Prof.dr. M. Veljkovic

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Professor of Steel and Composite Structures, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2015 - present.
Professor and Head of Steel Structure, Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Sweden, 2007-2015.
Senior Lecturer, Division of Steel Structures, LTU, Sweden, 2003-2007.
Lecturer, Division of Steel Structures, LTU, Sweden, 1997-2003.
Doctoral student, LTU, Sweden, 1994-1996.
Research Engineer, LTU, Sweden, 1991-1993.
Assistant of Professor, Dep. of Civil Engineering, University in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 1985-1991.

Member of the board of Civil Engineering Department, LTU, 2000-2002.
Director of a research school, Innovative technology and management, LTU, 2003-2005.
Director of Centre for Risk analysis and Risk Management, LTU, 2005-2015.
Director of Program for Fire Protection Engineers, LTU, 2005-2014.

ESTEP, European Steel Technological Platform, WG3 Construction Member, 2006 - present.
ECCS, European Convention of Constructional Steelwork, vice-chairman of Technical Management Board, 2009 - 2013.
ECCS, European Convention of Constructional Steelwork, chairman of Technical Management Board, 2013 - present.
ECCS, Management Working Group, 2009 - present.
JVTC, Luleå Railway Research Center, Member of the board, LTU, 2012 - 2015
SBI, The Swedish Institute of Steel Construction Member of the board (supleant), 2007 - 2015

Member of Swedish Technical Committee for Standardisation, TK188 and TK203;
Member of European Standardization committee CEN250/SC3 Steel Structures and Standardization committee CEN250/SC4 Composite Structures

Research interests

Educational activities

CIE4115 Steel Structures II
CT5122 Capita Selecta Steel and Aluminum Structures
CT5126 Fatigue

Key publications

Jovašević, S, Correia, JAFO, Pavlović, M, Rebelo, C, De Jesus, AMP, Veljkovic, M, da Silva, LS, 2016, 'Global fatigue life modelling of steel half-pipes bolted connections', Procedia Engineering, vol 160, pag 278-284, Elsevier
Tran, AT, Veljkovic, M, Rebelo, C, da Silva, LS, 2016, 'Resistance of cold-formed high strength steel circular and polygonal sections - Part 2: Numerical investigations', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, volume 125, pag 227-238, Elsevier
Matos, RP, Pinto, PL, Rebelo, CS, Gervásio, HS, Veljkovic, M, 2016, 'Improved design of tubular wind tower foundations using steel micropiles', vol.12 editie 3 pag. 1038-1050, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis
Koltsakis, EK, Noury, P, Veljkovic, M, 2016, 'The Contact Problem of Roller Bearings: Investigation of Observed Failures', vol 28, ed 3, pag 207-215, Structural Engineering International, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
Veljkovic, M, Rebelo, C, Pavlovic, M, 2016, 'Land-based supporting structures for wind energy converters', Metal Structures, Proceedings of the XIII International Conference on Metal Structures (ICMS2016, Zielona Góra, Poland, 15-17 June 2016)
Tran, AT, Veljkovic, M, Rebelo, C, da Silva, LS, 2016, 'Resistance of cold-formed high strength steel circular and polygonal sections - Part 1: Experimental investigations', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, volume 120, pag 245-257, Elsevier
Hauke, B, Kuhnhenne, M, Lawson, RM, Veljkovic, M, 2016, 'Sustainable steel buildings: a practical guide for structures and envelopes', Chichester, UK : John Wiley & Sons
Ribeiro, J, Santiago, A, Rigueiro, C, Barata, P, Veljkovic, M, J 2016, 'Numerical assessment of T-stub component subjected to impact loading', Engineering Structures 106, 450-460, Elsevier
Veljkovic, M, et all, High steel tubular towers for wind turbines (HISTWIN2), European Commission Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, 2015, EUR 27226 EN
Pavlovic, M, Heistermann, C, Veljkovic, M, Pak, D, Feldmann, M, Rebelo, C & Simões da Silva, L 2015, 'Connections in towers for wind converters: part I: Evaluation of down-scaled experiments' Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 115, s. 445-457., 10.1016/j.jcsr.2015.09.002
Pavlovic, M, Heistermann, C, Veljkovic, M, Pak, D, Feldmann, M, Rebelo, C & Simões da Silva, L 2015, 'Connections in towers for wind converters: Part II: The friction connection behaviour' Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 115, s. 458-466., 10.1016/j.jcsr.2015.05.009
Iqbal, N, Heistermann, T, Veljkovic, M, Lopes, F, Santiago, A & da Silva, LS, 2015, 'Numerical Study of Steel Beams in Sub-frame Assembly Validation of Existing Hand Calculation Procedures', Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, vol 6, nr 2, 4, s. 123-140.
Heistermann, T, Koltsakis, E, Veljkovic, M, Lopes, F, Santiago, A & da Silva, LS 2015, 'Initial stiffness evaluation of reverse channel connections in tension and compression' Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 114, 4268, s. 119-128., 10.1016/j.jcsr.2015.07.006
Matos, R, Pinto, PL, Rabelo, C, da Silva, LS & Veljkovic, M, 2015, 'Cyclic performance of single and group micropiles on loose sand'. i M Iskander, MT Suleiman, JB Anderson & DF Laefer (red), Front Matter: IFCEE 2015. American Society of Civil Engineers, s. 1751-1763. Geotechnical Special Publications, , 10.1061/9780784479087.159
Richter, C, Pak, D, Feldmann, M & Veljkovic, M, 2015, 'Untersuchungen zur statischen Effizienz polygonaler und kreisförmiger Stahltürme für Windenergieanlagen' Stahlbau, vol 84, nr 12, s. 1004–1009., 10.1002/stab.201510342
Andrade, P, Veljkovic, M, Feldmann, M, Pak, D, Pyschny, D & Lundholm, J 2014, 'Design and execution of a 3D modular building'. i R Landolfo & FM Mazzolani (red), Eurosteel 2014: 7th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures. European Convention for Constructional Steelwork, ECCS, Brussels, Belgium, s. 103-104.
Byström, A, Sjöström, J, Wickström, U, Lange, D & Veljkovic, M, 2014, 'Large scale test on a steel column exposed to localized fire' Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, vol 5, nr 2, s. 147-160., 10.1260/2040-2317.5.2.147
Feldmann, M, Naumes, J, Pak, D, Veljkovic, M, Eriksen, J, Popa, N, Hechler, O & Seidl, G 2012, Economic and durable design of composite bridges with integral abutments (INTAB+). European Commission, Luxembourg. EUR Scientific and Technical Research series, , 10.2777/16219

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Projects

FRAMEUP, Optimization of frames for effective assembling, RFSR-CT-2011-00035, 2011-2014
AEOLUS4FUTURE, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014, Innovative Training Networks (ITN), Marie Sklodovska-Curie Actions, 2015-2019 (finished in 2015 when moved to TUD)
RINGMAN, Offshore Wind Turbine Towers A Quicker, Cheaper Flange Supply Route (2011-2014), Grant agreement for: Research for the benefit of specific groups, Grant agreement no: 286603
Sandström, J, Wickström, U, Veljkovic, M, Iqbal, N, Sjöström, J & Sundelin, J 2015, Steel truss exposed to localized fires: Experimental report from a large scale experiment with a steel truss exposed to localized fires. Luleå tekniska universitet, Luleå.
Pourya Noury, Efthymios Koltsakis, Milan Veljkovic, Investigation of fractures in bridge roller bearings, 2015 Luleå tekniska universitet, Luleå.

Other activities

Member of editorial boards of International Journals:

Evaluator of research projects:

Evaluator of research proposals for Swedish Rescue Service Agency, 2004, 2006,
Czech Science Foundation, Reviewer of an Application for Standard Grant Project, 2006
Project evaluation of grant applications submitted to the Research Council of Norway, 2012
The Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) is managed by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate G (Industrial technologies), Unit G.5.sals, 2009-2013
The European Research Council Advanced Grant, 2012
Research Executive Agency (REA) European Commission, evaluation of the proposals submitted TO H2020-LCE-2014-1

Books

Veljkovic, M, Simoes da Silva, L, Simoes, R, Wald, F, Jaspart, J-P, Weynand, K, Dubina, D, Landolfo, Vila Real P, Gervasio H, 2015, JRC Scientific and Policy Report: Eurocodes: Background & Applications. Design of Steel Buildings. Worked examples, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union,
B. Norlin, M. Veljković, W. Husson, Att konstruera med stål - Modul 10: Förband, 2015, Stålbyggnadsintsitutet Nr: P-M10
M Veljkovic, M Feldmann, J Naumes, D Pak, L Simões da Silva and C Rebelo, 2011, Wind turbine tower design, erection and maintenance, in Wind energy systems: Optimising design and construction for safe and reliable operation Edited by J D Sørensen, Aalborg University and J N Sørensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK