Research focus of this paper are stresses in concrete, reinforcement and tendons, cracks and deflections of the prestressed girders of “Type A” in order to optimize the span of such girder for the same amount of tendons and reinforcing steel. Serviceability Limit State (SLS) is a condition in which construction ceases to ...

By Husein Okugić, Sanin Džidić

For the production of self-compacting concrete for a specific application, with desired properties in fresh and hardened state, it is necessary to combine the constituent materials in the optimum proportions. The proportioning of self-compacting concrete has to start with defining the required properties. For a particular application, a self-compac...

By Adnan Mujkanović, Ilhan Bušatlić, Marina Jovanović, Dženana Bečirhodžić

The effect of fly ash, coal dust and limestone on the properties of brick products are presented in this paper. Three kinds of clay were used to test the effect of additives. There were investigated the effect  of additives on the behaviour of clays during drying and firing (shrinkage and loss of weight), and the  properties of fired samp...

By Marina Jovanović, Adnan Mujkanović, Erna Tutić, Vedija Karalić

There is something inherent, compelling and mystified in ruins and remains of the old fort. The issues logically imposed at the first encounter with these witnesses of the past are linked to their current condition, age and role in history. Historically, all those fortresses were more than the fortified military structure. They have ...

By Amir Čaušević, Nerman Rustempašić, Lana Kudumović

For the development of refractory coatings with controlled rheological properties the influence of micronized milling process was investigated. Change the properties of fillers based on cordierite, primarily on changing the size and shape of grain fillers, dispersion and stability of the suspension of the coating was investigated, al...

By Marko Pavlović, Marina Dojčinović, Tatjana Volkov-Husović

Phase diagram of the Al-Sn-Ga ternary system was calculated using optimized thermodynamic parameters for binary sub-systems based on CALPHAD method. Four vertical sections were calculated: Ga0.5Sn0.5-Al, Al0.5Sn0.5-Ga, Al0.5Ga0.5-Sn, and Al0.9GaSn0.1-Ga. Calculated liquidus projection of the Al-Sn-Ga ternary system and isothermal sec...

By Ljubiša Balanović, Dragana Živković, Dragan Manasijević, Jožef Medved, Maja Vončina

The paper presents investigation of the influence of water to cement ratio, w/c, to speed the corrosion of concrete and reinforcing steel in concrete caused by salts of magnesium. The samples were preparatory varying w/c (0,5 and 0,7). The test samples were treated nine months in the following solutions: 5% MgCl2, 5% MgSO4, 5% MgCl2 ...

By Farzet Bikić, Dejana Brkić

Polymer bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets belong to the group of functional composite materials, which consist mainly of two components: a polymer binder (PPS, PA) and magnetic particles of Nd-Fe-B alloy. The appropriate amounts of polymer binder, magnetic powder and additives are compounded by the twin screw extruder into a compound, that can ...

By Mihael Brunčko, Peter Kirbiš, Ivan Anžel

In various packaging forms, materials are found directly or indirectly related to the packaged food product and for that reason, they must meet the requirements that enable complete, or within acceptable limits, health and hygienic food safety. During the interaction process of packaging-food contact, the migration of packaging compo...

By Ifet Šišić, Osman Perviz

This article talks about the possibility of production of portland-composite cement in cement plant Kakanj in accordance with the requirements of EN 197-1. By that standard cement class 52,5N must have a compressive strenght greater or equal 20MPa after 2 days, and after 28 days greater or equal 52,5MPa. Portland-composite cement is ...

By Nevzet Merdić, Ilhan Bušatlić, Nedžad Haračić, Nadira Bušatlić