Volume 9, Issue 1

March 2024

Event Report
EIT Tea Talk Seminar on Press-in Method in Thailand
Asasak Wetvimon
Giken Seisakusho Asia Pte., Ltd.
Thailand Representative Office
The EIT Tea Talk Seminar on Press-in Method in Thailand was held on December 20, 2023 at The Engineering Institute ofThailand (EIT). It was organized by Thailand Underground and Tunnelling Group (TUTG), Thai Geotechnical Society (TGS),The Engineering Institute of Thailand Under H.M. The king’s Patronage in Collaboration with International Press-inAssociation (IPA). The seminar is held for haft day was attended by 83 people, including main-contractor, consultant,independent engineer, potential user, official user, government authority, university, developer and trading Company. The
seminar covered Press-in Method, case studies and future applications by using Press-in Method in Thailand, andintroduced IPA Activity and ICPE2024.

ProgramPresentation 1

Opening SpeechProf. Noppadol Phien-Wej
Consultant of Thai Geotechnical Society (TGS)_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 2Foundation Construction in Urban Area
Prof. Suttisak Soralump
Professor at Kasetsart University_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 3
IPA Activity and ICPE2024
Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto
Vice president of the IPA, an Emeritus Professor
at Kanazawa University_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 4
Brief Introduction of Press-in Method
Mr. Asasak Wetvimon
Assistant Manager of Giken Seisakusho Asia Pte., Ltd.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 5
Press-in Method Case Studies about MRT Project in Thailand
Dr. Pastsakorn Kitiyodom
Managing Director of ATT Consultants Co.,Ltd.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 6
Sheet Pile Press-in for the Excavation beside Historical Building
Mr. Visanu Vivatanaprasert
Managing Director of Altemtech Co.,Ltd_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 7
Press-in Method Case Studies about River Embankment Work in Thailand
Mr. Chayutphon Chanphistsophon
Managing Director of Thai Fullmore Co.,Ltd.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Presentation 8
Future Applications of Press-in Method in Thailand
Mr. Asasak Wetvimon
Assistant Manager of Giken Seisakusho Asia Pte., Ltd.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
This was second time seminar on Press-in Method in Thailand. Even though second time but still has been receiving
attention of those involved in this field. From seminar questionnaire, the most attended participants are engineer withthe attend reason is interested in Press-in Method technology and SILENT PILERTM which this knowledge may be will beconsidered and applied in the future. This seminar was good opportunity to make this method be more well-known andalso to update information regarding construction industry in Thailand.

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Photo 1. Speakers

Photo 3. Participant

Photo 2. Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto

Photo 4. Seminar day

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