Miloš Knežević

Development and Competitiveness Improvement of the Construction Sector in Montenegro

This paper presents the key development measures for boosting economic growth in Montenegro in the future with a focus on the main goals of the construction and housing sector and proposed measures for their implementation - in order to improve the competitiveness of the construction sector.

Neural Network Prognostic Model for Predicting the Fire Resistance of Eccentrically Loaded RC Columns

Using the concept of the artificial neural networks and the results of the performed numerical analyses as input parameters, the prediction model for defining the fire resistance of RC columns incorporated in walls and exposed to standard fire from one side, has been made. A short description of the numerical analyses of columns exposed to standard fire ISO 834, conducted by the computer software FIRE are presented in this paper. The software is capable of predicting the nonlinear response of reinforced concrete elements and plane frame structures subjected to fire loading, carrying out the nonlinear transient heat flow analysis and nonlinear stress-strain response associated with fire.

Financial and socioeconomic analysis of waste management projects

U radu je provedena simulacija financijske i socioekonomske analize na hipotetskom primjeru projekta izgradnje regionalnog odlagališta. Analiza je pokazala da određeni investicijski projekti, posebno u zemljama u razvoju, zbog definiranja socioekonomski prihvatljivih cijena, imaju nisku ili negativnu stopu financijske rentabilnosti, pa se konačna odluka o realizaciji tih projekata donosi nakon provođenja socioekonomske analize. Projekti koje je moguće izvesti, financijsko održivi, ali ne i komercijalno isplativi, pogodni su za javno financiranje.A simulation of a financial and socio-economic analysis of a regional landfill construction project is conducted in the paper on a hypothetical example. The analysis showed that certain investment projects, particularly in developing countries, have a low or negative rate of financial profitability, due to the need to define a socioeconomically acceptable price. The final decision on the implementation of these projects is taken after conducting an appropriate socioeconomic analysis. Projects that are technically feasible and financially sustainable, but not commercially profitable, are suitable for public funding.

Financijska i socioekonomska analiza projekata gospodarenja otpadom

U radu je provedena simulacija financijske i socioekonomske analize na hipotetskom primjeru projekta izgradnje regionalnog odlagališta. Analiza je pokazala da određeni investicijski projekti, posebno u zemljama u razvoju, zbog definiranja socioekonomski prihvatljivih cijena, imaju nisku ili negativnu stopu financijske rentabilnosti, pa se konačna odluka o realizaciji tih projekata donosi nakon provođenja socioekonomske analize. Projekti koje je moguće izvesti, financijsko održivi, ali ne i komercijalno isplativi, pogodni su za javno financiranje.A simulation of a financial and socio-economic analysis of a regional landfill construction project is conducted in the paper on a hypothetical example. The analysis showed that certain investment projects, particularly in developing countries, have a low or negative rate of financial profitability, due to the need to define a socioeconomically acceptable price. The final decision on the implementation of these projects is taken after conducting an appropriate socioeconomic analysis. Projects that are technically feasible and financially sustainable, but not commercially profitable, are suitable for public funding.