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44th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation: “Pushing the Boundaries with Research and Innovation in Forest Engineering”, October 9-13, 2011 in Graz, Austria.

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Author(s) Title of Contribution Paper Slides
Hulusi Acar; Saliha Ünver; M. Sinan Özkaya; Hülya Kiliç Determination of efficiency of the forest skylines in Artvin Forest Region of Turkey PDF PDF
Mauricio Acuna; Justin Skinnell; Tony Evanson; Rick Mitchell Bunching with a self-levelling feller buncher on steep terrain for efficient yarder extraction PDF PDF
Mauricio Acuna; Mark Brown; Luke Mirowski Improving forest transport efficiency through truck schedule optimization: a case study and software tool for the Austrialien industry PDF PDF
Kazuhiro Aruga; Kaname Ito; Ayami Murakami; Masashi Saito; Toshiaki Tasaka Study on the planning method for circular forest road networks considering geographical features PDF PDF
Antti Asikainen; Perttu Anttila; Pieter J. Verkerk; O. Diaz; Dominik Röser Development of forest machinery and labour in the EU in 2010-2030 PDF PDF

Athanassiadis Dimitris; Lundström Anders; Nordfjell Tomas

A regional-scale GIS-based Evaluation of the potential and supply costs of forest biomass in sweden PDF PDF
Helmer Belbo A simulation approach to determine the potential efficiency in multi-tree felling and processing PDF PDF
Staffan Berg; Sima Mohtashami; Isabelle Bergkvist; Björn Löfgren Soft logging: Avoiding damage to the soil and water PDF PDF
Isabelle Bergkvist; Niklas Fogdestam Alternative forest management facilitates the harvest of bio-fuel in young stands PDF PDF
Hamish Berkett; Rien Visser Using ground-based harvesting machinery on steep slopes; how steep can we go? PDF PDF
Teodors Blija Soil preparation machinery and classification problems PDF n/a
Henrik Brokmeier Effects of CTIS on fuel consumption PDF n/a
Mark Brown; Martin Strandgard; Mauricio Acuna; Damian Walsh; Rick Mitchell Improving forest operations management through applied research PDF PDF
Gunnar Bygdén GIS for operative support PDF n/a
Maksim Bykovskiy; Evgeniy Tikhomirov Modelling decision-making process when choosing a import multifunctional logging equipment for the conditions of the Russian Federation PDF n/a
Raffaele Cavalli; Stefano Grigolato; Marco Pellegrini The evolution of a mountain road network from the original war-use to the forest one and ist current management PDF PDF
Murat Demir; Ender Makineci; Merve Kartaloglu Temporal variation of sedimentation on paved and unpaved forest roads in Belgrad forest, Istanbul PDF PDF
Fulvio Di Fulvio; Dan Bergström Observations on the effects of rough-delimbing system costs in fuel wood thinning PDF PDF
Vasileios K. Drosos Sustainable forest harvesting operations using digital methods PDF PDF
Vasileios K. Drosos Comparison between orthophotomap data and management plan data for a mountainous forest area PDF n/a
Vasileios K. Drosos; Dimitrios E. Farmakis; Christos C. Stamatiou Mapping and management of mountainous routes with GPS for sustainable development and management PDF n/a
Vasileios K. Drosos; Chrisovaladis Malesios; Konstantinos P. Soutsas Planimetry reliability with GPS PDF n/a
Jirí Dvorák; Farshad Keivan Behjou Performance standards of medium and high power forwarders PDF PDF
Mehmet Eker; Nevzat Ada Developing criteria and indicator set for quality assessment of forest roads PDF PDF
Mehmet Eker; H. Oguz Çoban; Yunus Emre Önal Using of Agricultural Tractors for Harvesting Operations in Turkish Forestry PDF n/a
Adrian Enache; Karl Stampfer State of the art tools used in forest road network planning in a private forest district from Lower Austria n/a PDF
Lars Eliasson; Torbjörn Brunberg; Hagos Lundström Productivity when forwarding fresh and dried logging residues PDF PDF
Jörn Erler Optimize your harvesting method PDF PDF
Fabio Fabiano; Enrico Marchi; Francesco Neri; Franco Piegai Skyline tension analysis in yarding operation: cases studies in Italy PDF PDF
Yuri Gerasimov; Anton Sokolov Wood supply chain optimization: Case studies of logging companies in Russia PDF PDF
Sotir Gluschkov; Erik Findeisen; Ivailo Markoff Education of forest workers in Bulgaria PDF PDF
Werner Grosse Efficiency in the production and preparation of biomass for energetic utilisation PDF PDF
Stéphane Grulois Testing new tools and innovative operating systems for wood energy harvesting in French Alps PDF PDF
Jörg Hittenbeck; Heribert Jacke Contact pressure allocation under bogie axles and tracked vehicles PDF PDF
Anders Møyner Eid Hohle Energy consumption by energy wood supply PDF n/a
Franz Holzleitner; Karl Stampfer; Rien J.M. Visser Utilization rates and cost factors in timber harvesting based on long-term machine data PDF PDF
Andy Horcher; Rien Visser Using On-Board GPS to Identify Training Needs of Helicopter Pilots PDF n/a
Eugen Iordache Opportunity to use small forest tractors at skidding in thinned stands in Romania PDF PDF
Takayuki Ito; Takumi Uemura Automatic control for a self-propelled carriage to enable one-man cable yarding PDF n/a
Meghdad Jourgholami; Baris Majnounian Harvesting systems in Hyrcanian forests, Iran; limitations and approaches PDF PDF
Meghdad Jourgholami; Baris Majnounian Effects of ground-based skidding on Forest Soil in Hyrcanian Forest PDF n/a
Meghdad Jourgholami; Baris Majnounian Residual stand damage following ground-based skidding operation (Case study: Kheyrud Forest) PDF n/a
Kalle Kärhä; Tore Högnäs; Aaron Petty; Arto Mutikainen; Heikki Pajuoja Improving the cost-efficiency of small-diameter energy wood harvesting from early thinnings in Finland PDF PDF
Kalle Kärhä; Arto Kariniemi; Susanna Suortti; Asko Poikela; Timo Melkas; Heikki Pajuoja Towards more effective application of multi-tree handling through educational video PDF n/a
Kalle Kärhä; Perttu Lahtinen; Juha Elo; Heikki Pajuoja Machinery and Labour Force for Forest Biomass Production in 2020 in Finland PDF n/a
Kalle Kärhä; Heikki Pajuoja Supply Systems of Forest Biomass in Finland PDF n/a
Tom Kent; Enda Coates Monitoring the drying of residue bundles during storage in the forest and at a terminal in Ireland PDF PDF
Radomir Klvac Pure energy ratio of logging residua processing PDF PDF
Christian Knobloch Cost-effective short-wood logging cable way system for lowland stands PDF PDF
Andriy Kyy; Volodymyr Kyy; Bohdan Mahura Ecologically sound means of primary timber transportation in complicated forest usage conditions PDF n/a
Juha Laitila The cost calculators for sustainable procurement of logging residues, thinning PDF PDF
Sami Lamminen; Kari Väätäinen; Antti Asikainen The importance of the forwarder operator in loading phase during virtual CTL-forwarding PDF PDF
Luc LeBel; Etienne St-Jean Forest SME entrepreneurs: Toward a higher performance business model? PDF PDF
Kurt Leodolter Occupational health aspects of forest work in steep terrain PDF PDF
Ola Lindroos; Ola Ringdahl; Thomas Hellström Potentials of possible machine systems for directly loading logs in cut-to-length harvesting PDF PDF
Ola Lindroos; Iwan Wästerlund Larger loads and decreased damage - The potentials of a new forwarding concept PDF PDF
Natascia Magagnotti; Raffaele Spinelli Determining the effect of feedstock type on chipping productivity, fuel consumption and quality output PDF PDF
Paul Magaud SIMULCABLE, a new software to optimise the line implantation for cable yarding PDF PDF
Marco Manzone; Paolo Balsari Forestry use of the helicopter PDF PDF
Enrico Marchi; Natascia Magagnotti; Lisa Berretti; Francesco Neri; Raffaele Spinelli Comparing Terrain and Roadside Chipping in Mediterranean Pine Salvage Cuts PDF PDF
Jurij Marence With skidder and load down the skid trail - does in this case a slip of the wheel also influence the forest ground PDF PDF
Piotr S. Mederski; Mariusz Bembenek; Piotr Bandosz; Zbigniew Karaszewski The impact of thinning intensity on forwarder loading PDF PDF
Tadeusz Moskalik; Magda Ostolska Efficiency of energy chips production from logging residues by the Bandit 2090 PDF PDF
Masahiko Nakazawa; Masaki Jinkawa; Yuki Imatomi; Masahiro Mozuna; Chikashi Yoshida; Yuji Ikami; Hirofumi Kuboyama; Masahiro Iwaoka; Kuniaki Furukawa; Hisao Usuda; Yoshiyuki Kusano; Seiichiro Tanaka; Masami Morooka; Noboru Morooka Improvement of a processor and forwarders for collecting logging residues PDF n/a
Carla Nati; Lars Eliasson; Raffaele Spinelli Fuel consumption and productivity for two tractor-mounted chippers in relation to knife wear and raw material PDF PDF
Nikolaus Nemestóthy Synthetic fibre ropes for forestry use - further developments in finding criteria for the replacement state of fibre ropes PDF PDF
Hrvoje Nevecerel; Kruno Lepoglavec; Ivica Papa; Dragutin Picman; Tibor Pentek Development of a new computer program for designing forest roads PDF PDF
Toshio Nitami; Sooil Suk; Akito Kataoka; Taiji Mitsuyama Tower Yarder Operation in Japan and the Performance Analysis by GPS-based system PDF PDF
Morten Nitteberg; Bruce Talbot Developing a new yarder-controlled mechanical slack-pulling carriage for double-drum winches PDF PDF
Tomas Nordfjell; Dan Bergström; Rikard Wennberg; Julia Forsberg; Urban Bergsten Geometric thinning for forest bioenergy PDF PDF
Eirik Nordhagen The drying of wood chips with surplus heat from two hydroelectric plants in Norway PDF PDF
Yrjö Nuutinen; Kalle Kärhä; Juha Laitila; Paula Jylhä Productivity and costs of whole-tree bundling system in early thinnings PDF PDF
Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo; Nils Olaf Kyllo; Bruce Talbot The Owren Mini 400: A unique 1:3 scale electrically powered cable yarder for research, training and demonstration PDF PDF
Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo; Morten Nitteberg; Karl Stampfer; Bruce Talbot Workload benefits of using synthetic ropes in cable yarder rigging in Norway PDF PDF
Karri Pasanen; Katja Lähtinen; Pekka Leskinen Multidimensional sustainability framework to evaluate forest-based bioenergy systems PDF PDF
Gianni Picchi; Raffaele Spinelli; Laura Ivorra; Natascia Magagnotti; Improvement of wood chips quality by means of a fontana mechanical sieve PDF PDF
Thomas Psilovikos; Kosmas Doukas; Vasileios K. Drosos The contribution of forest roads to the forest fire protection PDF PDF
Thomas Purfürst; Ola Lindroos Long-term productivity's correlation with short-term performance ratings of harvester operators PDF PDF
Juho Rantala; Heidi Hallongren; Veli-Matti Saarinen; Markus Strandström; Jarmo Hämäläinen; Asko Poikela Competitiveness of mechanized silviculture in Nordic countries n/a n/a
Sandra Sànchez Garcia; Elena Canga Libano; Gianni Picchi; Carla Nati Analysis of the procurement system of eucalyptus residues with bundling technology PDF PDF
Thomas Smaltschinski; Martin Opferkuch Optimization of back freight transportation systems PDF PDF
Mathew Smidt Logging injury and fatality surveillance in the USA PDF n/a
Anton Sokolov; Yuri Gerasimov Ergonomic characterization of wood harvesting systems in Russia PDF PDF
Nils Egil Søvde; Arne Løkketangen; Magne Sætersdal Optimizing terrain transportation with environmental constraints - Key habitats vs profit PDF PDF
Gheorghe Spârchez; Rudolf Derczeni; Eugen Iordache; Razvan Enache; Marius Mihaila Damages inflicted to remaining trees, soil and regeneration in single - tree selection cuttings in mixed (coniferous and beech) stands from mountainous areas of Romania PDF n/a
Raffaele Spinelli; Natascia Magagnotti; Bruce Hartsough Productivity norms for harvesters and processors used in Italy PDF PDF
Raffaele Spinelli; Natascia Magagnotti; Gianni Picchi Determining the annual use, service life and value retention of CTL technology PDF n/a
Erwin Stampfer Forest Engineering at the Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf AG) PDF PDF
Igor Stankic; Tomislav Porsinsky; Ivica Tonkovic; Marko Frntic Development and implementation of productivity norms for forwarders in Croatia PDF PDF
Martin Strandgard; Pierre Ackerman; Marco Pellegrini Onboard computing in forest machinery - A perspective from Australia and South Africa PDF PDF
Oleg Styranivsky; Yuriy Hromyak; Yuriy Styranivsky Argumentation of Optimum Road Density in the Forests of Ukraine PDF n/a
Marijan Šušnjar; Dubravko Horvat; Marko Zoric; Zdravko Pandur; Dinko Vusic; Željko Tomašic Comparison or real axle loads and wheel pressure of truck units for wood transportation with legal restrictions PDF PDF
Hidenori Suzuki; Akira Ogura; Hisao Usuda; Satoshi Yamaguchi; Yoshiaki Tanaka Calculation of Earthwork Volume Using Digital Elevation Model in Strip Road Construction: Influence of Terrain Complexity on Volume Error PDF n/a
Yutaro Takei; Chikara Nakahata; Reiko Yamaguchi; Kaname Ito; Ayami Murakami; Masashi Saito; Kazuhiro Aruga; Toshiaki Tasaka Study of strength deterioration of wooden civil structures as a result of aging – A case study of wooden civil structures in Tochigi prefecture, Japan PDF n/a
Bruce Talbot; Morten Nitteberg Using transloading times in determining the effect of reduced road standards on the delivered cost of timber PDF PDF
Eduardo Tolosana; Rubén Laina; Yolanda Ambrosio; M. Martín Biomass recovery from Spanish pine plantations mechanised thinnings residues. Effects of biomass piling methods and top diameters PDF PDF
Petros A. Tsioras; Christian Rottensteiner; Karl Stampfer Analysis of Accidents During Cable Yarding Operations in Austria 1998–2008 PDF n/a
Jori Uusitalo; Veli-Pekka Kivinen; Heikki Korpunen A step towards optimal wood supply chain: A case study on optimal tree bucking in Central Finland PDF PDF
Kari Väätäinen; Rami Ylimäki; Sami Lamminen; Matti Siren; Jari Ala-Ilomäki; Antti Asikainen; Perttu Anttila The potential of intelligent operator assisting systems in different phases of mechanized loggings PDF PDF
Tran Van Tuong; Gero Becker Sustainability impact assessment (SIA) of alternative forest-wood supply chains (FWSCs) of natural forests in Vietnam PDF PDF
Rien Visser; Blair Tinnelly; Simon Fairbrother Installation of Geogrid to improve forest roads construction PDF PDF
Reiko Yamaguchi; Kazuhiro Aruga; Ayami Murakami; Masashi Saito; Kaname Ito; Mayu Nagasaki Development of a model to estimate annual supply potentials and available amounts of logging residues from profitable sub-compartments in Tochigi prefecture, Japan using forest management records PDF n/a
Tetsuhiko Yoshimura; Hirotaka Otsu; Bruce Hartsough Developing and validating the automatic log transfer mechanism between two carriages PDF PDF
Takuyuki Yoshioka; Katsuaki Sugiura; Koki Inoue Application of a sugarcane harvester for harvesting willow trees aimed at short rotation forestry -An experimental case study in Japan PDF n/a
Zeljko Zecic; Dinko Vusic; Dragan Milkovic; Marko Zoric Skidder with single-drum or double-drum winch in mountainous areas - A case study from selective forests of Croatia PDF PDF
Giuseppe Zimbalatti; Andrea R. Proto An assessment of potential forest biomass production for energy in South Italy PDF n/a