Vera Murgul

Modern Business Strategy Customer Relationship Management in the Area of Civil Engineering

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a modern business strategy which creates and maintain long term and profitable relations with the buyers. CRM serves for planning and maintaining processes of sales and strengthening competitiveness by registering all interactions of the company with its buyers and suppliers. This system collects and consolidates information from various sources within the company, and where it is possible, they collect information from the companys surroundings in order to offer unique image about each single client, in the real time. Aim of the paper is to show that CRM strategy can be successfully implemented in doing business in the area of civil engineering, so that good business results can be generated on that basis and strengthen competitive ability. Achieving close relations with customers represents main tools for obtaining competitive advantages, thus this paper will show the significance of setting up these relations with customers as well as ways how CRM can contribute to improving better operations on the long run.

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.

Reinforced Soil Beds on Weak Soils

Changing a layer of weak soil in deformed foundation with a compacted soil bed consisted of various strong materials (sand, gravel, pebble-gravel, production waste materials). Existing calculation methods and techniques to build compacted soil beds based on weak highly compressive soils do not meet up-to-date requirements. Calculation methods used the dimensions of compacted beds quite often appear to be overestimated, and this results in increase in costs and working hours needed to build artificial foundation. The paper presents the possibility of using reinforced soil beds as an efficient method to build artificial foundation based on weak soils.

Analysis of the Influence of Dynamic Properties of Structures on Seismic Response According to Montenegrin and European Regulations

The motion of strong earthquakes causes nonlinear deformation and damages to the structure. For structural systems of buildings, domestic and European (EC8) regulation apply algorithm of seismic design based on reference linear-elastic methods that are carried out in two phases. Phase I includes determination of dynamic characteristics of structure, which are then used in phase II for calculation of seismic effects. In this study, parametric analysis of influence of dynamic characteristics of structure was done on multiple numerical examples, according to domestic and EC8 regulations and comparison of results.

Problems of Sub-Mountain Area Development Associated with Collapsing Loess Soils (Case of Tajikistan)

The major part of seismically active Central Asian countries is presented by large-scale sub-mountain upland areas with complex engineering and geological conditions and surface topography as a rule. Plains and flatlands (valleys) in Tajikistan and Kirgizstan account for 10%, and all the rest areas are presented by mountains. Lack of agricultural area is considered to be a pending problem and calls for urgent solution. One of the efficient ways to solve this problem is to develop sub-mountain (hilly) areas which can make it possible to increase level of agricultural production and expand areas for buildings construction. The article deals with sub-mountain development experience based on the case of Tajikistan which can be valuable for different regions.

Experimental Research of a Highly Compacted Soil Beds

The clay loams of semi-solid consistency was tested under static loads. The test results have proved that high values of soil density can change operating conditions of artificial foundations significantly, i.e. a so-called plate effect can be observed. Due to high hardness values highly compacted soil beds allow distributing foundation loads on the considerable part of the area and reducing its value on the edge of the weak layer.

Highly Compacted and Reinforced Soil Beds as an Efficient Method to Build Artificial Foundation Based on Weak Soils

Reliable construction and maintenance of buildings and structures based on weak and highly-compressive soils are closely related to artificial methods of how to prepare for foundation works. And changing a layer of weak soil in deformed foundation with a compacted soil bed consisted of various strong materials (sand, gravel, pebble-gravel, slag, production waste materials and others) can be considered as one of efficient methods. With the existing calculation methods used the dimensions of compacted beds quite often appear to be overestimated, and this results in increase in costs and working hours needed to build artificial foundation. It is more rational to create highly compacted and reinforced soil beds. The article deals with the general outcomes of experimental and theoretical research on design and foundation works of these beds which give evidence of their efficiency and explicit possibilities to expand fields of application.

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.

Development of the Capital Cetinje Surrounded by of Centuries-Old Coastal Towns of the Southern Adriatic Sea

The old capital of Montenegro Cetinje, developed in the immediate surroundings of the centuries-long cities, grudgingly applying their proven experiences for their political and economic position, especially because of their specific roles during the development. Considering these facts, that the development of Cetinje took place in other flows in relation to the old towns in the region, developing in entirely other principles, which made it specific in those days. The article outlines the prerequisites for the development of the capital of Montenegro at the crossroads of east and west, and at that time of two worlds, Islam and Christianity, what determined its economic and social development of the mediation between the coast and hinterland.

Renewable Energy Sources Used to Supply Pre-School Facilities with Energy in Different Weather Conditions

Pre-school facilities are considered to be specific buildings in the matter of construction and renovation. Space-planning features in design for pre-school facilities create special conditions for solar power use to ensure heat and power supply. The article deals with estimation of incoming solar power in reference to the surfaces oriented in different cardinal directions under the weather conditions of the city of Saint-Petersburg (Russia) and the city of Nish (Serbia). A model of how to ensure power supply for a kindergarten of the city of Nish is presented on the basis of the calculations analysis. The cases with regard to completed projects designed to use renewable energy sources in order to supply pre-school facilities with energy in other weather conditions are given herein.