Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Environmental Engineering Departments Road Research Institute About department

About institute

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Faculty of Environmental Engineering Road Research Institute (RRI) was established on the 22th of December in 2009 by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Senate Resolution.

The staff of Road Research Institute is supported by an integrated Quality Management System (meeting the requirements of LST EN ISO 9001 which was certified in 2012).

MISSION

To carry out high-level research and development works. Help prepare scientists and highly skilled specialists, produce innovation in society and business, promote national and regional sustainable development and integration into the global market, the development of the country's social, informational and technological culture, and nurture traditions of academic community.

VISSION

High quality and excellence in education and ensuring production that creates communications research, design, expertise, safety audits and inspections services provider, that occupies a leading position among institutions in Lithuania and abroad.

PURPOSE

Ensure implementation of the strategic plan goals related to the Institute's activities in Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

Carry out public needs and expectations of communications research and development works.

Educate scientific potential of scientists and researchers in pursuit of development to create internationally competitive .

Ensure staff expectations of working conditions and improve them in order to ensure the success of the Institute's activities and development.

COMPETENCE
The high quality of the work is ensured by the competent staff of the research staff and students who are looking for improvement.

Documents

Certificate of compliance

Main activities

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

International-level research of roads and urban streets pavement structures and building materials.
Research of roads and urban streets pavements, pavement structure and construction materials.
Design of roads, urban streets, airport pavements and railways, project and structure inspection.
Maintenance inspection of roads, urban streets, airport pavements and railway construction.
Research of airport runways, taxiways and platforms pavement structures. Calculation of Pavement Classification Number (PCN).
Research and application of new technologies of roads, urban streets and airport pavements construction.
Development of roads and urban streets normative documents.
Methodological and technical assistance working with new materials, compounds and pavement structures.

FACILITIES

Membership and activities in other organizations

Membership and activities of Lithuania organizations

Vilnius city municipality

Audrius Vaiktus is a member of Traffic safety commission in Vilnius city municipality since 2017. Traffic safety commission in Vilnius city municipality ensures the implementation of traffic safety policy in Vilnius city region.

The Council of the Association of Laboratories for Testing Building Products

Viktoras Vorobjovas is a member of The Association of Laboratories since 2017.

Lithuanian Standards Board

Viktoras Vorobjovas is a member of Technical Committee TK 12 Automobile Roads under the Lithuanian Standards Board since 2011 and a chairman of TK 12 since 2016. Fields of activity include the standardization of terms, requirements and testing methods for road building materials, bituminous binders, road equipment, winter roads and equipment for road service maintenance zones.

Membership and activities of foreign organizations

International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM)

Audrius Vaitkus is a member in RILEM since 2011. Associates to advance scientific knowledge related to construction materials, systems and structures and to encourage transfer and application of this knowledge world-wide.

Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL)

Audrius Vaitkus is a member and chairman of the Executive Committee in FEHRL since 2013. FEHRL is an international association comprising over 30 national research and technical institutes from across Europe. Associates from non-European countries provide FEHRL with strong links to the considerable research capacity available globally. FEHRL's main objectives are to:
•Provide scientific input to European and national government policy on highway engineering and road transport matters;
•Create and maintain an efficient and safe road and infrastructure network;
•Increase innovation in road and infrastructure construction and related industries;
•Improve the energy efficiency of road and infrastructure engineering and operations;
•Protect the environment and improve the quality of life.

The World Road Association (PIARC)

Audrius Vaitkus is a member of Technical Committee D.2 (Pavements) in PIARC since 2012. PIARC brings together the road administrations of 121 governments and has members -individuals, companies, authorities and organizations- in over 140 countries. Technical Committee D.2 (Pavements) will investigate environmentally-friendly and sustainable paving solutions and materials. Non-destructive pavement monitoring and testing techniques will also be an area of study.

Partners

PIARC - The World Road Association (France)
RILEM - International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (France)
FEHRL - Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (Belgium)
AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology (Austria)
IFSTTAR - The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (France)
ANAS - International Business Unit ANAS SpA (Italy)
UNIFI - The University of Florence (Italy)
IP - Highway Institute (Serbia)
RWS - Rijkswaterstaat Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (Finland)
BASt - Federal Highway Research Institute (Germany)
KEDE - Kentriko Ergastirio Dimosion Ergon (Greece)
NTUA - Laboratory of Highway Engineering (Greece)
TRL - Transport Research Laboratory (United Kingdom)
BRRC - Belgian Road Research Centre (Belgium)
KGM - Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü (Turkey)
UZ - University of Žilina (Slovakia)
CDV - The Transport Research Centre (Czech Republic)
KTI - Institute for Transport Sciences KTI Non-profit Ltd. (Hungary)
VTI - Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (Sweden)
CEDEX - Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas, Centro de Estudios del Transporte (Spain)
BFH - Bern University of Applied science (Switzerland)
ZAG - Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (Slovėnia)
CESTRIN - National Road Administration of Romania (Romania)
LNEC - National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (Portugal)
ARRB - ARRB Transport Research Ltd (Australia)
RBI - Roads and Bridges Institute (Bulgaria)
LVCELI - Latvian State Roads, Road Laboratory (Latvia)
CSIR - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa)
DNDI - Shulgin State Road Research Institute (Ukraine)
NPRA - Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Norway)
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
NETIVEI - National Transport Infrastructure Company Ltd. (Izrael)
DRD - The Danish Road Directorate (Denmark)
TII - Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Ireland)
TFHRC-FHWA - Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
IBDiM - Road and Bridge Research Institute (Poland)
PCH - Administration des ponts et chaussées (Luxembourg)
VTT - Technical Research Centre (Finland)
GUT - Gdańsk University of Technology (Poland)
BUT - Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)
ViaTech (Norway)
LOTOS - Lotos Asfaltas (Poland)
TECER - Technical Center of Estonian Roads Ltd (Estia)

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