To magnify the expertise on engineering practices in order to retrace these knowledges and foundations for the development of instructional systems. As a result, the students will obtain both academic and professional information. The department of civil and environmental engineering offers one of the special missions to the engineering society called “Academic Services”. Here are some eminent examples of the cooperative relationship between Srinakharinwirot University and external engineering institutes through Academic Services.
1. To evaluate the strengthened bridge structure, the full-service load test in the field was performed on December 8, 2023. In addition, there are two span bridges tested comparatively for this mission. One span is an undamaged bridge, and another is fire-damaged with a fully strengthened bridge; both of them have an equal span and configuration. This is the first fully loaded bridge with twelve 25-ton trucks on a single pier under the supervision of SWU. The operation was rushed according to the urgency of road traffic. The double pier tests in one night by one small team were the new breaking record of the CVE of SWU. The protection was led by Dr.Panuwat Joyklad.
2. On May 12th, 2023, Associate Professor Panuwat Joyklad (Ph.D.), the head of RiDIR at SWU and Chair of the Sub-Committee of Structural and Bridge (EIT), joined the stockholder meeting for the RAMA II Road Construction Project under the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT). According to the issue of the fallen precast concrete segmental box girder viaduct, the suggestions and recommendations from SWU and EIT had been provided to the EXAT and related working groups. In this meeting, Mr.Surachet Laophulsuk, the Governor of the EXAT, stands for the chair of the meeting.
3. Monorail projects are expected to begin operations in the middle of 2023. The full-service load test project is initiated to ensure that the performance under service loads corresponds to the design. This project is a cooperative effort between the designer team, contractor team, and Srinakharinwirot University. The 5-day test has been conducted for all design load cases. Dr.Panuwat Joyklad is in charge of this project.
4. According to facts provided by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) Chumpol, Ongkharak District, and Nakhon Nayok, the collapse of the soil slope of asphaltic roads parallel to the canal The SAO Chumpol has asked the department of civil and environmental engineering, SWU, to provide soil investigation and analysis of the slope stability of canal soil. It is to ensure that a failure of this type will not happen again. This project has been charged by Dr.Sudniran Phetcharat and Dr.Attasit Sirivachiraporn.
5. U-Tapao International Airport is an imminent project of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). There is a very important project for Thailand to develop its economy along the eastern side. Here, the department of civil and environmental engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, was invited to investigate the quality of subsoil and seek the best solution for soil improvement. The solution should conform to structural integrity and economic construction. The selected method for improving the apron is Rapid Impact Compaction (RIC). The quality of compacted soils can be verified by both the CPT and the plate bearing test. The project was performed by Dr.Suniti Suparp.
6. After the overturning of the bridge girder in the U-turn bridge on highway route 35 (Samut Sakhon) on July 31st, 2022, the department of civil and environmental engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, led by Dr. Suniti Supartp, has been assigned as the principal team for controlling structural investigation, bridge load testing, and structural health monitoring. On November 10th, 2022, there will be a presentation to the president of the department of highways, Mr. Sarawut Songsivilai, about the progress of the project.
7. The department of civil and environmental engineering (SWU) and industrial construction have resumed their structural engineering collaboration (2022). In this case, the damage from fire to prestressed concrete bridge elements is the key point. To evaluate the structural integrity, laboratory assessments based on the visual inspection method and nonlinear finite element analysis were performed. In addition to structural rehabilitations and in-situ field load tests, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) was also a main target for this project. Dr. Panuwat Joyklad is the supervisor in operation.
8. Blast-resistant structures are required for government departments that may be attacked by terrorists. Based on the upcoming problem, the department of civil and environmental engineering (SWU) got an opportunity to analyze and design those systems for the new Thai parliament. (2021) There is an inspection building for terrorist-expected vehicles. The structure consists of a steel gate and reinforced concrete-supported structures. The equivalent static was used for preliminary design, and the final state included a nonlinear finite element analysis with dynamical transient loading. This project has been charged to Dr.Panuwat Joyklad.
9. Based on the original design problems, the foundation for the vibrating machine was not suitable for its full functions. Moreover, the import of machines from abroad was also impossible at that time. In this project, the full dynamic analysis for the concrete foundation of a new order machine was required. The machine used for the decomposition of dead wood serves as fuel for the boiler in an electric power plant. The elements of the foundation model were solid. Both transient and steady-state analyses were performed. This project has been charged to Dr.Panuwat Joyklad.
10. The department of civil and environmental engineering has been involved in solving industrial problems (2020). The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) station footing was investigated in this project to observe nonlinear behaviors. The tasks of this analysis are to understand the complex behavior of deep reinforced concrete elements with high load transfer. The outcome of this research is an international publication. This project is responses by Dr.Suniti Suparp.
11. The full-scale load tests of the prestressed concrete girders project are a cooperative project. Here, Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public Company Limited’s collaboration with Naresuan University was also included. The goal of this project’s testing is to look into the actual behavior of a full-scale, continuous prestressed concrete girder. The outcome will be used to re-analyze the structure. The benefit from this test is useful for the first monorail projects (the yellow and pink lines). under the supervision of Dr.Panuwat Joyklad.
12. The faculty of engineering has been asked to investigate and perform the static load test project of the medical personnel dormitory at Srinakharinwirot University in Ongkharak. In this project, the Excellent Center for Engineering and Sustainability has been assigned to execute the full static load test in order to investigate the integrity of existing buildings. The data and outcomes were used for the planning and reconstruction of all buildings in this project. Dr.Sudniran Phetcharat has been in charge of this project since 2020.
13. Under the research project series, armament‘s developments, and support of resolving the insurgency in Three of its southern border provinces, which provided the research grant through the Defense Science and Technology Department (DSTD), Here, the return of cooperation between the department of civil engineering (Naresuan University) and the department of civil and environmental engineering (Srinakharinwirot University) was performed under the topic armor system for preventing the attack of bullets and bombs from M79 (2019). The outcome of this project was the prototype of an armored building that was used in the local problem areas. Dr.Panuwat Joyklad became involved in this project.
14. Digital development for efficiency improvement in government asset management (2018–2019) is a cooperative project between Srinakharinwirot University and BIM Consult Company Limited. Based on this project, the application of engineering technology known as “Building Information Modeling” (BIM) was presented to a government section (i.e., the Treasury Department) in order to provide a valuable evaluation of government buildings. The program included the demonstration of recent engineering technology that can be applied practically through interactive learning and workshops. Dr.Suniti Suparp was in charge of this project.
15. Bridge load tests before and after modification are a simple requirement of construction projects. Bangkok Metropolitan has put forth special requirements in this case to look into how the monorail construction project is affecting the behavior of an existing steel bridge. The department of civil and environmental engineering was assigned the main responsibility to supervise the eminent project. To ensure the bridge’s performance, the full design loads were applied. The investigations included both static and dynamic behaviors. Finally, after the modifications have been performed, the re-test of these bridge spans marks the end of this project. The outcome of this investigation will help the owner judge the health of the bridge and find a way to upgrade the bridge system. under the supervision of Dr.Panuwat Joyklad.
16. After the office of higher education offered a research grant again to the department of civil engineering (Naresuan University), the cooperation team from the department of civil and environmental engineering at Srinakharinwirot University performed the utilized research project under the topic “Smart modular buildings: Phase 1: Lightweight and low thermal conductivity prefabricated bulletproof panels and against night vision detection” (2016). This project resulted in not only research publications, but also a prototype of a shielded building. Dr.Panuwat Joyklad also joined this project.
17. After the office of higher education offered a research grant to the department of civil engineering at Naresuan University, the cooperation team from the department of civil and environmental engineering at Srinakharinwirot University performed the utilized research project under the topic “High-performance concrete for bullet-resistant and radiation-shielding walls” (2015). This project resulted in not only research publications, but also a prototype of a shielded building. Dr.Panuwat Joyklad became involved in this project.
