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Open pit protection design for the Blu Mare hotel in Novigrad
Open pit protection design for the Blu Mare hotel in Novigrad
December 1, 2022Construction of a new accommodation and catering facility, a hotel, of a total area of 1101 m2 is planned within the historical center of Novigrad. Planned works The future hotel building is planned to have five floors (four above ground and one underground). The hotel capacity is 56 beds organized in 24 accommodation units (rooms). […]
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) test
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) test
November 10, 2022Hardness is the basic quantitative engineering property of a rock sample. Assessing the strength and deformability of rock mass is of great importance for the implementation of numerical analyses in rock mechanics. Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is a geomechanical rock parameter that describes the maximum axial load that the sample can withstand without lateral loading. […]
Open pit protection and foundation design – UPOV Požega
Open pit protection and foundation design – UPOV Požega
October 27, 2022In the eastern part of the city of Požega, the reconstruction and extension of the Požega agglomeration wastewater treatment plant (UPOV Požega) is planned. For the construction project, we made the main and detailed temporary open pit protection and foundation design for the following facilities: – facilities of the biological block (floor plan dimensions approx. […]
Dubravci landslide remediation on state road DC3
Dubravci landslide remediation on state road DC3
October 13, 2022The remediation works on the Dubravci landslide, located on state road DC3, section 012, at km 4+400 in Karlovac County, have been completed. For this project, we carried out the engineering geological and geotechnical investigation and testing and made the main and detailed landslide remediation designs. We also carried out the complete supervision of the […]
Slope and rockfall protection on the location Banska vrata in Rijeka
Slope and rockfall protection on the location Banska vrata in Rijeka
September 29, 2022Rockfall, of smaller or larger scope, is a frequent occurrence along Croatian roads, especially in mountainous areas. In January 2020, a rockfall occurred near the Banska Vrata tunnel in Rijeka. Unstable blocks weighing up to several tons fell on the road and it was closed for traffic for a while. In order to ensure safe […]
Video logging in boreholes
Video logging in boreholes
September 15, 2022For the purpose of design, construction and management of large hydrotechnical and geotechnical structures, there was a need for an instrument adapted for use in the karst area. Based on experience with the application and servicing of existing instruments, activities related to their improvement as well as the design of a new hydrogeological instrument for […]