| Course title | |||||
| 森林生産システム学 [Forest Engineering Systems] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01RN2218 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 岩岡 正博 [IWAOKA Masahiro] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| This 2-credit course provides students with a way of thinking and technique for utilization of material and energy resources from forests and sustainable utilization of forests as environment. It will address the fundamentals of engineering for resource utilization and its impacts on human and environment that are part of the Forest Science Program. The topics covered are engineering for wood production, forest machinery and operation and forest. Students will learn about forest operation, forest machinery and their system. |
| Expected Learning |
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Describe various operations through planting to harvesting of trees. Describe typical operational systems of timber production. Describe the definition of productivity and calculate it. Describe regulations for labor safety. Describe indicators and measurement methods for labor load. Describe functions, uses and mechanism of forest machinery. Describe fundamental knowledge of yarding cables. Describe relationship between geographical features and forest operation system. |
| Course schedule |
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I. Introduction II. Timber production systems III Forest Machinery IV Forest Environment and Production |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handouts will be used. |
| References |
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The National Board of Forestry, SWEDEN, A richer forest M Kamiiizaka edt. Forestry Engineering (in Japanese) M. Kamiiizaka and K. Kanzaki edt. Forest Operation system. S. Ookawara Forestry Machinery |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Quiz: Quiz will be given weekly. Final examination and quizzes are both assessed. Students in this class are assumed to attend at least two thirds of classes. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| This class carries wide spread area. Students can read any of reference publications above. |
| Course keywords |
| sustainable use, production system, timber production, forestry |
| Office hours |
| After 10:30 every Tuesday. |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| http://kenkyu-web.tuat.ac.jp/Profiles/1/0000072/profile.html |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 5/29/2018 8:29:56 PM |