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Limestone breccia of Middle Triassic age from the area of the village of Hreša, 6 km northeast of Sarajevo, was the main dimension stone for the construction of a large number of public and private buildings in Sarajevo from the end of the 15th century until almost the end of the 20th century, especially during the Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian rule. Urbanization and the expansion of the city core created a recognizable, hewn appearance of the red stone surface of the walls, staircases, paved squares and pedestrian areas of Sarajevo. In previous mineralogical petrographic investigations, they have been identified as breccia limestone (intrasparudite), fossiliferous microcrystalline limestone (fossiliferous micrite) and fossiliferous partially lumpy limestone (fossiliferous pelmicrite). Limestone breccias and breccia limestones known under the commercial name "Hreša" are extracted in the Hreša site. The locality belongs to the structural tertiary unit Vučja Luka - Hreša - Ljubogošča (geological map of the Prača area) and D. Crepoljsko - Trebević - Treskavica - Prača (geological map of the Sarajevo area) . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sacral buildings, mosques with wooden minarets and chapel churches, Orthodox and Catholic churches, represent cultural heritage, and are representatives of wood structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are not only interconnected but also connected with residential architecture, making them even more interesting. These structures were for a long time neglected and placed on the margins to be forgotten. Sacral objects with wooden features retained common housing elements on one hand and the diversity is reflected in their specific characteristics. It is undoubtedly that natural influences and the human factor on wooden structures require constant monitoring and maintenance, which in the absence of finance and personnel makes it difficult to conserve and restore the traditional sacral wooden structures. This paper presents the basic data on this type of construction with the most significant details of characteristic examples.

Nowadays it is very useful to know what the author and copyright, who are the copyright holders of copyright, how it is protected and what are the consequences of his violation. Copyright protections enjoy many of the work we are experiencing in everyday life, such as literary works, computer programs, music, movies, databases, scientific and professional papers, etc. According to the applicable regulations, copyright protection also enjoys works of architecture, which include executed objects and individual parts of architectural project documentation. This paper gives an overview of legal regulations on copyright and related rights. By adopting the new Law on Copyright and Related Rights, the full harmonization of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the legal order of the European Union was carried out. This paper presents the methods and results of the quality testing of replacement stone for the renovation of the restoration of the Square of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The restoration of the square included only the interventions needed to restore the marvelous appearance of the square, as projected by Dušan Džamonja. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The cultural and historical heritage contains movable heritage (inheritance) which consists of all realities of art and received art that are not organically bound to the building. The immaculate cultural and historical heritage (architectural heritage) represents immovable cultural goods created by human work from the prehistory to the present. It is well known that in the restoration of cultural and historical heritage of natural stone special problems are the choice of replacement stone. Buildings talk about how successful we have been in selecting a natural stone when original designs and design are unavailable, and we are doing a very good identification of the existing stone. An example of such a case is given in this paper on the project of restoration of a very complex object from the point of view of the type and manner of application of natural stone: historical buildings of the City Hall in Sarajevo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The old Hellenic town of Daorson, or Daorsoi, or Ošanić fortress, or most commonly known as National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was the capital of the Hellenized Illyrian tribe, Daors, that lived from 300 to 50 BC in the delta and left bank of the lower part of the Neretva river. In the first part of this paper, a short description of Daorson, whose central and oldest of which was the dominant fortress or citadel, due to the megalithic walls and its dominant position, has frequently been called an "Acropolis". Special attention is given to the description of the megalithic ("Cyclopean") walls, compared to other similar megalith walls in the world and certain doubts about its function, the number of people and the length of the wall's construction, which is made of stones that cannot be found in the proximity. Most of this paper is devoted to testing the existing stone from this archaeological site for quality assessment and causes of degradation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is because of their construction methodology that bridges from the Ottoman period represent a masterpiece not only of that era but of the present. Modern architecture is unthinkable without the historical background. Structures are among the most lasting witness of history ‒ by providing reliable information about the creative powers of some era. Determining the current condition and state of structures and the implementation of certain measures of restoration is the only way to preserve these objects for the coming generations. The three bridges elaborated in this article are unique and distinctive located on roads from Mostar towards Istanbul. All three bridges suffered similar fates. They were damaged, rehabilitated and reconstructed in ways that would later prove to be inadequate, and that in a certain way violated their authentic look, and in some cases even contributed to their further degradation. However, the bridges were eventually rehabilitated and returned to their original appearance. They are now used as pedestrian bridges and again shine with their full beauty over the rivers. The second part of this paper deals with the construction methodology and specifics about the materials that have been used for bridge reconstruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The concept of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) was created by combining the efficiency and speed construction of earth dams with safety of concrete dams. Technology of the RCC has found extensive application worldwide, primarily for the construction and repair of concrete dams, but also for the construction of industrial pavements, parking space, roads, highways, airport runways, and for numerous other applications. Over the past half-century, since the creation of the idea of building RCC dams and trial structures, over the first RCC dams in the early 1980s, to date, successfully completed RCC dams over 200 m, RCC has gone a long and demanding journey from the idea to the generally accepted method of construction. The first part of this paper presents the introduction about RCC, a short history of RCC dam construction and their project philosophy. In the central part of this paper 10 specially separated RCC dams projects are presented, as well as reviews of the planned and built RCC dams in B&H and the region. In the final part of this paper, the expectations of the RCC's application in the construction of concrete dams, taking into account sustainable development, are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is the second of three papers that will speak about traditional (and modern) dry stone structures, their relationship with the surrounding environment, and the need for their conservation, inventorying and revitalization in the future. The first paper provided a detailed description of the various types of dry stone walls, as the most widespread form of dry stone construction, whose main role was to protect and separate the "own property" from "others people property", with some examples of Herzegovina and Dubrovnik Riviera. This paper provides a detailed description of the various dry stone residential dwellings/structures (habitats), from the most primitive shelter to recent dry stone structures with improved processing of stone. This paper also shows the basic building techniques, and briefly described the stone used for dry stone construction. In the final part of this paper a few examples of modern using of dry stone building techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deposits of building materials are deposits of non-metallic mineral raw materials, which are used as main, accompanying or just as additives for obtaining various building materials. Today, the stone as a material is used in a wide range, and its annual consumption in the world is expressed in thousands of tons. Stone obtained from solid rock masses in the quarry is used as: building material in the form of building (processed and civil - architectural) stone; basic raw material for production of various types of construction materials; basic raw material or raw material component for production of various industrial products; "melting" material for various metallurgical processes for production of iron and other metals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The legal status of mining resources, or mineral raw materials, method and conditions of the management of mineral raw materials, protection, mining works, occupational safety measures, suspension of works and permanent cessation of mining operations, technical documentation and design, mine surveying and mining plans, inspection supervision, protection and arrangement of space, penal provisions and other issues related to management of mineral resources are regulated by the Law on Mining (Official Gazette of the Federation of B&H No. 26/10). This law defines that mineral raw materials are non-renewable and renewable natural resources that are impossible to directly or indirectly economically exploit. Management of mineral raw materials includes all procedures and actions necessary for (optimum) exploitation and use of mineral raw materials. The right of exploitation of mineral resources is acquired based on the approval for exploitation and based on permits in accordance with the Law on Mining. Rules on the content and method of preparation of Mineral Resources Management Strategy (Official Gazette of the Federation of B&H No. 31/2012) were adopted on the basis of the Law on Mining. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unlabelled: Incidence of seizures in the elderly is nowadays greater than the one characteristic for children up to 10 years of age. Epileptic seizures are the third most common serious neurological disorder in this age group, after stroke and dementia. Optimal care for those patients, regarding to the seizures, demands some modification in diagnostic and treatment approach. Aim of this report was to point out problems in diagnostics, treatment and most common mistakes in practice. Fifty one patients were assessed, aged 65-83 years, (30 female and 21 male), with diagnosis of epilepsy and established antiepileptic treatment. All patients were re-examined, and following procedures were utilised: auto and heteroanamnesis (especially data provided by eyewitnesses), clinical examination, biochemical status, complete cardiological examination, EEG registration, serum concentrations of antiepileptic drugs, CT and MRI scan. Out of 51 patients 11 were misdiagnosed (syncope, provoked seizures, TIA). The most common form of seizures were partial seizures with or without secondary generalization (31 cases). Etiologic factors: stroke (25 cases), arteriosclerosis (7 cases), tumours (3 cases), trauma (2 cases), unknown (3 cases) cardiovascular diseases (29 casec) diabetes mellitus (20 cases), respiratory disturbance (12 cases) renal disturbances (8 cases)., Treatment: Only 30 patients had monotherapy from the beginning, with either carbamazepine or valproate. Rest were treated from the beginning with 2 antiepileptic drugs (phenobarbital + carbamazepine or pheytoin + phenobarbital). Adverse effects were recorded in 21 patients. I. It is crucial to distingiush unprovoked and provoked seizures during diagnostic procedures, as well as epileptic and non-epileptic attacks; 2. Principle of monotherapy is conditio sine qua non, and in treatment attention should be paid to co-morbidity, multitherapy, drug interactions, intoxication, diminished detoxication and elimination of drugs, as well as increased susceptibility for antiepiletic drugs and other medicaments.