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Rihards Gailitis

Department of Structural Engineering / Faculty of Civil Engineering · Institute of Structural Engineering and Reconstruction / Riga Technical University

https://researchid.co/rihards
@rtu.lv
22Scopus Publications
271Google Scholar Citations
10Google Scholar h-index
11Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Alkali activated cement composites, geopolymer composites, cement composites, creep and shrinkage strains, long - term deformations, Image analysis of polished and thin sections, polished section analysis using SEM

Biography

2018 – 2020 Latvian Council of Science Fund (LZP-2018/2-0249) „Long-term properties of innovative cement composites in various stress-strain conditions”; researcher

Education

2018 – present PhD in Construction Materials and Technology, Structural Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia 2017 – 2018 Professional Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia 2012 – 2017 Professional Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and Civil Engineer's qualification, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Prospective LCA for 3D-Printed Foamed Geopolymer Composites Using Construction Waste as Additives
    Sustainability Switzerland, 2025
  2. Mechanical and Early Long-Term Property Assessment of Foamed 3D-Printable Geopolymer Composite
    Materials, 2025
  3. Impact on Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Composite Long-Term Properties in Compression and Three-Point Bending by Increased Amount of PVA and Steel Fiber Reinforcement
    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2025
  4. Cyclic Load Impact Assessment of Long-Term Properties in Compression to Steel and Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibre-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites
    Materials, 2023
  5. Foamed geopolymers: a review of recent studies
    Journal of Physics Conference Series, 2023

Grants / Consultancy

2018 – 2020 Latvian Council of Science Fund (LZP-2018/2-0249) „Long-term properties of innovative cement composites in various stress-strain conditions”; senior researcher,...

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