Marija Kušter Marić

graduate

• BRIDGES 3 (206329) - Lecturer in charge
• DURABILITY OF STRUCTURES 1 (209561) - Lecturer in charge
• DURABILITY OF STRUCTURES 2 (206333) - Lecturer in charge

doctoral

• Aesthetics of bridges (226860) - Lecturer in charge
• Linear and nonlinear dynamics analyses of bridges (226865) - Lecturer in charge

Marija Kušter Marić works at the Structures Department of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering since 2007. Between 2009 and 2013 she worked at the University of Stuttgart Institute for construction materials as a guest scientist. Her main research fields are the durability of structures; service life prediction and numerical simulation of concrete structure degradation due to mechanical (static, dynamic, cyclic loading) and environmental actions (chlorides, winds, etc. ); application of the NDT testing in the evaluation of the bridge in-service performance; the influence of climate changes on structures; blast loading on concrete structures - impact of explosion on concrete element.
She teaches students on the following subjects: Bridges III, Durability of structures I and Durability of structures II at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Bridges at the Military study - Military Engineering.

Awards:

• The outstanding paper honor for the best oral presentation at 8th CCC Congress, 2012
• 1st award on the public competition for the preliminary design of Bundek Bridge in Zagreb, 2008
• Award of the Faculty of Civil Engineering to the most successful students in the academic year 2004/2005.

At the Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb

• Bridges III  (Master Programme - Graduate)
• Durability of structures I (Master Programme - Graduate)
• Durability of structures II  (Master Programme - Graduate)
• Linear and nonlinear bridge dynamics (Postgraduate doctoral Programme)
• Aesthetics of bridges (Postgraduate doctoral Programme)

At the military study - Military Engineering University of Zagreb

• Bridges (Bachelor Programme - Undergraduate)

List of publications is given in Croatian Scientific Bibliography

• Editor's books (2)
• Book chapters (1)
• Journal articles in CC journals (2)
• Scientific papers in other journals (2)
• Plenary/Keynote talks (8)
• Published invited lectures (3)
• Scientific conference papers with international peer-review (14)
• Other refereed conference papers (1)
• Abstracts in Book of abstracts (1)
• Unpublished papers (1)
• Dissertation (1)
• Graduation thesis (1)

• IABSE – International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, 
• fib  – fédération internationale du béton,
• European Federation of Corrosion - WP11 „Corrosion of Steel in Concrete“
• HDGK  – Croatian Society of Structural Engineers,
• AMCA-FA  –  Almae Matris Croaticae Alumni -Facultas Aedificandi

Projects worked on as project leader or collaborator

• 2019 -2020 joint Canadian – Croatian research project “Durability of reinforced concrete structures - Croatian and Canadian practices  (CROCANDY)” , leader: Marija Kušter Marić, Found: Prof. Dr. Sc. Jasna Šimunić-Hrvoić Foundation, Canada; Organisations: University of Toronto—Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Zagreb—Faculty of Civil Engineering, and Rijeka-Zagreb Motorway
• 2017-2019 Influence of concrete damage on reinforcement corrosion - computer simulation and in service performance of bridges (CODEbridges), Leader: Marija Kušter Marić, co-leader: Joško Ožbolt, Unity trough knowledge fund Croatia, 2017 – 2019, https://www.grad.unizg.hr/codebridges
• 2013-2016 Numerical modelling of corrosion of reinforcement in concrete, Leader: Joško Ožbolt, DFG Germany, 
• Numerical modelling of corrosion of reinforcement in concrete, Leader: Joško Ožbolt, DFG Germany, 2013 – 2016
• Limit states and sustainable bridge engineering, Leader: Jure Radić, Ministry of Science and Education of Republic of Croatia, 2007-2012

Research grants awarded so far

• 2020-2021 Blast loading on reinforced concrete piers, leader: Marija Kušter Marić, Found: University of Zagreb - Military studies and Croatian Army; Organisations: University of Zagreb: —Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb: —Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering and Croatian Army.
• 2019-2020 Blast loading on reinforced concrete slabs, leader: Marija Kušter Marić, Found: University of Zagreb - Military studies and Croatian Army; Organisations: University of Zagreb: —Faculty of Civil Engineering,  and Croatian Army.
• 2019-2021 Key performance indicators of existing bridges, Leader: Ana Mandić Ivanković, University of Zagreb – short-term financial support,  My position as co-worker: assessment of concrete road bridges.
• Evaluating reliability of existing bridges, Leader: Jure Radić/Ana Mandić Ivanković, University of Zagreb – short-term financial support, 2013-2016
• „Exploring the limits of the reinforced concrete arch bridges“ - collaboration between the College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, China and Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb, Croatia financed by the Chinese and Croatian Ministries of science, 2008-2013, Leaders: Baochun Chen and Jure Radić; 
• COST Action TU 1402: Quantifying the Value of Structural Health Monitoring, Action Chair: Sebastian Thöns, 2014-2018
• COST Action TU 1406: Quality Specifications for Roadway Bridges, Standardization at EU Level, Action Chair: Jose Matos; 2015-2019
• University of Zagreb – Grant for the Staff mobility, 2016

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

• Investigation works on hydropower plant "Sklope"; HES KOSINJ (HE SKLOPE); Elektroprojekt (2020.)
• Preliminary and main project „Asset management system“, Croatian Motorways (2008)
• Elaborate „Structural health monitoring for significant bridges"  Croatian Motorways (2008)
• Conceptual design for the Bundek bridge, City of Zagreb (2008)