Turning Research Into Resilience
ISOGKP is a scientific institution that converts theory into practice and puts the results in engineers’ hands. It integrates earthquake engineering, risk management, and climate adaptation to deliver more resilient buildings and communities. It operates using its own self-evaluation framework, SEISMIC, aligned with EFQM/Baldrige principles, to continually improve quality, impact, and stakeholder value.
We follow global best practices : performance-based seismic design , multi-hazard climate adaptation strategies , and advanced green technology for near-zero-carbon solutions . In structural health monitoring, we adopt risk-informed and value-based frameworks, ensuring that every sensor and measurement adds clear value for asset management and safety.
Creating Seismic Resistant & Green Cities
Welcome to PointLab
Solutions to highly complex problems
Our biggest challenge is to provide solutions to extremely complex problems that others cannot solve. From concept to compliance, we deliver earthquake-proof designs using advanced methods by a team that includes experts with over 40 years of scientific and professional experience.
Expert Services
We provide consultancy, feasibility studies, supervision, and advanced testing to support safe and sustainable engineering solutions.
Research & Facilities
We combine state-of-the-art in-situ testing methods, and advanced modelling tools to assess the resilience of structures and infrastructure.
Our Projects
From bridges and buildings to wind energy foundations and EU collaborations, our expertise transforms science into practice for engineers.
Get in Touch
Contact our team for collaboration, expert opinions, or to request a study. Together we can build safer, greener, and more resilient communities.
Research & Facilities
We combine state-of-the-art in-situ testing methods, and advanced modelling tools to assess the resilience of structures and infrastructure.
Our Projects
From bridges and buildings to wind energy foundations and EU collaborations, our expertise transforms science into practice for engineers.
Get in Touch
Contact our team for collaboration, expert opinions, or to request a study. Together we can build safer, greener, and more resilient communities.
Do you remember it? (DYRI)
ISOGKP is developing a new way of collecting earthquake data. A key assumption of the technique is that the memories of people who survived catastrophic earthquakes are never erased. Data from the DYRI can provide valuable information about characteristics of past catastrophic earthquakes, and building damage, as well as how rational those who experienced those earthquakes were.
Computer Science
Hands-on experience with the latest programming languages and technology.
Fine Arts
Giving wings to the artists who’d like to take it up as a career or just a hobby.
Humanities
The study of ancient and modern languages, philosophy, history, and more.
Belasica Bridge fire
presented a critical challenge in assessing the structural integrity of a prestressed concrete bridge after a high-temperature event. This study outlines the methodologies employed to evaluate fire-induced damage and determine the need for structural rehabilitation. Comprehensive approaches, including visual inspections, non-destructive testing, destructive testing, and load testing, were employed in conjunction with advanced finite element modelling to simulate both pre- and post-fire conditions.
Polyurethane foam & polyethylene
Pipe segment with insulation material that ignited during the fire.
Spalling
Giving wings to the artists who’d like to take it up as a career or just a hobby.
Damage
to the connecting slab and the vertical ribs of the box girders.
Bearing type NeotopF
Only parts of the rubber skirts had burned, which implies that the bearings were not exposed to prolonged flame.
Core extraction
Five cores were successfully extracted from the most damaged parts of the concrete slab.
Trial load test with moving vehicles
Asymmetric loading combination.
POST-FIRE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT OF THE UNIVERSAL HALL SKOPJE
During the final stages of reconstruction works at the Universal Hall in Skopje, a fire broke out in the remnants of the old roof structure. Estimates based on visual damage patterns, deformation of certain profiles, and the known combustion characteristics of the residual materials suggest that maximum steel surface temperatures in the most affected zones may have reached approximately 550°C to 600°C.
Fire Incident
Between 30 and 40 minutes passed from the outbreak of the fire until it was fully extinguished.
Undamaged elements
Straight elements that appear undeformed by the fire.
Moderately damaged elements
Elements with visible deformations.
Bolted connection
Fire-damaged connections between the main ribs and the ring.
Severely damaged elements
Requiring replacement due to deformation and loss of integrity.
Swollen element
Loss of stability of one horizontal element.
Specialized Services
FEM Analysis.
For complex engineering problems, our research team uses state-of-the-art software—ANSYS, ABAQUS, and PLAXIS—for both linear and nonlinear analysis.
Design
Our experts have designed wind turbines, concert halls, and high-rise buildings.
Assessment
Our specialties include evaluating the seismic stability of existing structures and assessing the safety of buildings damaged by fires and other hazards.