Ivana Kraincanic

Ivana Kraincanic is a Senior Lecturer in Civil and Building Services Engineering, specializing in structural mechanics and offshore engineering. She teaches Building Information Modelling (BIM), structural analysis, and earthquake engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research focuses on steel cables, flexible offshore pipes, steel fiber-reinforced concrete, and structural oscillation measurement using smartphones.

Education:

• PhD in Structural Engineering (1992–1995)
• BSc Civil Engineering (1982–1989)

Research Interests:

• Structural behavior of steel cables and offshore pipes
• Steel fiber-reinforced concrete slabs
• Joint flexibility in oil platforms
• Smartphone-based structural vibration analysis

Awards & Grants: No specific awards mentioned, but her work contributes to UN SDG goals in education and sustainable infrastructure.

Advising & Labs:

• Supervised research on offshore flexible pipes and steel tubular joints
• Conducted structural laboratory tests on concrete slabs

External Roles:

• Site engineer at Trudbenik construction company (1990–1991)