DENISS MIRONOVS will defend his doctoral thesis “Development of structural health monitoring system for structures in operational conditions”

DENISS MIRONOVS will defend his doctoral thesis: “Development of structural health monitoring system for structures in operational conditions” at the open meeting of the RTU P-06 promotion board of the Construction and Transport Engineering branch of Riga Technical University, on November 3, 2023 at 14.15, Riga, Ķīpsalas 6A, room 342,  for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Science (Ph.D.).

Reviewers:

– assoc. prof., dr. sc. Eng. Līga Gaile, Riga Technical University, RTU P-06 reviewer of the promotion board;

– assoc. prof., dr. sc. Eng. Andrzej Katunin, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland;

– assoc. prof., dr. sc. Eng. Miroslaw Wesolowski, Technical University of Koszalin, Koszalin, Poland.

The doctoral thesis and summaries can be found on the websites of RTU Science resources Doctoral theses: https://ortus.rtu.lv/science/lv/publications/doctoral_thesis/, in the National Digital Library of Latvia, on the e-book platform: https://ebooks. rtu.lv/, as well as electronically on the RTU website http://www.rtu.lv (For doctoral students → Promotion → Promotional theses).

64TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF RTU

The Plenary Session of the Conference will be held on 13 October at 10.00 a.m. at the Domus Auditorialis auditoria centre, 8 Zunda krastmala, Rīga.

64th International Scientific Conference of RTU

EDUARDS SKUKIS will defend his doctoral thesis “Vibration Correlation Technique for Cylindrical Structural Safety Assessment”

Riga Technical University clarifies the official publication “Latvijas Vēstnesis” of December 13, 2022, issue no. 241, OP 2022/241.PM1, the published notice, moving the date of the defense of Eduardas Skukais’s doctoral thesis from January 20, 2023 to March 17 at 14.15 at Riga Technical University’s Construction and Transport Engineering Promotion Council “RTU P-06” open meeting in Riga, Ķīpsalas 6A room 342.

EDUARDS SKUKIS will defend his doctoral thesis: “Vibration Correlation Technique for Cylindrical Structural Safety Assessment”, for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Science (Ph.D.).

Reviewers:

– Prof., Dr.sc.ing. Dmitrijs Serdjuks, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Riga Technical University, Latvia;

– Prof., Ph.D. Haim Abramovich, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel;

– Prof., Ph.D. Chiara Bisagni, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

 

The doctoral thesis and summaries can be found on the websites of RTU Science resources

Doctoral theses: https://ortus.rtu.lv/science/lv/publications/doctoral_thesis/;

in the National Digital Library of the State, on the e-book platform: https://ebooks. rtu.lv/;

as well as electronically on the RTU website http://www.rtu.lv (For doctoral students → Promotion → Promotional theses).

5th International Conference “Innovative Materials, Structures and Technologies” (IMST 2022) in Riga 28th-30th September 2022.

The Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Riga Technical University is pleased to invite engineers and scientists from all over the world to attend the 5th International Conference “Innovative Materials, Structures and Technologies” (IMST 2022) to be held in Riga on 28th-30th September 2022. Conference is organized by Faculty of Civil Engineering, RTU in collaboration with EIT RawMaterials Baltic HUB.

The conference aims to promote and discuss the latest results of industrial and academic research on analysis and design of advanced structures and buildings; innovative, ecological and energy efficient building materials; development of maintenance, inspection and monitoring methods; structural management; sustainable and safe transport infrastructure. The conference is intended for scientists, engineers, students, managers and professionals of the construction sector providing a possibility to share the latest achievements, discuss recent advances and highlight the current challenges. Participants will be given an excellent opportunity for networking as well as meeting colleagues and friends.

All accepted abstracts will be included in the printed conference abstract book. Full papers will be peer-reviewed, and the accepted papers are planned to be published in IOP Conference Series: Material Science and Engineering indexed by SCOPUS and Web of Science.

Get moore on web site imst.rtu.lv

Riga Technical University Development Foundation invites everyone to support Ukrainian students and teachers

The Development Fund of Riga Technical University (RTU AF) is involved in providing support to Ukraine. We invite RTU employees, students and cooperation partners to donate funds to Ukrainian students and teachers. We will use the donations to provide financial support to the immigrants to cover their daily expenses and to start studying and working in Latvia. RTU AF together with cooperation partners will also offer paid internships for Ukrainian students in the summer.

Since the start of the war, more than 2 million refugees have fled Ukraine, including undergraduate and graduate students, who have been left homeless, have no means of subsistence and have the opportunity to continue their studies. RTU has received letters from several students asking for help: “I am writing this letter from a bomb shelter. [..] I am extremely passionate about computer science and engineering. I wholeheartedly want to continue my studies, so please consider my application to continue your studies at Riga Technical University. ”

We invite everyone to support Ukrainian students and teachers with their help!

Beneficiary: Riga Technical University Development Fund
Registration number: 40008067097
Purpose of the donation: Support for Ukrainian students and teachers

Bank accounts for donations:

AS «SEB banka»: LV35UNLA0050001320294
AS «Swedbank»: LV44HABA0551032123394

The whole world has joined hands to help Ukraine. You can also participate and support the Ukrainians. Don’t be indifferent and give a helping hand to those who need it so much right now!

In Memoriam. Rolands Rikards (15.12.1942–02.02.2022)

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Rolands Rikards, a respected scientist, professor and politician. He passed away on February 2, 2022 at the age of 79. A funeral service will be held at Riga Crematorium on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 12:00.

Rolands Rikards was born on December 15, 1942 in Riga. In 1966 he graduated from Riga Polytechnic Institute. From 1966 to 1981 he worked at the Polymer Mechanical Institute as a leading researcher.

In 1970, Rolands Rikards defended his Candidate of Technical Sciences degree and continued his work at Riga Polytechnic Institute as an assistant professor at the Department of Resistance of Materials.

Rolands Rikards defended his doctoral degree in technical sciences in 1983 at Moscow Institute of Electronics Engineering. A few years later, he became a professor at the Department of Strength of Materials.

From 1994, Rolands Rikards was a professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTU). In 2001, he was assigned the duties of the Director of the RTU Institute of Materials and Structures.

From 1990 to 1992, Rolands Rikards was the editor of the Baltic co-operation magazine Revue Baltique.

In 1997, he became a full member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Rolands Rikards’ research interests were related to the mechanics of composite and polymer materials, optimisation and identification of material properties, fracture mechanics of composite materials, shell theory and finite element method.

He is the author of more than 300 scientific papers, including five monographs.

Rolands Rikards cared about the future of Latvia. In 1988, he was one of the founders of the support group of the Popular Front of Latvia at Riga Polytechnic Institute. From 1990 to 1993, he was a member of the Supreme Council. As one of the four original authors of the Declaration ‘On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia’ adopted on May 4, 1990, he has made an invaluable contribution to the rebirth of independent Latvia.

Rolands Rikards worked on The Law on the Restoration of Citizenship of the Republic of Latvia, The Law on Immigration, the Constitutional Law on Human and Civil Rights and The Saeima Election Law (on Elections to the 5th Saeima). He was active in the European Movement in Latvia. From 1993 to 1994, Rolands Rikards was an adviser to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits.

Rolands Rikards was awarded The Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991. In 1996, he received the Friedrich Cander Prize for his research in the mechanics of composite materials. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honour, the First Class, of the Order of the Three Stars for his merits in scientific work. In 2000, Rolands Rikards also received the Order of the Three Stars the Third Class.

Latvian science has suffered a heavy loss, the life of a bright scientist and politician is over. Riga Technical University expresses its deepest condolences to Rolands Rikards’ relatives, friends and colleagues.

On May 17, 2019 at 15.00 the Doctoral Thesis Defense

On May 17, 2019, 15:00 pm  Mechanical Engineering Promotion Councils “RTU P-03” sessionin an open  at Riga Technical University  Riga, Paula Valdena Street 1, Room 101, RIMS JANELIUKŠTIS will defend the doctoral thesis “Identification of structural damage based on self-contouring shapes and supervised machine training” for a doctorate in engineering sciences.
Reviewers:

– Dr.sc.ing. Jānis Andersons (Institute of Polymer Mechanics, University of Latvia);

– Dr.habil.sc.ing. Andrzej Katunin (Silesian University of Technology, Poland);

– PhD Manuel Chiachio Ruano (University of Granada, Spain).

The doctoral thesis can be found at the RTU Scientific Library (Riga, Paula Valdena Street 5), the National Library of Latvia (Mūkusalas street 3) and the website http://www.rtu.lv (Science> Doctoral Studies> Doctoral Thesis> Doctoral Thesis).

Participate in space technology competition

Invitation to participate in Space Technology Competition 

Scientific institutions and companies can apply by 1 May to participate in European Space Agency (ESA) projects in space technology. Participants are not Latvia in collaboration with ESA expert and potential innovative and internationally competitive value-added offers. The ESA program has available funding of 2 million. euro.

Information on the competition can be obtained on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science (MES). Information on Latvia’s participation in ESA projects can be obtained by contacting Kaspar Karoli, Senior Expert of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, kaspars.karolis@izm.gov.lv or 67047996.

March 21 at 8.30 pm A seminar will be held at the National Library of Latvia, Mūkusalas Street 3, where it will be possible to get more information about this competition.

On September 3, begins new year of studies

On Monday, September 3, calling ceremony, which will be held at the Riga Technical University (RTU) student camp in Ķīpsala, will be officially launched in 2018/2019. academic year of study. Event will start at 10.30 am in the Column, located on the square between the Student Service Hotel, Electronics and Telecommunications, Materials Science and Applied Chemistry and Civil Engineering Faculties.

From 10.30 to 12.00, special event for young students – Opportunities Market – RTU structural units, student and interest clubs will introduce themselves, their activities and opportunities at the university. New students will be able to meet RTU Sports Center, Culture Center, Career Center, Attrition Foundation, Design Factory, Student Self-government and other structural units. Representatives of RTU Cheese Command will be pleased to present the presentations. Various activities and competitions will take place during the event.

From noon The official opening ceremony will take place from 12.00 to 13.00, at which students will be addressed and welcomed by RTU rector academician Leonīds Ribickis, vice rectors and others.

At noon At 13.00 students will go to their faculties to take the first introductory lectures that will be introduced to the faculty, its management, the self-government and the cadres. For the first year students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics (MTAF), an introductory lecture will be held at 10:00. 13.30 at the RTU Central Building, Kalku Street 1, in the Great Hall.

The Facebook page of the event.

The RTU researcher comments a «TESLA ROADSTER» deliver to the space with «FALCON HEAVY»

“In some way, this event is a new era, as a private company was able to do it,” commenting on the fact that on February 6, the Tesla Roadster, a dummy on the pilot’s site, the Latvian Radio 1 with the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, Falcon Heavy, was landed in orbit. Kaspars Kalniņš, the leading researcher of the Institute of Materials Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Riga Technical University (RTU), says on February 15 in the broadcast “Known in the Unknown”.

The US company SpaceX, which launches a rocket, is founded by Elon Musk, who has an idea of ​​how a business can be developed at a reasonable cost, K. Kalniņš said. In his opinion, this flight is a test run that has succeeded. This is also confirmed by the fact that the flight organizers were able to bring back accelerators back to Earth, moreover, they did so accurately. K. Kalniņš was most fascinated by the structural durability of this flight – this area is also at the heart of his research interests.

K. Kalnins is convinced that the rocket’s successful star was a surprise to itself. Mask and SpaceX representatives. He commends the example of this rocket flight as a good precedent for a significant cost reduction in space technology. The missile will be reusable and will be able to return precisely.

The February 15 broadcast “Known in the Unknown” can be heard on the homepage of Latvian Radio 1.