Quarries are surface mines where construction stone is exploatation and processed. Ensuring worker safety in quarries and preventing injuries are crucial for creating a safe working environment and maintaining a productive workplace. In this paper, the critical role and necessity of implementing preventive measures in the production and processing ...

By Ekrem Bektašević, Kemal Gutić, Mujo Valjevac, Noris Sakić

The aim of this work was to examine the possibility of stabilizing red mud with a natural mineral, namely pyrophyllite shale, to the extent that it is not harmful to the environment, as well as the use of such a stabilized composite for the production of building materials such as bricks, in order to ultimately achieve a complete circular economy, ...

By Edina Ibric, Vedran Stuhli, Mugdin Imamovic, Enita Kurtanovic

Lightweight concrete is increasingly utilized in sustainable construction due to its reduced weight and improved thermal performance. However, replacing conventional aggregates with alternative lightweight materials may result in a reduction in concrete strength. To address this issue, fiber reinforcement has been introduced to enhance the concrete...

By Adnan Mujkanovic, Marina Jovanović, Nadira Bušatlić, Nevzet Merdić, Nejra Mulić, Ajla Položen

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a semicrystalline polymer whose piezoelectric performance is maximized in its polar β-phase. In this study, nano-structured PVDF matrix composites incorporating ceramic fillers were fabricated and evaluated as potential sensor materials.  The PVDF used in this work was recovered from machining waste of hi...

By Raşit Sezer, Ahmet Buğra Başer

  This study presents the results of applied phytoextraction as a soil phytoremediation method, based on the analysis of selected heavy metal content in soil and plant material. The selected locations where phytoextraction was applied as a phytoremediation method (Gradišće, Podbrežje, and Tetovo) are situated in the city of Zenica, in ...

By Farzet Bikić, Muvedet Šišić, Sanela Beganović, Amira Pašalić, Adnan Mujkanovic, Aida Šapčanin, Vedran Stuhli, MIrnesa Čorbić

In order to meet the increasingly stringent requirements and growing needs of customers across most industrial sectors, particularly in the modern automotive industry, environmental protection, and energy consumption reduction, new materials and methods for their joining that cannot be performed using conventional joining technologies are increasin...

By Ibrahim Plančić, Benjamin Čukle

The paper presents the results of a microstructural analysis of copper alloys produced in the Copper Mill Sevojno. The analyzed materials comprise high-purity copper (Cu-ETP and Cu-DHP) and a series of brass alloys with varying zinc content (CuZn10, CuZn15, CuZn28, CuZn30, CuZn33, CuZn37). Various thermomechanical treatments were conducted on the s...

By Aleksandar Nikolajević, Ljubiša Balanović, Dragan Manasijević, Ivana Marković, Uroš Stamenković, Kristina Božinović

This project investigated the potential of using dolomite from Central Bosnia as a raw material for high-purity metallic magnesium production. Extensive sampling and mineralogical analyses revealed the suitability of these deposits, particularly for methods like the Pidgeon Process. Preliminary results underscored the strategic value of Bosnia&rsqu...

By Ahmet Turan, Gurur Unan, Mustafa Tekin, H. Kubra Akben, Taner Akbay, Amir Muslić, Almaida Gigovic-Gekic, Adnan Mujkanovic, Hasan Avdušinović

There is a significant increase in industrial applications of ferritic high-Si ductile cast irons (3 - 6%Si), such as the automotive and maritime industries, wind power technology and mechanical engineering. Ferritic high-Si ductile cast irons replace un-stable mixed ferrite-pearlite matrix, with a unique combination of high elongation, strength an...

By Iulian Riposan, Stelian Stan, Denisa Anca, Iuliana Stan, Eduard Stefan

In this study, aluminum-based composites reinforced with nano-sized boron nitride (BN) were produced by using the casting method. Particle sizes of BN were reduced down to nanoscale via milling for 96 h at room temperature. The casting process ensured a homogeneous distribution of BN within the alloy matrix by melting the aluminum alloy, introducin...

By Meltem Gürol, Mustafa Tekin, Ceyhun Kut