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Prof. Mislav Stepinac
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Journal article
Published: 03 June 2021 in Sustainability
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In the wake of recent strong earthquakes in Croatia, there is a need for a detailed and more comprehensive post-earthquake damage assessment. Given that masonry structures are highly vulnerable to horizontal actions caused by earthquakes and a majority of the Croatian building stock is made of masonry, this field is particularly important for Croatia. In this paper, a complete assessment of an educational building in Zagreb Lower Town is reported. An extensive program of visual inspection and geometrical surveys has been planned and performed. Additionally, an in situ shear strength test is presented. After extensive fieldwork, collected data and results were input in 3Muri software for structural modeling. Moreover, a non-linear static (pushover) analysis was performed to individuate the possible failure mechanisms and to compare real-life damage to software results.

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Luka Lulić; Karlo Ožić; Tomislav Kišiček; Ivan Hafner; Mislav Stepinac. Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment—Case Study of the Educational Building after the Zagreb Earthquake. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6353 .

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Luka Lulić, Karlo Ožić, Tomislav Kišiček, Ivan Hafner, Mislav Stepinac. Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment—Case Study of the Educational Building after the Zagreb Earthquake. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6353.

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Luka Lulić; Karlo Ožić; Tomislav Kišiček; Ivan Hafner; Mislav Stepinac. 2021. "Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment—Case Study of the Educational Building after the Zagreb Earthquake." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6353.

Journal article
Published: 03 March 2021 in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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A severe earthquake hit Zagreb on the March 22, 2020 (magnitude ML = 5.5, with an epicenter 7 km north of the city center). During the COVID-19 lockdown, the event occurred and caused significant damage to the built environment and enormous disruption in everyday life. Brief facts about the Zagreb earthquake, the typology of buildings in the city, and the data collection after the quake itself are described. The paper focuses on post-earthquake assessment, damage classification, and failure patterns of residential buildings in Zagreb's old historical town, where masonry structures prevail. The earthquake critically damaged buildings that are important architectural achievements and ruptured Zagreb's historically recognizable city center. Furthermore, the data collected in the rapid post-earthquake assessment were analyzed and discussed. Graphical representations of damages are detailed and accompanied by photographs. This earthquake exposed Croatian building stock's vulnerability that should be mitigated as efficiently as possible in the coming years.

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Mislav Stepinac; Paulo B. Lourenço; Josip Atalić; Tomislav Kišiček; Mario Uroš; Maja Baniček; Marta Šavor Novak. Damage classification of residential buildings in historical downtown after the ML5.5 earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia in 2020. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, 56, 102140 .

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Mislav Stepinac, Paulo B. Lourenço, Josip Atalić, Tomislav Kišiček, Mario Uroš, Maja Baniček, Marta Šavor Novak. Damage classification of residential buildings in historical downtown after the ML5.5 earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia in 2020. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2021; 56 ():102140.

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Mislav Stepinac; Paulo B. Lourenço; Josip Atalić; Tomislav Kišiček; Mario Uroš; Maja Baniček; Marta Šavor Novak. 2021. "Damage classification of residential buildings in historical downtown after the ML5.5 earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia in 2020." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 56, no. : 102140.

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Published: 12 November 2020 in Journal of Earthquake Engineering
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The paper focuses on the analysis of actual bending moments in RC walls of high-rise structures. A comprehensive analysis was carried out on three concrete buildings in order to evaluate the accuracy of the procedure for obtaining bending moments proposed by Eurocode 8 (EC8). The buildings are designed according to EC8 for medium ductility class (DCM) and high ductility (DCH). Nonlinear 3D models of the selected structures were subjected to 60 strong earthquake ground motions recorded on rock and stiff soil. One hundred and eighty nonlinear time-history analyses (NTHA) are carried out to compare the actual bending moments against design EC8 bending moments. Based on the findings of the conducted study, the possible improvement of EC8 bending moments design envelope for RC walls of high-rise buildings is indicated. A simple proposal for the correction of the existing EC8 bending moment envelope is introduced by its modification over the height of the wall to account bending moment increase due to the higher mode effects and by substituting EC8 design moment with wall resistance moment at the base. This improved envelope better matches the actual bending moments in RC walls of high-rise buildings. Further calibration is clearly required.

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Jelena Pejovic; Mislav Stepinac; Nina Serdar; Marija Jevric. Improvement of Eurocode 8 Seismic Design Envelope for Bending Moments in RC Walls of High-rise Buildings. Journal of Earthquake Engineering 2020, 1 -25.

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Jelena Pejovic, Mislav Stepinac, Nina Serdar, Marija Jevric. Improvement of Eurocode 8 Seismic Design Envelope for Bending Moments in RC Walls of High-rise Buildings. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 2020; ():1-25.

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Jelena Pejovic; Mislav Stepinac; Nina Serdar; Marija Jevric. 2020. "Improvement of Eurocode 8 Seismic Design Envelope for Bending Moments in RC Walls of High-rise Buildings." Journal of Earthquake Engineering , no. : 1-25.

Journal article
Published: 27 July 2020 in Engineering Structures
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Research on 49 mm diameter mechanical fastener loaded parallel to grain was conducted. Research was carried out on locally reinforced and non-reinforced specimens. Complex timber failure modes in FEM are defined with UMAT subroutine and cohesion surfaces. Local reinforcement with glass fiber textile increases joint resistance to splitting failure mode.

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Krunoslav Pavković; Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić. Brittle failure modes in reinforced and non-reinforced timber joint with large diameter fastener loaded parallel to grain. Engineering Structures 2020, 222, 111104 .

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Krunoslav Pavković, Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić. Brittle failure modes in reinforced and non-reinforced timber joint with large diameter fastener loaded parallel to grain. Engineering Structures. 2020; 222 ():111104.

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Krunoslav Pavković; Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić. 2020. "Brittle failure modes in reinforced and non-reinforced timber joint with large diameter fastener loaded parallel to grain." Engineering Structures 222, no. : 111104.

Review
Published: 23 July 2020 in Applied Sciences
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The construction sector has proven to be one of the slowest sectors to embrace technology—a problem that must be addressed. This problem can be quickly and efficiently addressed in certain aspects of seismic engineering: from seismic risk assessment to damage detection, as well as condition assessments existing structures before or after an earthquake. In this paper, the literature review of assessment methods and damage detection technologies for existing (mainly) masonry structures is presented. Traditional methods are briefly explained, and modern are critically discussed. Special focus is given to unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as, photogrammetry and close-range remote sensing as a technology that can complement traditional ways of assessment and give us data about a structure that is often different to obtain. Graphical interpretation of one post-earthquake case study is provided. Open challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies for faster and easier assessment of seismic safety and vulnerability are presented.

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Mislav Stepinac; Mateo Gašparović. A Review of Emerging Technologies for an Assessment of Safety and Seismic Vulnerability and Damage Detection of Existing Masonry Structures. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 5060 .

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Mislav Stepinac, Mateo Gašparović. A Review of Emerging Technologies for an Assessment of Safety and Seismic Vulnerability and Damage Detection of Existing Masonry Structures. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (15):5060.

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Mislav Stepinac; Mateo Gašparović. 2020. "A Review of Emerging Technologies for an Assessment of Safety and Seismic Vulnerability and Damage Detection of Existing Masonry Structures." Applied Sciences 10, no. 15: 5060.

Review
Published: 25 February 2020 in Applied Sciences
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Masonry structures are notoriously vulnerable to horizontal actions caused by earthquakes. Given the high seismicity of the European region, and that the European building stock comprises a lot of masonry buildings, knowledge about their structural response to seismic excitation is particularly important, but at the same time difficult to determine, due to the heterogenous nature of materials and/or constructional techniques in use. An additional issue is represented by the current methods for mechanical properties assessment, that do not provide a reliable framework for accurate structural estimations of existing buildings characterized by different typological properties. Every structure, in other words, should be separately inspected in regard to its mechanical behaviour, based on dedicated approaches able to capture potential critical issues. In this review paper, an insight on the Croatian ARES project is presented (Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Structures), including a state-of-the-art of the actual building stock and giving evidence of major difficulties concerning the assessment of existing structures. The most commonly used techniques and tools are compared, with a focus on their basic features and field of application. A brief overview of prevailing structural behaviours and Finite Element numerical modelling issues are also mentioned. As shown, the general tendency is to ensure “sustainable” and energy-efficient building systems. The latter, however, seem in disagreement with basic principles of structural maintenance and renovation. The aim of the ongoing ARES project, in this context, is to improve the current knowledge regarding the assessment and strengthening of structures, with a focus on a more reliable design and maintenance process for existing masonry buildings.

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Mislav Stepinac; Tomislav Kisicek; Tvrtko Renić; Ivan Hafner; Chiara Bedon. Methods for the Assessment of Critical Properties in Existing Masonry Structures under Seismic Loads—The ARES Project. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 1576 .

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Mislav Stepinac, Tomislav Kisicek, Tvrtko Renić, Ivan Hafner, Chiara Bedon. Methods for the Assessment of Critical Properties in Existing Masonry Structures under Seismic Loads—The ARES Project. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (5):1576.

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Mislav Stepinac; Tomislav Kisicek; Tvrtko Renić; Ivan Hafner; Chiara Bedon. 2020. "Methods for the Assessment of Critical Properties in Existing Masonry Structures under Seismic Loads—The ARES Project." Applied Sciences 10, no. 5: 1576.

Review
Published: 19 February 2020 in Applied Sciences
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Use of timber as a construction material has entered a period of renaissance since the development of high-performance engineered wood products, enabling larger and taller buildings to be built. In addition, due to substantial contribution of the building sector to global energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and waste production, sustainable solutions are needed, for which timber has shown a great potential as a sustainable, resilient and renewable building alternative, not only for single family homes but also for mid-rise and high-rise buildings. Both recent technological developments in timber engineering and exponentially increased use of engineered wood products and wood composites reflect in deficiency of current timber codes and standards. This paper presents an overview of some of the current challenges and emerging trends in the field of seismic design of timber buildings. Currently existing building codes and the development of new generation of European building codes are presented. Ongoing studies on a variety topics within seismic timber engineering are presented, including tall timber and hybrid buildings, composites with timber and seismic retrofitting with timber. Crucial challenges, key research needs and opportunities are addressed and critically discussed.

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Mislav Stepinac; Iztok Šušteršič; Igor Gavrić; Vlatka Rajčić. Seismic Design of Timber Buildings: Highlighted Challenges and Future Trends. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 1380 .

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Mislav Stepinac, Iztok Šušteršič, Igor Gavrić, Vlatka Rajčić. Seismic Design of Timber Buildings: Highlighted Challenges and Future Trends. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (4):1380.

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Mislav Stepinac; Iztok Šušteršič; Igor Gavrić; Vlatka Rajčić. 2020. "Seismic Design of Timber Buildings: Highlighted Challenges and Future Trends." Applied Sciences 10, no. 4: 1380.

Conference paper
Published: 21 February 2019 in Communications in Computer and Information Science
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Assessment and structural health monitoring of existing timber structures has experienced huge interest in last decades. The main reasons are clear messages that sustainable development is a long term goal of the global policy which results in modifications or substitutions or extensions of existing buildings and engineering works (Kyoto protocol 1997, all further World Climate Summits) beside protection and conservation of the heritage buildings built in timber and assessment and collection of crucial data for the design and long-term behavior of new structures in timber. At the moment, European norms (Eurocodes) cover engineering principles that could be used to form the basis of assessment of structures or structural elements but basically they are concepted for the design of new structures. In this paper assessment methods for timber structures are summarized and the most common ones are briefly explained. The main focus of the paper is to present non-destructive and semi-destructive test methods for timber structures and use of unmanned vehicle for gathering the data which were inputs for numerical model and structural analysis of the structure. The whole protocol is shown on actual case study of the H2020 Project INCEPTION, Technical Museum Nikola Tesla in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Vlatka Rajčić; Mislav Stepinac; Jure Barbalić. In Situ Advanced Diagnostics and Inspection by Non-destructive Techniques and UAV as Input to Numerical Model and Structural Analysis - Case Study. Communications in Computer and Information Science 2019, 359 -371.

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Vlatka Rajčić, Mislav Stepinac, Jure Barbalić. In Situ Advanced Diagnostics and Inspection by Non-destructive Techniques and UAV as Input to Numerical Model and Structural Analysis - Case Study. Communications in Computer and Information Science. 2019; ():359-371.

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Vlatka Rajčić; Mislav Stepinac; Jure Barbalić. 2019. "In Situ Advanced Diagnostics and Inspection by Non-destructive Techniques and UAV as Input to Numerical Model and Structural Analysis - Case Study." Communications in Computer and Information Science , no. : 359-371.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2019 in IABSE Symposium, Guimarães 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management
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Condition assessment of existing timber structures is typically followed by a decision about intervention options, and consequently comparing various possible scenarios. These decisions are based on the updated knowledge obtained through the assessment. Condition assessments, however, can be done in multiple ways, e.g. basic visual assessment of a structure, assessment with various destructive, non-destructive and semi-destructive testing methods, interpretation of a data from structural health monitoring, various levels of structural modelling and safety verification formats. The present paper discusses how pre-posterior decision analysis can guide decisions concerning the condition assessment of timber structures by selecting appropriate assessment procedures and subsequent maintenance actions.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Dániel Honfi. Decision analysis and scenarios for the assessment of existing timber structures. IABSE Symposium, Guimarães 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management 2019, 479 -486.

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Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić, Dániel Honfi. Decision analysis and scenarios for the assessment of existing timber structures. IABSE Symposium, Guimarães 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management. 2019; ():479-486.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Dániel Honfi. 2019. "Decision analysis and scenarios for the assessment of existing timber structures." IABSE Symposium, Guimarães 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management , no. : 479-486.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Engineering Structures
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Designing a timber connection which is buildable with minimum errors has been considered the most difficult aspect of a timber design. Although many studies have been conducted in the past on various aspects of the usability of Eurocode 5, the authors felt that with the impending revisions to the Eurocodes, it was pertinent to ask the users for their opinions in a more focused manner, with questions aligned with the revision objectives. As part of the activities of the working group 3, “Connection” of the COST Action FP1402, a Europe-wide survey was thus conducted among the practitioners, where a number of questions related to Eurocode 5 in general and the connections chapter in particular was asked. The majority of respondents felt there were improvements to be made both to the technical content, as well as the usability of the standard in terms of clarity and ease of navigation. The results of the survey are summarized in this paper with a proposal for reorganization of the current technical content, which the authors feel answer the majority of the concerns raised by the users.

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Mislav Stepinac; Jose Manuel Cabrero; Keerthi Ranasinghe; Marion Kleiber. Proposal for reorganization of the connections chapter of Eurocode 5. Engineering Structures 2018, 170, 135 -145.

AMA Style

Mislav Stepinac, Jose Manuel Cabrero, Keerthi Ranasinghe, Marion Kleiber. Proposal for reorganization of the connections chapter of Eurocode 5. Engineering Structures. 2018; 170 ():135-145.

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Mislav Stepinac; Jose Manuel Cabrero; Keerthi Ranasinghe; Marion Kleiber. 2018. "Proposal for reorganization of the connections chapter of Eurocode 5." Engineering Structures 170, no. : 135-145.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2018 in IABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018: Tomorrow’s Megastructures
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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Daniel Honfi. Condition Assessment of Timber Structures – Quantifying the Value of Information. IABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018: Tomorrow’s Megastructures 2018, S27 -9.

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Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić, Daniel Honfi. Condition Assessment of Timber Structures – Quantifying the Value of Information. IABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018: Tomorrow’s Megastructures. 2018; ():S27-9.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Daniel Honfi. 2018. "Condition Assessment of Timber Structures – Quantifying the Value of Information." IABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018: Tomorrow’s Megastructures , no. : S27-9.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2017 in Journal of the Croatian Association of Civil Engineers
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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Jure Barbalić. Inspection and condition assessment of existing timber structures. Journal of the Croatian Association of Civil Engineers 2017, 69, 861 -873.

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Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić, Jure Barbalić. Inspection and condition assessment of existing timber structures. Journal of the Croatian Association of Civil Engineers. 2017; 69 (9):861-873.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Jure Barbalić. 2017. "Inspection and condition assessment of existing timber structures." Journal of the Croatian Association of Civil Engineers 69, no. 9: 861-873.

Journal article
Published: 08 April 2016 in European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
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Beech laminated veneer lumber is a new engineered wood product with superior mechanical properties and high density. In order to take advantage of this superior mechanical performance in the case of connections with glued-in rods a series of pull compression tests with different angles to the grain have been performed applying both polyurethane and epoxy resin as adhesives. No influence of the grain angle on the load carrying capacity could be found. In addition, a survey on design rules and their acceptance in practice has been carried out, showing a clear need for further standardization.

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M. Stepinac; V. Rajčić; F. Hunger; Jan-Willem van de Kuilen. Glued-in rods in beech laminated veneer lumber. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 2016, 74, 463 -466.

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M. Stepinac, V. Rajčić, F. Hunger, Jan-Willem van de Kuilen. Glued-in rods in beech laminated veneer lumber. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 2016; 74 (3):463-466.

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M. Stepinac; V. Rajčić; F. Hunger; Jan-Willem van de Kuilen. 2016. "Glued-in rods in beech laminated veneer lumber." European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 74, no. 3: 463-466.

Journal article
Published: 18 January 2016 in Applications of Structural Fire Engineering
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Until recently, the fire resistance of buildings was based on the ISO standard curve. ISO standard curve used by the current norm is too simple, unrealistic and lead to uneconomic situations with no guarantee of security proportional to the invested money. Unlike the fire design of the steel, concrete or composite structures, methods for fire design of timber structures have been greatly simplified. Generally, it is not necessary to check the reduction of strength in the residual section because each increase of temperature is considered small and it is ignored. Global fire safety concept of timber structures is presented according to the recommendations from Eurocode norms. Special attention was given to natural fire design with two different methods of parametric exposure which are given in EN1995-1-2.This paper presents reliability analysis of a glulam beam in a case of fire. The limit-state functions for maximum bending stress of glulam beam in fire conditions are formed. Reliability indexes are obtained from the limit state of the beam exposed to 30 min fire. Reliability index in the Eurocodes (reliability class RC2) compared to the calculated reliability indexes obtained by the methods of reduced strength and effective section were described.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić. RELIABILITY OF TIMBER STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE. Applications of Structural Fire Engineering 2016, 1 .

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Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić. RELIABILITY OF TIMBER STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE. Applications of Structural Fire Engineering. 2016; ():1.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić. 2016. "RELIABILITY OF TIMBER STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE." Applications of Structural Fire Engineering , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 12 January 2016 in European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
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Ongoing development of timber and timber products made from European hardwoods like ash and beech influences the selection of acceptable methods for connecting these elements and thus demands validation and application of current design methods for softwood and glulam. For the last 20 years, despite many national and international research projects and practical applications of glued-in rods in timber structures, there is still no universal standard with respect to their design. The use of adhesives available for bonding rods and timber is limited to softwood. This work shows the performance of different timber species Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and European beech (Fagus silvatica L.) and engineered timber products (laminated veneer lumber made of Norway spruce and European beech) based on comprehensive pull-compression tests of glued-in rods. For characterizing the elastic and elastic-plastic behavior, failure loads as well as stiffness and ductility were considered whereby the rod diameter and anchorage length were maintained constant. The aim of the research was to show that glued-in rods cannot only be used in softwoods and glulam members but also in hardwoods and in wood-based products such as LVL.

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Frank Hunger; Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Jan-Willem van de Kuilen. Pull-compression tests on glued-in metric thread rods parallel to grain in glulam and laminated veneer lumber of different timber species. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 2016, 74, 379 -391.

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Frank Hunger, Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić, Jan-Willem van de Kuilen. Pull-compression tests on glued-in metric thread rods parallel to grain in glulam and laminated veneer lumber of different timber species. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 2016; 74 (3):379-391.

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Frank Hunger; Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Jan-Willem van de Kuilen. 2016. "Pull-compression tests on glued-in metric thread rods parallel to grain in glulam and laminated veneer lumber of different timber species." European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 74, no. 3: 379-391.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2015 in Construction and Building Materials
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René Steiger; Erik Serrano; Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Caoimhe O’Neill; Danny McPolin; Robert Widmann. Strengthening of timber structures with glued-in rods. Construction and Building Materials 2015, 97, 90 -105.

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René Steiger, Erik Serrano, Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić, Caoimhe O’Neill, Danny McPolin, Robert Widmann. Strengthening of timber structures with glued-in rods. Construction and Building Materials. 2015; 97 ():90-105.

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René Steiger; Erik Serrano; Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Caoimhe O’Neill; Danny McPolin; Robert Widmann. 2015. "Strengthening of timber structures with glued-in rods." Construction and Building Materials 97, no. : 90-105.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2013 in Advanced Materials Research
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Technical Museum is one of the most visited Museums in Zagreb (capital of Croatia). The museum presents scientific and educational centre in the field of technical sciences. The entire structure of the Museum is constructed as a timber structure and as such represents a rare existing example of the European engineering concept of expo-halls timber structures with large span (85m x 40 m) from the early 20 century. In this article overview of different NDTs that were performed in order to assess the structural performance of elements is given; moisture ratio and ultrasound investigations are carried out in situ in order to investigate timber condition. Based on the detected state of the structure reconstruction measures are presented.

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Vlatka Rajčić; Dean Čizmar; Mislav Stepinac. Reconstruction of the Technical Museum in Zagreb. Advanced Materials Research 2013, 778, 919 -926.

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Vlatka Rajčić, Dean Čizmar, Mislav Stepinac. Reconstruction of the Technical Museum in Zagreb. Advanced Materials Research. 2013; 778 ():919-926.

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Vlatka Rajčić; Dean Čizmar; Mislav Stepinac. 2013. "Reconstruction of the Technical Museum in Zagreb." Advanced Materials Research 778, no. : 919-926.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2013 in Advanced Materials Research
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The conservation of historical timber structures requires both the knowledge of structural behavior of complete building and behavior of any single element in structure. Because of a poor communication between the institutions involved in the conservation and restoration of buildings and institutions that urgently require renovation of structures, renovation of historic buildings is often performed inappropriately due to engineering and architectural approach. Buildings are frequently subjected to inappropriate interventions, replacements of structural elements, or even worse, they are demolished. First case study in this paper is Cathedral from Gospic city which was subjected to inappropriate reconstruction in 1990s. Second case study is small traditionally constructed timber chapel in village Lijevi Stefanki which represents a valuable monument of rural cultural heritage.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Dean Čizmar. Learning from Case Studies: Timber Tower of Gospić Cathedral and Traditional Timber Church. Advanced Materials Research 2013, 778, 927 -934.

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Mislav Stepinac, Vlatka Rajčić, Dean Čizmar. Learning from Case Studies: Timber Tower of Gospić Cathedral and Traditional Timber Church. Advanced Materials Research. 2013; 778 ():927-934.

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Mislav Stepinac; Vlatka Rajčić; Dean Čizmar. 2013. "Learning from Case Studies: Timber Tower of Gospić Cathedral and Traditional Timber Church." Advanced Materials Research 778, no. : 927-934.

Conference paper
Published: 05 April 2013 in COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass
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D Antolinc; R _Arni_; Mislav Stepinac; V Raj_I_; L Krstevska; L Tashkov. Simulation of earthquake load imposed on timber-glass composite shear wall panel. COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass 2013, 245 -252.

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D Antolinc, R _Arni_, Mislav Stepinac, V Raj_I_, L Krstevska, L Tashkov. Simulation of earthquake load imposed on timber-glass composite shear wall panel. COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass. 2013; ():245-252.

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D Antolinc; R _Arni_; Mislav Stepinac; V Raj_I_; L Krstevska; L Tashkov. 2013. "Simulation of earthquake load imposed on timber-glass composite shear wall panel." COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass , no. : 245-252.

Conference paper
Published: 20 May 2009 in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
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D. Mestrovic; V. Rajcic; D. Cizmar; Mislav Stepinac; L. Miculinic. Seismic Behaviour of Lightweight Structures. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology 2009, 1 .

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D. Mestrovic, V. Rajcic, D. Cizmar, Mislav Stepinac, L. Miculinic. Seismic Behaviour of Lightweight Structures. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. 2009; ():1.

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D. Mestrovic; V. Rajcic; D. Cizmar; Mislav Stepinac; L. Miculinic. 2009. "Seismic Behaviour of Lightweight Structures." Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology , no. : 1.