The company Knauf Insulation from Škofja Loka is developing a new system for fire protection of steel elements. For them we have carried out a thermal analysis of steel elements encased by sandwich panels, which serve as fire protection. The aim was to study the temperature field in the steel beams sheathed by the panels and evaluate the effect of the gaps in the joints between the sandwich elements. The experiments carried out after the investigation proved the effectiveness of the protection system. The experiments confirmed the results of the thermal analysis. The main advantages of the protective system are the price-performance ratio, easy installation and production, using the existing technology for the production of sandwich panel scan.
F.06 Development of a new product
COBISS.SI-ID: 8972641The result of cooperation with the company M Sora in development of the "Smart window system of large dimensions" is a patented way of connecting window load-bearing elements to the main load-bearing structure of the building. In the case of large windows, we found that despite the reinforcement of wooden elements with different stiffer materials, such as aluminum, steel and with glass or carbon fibre reinforced polymers, we can't achieve sufficient stiffness of window load-bearing elements and thus cannot meet the criteria regarding deflection limitation. We solved that problem by developing a special detail of the rigid connection of reinforced window elements with the main load-bearing elements of the building.Achievement is important for a whole Slovenian wooden window industry.
F.33 Slovenian patent
In 2018, I was a visiting researcher at the Politecnico di Milano, I participated as a teacher in the subject Fundamentals of integrated building design, and I also gave a lecture for doctoral students in the context of ABC PhD OPEN Talks 2018: Bioclimatic design approach is established on a notion that buildings should be adapted to the local climate in order to facilitate indoor occupant comfort by using passive measures. It is a “low-tech” approach, while high-performance buildings are usually seen as a “high-tech” approach to building design. Can the two be reconciled and how do such buildings relate to future projected climate change? The talk will focus on research in bioclimatic adaptable buildings in the context of future change.
B.05 Guest lecturer at an institute/university
COBISS.SI-ID: 8493921Jože Lopatič and Primož Može members of editorial board and the organisers of Annual meetings of structural engineers of Slovenia. These meetings are the main events in Slovenia, where civil engineers from practice could get informed about the achievements in research and development and share knowledge. In years 2018 and 2019 there were 180 and 200 participants from Slovenia and some European countries, respectively, which presented 37 and 34 papers annually. Invited lecturers were from the Netherlands, Italy and Serbia. Papers are primarily dealing with building structures, bridges, earthquake engineering, geotechnical engineering, building materials, experimental analysis and numerical analysis of structures.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
COBISS.SI-ID: 302298624Equaljoints-PLUS is focused on the valorisation, dissemination and extension of the earthquake prequalification criteria for steel joints. The recommendations were made as part of the 2-year Equaljoints PLUS research project (754048 - EQUALJOINTS-PLUS - RFCS-2016 / RFCS-2016). The project was funded by the European Commission through the Research Found for Coal and Steel (RFCS). Nowadays, codified design procedures for steel bolted beam-to-column joints in seismic resistant steel frames are missing in Europe. The recommendations for the design of such joints are based on the results of research project “Equaljoints” and were introduced to the upcoming standard for the design of seismic resistant steel structures EN 1998 that will be issued in 2022. The publications were written in Slovenian language. About 90 engineers attended the seminar that was organized in collaboration with the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers.
F.31 Development of standards
COBISS.SI-ID: 8912993