Projects / Programmes
Building and civil engineering structures
January 1, 1999
- December 31, 2003
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
2.01.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Civil engineering |
|
2.05.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Mechanics |
|
Code |
Science |
Field |
T220 |
Technological sciences |
Civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, offshore technology, soil mechanics |
T230 |
Technological sciences |
Building construction |
T270 |
Technological sciences |
Environmental technology, pollution control |
P170 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Computer science, numerical analysis, systems, control |
Researchers (35)
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The behavior of structures and structural elements constructed with traditional (such as reinforced-concrete, masonry, steel, and wood), and advanced materials (such as reinforced polymers), or a combination of both, subjected to extreme loading conditions (earthquakes, fire, moisture and extreme traffic loads), will be investigated. On the basis of experimental research, improvements of critical details of structural elements and systems will be suggested and mathematical models to simulate their behavior under extreme loading conditions will be developed, considering the interaction between advanced and traditional materials in the linear as well as in non-linear range. As a result, the necessary modifications of existing technical regulations also will be proposed.
The existing building stock is subjected to excessive loads and deterioration of structural materials due to environmental impacts and inadequate maintenance. Specifically, in Slovenia, which is an earthquake-prone country, seismic vulnerability of existing building and civil engineering structures represents an important problem. Whereas attention has been paid in the last decades to buildings, the seismic vulnerability of civil engineering structures has not yet been systematically addressed. On the basis of the results of the proposed research, neural network-based methodologies for the assessment of existing structures will be developed and new or improved technological solutions for the rehabilitation of buildings and civil engineering structures will be proposed and experimentally verified.
New technologies for the construction of geotechnical structures for environmental protection and storage of waste materials will be investigated. Existing facilities with potential hazard to the environment will be identified and methods will be proposed for their rehabilitation. Procedures and technologies for the treatment of industrial wastes will be developed and proposed for the optimization of the available volume of the waste deposit sites.
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