Digital technologies, with the forerunner of artificial intelligence (AI), affect many aspects of modern society. With the integration of AI, the education sector has offered innovative educational experiences for both students and teachers. This work aims to give an overview of the implementation of artificial intelligence in the education landscape, considering two different aspects of AI. The first approach considers education using AI technology during teaching and learning, known as AI in education, while the second one is education for AI concentrated on AI literacy. AI transforms the role of teachers, shifting their focus to the more strategic and creative aspects of the educational process. The techniques and technologies implemented in the educational AI-powered systems have also been communicated. AI not only imparts privileges to the education systems but also triggers some concerns. Ethical issues, including data privacy, biases, algorithmic robustness, and the potential misuse of AI-generated content, have been studied as well.

For the past few decades, during each disastrous earthquake, severe damage and poor seismic performance of masonry infilled RC frames, including many newly designed ones, have been reported extensively. Inherent problems related to analysis and design methods for tight-fit infilled frame structures have not yet been solved and are recognized as being far from satisfactory in terms of completeness and reliability. The primary objective of this research was to propose and test an innovative method that can effectively mitigate undesirable interaction damage to masonry infilled RC frame structures. This proposed technical solution consists of connection of the infill panel to the bounding columns with steel reinforcement connections deployed in mortar layers and anchored to the columns. This is practical, cheap and easy to implement without any specific technology, which is especially important for developing countries. A three story, two bay RC building model with the proposed connection implemented on the infill walls was designed and tested on the shake table at IZIIS in Skopje, N. Macedonia. The test results and design guidelines/recommendations from the proposed research are also expected to benefit the infrastructural development in other countries threatened by earthquakes, preferably in the Balkan and the Mediterranean region.

It is a usual practice that traditional methods with traditional materials (most frequently jacketing of elements) are used for repair and strengthening of structures. However, lately, particularly in the last two decades, there have occurred new construction materials intended for strengthening and design referred to as composites strengthened by polymer fibers (FRP). These materials have special mechanical properties and special properties. In the paper part of the laboratory and quasi-static experimental investigations of designed models of RC columns confined with CFRP will be presented. Particular attention will be paid to behavior of these columns under quasi-static loads, whereat a number of comparative analyses of a number of parameters obtained from the experimental investigations of the tested models will be carried out. Some recommendations and outcomes will be given as to the approach and technology of practical application of these materials, particularly in seismically active regions.

In the paper part of the analytical, laboratory and quasi-static experimental investigations of designed models of RC columns confined with CFRP will be presented. Particular attention will be paid to behavior of these columns under cyclic loads, whereat a number of comparative analyses of a number of parameters obtained from the experimental investigations of the tested models will be carried out. Some recommendations and outcomes will be given as to the approach and technology of practical application of these materials in Repared and Strengthening of RC Buildings structures, particularly in seismically active regions.

Soil-structure interaction (SSI) is for sure one of the most neglected effects in seismic structural design practice. However, many researchers showed that it might notably affect seismic performance results. In fact, the state-of-the-art seismic codes are encouraging including SSI for structures with considerable p-Δ effects and mid to high-rise buildings. In the current research, seismic soil-structure interaction analysis is made for a selected mid-rise reinforced concrete building with several different SSI techniques (models). In order to quantify the effect of SSI on the overall response of the selected structure, the global seismic response within a frame of force-displacement relationship for different earthquake intensities, different SSI mathematical models and different soil categories is presented. Comparing the outcome of the performed analysis it was observed that the structural performance was affected significantly by the foundation system and contributes considerably to the overall structural performance of the selected structure in specific soil conditions. As the results indicate, more code-based recommendations are required for the improvement of the SSI structural seismic design, especially in soft soil cases, where the soil-structure interaction might significantly affect the seismic response of buildings.