Acting Director: Dr. sc. ing. Pēteris Druķis
6A Kipsalas street 349A, Riga
+371 29233300
https://ise.rtu.lv/en/
The scientific research work at the Institute of Civil Engineering is developed in several directions: the latest generation of composite material constructions are developed, in which a rational relationship between self-weight and payload is respected. Analysis of the actual performance of the structures to be reconstructed and of the load-bearing structures and design of reinforcements, as well as research into the operating conditions of construction and improvement of reconstruction methods. Research in the field of technological mechanics of composite structures and composite building materials is developing. The staff of the Institute actively participates in the working group of the Technical Committee for Standardisation LVS/STK30 in the development of the National Annexes to the Eurocode Standards. Work has started on the transfer of innovative solutions of the modern Building Information Modelling (BIM) process both to production and to the study process. Financial support for scientific research is obtained from participation in various local and foreign projects or scientific research programmes.
The Institute provides studies in the construction profile programme «Civil Engineering» with a sub-programme in the field of transport structures for the training of bachelors, masters and engineers, as well as in the geodesy profile programme «Geodesy and Cartography». Since 2003, the Institute has been re-profiled as a bachelor and master professional study programme «Transport Engineering», and in 2008 the programme «Geodesy and Cartography» was replaced by the professional study programme «Geomatics». The Institute also provides doctoral studies.