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ORM2000Dendrometry2+1+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Hakkı YAVUZ
Co-LecturerPROF. DR. Hakkı YAVUZ,
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To teach methods of round woods (especially log), invidual trees and stand measurement needed in forestry
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : explain and define importance, aim and basic rules of forest mensuration 1,2,5
LO - 2 : make measurement of individual trees including dbh, height, age, basal area, volume, bark thickness, crown dimensions1,2,5
LO - 3 : identify and classify wood samples (especially logs) 1,2,5
LO - 4 : recognize and use all devices used in forest mensuration1,2,5
LO - 5 : develop tree volume equation using regression analysis and estimate tree volume 1,2,5
LO - 6 : know how to develop stem taper functions and use statistical package. 1,2,5
LO - 7 : calculate stand characteristics including stand age, quadratic mean diameter, mean height, dominant height, volume, increment and number of trees 1,2,5
LO - 8 : notice that inventory differences between wood and non-wood forest products and make wood -goal forest inventory measurement1,2,5
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Definition and importance of forest mensuration, precision, accuracy and bias, wood types, standards and log volume, devices used in forest measurements, tree volume, determinig of root, branch and bark volumes, individual tree measurement, stem taper functions, diameter distributions, stand measurement, inventory of wood and non-wood forest products and services (Forest Inventory)
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to forest measurement
 Week 2Measurenet of round wood, wood types and properties
 Week 3Measurement of fuel woods
 Week 4Measurement of tree (age, dbh, height)
 Week 5Measurement of tree (crown diameter, crown height, measuremnet of leaf and bark thickness)
 Week 6Measurement of tree volume (section method, Pressler's method, volume table and stem taper equations)
 Week 7Defining of devices used in forest mensuration and application
 Week 8Measurement of stand age, quadratic mean diameter, and diameter distribution
 Week 9 Mid-term exam
 Week 10Measurement of mean height,basal area and number of trees
 Week 11Measurement of stand volume using tree volume equations
 Week 12Bitterlich Method
 Week 136-trees Method (n-trees Method)and Meyer's Enterpolation Method
 Week 14Measurement of Stand volume
 Week 15Forest Inventory
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Fırat, F. 1973; Dendrometri, İ.Ü. Yayınları, No 1890, İstanbul
2Kalıpsız, A. 1984.; Dendrometri, İ.Ü.Yayınları, No 1800, İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1West, P.W. 2009; tree and Forest Measurement, Springer, ISBN 978-3-540-95965-6, New York
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 42020 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 52020 15 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 15 30
Sınıf dışı çalışma 1 10 10
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 8 32
Arasınav 0 1 0
Uygulama 1 15 15
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 5 5 25
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load114