As a part of the True Sustainability in Action Point Load Full-Scale Test in Latvia, we had an action-packed program for our guests.
Opening remarks were made by Janis Oslejs, PRIMX CEO and Kaspars Briškens, Minister of Transport of Latvia
While the slab was being loaded, we learned about:
▪ Point Load Testing by Martins Suta, Head of Design Deptartment
▪ Embodied CO2 reduction by utilising self-stressing steel fiber reinforced concrete by Dr. Rolands Cepuritis, PhD, Assoc. prof., PRIMX CTO
▪ Flooring & Structural solutions explained by Ulvis Roze, Global Key Accounts and Vineta Ozoliņa, Sales Manager
▪ Concrete chronicles - Recap of previous full-scale tests by Atis Kļaviņš, Senior Structural Engineer
▪ Calculations of Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-Stressing Concrete by Xavier Destree, Structural Engineer, Inventor, FACI
▪ Full-Scale Testing for US and European markets by Kevin MacDonald, PhD, PE, P.Eng, FACI, UW-Stout, BCG
Guests had a unique chance to climb on a viewing platform to see the Test, and explore Innovation Stations about Flooring & Structural Solutions, R&D, CO2 Calculations & Credits, After Sales Services, Floor Profiling and products that will be produced in our factory.
"Experts Express " a lively discussion led by Dr. Rolands Cepuritis, PhD, Assoc. prof. PRIMX, CTO evolved about the importance of innovation through testing. Experts shared knowledge, experience and a few anecdotes!
Thank you to Līga Gaile, Dean, Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, RTU, Gregor Fischer, Assoc. Prof. Civil and Mechanical Engineering, DTU - Technical University of Denmark, Kevin MacDonald, PhD, PE, P.Eng, FACI, Beton Consulting Group, David Adrian Martin, BSc MCIOB AMICE MInstRE, Primekss, UK
Thanks to our guests who made this event historic!
Mitesh Vekaria - Real Estate, Property, Construction, Ziad Awad, Kristine Jarve, Pieter Nap, Ron Van Boven, Aneta Krawczyk, Fernando Sosa, Evelina Pihl, Marijan Duvnjak, Galit Agranati Landsberger, Amir Magen, Charbel Maroun, Thomas Gainche, Adam Trulsson, Daniel Toonen, Ivan Ikhno, Kate Radziņa, Una Īle, Aldis Grasmanis, and many more.
Thanks to our PRIMX team!