Nacrtak In Turkey ground base skidding method is frequently used to extract log material. Physical damages occurring on the skidded log during ground based skidding cause quality and quantity loss of the log. This damage is formed by the ground structure, mass of transported logs, friction coefficient and skidding distance. In this study to improve a »Damage Prediction Model« means to predict t...

Based on heavy aircraft main landing gear tires touchdown skidding process, patents have been registered since the 1940s to improve tire safety, decrease the substantial wear and smoke that results from every landing by spinning the rear wheels before touchdown. A single wheel has been modeled as a mass-spring-damper system using ANSYS mechanical transient simulation to analyze static and pre-r...

Due to large area disturbed and great deal of energy cost during-its operations, introducing or applying the appropriate timber extracting techniques could significantly reduce the impact of timber extraction operations to forest environment while pursuing the reasonable operation costs. Four environmentally sound timber extraction techniques for small tree harvesting, particularly for thinning...

Determining the efficient density for forest roads is essential to decrease the costs of skidding and road constructing in forestry plans. In order to estimate the optimal density for road network in Dalak kheyl forest district (Mazandaran Wood and Paper Industries), we calculated the roading costs and hourly costs of Timber jack 450C and HSM 904 skidders. The length of skid trails was measured...

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) on the frequency and severity of accidents. ESC is an active safety device for motor vehicles which enhances controllability by preventing skidding in cases of oversteering or understeering. Skidding occurs when speed, steering input, possibly also braking, are in excess of what is possible under the curre...

The optimum road spacing has been studied by many researches. It is an important step of forest road network planning. The goals of this study are determining the optimum road spacing in Kheiroudkenar forest of Nowshahr in Northern Iran and study of effect of kind of skidder on skidding cost and road spacing. Continues time study method was used to determine the production rate of TAF and Timbe...

topography and geology. The most viable and often cost-effective option to improve poor quality stands on the better sites is through clearcutting. Assessments of ground disturbances that result from silvicultural operations under site conditions similar to the Cumberland Plateau region have focused on physical site characteristics. Relevant studies for the mid-Cumberland do not exist. Studies ...

Cut-to-length (CTL) timber harvesting technology currently accounts for approximately 90% of Caspian forests. The technology involves felling, branching, cross-cutting, and then the skidder carries the logs to a landing, where the timber is temporarily stored, sorted and assembled for transportation to the mill. Cut-to-length systems typically require less labor, less access road construction, ...