A risk assessment for the location of forest roads

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dc.contributor.authorMacDougall, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T22:01:40Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T22:01:40Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractRisk assessment of the terrain stability during the planning stage of forest operations will avoid excess costs and the damage caused by poorly located roads. There is a need for cost effective methods of preliminary route selection. Risk assessment is a powerful approach to achieving efficient and safe forest operations. Theoretical concepts for selection of forest road route location are distilled down to provide a checklist for practising geological or forest engineer. A micro-computer application called BRUCE (Best Roads Under Conditions Existing) is used to determine the optimum route. The recommended methodology of primary route selection is applied to a section of the proposed Fundy Trail in New Brunswick. The route selected by BRUCE is shorter than that selected by the manual methods. It is recommended to reevaluate the existing route proposed. The application of BRUCE can be expanded to working in conjunction with GIS and a road design package to improve this methodology.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteMacDougall, Sandra (). A risk assessment for the location of forest roads . (Engineering Senior Report no. TGE-70 1996). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Geological Engineering TGE-70 1996 1882/15789
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/36023
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineGeological Engineering
dc.titleA risk assessment for the location of forest roads
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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