National Projects

Financially supported by the Croatian Science Foundation under the programme Research Projects IP 2024-05.

Cosserats’ continuum theory is a generalisation of classical Cauchy’s theory, in which couple stresses exist at the particle level. It can describe certain experimentally observed phenomena, which the classical theory cannot and is particularly applicable to natural and man-made materials with internal structure. Within the project, we aim to provide the answers to the foloowing questions: (i) Can an ‘inverse’ size effect, whereby smaller specimens tend to be softer (and not stiffer) than the larger ones, still be explained by Cosserat’s continuum theory? (ii) Can additional analytical solutions for benchmark problems in linear elasticity be derived and made use of for identification of Cosserats’ material parameters? (iii) Can analytical solutions for large-curvature plain-strain pure bending be extended to a wider class of hyperelastic materials (both classical and Cosserats’) than currently known and can they be used to characterise such materials?

Principal Investigator: Gordan Jelenić
Project Collaborators: Edita Papa Dukić, Sara Grbčić Erdelj, Laura Grbac, Dragan Ribarić

Project Duration: 12/2024 – 12/2027

Project Budget: €199.931,25

Website: under construction

FFinancially supported by the Croatian Science Foundation under the programme Research Projects IP 2022-10.

This project will bring together scientists from different institutions in Croatia and abroad with specific skillset to quantify present and future compound flooding potential along the Croatian coast, map compound flooding hazards at selected (most vulnerable) pilot areas in Croatia and increase the overall knowledge of the compound flooding mechanisms.

The immediate outcome of this project includes:

• Compound flood potential maps for the Croatian coast
• Hazard maps for three pilot areas
• An innovative methodological framework

The long-term impact on society and the economy will be raising awareness, reducing economic and human losses, and strengthening the resilience of coastal communities to compound flooding.

Project Team

Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nino Krvavica
Collaborators:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Igor Ružić (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka)
• Marta Marija Gržić (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka)
• Ivona Petković (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suzana Ilić (Lancaster University)
• Prof. Dr. Goran Lončar (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb)
• Assist. Prof. Dr. Damjan Bujak (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb)
• Dr. Josip Rubinić (Geo-5 Ltd.)
• Prof. Dr. Ante Šiljeg (University of Zadar)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvija Šiljeg (University of Zadar)

Project Duration: 12/2023 – 12/2027
Budget: €166,932.50
Website: https://4seaflood.uniri.hr/

Project Leader: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Barišić

Collaborators at the Faculty of Civil Engineering:

• Assist. Prof. Dr. S. Šurdonja
• I. Pranjić
• M. Cuculić

Project Implementation Period: 2020-2025
Budget: 1,331,050.00 HRK (176.672,42 EUR)

roject Leader: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Osijek / Assist. Prof. Dr. Ivan Kraus

Collaborators at the Faculty of Civil Engineering:

• Assist. Prof. Dr. P. Krolo

Project Implementation Period: 2021-2025
Budget: 1,989,000.00 HRK (263.985,66 EUR)