State of the art on the use of trees as supports and anchors in forest operations

L Marchi, S Grigolato, O Mologni, R Scotta, R Cavalli… - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tree stability assessment is fundamental to preserve the safety of both people and goods.
This topic attributes high relevance to cable-supported harvesting where trees and stumps …

Skyline tensile forces in cable logging: Field observations vs. software calculations

O Mologni, L Marchi, CK Lyons, S Grigolato… - Croatian Journal of …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Skyline tensile forces have been shown to frequently exceed the recommended
safety limits during ordinary cable logging operations. Several models for skyline …

Skyline tensile force monitoring of mobile tower yarders operating in the Italian Alps

O Mologni, CK Lyons, G Zambon, AR Proto… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
This study analysed the skyline tensile forces in 502 complete work cycles during ordinary
cable logging operations on 12 different cable lines in the Italian Alps. The objectives of the …

Mechanical response of natural anchors in cable logging

L Marchi, D Trutalli, O Mologni, R Gallo… - … Journal of Forest …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Cable logging is a common harvesting technique for steep slope conditions, despite the
safety hazard for the operators, which is mainly related to failure of cables or anchor trees …

Modernization of cable skidding by finding the boundary conditions

F Svoikin, V Svoikin, A Borozna… - E3S Web of …, 2024 - e3s-conferences.org
The article formulates the boundary conditions for the stability of the carriage during the
passage of the carriage of the swivel shoe of the intermediate support, which makes it …

[PDF][PDF] A REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON TIMBER EXTRACTION COMPONENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE TIMBER EXTRACTION ON STEEP SLOPES AND THEIR …

CR Prowse - 2017 - efwe.ukzn.ac.za
Timber production has grown in rural areas to encourage industrial development,
encouraging economic growth and job creation (Fath, 2001). This trend has been noticed …