• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.53-68
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• 1990

This research has been executed for maximization of lumber yield and more efficient use of small diameter logs. Sample logs from thinnings carne from densed artificial stands at the Kwangnung Experimental Forests situated in the central region of Korean peninsula. Species of sample logs were obtained to execute sawing and strength test for larch, and lumber strength test in full size for pitch pine and Korean pine. A survey on sawmills consuming domestic logs was carried out to know sawmill production, costs and utilization structure of lumber as a guide to business analysis. Results showed that sawing pattern from small logs less than 15cm in diameter was necessary to cut 9cm by 9cm square per one log in order to obtain high lumber recovery and provide for wide market needs. The total lumber yield of squares plus side boards was 56 percent to 58 percent from small logs and the yield for log sweep in 30 percent decreased by 24.5 percent in sawing production, compared to yield for straight logs. In sawing efficiency, production of lumber by twin band saw could be improved 238 percent higher than lumber of the same species produced by conventional sawmilling methods, and sawing accuracy with twin band saw was much higher at the lumber production than band saw. Lumber from the small larch logs has shown 70 knots per $m^2$ on its faces and also lumber showed lots of face checkings by air drying on the yard, compared to other species. MOR in bending of lumber in full size from small logs of larch was found ranging from 380kg/$cm^2$ to 460kg/$cm^2$, resulting in 40 percent less than the strength from clear small specimens. In lumber containing knots, cross grain, etc, longitudinal stress wave speed was delayed about 48 percent by defects in lumber from both larch and pitch pine logs. The surveyed sample sawmills consumed the domestic logs at the rate of 54 percent to 84 percent in the total timber consumption, showing high consumption at mills located in the mountains.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제96권3호
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• pp.362-368
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• 2007

본 연구는 잣나무와 낙엽송을 대상으로 흉고직경급에 따른 임목의 용도별 이용재적 및 목재수율을 산출하기 위해 수행되었다. 먼저 기존에 개발된 수간곡선, 수고 추정식을 이용하여 입목의 형상에 따른 수간 재적량을 산출하였다. 그리고 일반용재와 펄프재의 이용재적 및 조재수율, 일반용재를 판재 및 각재로 가공했을 때 제재목의 이용재적 및 조재수율을 직경급별로 산출하였다. 연구결과에 따르면 수간재적에 있어서 낙엽송의 재적이 잣나무보다 동일한 흉고직경급에 있어서 23~38% 높게 나타났다. 일반용재 생산은 2개 수종 모두 흉고 직경급 18 cm부터 가능하였다. 또한 일반용재와 펄프재용 원목의 조재수율 합계는 흉고직경이 커지는 초기에 급격하게 증가하였고 잣나무의 경우 흉고직경 26 cm에서 90%, 낙엽송의 경우 흉고직경 38 cm에서 88%로 최대로 나타났다. 한편 판재의 조재수율은 23~56%, 각재는 그 생산크기가 커질수록 조재수율이 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구의 결과는 산림의 이용재적 산출 및 임목평가 그리고 제재목의 결정에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.462-470
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• 2021

Background: Fatigue is pervasive, under-reported, and potentially deadly where flight operations are concerned. The aviation industry appears to lack a standardized, practical, and easily replicable protocol for fatigue risk assessment which can be consistently applied across operators. Aim: Our paper sought to present a framework, supported by real-world data with subjective and objective parameters, to monitor aircrew fatigue and performance, and to determine the safe crew configuration for commercial airline operations. Methods: Our protocol identified risk factors for fatigue-induced performance degradation as triggers for fatigue risk and performance assessment. Using both subjective and objective measurements of sleep, fatigue, and performance in the form of instruments such as the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, Samn-Perelli Crew Status Check, Psychomotor Vigilance Task, sleep logs, and a wearable actigraph for sleep log correlation and sleep duration and quality charting, a workflow flagging fatigue-prone flight operations for risk mitigation was developed and trialed. Results: In an operational study aimed at occupational assessment of fatigue and performance in airline pilots on a three-men crew versus a four-men crew for a long-haul flight, we affirmed the technical feasibility of our proposed framework and approach, the validity of the battery of assessment instruments, and the meaningful interpretation of fatigue and work performance indicators to enable the formulation of safe work recommendations. Conclusion: A standardized occupational assessment protocol like ours is useful to achieve consistency and objectivity in the occupational assessment of fatigue and work performance.