SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS OF FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE

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• 1. Lectures and group work for the Project | April 13 – April 17, 2026 | Online part 2. Sample preparation | End of June – July, 2026 | Conducted at Riga Technical University 3. Practical lectures, activities, site visits, demonstrations, group work presentations | September 7 – 11, 2026 | On-site part at Riga Technical University Virtual part lecture schedule: Day 1 Lecture 1 EU Green Deal and CO₂ mitigation strategies; Lifecycle assessment; Circular materials, C&D waste, recycled aggregates and fibres by Laura Vitola (RTU) Lecture 2 Introduction to fibre reinforced concrete by Alessandro Pasquale Fantilli (PUT) Day 2 Lecture 3 Raw materials; Steel, polypropylene, basalt, and glass fibers (AR-GF); Mix design optimization; Use of industrial by-products and waste materials & additives by Genadijs Sahmenko (RTU) Lecture 4 Production of FRC; HPC and UHPC by Alessandro Pasquale Fantilli (PUT) Day 3 Lecture 5 Main properties of FRC – properties and quality check of fresh FRC & properties and quality check of hardened FRC by Tomas Vymazal and Dalibor Kocab (BUT) Lecture 6 - Quality check and monitoring of FRC structures and structural elements by Petr Misak; Compression and main differences to ordinary reinforced concrete structures by Barbara Kucharczyková (BUT) Day 4 Lecture 7 FRC applications from the point of view of architect and structural designer by Alessandro Pasquale Fantilli (PUT) Lecture 8 Innovations related to FRC, including 3D printed structures and elements; Digital tools for FRC structural simulation and monitoring by Maris Sinka (RTU) Day 5 Lecture 9 Prefabricated GFRC elements; Precast slabs and sprayed fiber concretes; Smart materials and future trends by Janis Sliseris (RTU) Lecture 10 Presentations from industry by Alessandro Pasquale Fantilli (PUT).