The analysis of the dynamic interaction between the train, track, and bridge is crucial for ensuring the performance of railway infrastructure and the safety of railway traffic, especially on high-speed rail systems. This paper examines the key requirements for analyzing the dynamic interaction between the train, track, and bridge, with particular ...

By Nikola Mirković, Uroš Mirković, Dušan Stevanović

The field of conversion of vacant office buildings includes several aspects, and consequently, various research lines have been identified. The studies focus on the causes of abandonment of office buildings, possibilities for their conversion into temporary and permanent housing, analysis of desirable characteristics of office buildings from the us...

By Damjana Nedeljkovic, Tatjana Jurenic, Lidija Djokic

Deposited river sediment represents a mixture of fine clay, silt, and sand particles that accumulate at the bottom of aquatic ecosystems due to erosion of riverbanks and soil within the river basin, decomposition of plant and animal matter, as well as the accumulation of industrial and municipal waste. This process leads to large amounts of sedimen...

By Panta Krstić, Miloš Šešlija, Nikolina Ćirić, Sara Krsmanović

This paper investigates the potential of recycled brick powder as a sustainable alternative for partial replacement of Portland cement in cement composites. Given the significant impact of the cement industry on global CO2 emissions, finding environmentally friendly solutions has become a key goal in the construction industry. Recycled brick powder...

By Aleksandar Pujović, Tiana Milović, Anka Starčev-Ćurčin

Different manuscripts on the importance of energy planning at a community level explain why energy planning should go hand-in -hand with urban planning. They put emphasis on self-sufficient heat and electric power supply of communities, with locally available renewable energy such as geothermal energy (GTE). It also emphasized that this transition ...

By Aleksandar Jovanović

Based on the theoretical and practical spatial planning experience this paper aims to draw the attention of the professional spatial planning community and legislative authorities to the importance of legal regulation of an integrating strategic, program and planning document - a concept to ensure the integrated development and implementation of st...

By Diana Ivanova

Green roof is one of the elements of green infrastructure to compensate for the loss of green areas in urban areas, due to increasingly intensive urbanization and the need to build on existing undeveloped areas. There are different types of green roofs, from extensive to intensive, which differ in the type of vegetation planted on them, access opti...

By Maša Ranđelović, Marko Nikolić

At the turn of the century, more precisely in 2005, the World Congress of Architects was held in Istanbul under the theme A Celebration of Cities. A vast number of ideas from around the world, translated into drawings and texts, testifying to the optimistic spirit of architects and urban planners. The presence of Zaha Hadid, renowned for her avant-...

By Dejan Milivojevic, Dragana Stamenić

With the rise of green building projects in the construction industry, questions of risks in project implementation have become increasingly prominent. The green building industry showcases new design concepts, material applications, innovations in green technologies, energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emission reduction. This study adopts the gr...

By Jelena Andrić, Qiming Zhao

The steady rise in energy usage within Nigeria's residential building sector has raised concerns about sustainability, cost-efficiency, and environmental damage. This paper examined the architectural features that contribute to energy efficiency in residential structures in Asokoro, an affluent neighbourhood in Abuja, Nigeria. The objective was to ...

By Ezinne Chinwe Orjiako, Oluwafemi Akande, Ekeme Angela Otemeata