Vladica Herak Marović's research while affiliated with University of Split and other places

Publications (9)

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Quality Assurance during Design, Construction and Use of Bridges: Relevant factors and procedures used in quality assurance during design, construction and use of bridges are presented. A special emphasis is placed on the importance of responsible and professional verification in every stage of the work process, on testing activities and permanent...
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The national territory of the Republic of Croatia is in a very active seismic area, so earthquake influence on bridge structure is often relevant for the choice of span number, the type of bridge superstructure, piers disposition and their height and stiffness, the connection between piers and superstructure or piers and foundations, dimensioning o...
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The national territory of the Republic of Croatia is in a very active seismic area, so earthquake influence on bridge structure is often relevant for the choice of span number, the type of bridge superstructure, piers disposition and their height and stiffness, the connection between piers and superstructure or piers and foundations, dimensioning o...
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This paper presents some general considerations about the security issues in the Croatian construction industry, in view of diversity of extreme loading conditions that characterize this country. The bases of the statistical data for quantifying the extreme loading conditions are given. Namely, the influence of the strong stormy winds, destructive...
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Nowadays, we are witnesses of significant projects and engineering works connecting different parts of Croatia with the network of fast and safe motorways. These motorways incorporate a large number of bridges which have already been built or are in the construction phase. The construction process always has twofold effects; on one side it has grea...
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The paper shortly presents the design of some significant engineering structures on the Zagreb-Split Highway section from Pirovac to Vrpolje with the emphasis on the main characteristics of the proposed design solutions. Engineering structures under considerations are: bridge GUDUĆA, viaduct MOKRICE, bridge KRKA, viaduct DRAGE, viaduct PROTEGE, via...
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The paper deals with some factors and procedures employed for ensuring the quality and safety of concrete bridges. It stresses the importance of professional control in each phase of engineering works, continuous monitoring of changes in bridges in use as well as the necessity of automatic and planned recording and processing of all data on bridges...
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This paper describes the formulation of the new fully compatible quadrilateral shell finite element. In the membrane state, i.e. plane state, full compatibility is achieved by introducing in-plane rotational degrees of freedom at each node, thus completely separating the rotational part of the displacement field from the translational part. In the...
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The paper presents ten largest bridges for each specific type of construction: suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, arch bridges, truss bridges and beam bridges. They are lined up by the length of span. Besides present records, estimate sketches for the maximal possible spans, as well as the state of the construction, design and conception of...

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... The main assumption for the realization of a satisfactory structure is a conscientious and coordinated cooperation of all individuals within a management system, defined in details, and within a proposed legal framework. It is necessary to define precisely the procedures performed during the processes of planning, design, public competition and construction in order to satisfy the requirements imposed upon the bridge, considering its function, aesthetic aspects, reliability, construction and maintenance costs and environmental protection [1,2]. Consequently, it is necessary to form an independent technical, professional board to protect the Investors interest and hence the public interest and monitor (professionally and technically) the construction process from the initial idea to the final realization. ...