ed. 1. Kostelec nad Černými lesy Lesnická práce, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7458-018-5.
  • Horek P. Lesní lanovky. Kostelec nad Černými lesy Lesnická práce, 2007. ISBN 978-80-87154-10-6.
  • Neruda J., Simanov V. Technika a technologie v lesnictví.. 1. vyd. Brno Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita, 2006, 2006. ISBN 80-7157-988-2.


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