Coal resources, beside oil, gas and uranium as nonrenewable source of energy, represent the most significant part of energy potential of Republic of Srpska and energy source of strategic importance.Modern pace of technological and industrial development conditions constant increase of coal exploitation and consumption. Usage of this resource must b...

By Boško Vuković

The railway Šamac - Sarajevo was built in the fifties of the twentieth century, as a significant part of the railway that connects the central part of the former Yugoslavia with the Sava River. Later, in the seventies another track of Doboj and Zenica was built what was the most important by that time. In general the railway is situated on the corr...

By Neđo Đurić, Alisa Babajić, Dijana Đurić, Dado Srkalović, Milan Perišić

Established in the first half of the 18th century, the district of Krš in Trebinje was the first settlement to grow up outside the town walls. It grew up spontaneously in response to the local natural environment and under a mixture of Mediterranean and Oriental influences. Since the second half of the 20th century, the district has faced dilapidat...

By Siniša Cvijić, Jasna Guzijan

Dam Modrac is multiple arched reinforced concrete buttress dam, with nine buttresses and ten arches, which by its technical characteristics and volume of the accumulation is considered as one of the high dams. Crown level of spillway is 200.00 m a.s.l. Crest length is 205.00 m, while the maximum height is 27.50 m. To control the water level in the ...

By Nedim Suljić, Dino Hodžić

The Municipality of Velika Plana has been taking serious steps when it comes to initiating land consolidation projects which help realize the land reclamation projects in the simplest way. Whit the aim of obtaining the base for carrying out land reclamation projects, this work deals with and presents the survey of the hydrographic features of Munic...

By Milan Trifković, Goran Marinković, Boban Ilić, Goran Pejičić, Jelena Lazić

Conflicts are one of the most frequent factors that undermine success of construction projects. Therefore, it is important to recognize and predict the most probable causes of disputes that might arise during the project completion in order to make adequate plans and prepare procedures for their prevention and management. This paper provides compar...

By M. Elmabrok Elmagdobi, Nikola Čulić, Dejan Beljaković, Aleksandar Milajić, Goran Pejičić

Building with earth is widespread and still mostly based on traditional experiences. Increasing demands in energy consumption reduction during the construction and exploitation of buildings put more and more in the focus the good features of houses built with earth.Testing of earth mixtures with other natural materials showed that it can get even a...

By Ivan Hegediš, Neđo Đurić, Arpad Čeh, Golub Karaman, Danilo Vunjak, Edita Tenji

Construction of the silica material factory named "R-S Silicon", with an annual production capacity of 15,210 ton of Si-metal, was planned in the village of Bjelajce, municipality of Mrkonjić Grad. The factory for production of Si-metal shall have direct and indirect environmental impacts, especially on waters, by washing off working areas, leachat...

By Dušica Pešević, Nebojša Knežević

During the working of thermal power plants, due to technological process of coal combustion, waste matter, which takes up large areas of land, degrades and pollutes the environment, is created. In the last years, a significant progress has been made in the world in researching new technologies that implement technogenic materials which have wide ra...

By Ljiljana Crnogorac, Boško Vuković

The risk assessment is based on the systematic recording and evaluation of all factors in the work process, the possible dangers and hazards in the workplace and in the working environment that may cause occupational injury, damage to health or illness of the employee. Risk assessment focus is on work organization, work processes, tools, raw mater...

By Nebojša Knežević