The development of a country is often reflected in its road infrastructure, but true civilization is measured by how well it prioritizes the health and safety of its people. As roads expand, traffic increases, and speeds rise, ensuring human well-being must remain a key focus. Road design plays a crucial role in safety, with vehicle speed being a d...

By Zlatko Zafirovski, Maja Vitanova, Slobodan Ognjenovic, Riste Ristov, Ivona Nedevska Trajkova, Vasko Gacevski

In order to ensure the durability of masonry structures, prevent their deterioration and serious damage, it is necessary to carry out regular inspections of the condition of building elements. Determining the condition of masonry structures is most often done manually, by visual inspection, which is a time-consuming process, the quality of which la...

By Bojan Milosevic, Zarko Petrovic, Nenad Kojic

Lifting equipment must be in accordance with safety standards that require conditions or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes that are necessary or appropriate to ensure safe and healthy workplaces. As a result, to guarantee the free flow of technical products, the European Commission proposed to th...

By Željana Kužet, Dejan Lukić, Vladimir Mučenski

The most significant amount of electrical energy is obtained by burning fossil fuels, which release substantial amounts of harmful gases, that contribute to environmental degradation. Because the most crucial part of the energy produced is used during the construction and operation of buildings, it is necessary to build buildings that can provide t...

By Jelena Jović, Dušan Ranđelović, Vladan Jovanović, Jelena Stevanović

Although prefabricated buildings have long been present in modern civil engineering and architectural practice, they still have strong supporters and opponents. This paper explores the achievements of prefabricated construction in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century by presenting two significant buildings: Joseph Paxton’s ...

By DANIJELA Đurić Mijović, Vuk Milošević, Danijela Milanović, Aleksandra Cilić, Miloš Nedeljković

This paper explores the spatial organization and quality of multi-storey apartments in the city of Niš, Serbia, with a focus on their potential to bridge the gap between single-family housing and traditional multi-family apartments. Through a typological and regulatory overview, the study highlights duplex and mezzanine units as architectura...

By Nataša Petković, Vladana Petrović, Hristina Krstić

Airborne particulate matter, particularly PM10 represents a significant environmental and occupational health concern on construction sites. The research explores how different construction materials effects PM10 generation during handling activities. In the absence of field measurements, a simulation-based approach was applied using emission facto...

By Miljan Šunjević, Boris Obrovski, Vladimir Rajs, Sanja Dubljević, Nataša Elezović, Aleksandra Čavić

This study focuses on the site characterization of strong motion stations in North Macedonia using H/V spectral ratio analysis of both microtremor measurements and recorded earthquake data. It presents a methodology for calculating the H/V spectral ratio from earthquake recordings, with results compared to those obtained from microtremor measuremen...

By Marina Poposka, Davor Stanko, Irena Gjorgjeska, Matija Orešković, Marta Stojmanovska, Dragi Dojchinovski

The construction industry, as a significant and expansive sector of the global economy, is distinguished by a high level of market risk and competitiveness. In such a demanding environment, construction firms must effectively identify and address emerging needs and challenges in order to enhance their visibility in both domestic and international m...

By Vinko Žnidaršič, Dejan Vasovic, Stevan Mušicki

The current trends in the construction industry show that sustainable materials are increasing instead of traditional construction materials. Since the construction industry is one of the largest consumers of energy and emitters of carbon dioxide, there is a need for more sustainable materials to be applied in construction. With the advanced techno...

By Jelena Andrić, Aleksandar Pujović