This paper provides an overview of the existing literature on the subject of the assessment
and monitoring of tree roots and their interactions with the soil. An overview of tree root …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Recent technological innovations in Artificial Intelligence
(AI) have successfully revolutionized many industrial processes, enhancing productivity and …

While modern fully mechanized ground-based systems are a default option for safe and
productive harvesting, they have always been limited by terrain factors such as slope, soil …

Increasing knowledge on tree stability in the forest environment has two major objectives:
the first is to provide detailed information to help the decision-making processes that aim to …

The results of this study showed that the application of cable-based systems in flat terrain
must not necessarily be more cost intensive than its application in other terrains. In recent …

Highlights•Development of a method to assess safety of trees as anchors in forest
operations.•Low-cost sensors are used to monitor root-plate rotation during tree pulling …

In recent decades, conventional electric instruments have been widely adopted to monitor
rupture failure of trees by measuring the longitudinal strains of tree trunks. However, the …

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 …

The wind load a tree withstood is mainly applied to its crown, whose morphology and
structure directly affect the degree of wind load given a certain wind condition. Though the …

Swing yarders in running skyline configuration using either grapples or chokers represent
the most common configuration for cable yarding in coastal British Columbia. In this context …