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.
18th June 2025
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, in collaboration with the Center of Excellence for Railway System Technology and Innovative Civil Engineering Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure (RailMateInno), Srinakharinwirot University, conducted a full-scale load test on an operational launching gantry (LG) with a total length of over 120 meters. The gantry was tested under a load that was 110% of its design load, following standardized load testing procedures. Comprehensive measurements of deformations in various coordinates were carried out. The data obtained will be used for calibration against a finite element model to thoroughly assess the LG’s performance. The operation was supervised by Associate Professor Dr. Suniti Suphab, Director of RailMateInno.
15 May 2025
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, shared its experience in advanced engineering testing and research through the project titled “Inspection and Assessment of Bridge and Elevated Structure Conditions along Highway Route No. 1 and Highway Route No. 31.”
The project was led by Associate Professor Dr. Panuwat Joyklad (Project Leader and Director of the Center of Excellence in Engineering for Sustainability, SWU). It involved condition assessments of existing bridges under the responsibility of the Department of Highways along Highway Route No. 1 in Bangkok and Pathum Thani Province, as well as condition assessments and load testing of Highway Route No. 31 (Don Muang Tollway Extension).
The work was successfully completed and delivered to the Department of Highways (DOH) within the scheduled timeframe.
6 May 2025
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, in collaboration with the Center of Excellence for Railway System Technology and Innovative Civil Engineering Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure (RailMateInno), Srinakharinwirot University, carried out a full-scale load test on a large bridge pier with an actual height exceeding 20 meters. The pier was subjected to an approximate load of 600 tons, which is recorded as the world’s largest suspended load ever applied in bridge pier testing.
This test aimed to ensure that the existing concrete bridge pier structure maintains good performance and is ready to safely support actual service loads. The operation was supervised by Associate Professor Dr. Suniti Suphap, Director of RailMateInno.
The actual load test was conducted on 4 May 2025 and proceeded smoothly. A large number of sensors were installed to verify the results against a nonlinear finite element model, which produced outcomes consistent and reliable enough for practical application.
1 April 2025
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, has pledged its support for a professional service project led by Associate Professor Dr. Suniti Suphap, Head of the Center of Excellence for Railway System Technology and Innovative Civil Engineering Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure (RailMateInno).
The project involves testing the load carrying capacity and implementing structural health monitoring on a newly constructed bridge, built to replace the collapsed structure that failed during construction near the Dao Khanong Toll Plaza along the Rama III – Dao Khanong – Western Outer Bangkok Ring Road Expressway Project (on 15 March 2025).
The testing was conducted according to engineering standards and utilized advanced technology for measurement and data analysis. The results will be used to determine whether the repaired route can be safely opened for traffic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
