Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material is a relatively new material that can be used in different types of engineering. Due to its attractive mechanical properties, it has been widely used for decades. The properties mentioned enable worth-mentioning achievements in aerospace, the aircraft and automotive industries, civil engineering, sp...

By Ivana Drobnjak

Architecture plays a vital role in the development and transformation of societies, serving as a crucial component that requires highly skilled professionals. Architectural education holds immense significance as it plays a pivotal role in equipping students with the essential knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to meet the demands of the ar...

By Olivera Dulić

The refurbishment of existing buildings with the aim of spatial-material improvement combined with the reduction of energy consumption is a very contemporary topic in recent years. The interest, both of experts and the general population, in saving energy while minimizing operating costs is constantly increasing, and it is emphasized by the uncerta...

By Bojana Lević, Dušan Ignjatović

Adapting and reusing industrial architectural heritage represents great potential for architects, conservators, and civil engineers. The subject of this research is to examine the possibilities of adapting abandoned industrial heritage, as well as to examine theconversion of former industrial structures into functions suitable to contemporary socie...

By Tadija Vasiljević, Janusz Marchwiński, Uroš Antić

One of the key issues for concrete structures exposed to weathering, besides all other loads, is durability of concrete. The most exposed concrete structures are stadiums. Destruction mechanisms for concrete structures defined by EN 1504 are: mechanicalactions, chemical action, physical action, corrosion of reinforcement and fire. In this paper, th...

By Marko Ćećez, Merima Šahinagić-Isović, Mili Selimotić

Tectonic displacements, terrains with cracked and decomposed rocks, climate change and intense rains are the main factors that cause the emergence of new geological processes. These phenomena can cause damage to road infrastructure facilities. Such aphenomenon is registered on the regional road R-1202 Mavrovo-Debar, in the western part of North Mac...

By Sead Abazi, Bulent Suloodja

In recent decades, building methods such as 3D printing have been increasingly researched for the design and fabrication of various architectural elements. Artificial Intelligence is another rapidly developing technology whose potential in the buildingindustry is continuously being explored. This paper’s objective lies in mapping out the field of e...

By Milijana Živković, Maša Žujović, Jelena Milošević

Rural areas occupy more than a half territory of the Republic of Serbia, and they are home for more than 50% of total population. These areas are very diverse due to different topographic structure, settlements within them emerged mainly spontaneous - adjusting to the existing terrain. Settlements in rural areas have very vibrant history and the in...

By Milica Igić, Milena Dinić Branković, Jelena Đekić, Ivana Bogdanović Protić, Mihailo Mitković

This paper brings an in-depth look on 20th-century built heritage by researching refurbishment opportunities for Romanian sports halls built during the communist regime. In those times, sports played a significant role for the controlling party's general propaganda machine. Being a leisure activity it infiltrated every aspect of society, from the w...

By Ruxandra Balcanu