This study presents the results of applied phytoextraction as a soil phytoremediation method, based on the analysis of selected heavy metal content in soil and plant material. The selected locations where phytoextraction was applied as a phytoremediation method (Gradišće, Podbrežje, and Tetovo) are situated in the city of Zenica, in proximit...

By Farzet Bikić, Muvedet Šišić, Sanela Beganović, Amira Pašalić, Adnan Mujkanovic, Aida Šapčanin, Vedran Stuhli, MIrnesa Čorbić, MIrnesa Čorbić, MIrnesa Čorbić

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation into the effect of nano-silica addition on the mechanical properties and durability of concrete. Three mixes of concrete containing 0%, 2%, and 4% nano-silica by weight of cement were tested. The slump of fresh concrete as well as compressive strength, dynamic modulus of elasticity at...

By Adnan Mujkanovic, Anesa Bitić, Marina Jovanović, Nevzet Merdić, Amel Zahirović, Amna Karić

Fly ash class F from Thermal Power Plant “Stanari” was used in combination with highly plastic brick clay from Busovača to develop building bricks. The brick clay and fly ash were characterized for chemical and mineralogical composition, grain size distribution, and specific gravity. The fly ash has a higher proportion of larger particl...

By Marina Jovanović, Adnan Mujkanović, Nadira Bušatlić, Elma Selimović