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KOLOS, the most significant award for construction in Croatia, presented to our very own Mirko Grošić for the open pit protection design for the Roxanich Heritage Wine Hotel and Wine Cellar project
KOLOS, the most significant award for construction in Croatia, presented to our very own Mirko Grošić for the open pit protection design for the Roxanich Heritage Wine Hotel and Wine Cellar project
June 25, 2021At the 15th Days of the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers in Opatija, on June 17, 2021, the winners of the annual Kolos Awards were announced. The Kolos Awards are presented for special contribution to the Chamber and its promotion in the country and abroad, for contribution to the construction profession and for the development […]
A case of foundation soil failure – the Transcona grain elevator
A case of foundation soil failure – the Transcona grain elevator
June 10, 2021The Canadian Pacific Railway Company built the Transcona grain elevator near Winnipeg, Canada in 1913. The warehouse was designed to store grain from the city of Winnipeg and the wider area. Winnipeg, being located at the intersection of roads connecting the east and the west of Canada, developed one of the largest grain markets in […]
Open pit protection and sealing design – Keight Hotel, Katarina Line
Open pit protection and sealing design – Keight Hotel, Katarina Line
May 25, 2021In the center of the city of Opatija, within the Slatina zone, the construction of a building for catering and tourism purposes ― a 5-star hotel ― is planned. The location intended for construction is bordered by Veli Jože Street on the west side, the Opatija Hotel on the north side and a town villa […]
Geotechnical investigation and testing – Albatros 2 Hotel in Cavtat
Geotechnical investigation and testing – Albatros 2 Hotel in Cavtat
May 11, 2021The construction of a new Albatros 2 Hotel building is planned on a plot of about 50 thousand square meters near the town of Cavtat, about 850 meters from the historic center between the Žal Promenade and Put od Oboda Street. Planned works Sports courts and the existing Albatros 1 Hotel built in the seventies […]
Groundwater level measurement
Groundwater level measurement
April 16, 2021Groundwater is one of the greatest treasures of Croatia, but in geotechnics it often causes great problems when excavating open pits. In the Republic of Croatia, about 90% of drinking water is in the form of groundwater. To better understand the processes related to groundwater, long-term (one year minimum) monitoring of groundwater levels is necessary. […]
Discovery of Mohorovičić’s (Moho) Discontinuity
Discovery of Mohorovičić’s (Moho) Discontinuity
April 1, 2021Andrija Mohorovičić was a Croatian geophysicist, born on January 23, 1857 in Volosko near Opatija. After finishing primary school in Volosko and high school in Rijeka, he moved to Prague where he studied mathematics and physics at the Faculty of Philosophy. One of his professors was Ernst Mach, the famous physicist. After graduating, he worked […]