FE 101 INTRODUCTION TO FOREST ENGINEERING (2)
Introduction to the forest engineering discipline. Discussion of critical issues, available resources, career opportunities and professional opportunities. Overview of field instruments and analytical approaches.
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FE 102 FOREST ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING AND TECHNOLOGY (3)
A technology applications course designed to introduce students to formulating and implementing computational solutions to engineering analysis and design problems in a digital environment. Students will learn to evaluate engineering problems, formulate one or more solution techniques or algorithms, and code the solution using spreadsheet and/or programming software. Professionalism in completing and presenting laboratory exercises is emphasized. Laboratory examples draw from a variety of engineering topics. This course may be substituted for CE 102, Civil Engineering I: Problem Solving and Technology.
PREREQS:
Calculus
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FE 308 FOREST SURVEYING (4)
Fundamentals of forest surveying as applied to forestry problems including concepts of plane surveying, differential leveling, U.S. Public Land Survey System, measurement theory, and datums and projections. Emphasis is on concepts of forest surveying as related to mapping, and GIS. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FOR 111 and MTH 112 and MTH 241
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FE 309 FOREST PHOTOGRAMMETRY (4)
Fundamentals of aerial photography and photogrammetry as applied to forestry problems including concepts of photo geometry, scale, film and filter types, and interpretation. Emphasis is on concepts of aerial photo geometry and interpretation as related to mapping, GIS, and field orientation.
PREREQS:
Trigonometry
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FE 310 FOREST ROUTE SURVEYING (4)
Route surveying and site surveying applied to forestry problems. Use of surveying equipment; traversing; computations; leveling; horizontal, vertical, compound, reverse and spiral curves; earthwork; construction staking as applied to new road and existing road P-line survey. Includes rapid survey techniques. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FE 309 and FE 308
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FE 311 ADVANCED FOREST SURVEYING (4)
Advanced techniques for forest surveying. Directional instruments; electronic distance measurements; field astronomy; State Plane Coordinate Systems; horizontal control, specifications, triangulation and trilateration; U.S. Public Land Survey System; introductory survey law. Taught alternate years.
PREREQS:
FE 310
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FE 314 FOREST ENGINEERING RECITATION FOR STATISTICS 314 (1)
Recitation to parallel ST 314, Intro to Statistics for Engineers, to improve the proficiency of students in the use and applications of statistics in a forestry context. Graded P/N.
PREREQS:
ST 314*
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FE 315 SOIL ENGINEERING (4)
Use of soil in engineering and construction. Identification and classification. Engineering properties of soil: permeability, compressibility, and strength. Compaction principles and methods. Field control of soil engineering projects.
PREREQS:
ENGR 213*
and
CE 311 or CEM 311 or FE 330
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FE 316 SOIL MECHANICS (4)
Soil strength and soil mechanics theories applied to analysis of slope stability, retaining structures, foundations, and pavements. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FE 315* or CE 372*
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FE 330 FOREST ENGINEERING FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULICS (3)
Fluid properties, pressure, fluid statics, continuity, energy equation, single and series pipe flow, open channel hydraulics, peakflow estimates for culvert design, stream crossing design. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
ENGR 213* and FE 102*
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FE 357 GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS (3)
An introduction to the appropriate use and potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in forest management and operations planning.
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FE 370 HARVESTING OPERATIONS (4)
Timber harvesting and transport methods from the forest to the mill. Technical feasibility, economic, and environmental relationships in forestry operations.
PREREQS:
Junior standing in forestry. For non-forest engineering students.
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FE 371 HARVESTING PROCESS ENGINEERING (4)
Timber harvesting equipment and systems. Harvesting process evaluation and decisions aided by forest engineering analysis.
PREREQS:
ENGR 211 and FE 102. COREQS: FE 308 and FE 357
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FE 403 THESIS (1-16)
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
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FE 405 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 406 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 407 SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 415 FOREST ROAD ENGINEERING (3)
Location, surveying, design, cost estimation, and construction practices for forest roads. Lecture on principles, and laboratory field practice in locating, surveying, designing, and cost estimating.
PREREQS:
FE 310
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FE 416 FOREST ROAD SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (4)
Structural characteristics of bridges, load rating, structural design of culverts, aggregate testing and evaluation, environmental assessment of forest road systems, road maintenance cycles and management.
PREREQS:
(ENGR 211 or ENGR 211H) and ENGR 213 and FE 316 and FE 415
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FE 430 WATERSHED PROCESSES (4)
Effects of land use practices on the physical hydrology (interception, infiltration, evapotranspiration, subsurface flow and surface runoff, water yields, and peak flows) of forested watersheds. Surface erosion, mass soil movements, stream temperatures, nutrient levels and effects of management activities upon riparian systems; forest practice rules. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
Junior standing.
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FE 434 FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (4)
Physical hydrology, sediment budgets, and riparian systems of forested watersheds and the effects of forest management activities on these processes.
PREREQS:
(CH 121 or CH 201) and (CSS 205 or CSS 305) and MTH 241
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FE 440 FOREST OPERATIONS ANALYSIS (3)
Identification and measurement of production components in harvesting systems. Methods analysis, productivity improvement and engineering economics. Report writing skills emphasized. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FE 102 and (FE 370 or FE 371)
and
basic statistics
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FE 441 PRODUCTION PLANNING (3)
Resource planning using critical path analysis, tactical approaches and regulations. Business planning including bidding, budgeting, scheduling, equipment replacement analysis, and fleet maintenance.
PREREQS:
FE 440
and
senior standing
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FE 447 TACTICAL AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES (3)
Use of linear, mixed integer, heuristic methods, and simulation to solve forest operations management problems with emphasis on harvest scheduling, transportation planning, crew, and truck scheduling.
PREREQS:
FOR 330 and FE 371
and
/or equivalent or instructor approval.
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FE 448 FOREST OPERATIONS PLANNING AND SCHEDULING (3)
Development of operational forest management plans. Evaluate logistical options. Develop budgets, crew, and contractors' schedules. Lec/rec. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
FE 449 and FOR 331
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FE 449 STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES (3)
Use of linear, mixed integer, heuristic methods, and simulations to solve complex forest management problems with emphasis on intertemporal multiple use scheduling, spatial analysis, and transportation planning. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FOR 330 and FOR 441 or equivalent or instructor approval
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FE 450 FOREST OPERATIONS DESIGN I (3)
Timber harvest planning. Establishing goals, data collection, identifying values and limitations, establishing plan expectations, identifying feasible harvesting systems and making assessments applying technical, economic, and social conditions. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
FE 434 and FE 470
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FE 451 FOREST OPERATIONS DESIGN II (3)
Timber harvest planning. Evaluation of alternative harvest system choices, formulating and scheduling harvest units to meet goals and objectives, communicating and implementing harvest plans, monitoring plans and communicating long term results. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
FE 450
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FE 456 INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY (3)
An introduction to the biological, physical, and sociological factors that shape the world's forests and the activities used to manage those forests. What influence these factors have on forest policies, practices, and outcomes. CROSSLISTED as FOR 456. (Bacc Core Course)
PREREQS:
Introductory course in biology.
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FE 460 FOREST OPERATIONS REGULATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES (3)
Provides review of policy and regulations affecting forest practices, employment, safety and health and transportation. Policy and rule-making discussed.
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FE 470 LOGGING MECHANICS (4)
Relationship of torque, power, and thrust to the operation of cable and ground-based harvesting systems. On-highway and off-highway heavy truck performance.
PREREQS:
ENGR 211 and ENGR 213 and FE 371
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FE 471 HARVESTING MANAGEMENT (3)
Verification of harvesting assessment plans and operational planning/field layout. Practical logging skills related to harvest planning, operations monitoring, and designing worker training programs. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FE 371 and FE 470
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FE 480 FOREST ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM (1)
Personal and professional skills, attributes, and issues in forest engineering practice. Includes topics such as ethics, land stewardship, media relations and risk management.
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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FE 499 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
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FE 501 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 503 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 505 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 506 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 507 SEMINAR (1-16)
Subject matter as required by graduate programs.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 515 FOREST ROAD ENGINEERING (3)
Location, surveying, design, cost estimation, and construction practices for forest roads. Lecture on principles, and laboratory field practice in locating, surveying, designing, and cost estimating.
PREREQS:
Basic surveying and permission of instructor.
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FE 516 FOREST ROAD SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (4)
Structural characteristics of bridges, load rating, structural design of culverts, aggregate testing and evaluation, environmental assessment of forest road systems, road maintenance cycles and management.
PREREQS:
FE 415 or FE 515
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FE 530 WATERSHED PROCESSES (4)
Effects of land use practices on the physical hydrology (interception, infiltration, evapotranspiration, subsurface flow and surface runoff, water yields, and peak flows) of forested watersheds. Surface erosion, mass soil movements, stream temperatures, nutrient levels and effects of management activities upon riparian systems; forest practice rules. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
Junior standing.
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FE 532 FOREST HYDROLOGY (4)
Application of hydrologic principles to forest and rangelands, with special emphasis on the influence of land management on the hydrologic cycle in both rain and snow dominated regions.
PREREQS:
(FE 430 or FE 530) and BEE 512
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FE 534 FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (4)
Physical hydrology, sediment budgets, and riparian systems of forested watersheds and the effects of forest management activities on these processes.
PREREQS:
(CH 121 or CH 201) and (CSS 205 or CSS 305) and MTH 241
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FE 535 WATER QUALITY AND FOREST LAND USE (3)
Influence of natural and land-use factors on water quality; monitoring strategies and analytical methods; municipal watershed management.
PREREQS:
FE 430 or FE 530
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FE 536 FOREST EROSION PROCESSES (3)
A process level look at natural and accelerated erosion in pristine and managed forest landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, including investigation of applied solutions for preventing or mitigating accelerated erosion.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits.
PREREQS:
FE 430 or equivalent (basic hydrology course), CSS 205 or CSS 305 or equivalent (general soils course).
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FE 537 HILLSLOPE AND WATERSHED HYDROLOGY (4)
Advanced course on hillslope hydrology covering the physical, chemical and isotopic nature of runoff generation from the pore scale to the catchment scale.
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FE 538 FIELD HYDROLOGY (3)
Advanced course in field hydrology techniques used in catchment hydrology research that focuses on how to measure and quantify water fluxes into, through, and out of catchments.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits.
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FE 540 FOREST OPERATIONS ANALYSIS (3)
Identification and measurement of production components in harvesting systems. Methods analysis, productivity improvement and engineering economics. Report writing skills emphasized. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FE 102 and (FE 370 or FE 371) and basic statistics.
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FE 541 PRODUCTION PLANNING (3)
Resource planning using critical path analysis, tactical approaches and regulations. Business planning including bidding, budgeting, scheduling, equipment replacement analysis, and fleet maintenance.
PREREQS:
(FE 440 or FE 540) and senior standing
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FE 549 STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES (3)
Use of linear, mixed integer, heuristic methods, and simulations to solve complex forest management problems with emphasis on intertemporal multiple use scheduling, spatial analysis, and transportation planning. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
FOR 441 or equivalent or instructor approval. COREQS: FOR 330.
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FE 550 FOREST OPERATIONS DESIGN I (3)
Timber harvest planning. Establishing goals, data collection, identifying values and limitations, establishing plan expectations, identifying feasible harvesting systems and making assessments applying technical, economic, and social conditions.
PREREQS:
FE 434 and FE 470
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FE 551 FOREST OPERATIONS DESIGN II (3)
Timber harvest planning. Evaluation of alternative harvest system choices, formulating and scheduling harvest units to meet goals and objectives, communicating and implementing harvest plans, monitoring plans and communicating long term results.
PREREQS:
FE 450 or FE 550
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FE 552 FOREST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (4)
Analysis of interactions between harvesting and road systems. Advanced topics in road and landing spacing, determination of road standards, analysis of logging road networks, transfer and sort yard facility location. Simultaneous resource scheduling and transportation planning.
PREREQS:
FE 102 and (FE 440 or FE 540)
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FE 560 FOREST OPERATIONS REGULATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES (3)
Provides review of policy and regulations affecting forest practices, employment, safety and health and transportation. Policy and rule-making discussed.
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FE 570 LOGGING MECHANICS (4)
Relationship of torque, power, and thrust to the operation of cable and ground-based harvesting systems. On-highway and off-highway heavy truck performance.
PREREQS:
ENGR 211 and ENGR 213 and FE 371
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FE 571 HARVESTING MANAGEMENT (3)
Verification of harvesting assessment plans and operational planning/field layout. Practical logging skills related to harvest planning, operations monitoring, and designing worker training programs.
PREREQS:
FE 371 and FE 470
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FE 572 ADVANCED LOGGING MECHANICS I (4)
Performance of on-road and off-road logging vehicles including trucks, wheeled and tracked skidders and forwarders. Fundamentals of cable logging system performance. Payload analysis.
PREREQS:
ENGR 211 and FE 102 and (FE 470 or FE 570)
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FE 580X BIOMASS: ASSESSMENT, HARVESTING AND TRANSPORTATION (3)
Covers methodologies for assessing the availability of forest, wood agricultural, and woody urban residues; strategies for promoting efficient harvesting and transportation of biomass material, and appropriate decision support systems with regards to the collection and transportation of biomass. Familiarity with harvesting and transportation of forest or agricultural products is recommended.
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FE 601 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 603 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 605 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 606 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 607 SEMINAR (1-16)
Subject matter is required by graduate programs.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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FE 630 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOREST HYDROLOGY (1-3)
Recent advances in various aspects of forest hydrology and watershed behavior and management. Subjects will vary with faculty. May be retaken for credit.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 99 credits.
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FE 640 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOREST ENGINEERING (1-3)
Recent advances in logging engineering, forest engineering, and forest operations. Content will vary with instructor. May be retaken for credit.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 99 credits.
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2004 Oregon State University
