Timber structures
 
Name, Title: Dragoslav Stojic, Prof., Ph.D.
Institution: University of Nis
Department: Civil Engineering and Architecture
Field of interest: Timber Structures and Building Structures
 
Teaching experience
Timber Structures, Masonry Structures, Framework, Bridges, Innovative Timber Structures, Semi
Rigid Connections.
 
Research Topics
•Static and Dynamic Behaviour of the Timber Frame Semi Rigid Connections
•Analysis of the Composite Timber-Concrete Structures
•Torsional -Lateral Stability of Glulam Timber Beams
•Innovative timber structures
 
Possible contribution to SEE Graduate School
•Teaching and research methods of the linear and non linear static and dynamic structures theory
 To make use of different design codes in the field of timber structures and design software based on FEM (ANSYS, SAP , STAAD, STAN3D, Mathematica)
•Application in Structural Engineering (Buildings Structures, Bridges ) and other general engineering fields.
 
Possible topics for dissertation
•Behaviour of the Composite Timber-Concrete Structures under Bending Loading.
•Analysis of the Sleeping Parameters of the Composite Timber-Concrete Connections
•Behaviour of the Composite Timber-Concrete Connections under Dynamic Loading.
•Teoretical and Numerical Analysis of Shells with Large Deformations
•Limit Analysis of Anisotropic Thick Plates

•Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Systems with Semi-rigid Connections

Biography
1952	Born in Aleksinac, Yugoslavia
1959 - 1967	Attended Primary School in Deligrad
1967 - 1971	Attended Tehnical School “Nikola Tesla” in Nis	Prof. Dr. Dragoslav Stojić
1977	Graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the University of Nis
1978 - 1983	Attended post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the University of Nis
1983	Obtained his Master’s Degree at the University of Nis
1984 - 1985	Involvedin a scientific research at the Ruhr Universty of  Bochum, (2 x three month’s period) as a result of cooperation between the Ruhr University of  Bochum and the University of Nis
1977 - 1988	Worked as an assistant professor and a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the University of Nis
1987	Obtained his Doctor’s Degree in tehnical sciences
since 1988	Has worked as a professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the University of Nis, lecturing at the Materials and Structures
1986 - 1988 - 1989	Spent 12 months altogether on a scientific research stay in Germany, based on the German “Heinrich-Herz-Stiftung” state scholarship
1994 - 1996	Worked as the Director of the Civil Engineering Institute and the Vice-dean of tehnical sciences
1996 - 2000	Has worked as the Chief of the Materials and Structures Department at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the University of Nis
2000 – 2004 2004-2008	Partner in Stability pact for SEE - DYNET project (DAAD program)
2003-2008	Head of the Civil Engineering Department.
2000 - 2008	Editor of Series :»Architecture and Civil Engineering «of the Scientific Journal FACTAUNIVERSITATIS University of Nis
since 2003	iCEER-ISC Member :(iNEER Conference on Engineering Education and Research -USA International Steering Committee)