The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Đurđevića Tara Bridge, a structure of national importance, located within a protected area, the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inevitably generates various types of construction waste. This paper presents the waste management approach, focusing on the identification, source separation, temporary storage, and ...

By Snežana Rutešić, Željka Beljkaš, Radmila Sinđić-Grebović

Laboratory-based research plays a crucial role in civil engineering education by connecting theory with practice. Within the Education 5.0 framework, laboratory work supports human-centered, digital, and sustainable learning. This paper presents the conceptual development of a questionnaire for undergraduate civil engineering students. The question...

By Jovana Topalić, Vesna Bulatović, Anka Starčev-Čurčin

This paper discusses implementation as a critical phase of urban planning, where adopted policies and planning intentions are translated into spatial and social outcomes. It examines the regeneration of public open space (POS) in inherited large housing estates, exploring the interaction between urban plans, urban design projects, and operational p...

By Milena Dinić Branković, Jelena Đekić, Milica Ljubenović, Milica Igić

Blackwater, the wastewater stream with the highest sanitary and energy load, is increasingly seen as a resource within circular urban systems. This paper explores its valorization through anaerobic digestion and decentralized planning. Using Banja Luka as a case study, key energy, economic, and spatial thresholds for local treatment feasibility are...

By Una Okilj, Petar Gvero, Darija Gajić

This article provides a practical framework for the application of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) in road bridges. Most of these bridges, constructed with reinforced or prestressed concrete according to mid-20th-century European practices, now face significant durability challenges. The rehabilitation of existing bridges ...

By Stefan Naric, Savo Malešević

The paper examines the key factors shaping quality of life in contemporary apartments, in line with 21st-century needs, with a focus on the post-pandemic period. The COVID-19 pandemic altered housing patterns: during restricted mobility, the apartment took on the functions of home, work, recreation, and recovery, thereby redefining comfort criteria...

By Matija Vujović

In the modern world, automatic classification of buildings from orthophoto images has become critical task in various domains, including urban planning, geographic mapping and infrastructure change monitoring. Traditional building detection methods rely on manual procedures or classical image processing algorithms, which often lead to limited accur...

By Marko Đurđević

This paper presents the process of creating and analyzing the accuracy of the Scan to BIM model of the building of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad based on data collected by terrestrial laser scanning. The point cloud was used to model the object in the BIM environment, while th...

By Milan Gavrilović, Igor Ruskovski, Milka Šarkanović Bugarinović, Dušan Jovanović, MIro Govedarica

This paper analyzes the academic success of students enrolled in the Civil Engineering and Geodesy study programs at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy of the University of Banja Luka during the period 2012–2021. High school achievement was compared with entrance examination results, as well as differences in success w...

By Ljubiša Preradović, Snježana Maksimović, Sandra Kosić-Jeremić, Đorđe Stojisavljević

Concrete is widely used, but its production consumes natural resources and generates significant CO₂ emissions. Modern construction requires structural stability and durability while reducing environmental impact through sustainable materials. This study investigated the use of PVC sawdust as a partial replacement for fine aggregate and metakaolin ...

By Natalija Bede Odorčić, Lucija Krapčiček