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: https://anemic.uniri.hr/

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)

Principal investigator: Leo Škec

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The KLIM-PRI Project is focused on strengthening the resilience of Croatian urban and coastal areas to climate change, with particular emphasis on the tourism, health, and water resources sectors. Through interdisciplinary applied research conducted in the cities of Rijeka and Pula, the project will analyse the vulnerability of key infrastructure to heatwaves, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events. In cooperation with project partners—the City of Rijeka, the City of Pula, and the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka—the project will develop methodologies for climate risk assessment, prepare proposals for concrete adaptation measures, and design a standardized protocol for the systematic monitoring of climate change impacts on urban areas.

Lead Institution: Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Project Partners: Faculty of Civil Engineering Rijeka, City of Rijeka, City of Pula

Institutional Project Leader: Marijana Cuculić

Project Team Members: Ivana Ban, Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević, Bojana Horvat, Nino Krvavica, Silvija Mrakovčić, Neira Torić Malić

Programme: Competitiveness and Cohesion 2021–2027

Project Code: PK.3.4.17.0011

Project Implementation Period: January 2026 – July 2028

Total Budget: EUR 587,997.70

Website: under development

The PRIMIS Project – Applied Methodology for Integrated Multi-Hazard Assessment for Climate Change Adaptation is focused on the development and application of a comprehensive methodology for the systematic assessment and management of multiple natural hazards in the context of climate change. The project includes the enhancement and integration of existing databases, the development of systems for monitoring and assessing the impacts of climate change on multiple hazard types, and the definition of effective adaptation and risk-reduction measures. Project activities are carried out in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the Istria County.

Lead Institution: Faculty of Civil Engineering Rijeka

Project Partners: Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Primorsko-goranska County, Istarska County

Project Leader: Igor Ružić

Work Package Leaders: Petra Jagodnik, Nino Krvavica

Project Team Members: Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević, Marta Marija Gržić, Vedran Jagodnik, Ivona Petković, Martina Vivoda Prodan

Programme: Competitiveness and Cohesion 2021–2027

Project Code: PK.3.4.17.0018

Project Implementation Period: April 2026 – April 2029

Total Budget: EUR 588,207.17

Website: under development

The DATACROSS project of the Scientific Center of Excellence for Data Science and Cooperative Systems explores advanced methods and technologies in data science and cooperative systems within the horizontal theme ICT of the Croatian S3 in order to support the development of innovation and competitiveness of the Croatian economy in all five thematic priority areas of the S3. By employing more than 40 new research projects, it will enable the implementation of globally relevant scientific research and the transfer of knowledge and technologies with a long-term contribution to the Croatian research sector, the economy and society as a whole.

Lead Institution: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Programme: Competitiveness and Cohesion 2021–2027

Institutional Project Leader: Boris Podobnik

Project Code: PK.1.1.10.0007

Project Implementation Period: January 2024 – December 2026

Total Budget: 1,499,999.98

Website: https://www.fer.unizg.hr/zci