Challenges for Forest Engineering. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 49th Symposium on Forest

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Proceedings and Abstracts
From Theory to Practice:
Challenges for Forest Engineering
49th Symposium on Forest Mechanization
Warsaw, Poland 2016
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From Theory to Practice:
Challenges for Forest Engineering
Proceedings and Abstracts of the
49th Symposium on Forest Mechanization
Editors
A. Gendek, T. Moskalik
Warsaw 2016
Arkadiusz Gendek, Tadeusz Moskalik
Faculty of Forestry
Faculty of Production Engineering
Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Poland
Layout: A. Gendek, C. Kanzian
Cover image: A. Gendek
Citation recommendation:
A. Gendek, T. Moskalik (2016). From Theory to Practice: Challenges for Forest Engineering. Proceedings
and Abstracts of the 49th Symposium on Forest Mechanization. Warsaw, Poland 2016. 338 p.
The contributions are not refereed, and many of these papers represent reports of continuing research.
It is expected that some of them will appear in a more polished and complete form in scientific journals.
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Faculty of Forestry
Department of Forest Utilization
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW,
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Contents
CHAPTER 1. TIMBER HARVESTING – PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY
Comparison of standing timber sorting with bucking by harvesters
J. Dvořák, P. Natov, J. Kašpar, G. Szewczyk, M. Kormanek ..................................................................................... 13
A new method for the loading of logs by portable winch and polyethylene chutes
H. Acar .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Log pulling-sliding head to be used during cable skidding by drummed tractor
H. Acar .................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Operational efficiency and cost of strip road construction in Tochigi prefecture, Japan
K. Aruga, Y. Ishida, R. Uemura ................................................................................................................................ 27
Implementation challenges for CTI in Norwegian wood supply
J. Bjerketvedt, D. Fjeld ............................................................................................................................................ 31
New delimbing tool for harwood trees: feedback on new ribbed knives after one year experience
E. Cacot, J.C. Fauroux, D. Peuch, A. Bouvet, M. Chakroun ..................................................................................... 37
Time of arrival variations for short-sea shipping of roundwood and chips within the Baltic Sea
D. Fjeld, B. Talbot .................................................................................................................................................... 45
Evaluating the debarking efficiency of modified harvesting heads on European tree species
J.B. Heppelmann, E.R. Labelle, U. Seeling, S. Wittkopf ........................................................................................... 49
The effect of independent variables of time equations at the logging with harvesters
A.L. Horváth, K.S. Mátyás, I. Czupy ......................................................................................................................... 53
Utilization of manual bucking in cutting softwood log stems in Finland
K. Kärhä, J. Änäkkälä, O. Hakonen, T. Palander, J.A. Sorsa, T. Räsänen, T. Moilanen ............................................. 61
The effect of quality bucking and automatic bucking on harvesting productivity and product recovery in a pine
dominated stand under Bavarian conditions
E.R. Labelle, M. Bergen, J. Windisch ....................................................................................................................... 69
Productivity of a single-grip TimberPro 620 harvester with a LogMax 7000 harvesting head in a beech dominated
stand
E.R. Labelle, J. Windisch .......................................................................................................................................... 77
Does order of stems in harvesting count – the effect on bucking outcome when utilizing bucking-to-demand
approach
J. Malinen, M. Räsänen ........................................................................................................................................... 83
Investigation and evaluation of the methodology of determination of solid volume according to the stacked
volume on roadside, in forwarder and in truck loads for logistics purposes in LATVIA
Z. Miklašēvičs .......................................................................................................................................................... 89
Assessing the possibility of incorporating Japanese small-scale logging systems into forest operations in Kenya
A.O. Birundu, Y. Suzuki, J. Gotou, H. Nagai, Y. Hayata, S. Yamasaki, T. Yamasaki .................................................. 99
Airborne Laser Scanning and Gamma Ray Data in Wood Procurement Planning of Peatlands
T. Palander, K. Kärhä, S. Tossavainen ................................................................................................................... 105
Mechanized processing of big broadleaved crowns an operational reality
P. Ruch, X. Montagny, A. Bouvet, E. Ulrich, P. George ......................................................................................... 111
Long range cable systems in Japan: succession and continuous development to overcome terrain and cost
balance
Y. Suzuki, S. Yamasaki, T. Yamasaki, H. Ishigaki .................................................................................................... 119
The impact of road geometry and surface roughness on fuel consumption and travelling speed for Swedish
logging trucks
G. Svenson, D. Fjeld .............................................................................................................................................. 125
Wood yard design methodology for improved supply chain performance
M. Trzcianowska, D. Beaudoin, L. LeBel ............................................................................................................... 129
Modelling knottiness of scots pines prior to or concurrently with logging operation
J. Uusitalo, O. Ylhäisi, H. Rummukainen, M. Makkonen ....................................................................................... 135
CHAPTER 2. BIOENERGY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Fuel quality changes and dry matter losses during the storage of wood chips - Part 2: container trials to examine
the effects of fuel screening
T. Mendel, D. Kuptz, H. Hartmann ....................................................................................................................... 139
Variability of energy woodchips and their economic effects
A. Gendek, T. Nurek.............................................................................................................................................. 145
Future need of forest biomass supply chains at the regional level of South Savo in Finland
K. Karttunen, M. Aalto, J. Föhr, T. Ranta .............................................................................................................. 147
Comparison of rapid moisture content determination methods for wood chips
T. Mendel, A. Überreiter, D. Kuptz, H. Hartmann ................................................................................................ 153
Economic analysis of secondary fuel quality treatment for wood chips from forest residues
K. Schreiber, D. Kuptz, F. Schulmeyer, H. Hartmann, H. Borchert ........................................................................ 157
Effects of rough delimbing of coniferous crowns on biomass and nutrient exports and the productivity of the
forest wood chip production chain
F. Schulmeyer, E. Dietz, B. Reger, K. Hüttl, H. Borchert........................................................................................ 161
Role and assessment of unconventional biomass resources
A. Vityi, A. Vágvölgyi, I. Czupy .............................................................................................................................. 165
Logistic analysis of wood chips procurement chain from forest to power industry plants - method
W. Zychowicz, T. Moskalik, A. Gendek, T. Nurek, J. Kikulski................................................................................. 169
CHAPTER 3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOREST OPERATIONS
Visual Quality Assessment of Road Network within the Forested Areas
A.E. Akay, E. Bilici, Ş.D. Çankal .............................................................................................................................. 173
Theory and practice of ploughing
T. Blija, L. Blija, E. Reinbergs ................................................................................................................................. 181
A study of lateral drains (waterways and gullies) in section 1 of mekaroud forest roads
A.H. Firouzan, M.H. Abed ..................................................................................................................................... 185
The study of Damages on Soil and Seedlings in Traditional an Mechanical Methods Transportation (Case Study:
Series 7 Neyrang Forest, Watershed No 45 Golband, Nowshahr)
A.H. Firouzan, M.H. Abed, H. Saffari .................................................................................................................... 195
Protection of Oak Roundwood in FSC Certified High Forests
M. Franjević, B. Hrašovec, T. Poršinsky, A. Đuka .................................................................................................. 203
Propagation of noise generated by light-lift helicopters in natural environments: a case study in the Italian Alps
S. Grigolato, O. Mologni, R. Cavalli, A. Proto, G. Zimbalatti ................................................................................. 211
Integrated prevention concept for safety and health in forest operations
E. Kastenholz, J. Morat, U. Seeling ....................................................................................................................... 217
Forest operations versus recreational forest utilisation
J. Kikulski .............................................................................................................................................................. 221
Improvement of bogie tracks for wheeled forestry machines
V.E. Klubnichkin, E.E. Klubnichkin ........................................................................................................................ 227
Health and safety – forestry machine operators status and point of view
W.Ł. Nowacka ....................................................................................................................................................... 233
Mechanization in forestry from local communities point of view
W.Ł. Nowacka, P. Staniszewski ............................................................................................................................. 237
Legal and economic aspects of private forestry enterprises activities
J. Oktaba, J. Sadowski, T. Moskalik, D. Zastocki ................................................................................................... 241
EU Forest Strategy – implications for forest utilisation at operational level in Poland
J. Oktaba, P. Paschalis-Jakubowicz, D. Zastocki, J. Sadowski, G. Jednoralski ....................................................... 245
Economic and Life Cycle Assessment of integrated wood and chips harvesting from hybrid poplar plantations in
the Genil Valley (Spain). Comparison with chips harvesting from Poplar SRCs
R.L. Relaño*, E.T. Esteban, S.J. Herrero Rodríguez ............................................................................................... 249
Influence of strip roads on thickness of trees growing in close vicinity
W. Stempski, K. Polowy, K. Jabłoński ................................................................................................................... 257
An automated detection system for (forest) road conditions
M. Starke, M. Ziesak, D. Rommel, P. Hug ............................................................................................................. 261
Modeling of the soil compaction process and rutting by timber transport machines
O. Styranivskyy, Y. Styranivskyy ............................................................................................................................ 267
Forwarder operating conditions in Norway as quantified through GPS tracking
B. Talbot, M. Pierzchala, J. Bjerketvedt, D. Fjeld .................................................................................................. 271
Wound occurrence analysis and potential wound area damage probability of trees adjacent to skidding trails
in Greek beech stands
P.A. Tsioras, Z. Karaszewski, D.K. Liamas .............................................................................................................. 273
Moisture sensitive rutting models for fine grain mineral soils
J. Uusitalo, H. Lindeman, J. Toivio, M. Siren, J. Ala-Ilomäki .................................................................................. 279
CHAPTER 4. ABSTRACTS
Sustainable Forest Products Supply Chains
Dalia Abbas ........................................................................................................................................................... 285
Implementing Computer Based Bucking Method in Producing Black pine (Pinus nigra) Logs in Bursa, Turkey
A.E. Akay ............................................................................................................................................................... 286
Evaluation of selected energy and transport parameters of seed extraction remains
M. Aniszewska, A. Gendek, W. Zychowicz ............................................................................................................ 287
Productivity Analysis of Post-fire Salvage Logging Operations in Bursa, Turkey
E. Bilici, A.E. Akay, D. Özkan .................................................................................................................................. 288
Use of lignin solution in the road structure to increase the bearing capacity of forest truck roads
J. Bjerketvedt ........................................................................................................................................................ 289
Use of dust abatement chemicals to reduce sediment production from forest roads
K. Boston ............................................................................................................................................................... 290
Estimating rutting and soil displacement in skid trails by soil sampling and 3D Structure for Motion (SfM)
photogrammetry modelling: first trial in Vallombrosa forest (Italy)
M. Cambi, F. Giannetti, F. Bottalico, G. Chirici, E. Marchi..................................................................................... 291
ForstInVoice - Making better use of harvester board computers
H.U. Dietz, U. Seeling ............................................................................................................................................ 292
Trunk quality changes analyse in Latvia private forests
M. Eglīte, T. Blija ................................................................................................................................................... 293
The logistic potential of large chip trucks and chipper trucks in a combined system
L. Eliasson, H. von Hofsten, J. Enström ................................................................................................................. 294
Impact of yarding direction and silvicultural treatment on operation performance in whole tree cable yarding –
an analysis based on plot level data
G. Erber, A. Haberl, K. Stampfer ........................................................................................................................... 295
Modeling multimodal roundwood transport in Norway
D. Fjeld .................................................................................................................................................................. 296
Availability and utilization costs of forest woody biomass for bioenergy in Mexico
U. Flores, D. Jaeger ............................................................................................................................................... 297
Integrated biomass and timber harvesting in pine plantations in Western Australia
M.R. Ghaffariyan, R. Spinelli, N. Magagnotti, M. Brown ...................................................................................... 298
Mapping the effects of rail system configuration on delivery precision, stock levels and lead times in pulpwood
supply
O. Gustavsson, D. Fjeld ......................................................................................................................................... 299
Evaluating the debarking efficiency of modified harvesting heads on European tree species
J.B. Heppelmann, E.R. Labelle, U. Seeling, S. Wittkopf ......................................................................................... 300
Aerial logging – state and perspectives
H. Heinimann ........................................................................................................................................................ 301
Vehicle-soil interaction – what can you learn from terramechanics?
H. Heinimann ........................................................................................................................................................ 302
Contact pressure allocation under bogie tracks
J. Hittenbeck ......................................................................................................................................................... 303
Optimising resource management in forestry through the use of qualified planning times and planning costs
for standardised working procedures (RePlan)
C. Hock, A. Hauck, M. Dög, B. Möhring, F. Rinderle, U. Seeling, D. Jaeger ........................................................... 304
Fuel Quality Changes and Dry Matter Losses during the Storage of Wood Chips. Part 1: Field Trials to Examine
the Storage of Wood Chips under Practical Conditions
N. Hofmann, T. Mendel, F. Schulmeyer, D. Kuptz, H. Borchert, H. Hartmann ..................................................... 305
The use of photo-optical systems for measurement of stacked wood
K. Jodłowski, T. Moskalik, R. Tomusiak, W. Sarzyński .......................................................................................... 306
Performance and costs for harwarder and harvester-forwarder systems in clear felling
R. Jonsson, T. Brunberg, P. Jönsson, H. Lundström, J. Manner ............................................................................ 307
Assessing loss of plywood due to spike damage from a harvester head
Z. Karaszewski, A. Noskowiak, M. Bembenek, A. Łacka, P.A. Tsioras, M. Rosińska, P.S. Mederski ...................... 308
Traffic pattern of a mixed-use forest road in Hungary
B. Kisfaludi, P. Primusz, J. Péterfalvi, P. Csáki, A. Herceg, P. Kalicz....................................................................... 309
Private forestry contractors in Poland - current state and development opportunities
J. Kocel, K. Jodłowski ............................................................................................................................................ 310
Lean Communication Standard to raise efficiency of wood procurement in the WSC
M. Kopetzky, H.U. Dietz, U. Seeling ...................................................................................................................... 311
Evaluation of advanced solutions for wood transportation by road – a simulation approach
O.J. Korpinen, M. Aalto, P. Venäläinen, T. Ranta ................................................................................................. 312
Damage to residual stands caused by harvesting operations in steep terrain
M. Kühmaier, C. Huber, G. Pichler ........................................................................................................................ 313
Harvester measuring systems and IT as basis for optimal bucking and creation of value in German forestry314
E.R. Labelle, M. Bergen, J. Windisch ..................................................................................................................... 314
Accident analysis in forest operations in an alpine context
A. Laschi, E. Marchi, C. Foderi, F. Neri .................................................................................................................. 315
Environmental assessment of two different logging methods in coppice
A. Laschi, E. Marchi, S. González García ............................................................................................................... 316
Sustainability of wood products: environmental performance of wood pellets’ production by means of Life Cycle
Assessment
A. Laschi, E. Marchi, S. González García ............................................................................................................... 317
A new device for reducing crew size and operator workload during log winching operations
N. Magagnotti, G.O. Aalmo, M. Brown, R. Spinelli ............................................................................................... 318
Lowering forwarding costs: calculating decrease in forwarder distance due to lower number of assortments and
stand area partition
P.S. Mederski, M. Bembenek, Z. Karaszewski, K. Polowy, M. Rosińska, A. Łacka ................................................ 319
Recovery of soil physical properties from compaction caused by ground based skidding in Hyrcanian forest, Iran
R. Naghdi, A. Solgi, P.A. Tsioras, M. Nikooy .......................................................................................................... 320
Limits of trafficability on forest soils. Influencing parameters on rutting
S. Pasemann, J. Erler ............................................................................................................................................. 321
Planning of primary forest road network on strategic and tactical level – from idea to implementation in
operational forestry
T. Pentek, T. Poršinsky, A. Đuka, Ž. Tomašić ........................................................................................................ 322
Measuring wheel ruts with close range photogrammetry
M. Pierzchała, B. Talbot, R. Astrup ....................................................................................................................... 323
Impact of harvester engine rotation speed on effectiveness of birch log processing
M. Rosińska, M. Bembenek, Z. Karaszewski, M. Dąbrowski, P.S. Mederski ......................................................... 324
Validation of prediction models for estimating moisture content of logging residues
J. Routa, M. Kolström, J. Ruotsalainen, L. Sikanen ............................................................................................... 325
Mobilisation by better information of private Forest Owners in Germany
U. Seeling, H.U. Dietz, N. Karl ............................................................................................................................... 326
The construction of forest roads on the low bearing capacity using timber rafts and brushwood mattresses
R. Selwakowski, G. Trzciński, P. Kozakiewicz ........................................................................................................ 327
Mapping and comparison of harvesting production management in Norwegian forest owners associations ..
E. Skagestad, B. Vennesland, D. Fjeld ................................................................................................................... 328
Characterizing north-Italian logging contractors: success factors, obstacles and perspectives
R. Spinelli, M. Soucy, E. Jessup, N. Magagnotti .................................................................................................... 329
The efficiency of timber harvesting using the HYPRO 450 processor combined with a farm tractor
A. Stańczykiewicz, K. Leszczyński, J. Sowa, D. Kulak, G. Szewczyk ........................................................................ 330
The variability in work volition of harvester's operators
G. Szewczyk, J. Sowa, J. Dvořák, D. Kulak, A. Stańczykiewicz, D. Gaj-Gielarowiec ................................................ 331
Productivity models for harvesting processes – “HeProMo”
O. Thees, F. Frutig, D. Pedolin, R. Lemm ............................................................................................................... 332
Accuracy of logs’ volume determination due to measurement systems applied in harvesters
R. Tomusiak, T. Moskalik, Ł. Ludwisiak, M. Gołębiowski ...................................................................................... 333
Carbon footprint of a firewood supply chain in Northern Greece
P.A. Tsioras ........................................................................................................................................................... 334