I arbetet har olika grundläggningsmetoder för kontaktledningsfundament undersökts och dokumenterats. Kontaktledningsfundament är ett fundament, tillverkat av betong med varierande utformning och storlek beroende på vilken typ det är. Dess funktion är att bära upp kontaktledningsstolpen med tillhörande stag och ledningar. Syftet med examensarbetet var att ta fram vilka grundläggningsmetoder för kontaktledningsfundament som är godkända av Banverket. Studera metoderna, främst de nya borrmetoderna och utföra en jämförelse av dessa metoder som baseras på teknik och ekonomi.

As a member of the EU, Sweden has, in some cases, transferred the controlling rights to the Union. This means that the rules defined by the EU must be followed in all member countries, including Sweden. The European Agricultural policy constitutes the largest part of the EU's annual budget and is in contrast to many other areas fully funded at EU level. The last decade, many new regulations on chemicals and pesticides have been introduced which brought great changes and a lot of work throughout the Union, including Sweden. Sweden has always had a strict policy on chemicals and has been at the forefront when it comes to sustainable agriculture and environmental management.

The business mission of Norra Skogsägarna is to achieve a profitable forestry for the private forest owners. With this as a background it is of interest for the forest owner association to know how forest owners think about voluntary retentions, the methods of increasing production and quality and if there are differences between those who have chosen to certify their forest and those who haven?t. This kind of knowledge is of importance, to in an effectively and adjusted way, help the forest owners achieve a profitable forestry. The objective of this master thesis is to increase knowledge about private forest owners? opinions of the methods of increasing production and quality and to what extent these methods are used.