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Tires, Tracks, and Tethering: Idaho Steep Slope Harvesting

Creator:

Finster, Austin R.

Abstract:

Steep slope timber harvesting often falls under scrutiny of labor, safety, and operational challenges, but is beginning to advance past these barriers through substantial technological progression. Across previous decades, large advancements of technology have occurred in ground-based timber harvesting systems, giving mechanized options to every phase of timber harvesting. These...

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Masters Thesis
Evaluating Transportable Conversion Facilities for a Forest Biomass Supply Chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Creator:

Berry, Michael D.

Abstract:

This dissertation presents an analysis of transportable biomass conversion facility design to evaluate the conceptual and economic viability of a mobile and modular biomass conversion supply chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA. The main goal of this work is to develop a decision support system to more effectively and sustainably...

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Dissertation

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