8th Joint Student Seminaron Civil Infrastructures
12-13 September 2019At
Asian Institute of Technology,

Co-Organized by
School of Engineering and Technology,
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
Takeuchi laboratory,
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
International Center for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS)
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Organizing Members
Prof. Pennung Warnitchai (AIT, Thailand)Prof. Toshiharu Kishi (UT, Japan)
Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika (AIT, Thailand)Prof. Kimiro Meguro (UT, Japan)
Prof. Wataru Takeuchi (UT, Japan)

PREFACE
We are very pleased that AIT and IIS is holding this, 8th Joint Student Seminaron Civil Infrastructures. This seminar has been organized since 2007 mainly
focusing on three objectives, to experience the organization of internationalseminar, to improve the presentation skill, and to share the research informationand friendships among leading Asian universities. The seminar will include poster
presentations by students from each country in different fields, such astransportation, structural, geotechnical, water, and environmental engineering. I
wish to express our sincere thanks to Asian Institute of Technology, which has
accommodated our special needs including this wonderfulvenue.
IIS has established Regional Network Office for Urban Safety (RNUS) at SET, AIT
since 2002 and dispatched young faculty members from Japan to Thailand towork for education and research including urban safety, remote sensing and GIS,
infrastructure health assessment, flood risk monitoring. RNUS also serve toorganize seminars and arrange IIS/U-Tokyo alumni party every year. We recognize
RNUS as one the core international liaison research office in Paris and New York.
We have invited two distinguished young associate professors from Japan to
introduce their cutting edge research ideas, JAXA Bangkok office director todeliver a talk on disaster monitoring from space, JSPS Bangkok Office director to
introduce research opportunities in Japan and Director of RS/GIS, Yangon
Technological University to introduce their research activities under JICA/JSTSATREPS project with IIS/UTokyo. Afternoon session also should be enjoyable forstudent's poster session as well as hands-on-training for PM2.5 monitoring withportable devices in AIT campus.
May I ask each of you here today to lend your strength and support to AIT and
IIS/UTokyo as it strives to enhance and expand ever-growing friendship andscientific exchange activities for excellent scientific researchers.
Thank you very much, Kopun-krap, Arigato-gozaimasu.
Wataru Takeuchi

8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Venue: Seminar Room B108, Asian Institute of Technology
Date: 12 September 2019
Time

Topic

Name of speaker

08:30-09:00
09:00-09:05
09:05-09:15

Registration
Remark and Welcome message
Introduction of SET, AIT

09:15-09:30

Welcome message and introduction of IIS,
Prof. Toshiharu Kishi (DG, IIS, UTokyo)
UTokyoGroup photo & Coffee break
Invited Professor Section(chair: Wataru Takeuchi)
Big Data Construction of Infrastructural
Quantitative Information by Real-Time
Dr. Tsukasa Mizutani (ICUS, UTokyo)
Spatial Analysis
The Robustness of Networks Regarding
Dr. Yudai Honma (ICUS, UTokyo)
Spatial Relationships of Multiple Routes
Mr. Masanobu Tsuji
JAXA Sentinel Asia activities(Director, JAXA Bangkok office)Mr. Kuniaki Yamashita
Research opportunities in Japan(Director, JSPS Bangkok office)Research activities at RS/GIS research
Prof. Sao Hone Pha
center, YTU(Director, RS/GIS research Center, YTU)
Q&A

09.30-10.00
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:40
10:40-11:00
11:00-11:20
11:20-11:40
11.40-11.50
11:30-13.00
13.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
15.00-16.30
16.30-17.00

Prof. Dieter Trau (Dean-SET, AIT)Prof. Pennung Warnitchai (Head of Dept,of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering,
AIT)

Lunch
Student poster session (17 posters)
Coffee Break
Hands-on-training for PM2.5 monitoring with
Prof. Takeuchi, UTokyo, Japan
portable devices in AIT campus
Review comments and closing remarks****

No. of participants
Japan
Thai
MyanmarTotal

No. of Student
5
40
1
46

No. of Faculty
4
5
1
10

others620864Field trip Program
Date: 13 September 2018
Time
08.00
08.30 -12.00
13.30-17.00

Descriptions
registration
Visit to MRT construction site in Bangkok
Lunch
Visit to historical places in Bangkok

No. of participants
No. of Faculty

othersJapan

No. of Student
4 (1onlymorning)

2

1

Thai

28

0

2

Myanmar

1

1

Total

34

3

3

40

Participant list
No Your nameYour affiliation

1

DieterTrau

Thailand2

Pennung Warnitchai

Thailand3

Toshiharu KISHI

Japan

IIS, The University of Tokyo

4

Yudai HONMA

Japan

IIS, The University of Tokyo

5

Wataru TAKEUCHIJapan

IIS, The University of Tokyo

6

Tsukasa MIZUTANIJapan

IIS, The University of Tokyo

7

Masanobu Tsuji

Japan (Thailand)

Director, JAXA Bangkok office8

kuniaki Yamashita

Japan (Thailand)

Director, JSPS Bangkok office9

Atsushi Shirahama

Japan

The University of Tokyo (IIS, Honma lab)

10

Ryo ItohJapan

The University of Tokyo (IIS, Meguro lab)

11

Takumi Fujiwara

Japan

The University of Tokyo (IIS, Takeuchi lab)

12

Nuntikorn KITRATPORN

Japan (Thailand)Institute of Industrial Sciences, University of Tokyo (Takeuchi lab)

13

Takahiro YamaguchiJapan

The University of Tokyo (IIS, Mizutani lab)

14

Hein Thura Aung

Myanmar

Department of Electronic Engineering Yangon Technological University

15

Piyanut Piyasil

Thailand

Suranaree University of Technology

16

Apinya Boonrang

Thailand

School of Geoinformatics, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon
Ratchasima, Thailand

17

Shashika Atapattu

Thailand

AIT, Student

18

Triambak Baghel

ThailandAsian Institute of Technology

19

Gautam Dadhich

ThailandPhD student

20

PhruckThailand

21

YesicaThailand

22

Sudan

Thailand23

Nattapon

Thailand

24

Therdkiat Nontapot

Thailand25

Ms. Pratichhya Sharma

Thailand26

Mr. Chathumal Madhuranga

Thailand27

Mr. Sasanka Madawalagama

Thailand28

Dr. Tran Thanh Dan

Thailand29

Dai Tomiyama

Japan

Deputy Director, JSPS Bangkok office30

Maki Usui

Japan

International Program Associate, JSPS Bangkok office

31

Yusuke Hamabata

Japan

International Program Associate, JSPS Bangkok office32

Eiko Yoshimoto

Japan

IIS, The University of Tokyo

Dean SET, AITHead of Dept, of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, AITAIT Structural Engineering
AIT Structural Engineering
AIT Structural Engineering
AIT Structural Engineering
AIT GTE
Geoinformatics Center – Asian Institute of Technology
Geoinformatics Center – Asian Institute of Technology
Geoinformatics Center – Asian Institute of Technology
Geoinformatics Center – Asian Institute of Technology

33

Sao Hone Pha

Myanmar

Yangon Technological University

34

Tanakorn Sritarapipat

Thailand

Suranaree University of Technology

35

Flg.Off. Parinya Channgam

Thailand

Suranaree University of Technology

36

Dr. Pantip Piyatadsananon

Thailand

Suranaree University of Technology

37

Rajitha Sachinthaka Subhasinghe

Thailand

AIT

38

Suyog Giri

ThailandAIT Masters In structural Engineering,AIT

39

Faisal Ahmed Rajper

ThailandAIT WEM

40

Thitimar Chongtaku

ThailandAIT RSGIS, ICT, SET, AIT

41

Warot Watahong

ThailandAIT RSGIS, ICT, SET, AIT

42Thantham Khamyai

ThailandAIT RSGIS, ICT, SET, AIT

43

Dasari Naga Gopinadh

ThailandAIT Set44

Anuj Pradhananga

ThailandJohn Lorenz S. Tuala

ThailandSipho Mashiyi

Thailand47

Ronit Sthapit

Thailand48

Apantri Peungnumsai

Thailand49

Suyog Giri

Thailand

50

Ashish Sapkota

Thailand51

Thitimar Chongtaku

Thailand52

Sadriar Sawumma

Thailand53

Usha Ghimire

Thailand54

Neelam Thapa

Thailand55

Harshana Senanayake

Thailand56

Tassawat Chansutham

Thailand

GTE

57

Smit Chetan Doshi

Thailand

WEM

58

Iha Pradhan

Thailand

CEIM

59

Bidur Devkota

Thailand

RSGIS

60

Arfarn Cheali

Thailand

Structural Engineering

61

Binod Sapkota

Thailand

Structural Engineering

62

Dr. Manzul

Thailand63

Metta Masuttitham

Thailand

AIT64Apple sanThailand

AIT

45
46

AIT Structural engineering
AIT Structural engineering
Urban Water Engineering and Management
AIT Structural engineering
AIT RSGISAIT Structural engineering
AIT Structural engineering
AIT RSGISAIT Structural engineering
AIT Water Engineering and Management
AIT Transportation Engineering
AIT TRE

Geoinformatics Center – Asian Institute of Technology

Contents
・Remark and Welcome message
・Introduction of SET, AIT
・Welcome message and introduction of IIS, UTokyo・Invited Professor Section
・Student Poster Session
・Training・Field Trip
・Students Report

・Remark and Welcome message
・Introduction of SET, AIT
・Welcome message and introduction of IIS, UTokyo

Opening Ceremony

Prof. Dieter Trau (Dean-SET, AIT)Prof. Pennung Warnitchai (Head of Dept., of Civil andInfrastructure Engineering, AIT)Prof. Toshiharu Kishi (DG, IIS, UTokyo)

・Invited Professor Section
Title:Big Data Construction of Infrastructural Quantitative Information by Real-Time Spatial Analysis
Dr. Tsukasa Mizutani (Associate Professor, ICUS, IIS, UTokyo, Japan)

Dr. Tsukasa Mizutani

Title:The Robustness of Networks Regarding Spatial Relationships of Multiple Routes
Dr. Yudai Honma (Associate Professor, ICUS, IIS, UTokyo, Japan)

Dr. Yudai Honma

Title:JAXA Sentinel Asia activities
Mr. Masanobu Tsuji (Director, JAXA Bangkok Office)Mr. Masanobu Tsuji

Title:
Research opportunities in Japan
Mr. Kuniaki Yamashita (Director, JSPS Bangkok Office)Mr. Kuniaki Yamashita

Title:
Research activities at RS/GIS research center, YTU
Prof. Sao Hone Hpa (Director, RS/GIS research center, YTU, Myanmar)Prof. Sao Hone Hpa

・Student Poster Session

Nunitkorn Kitratporn, D1, UTokyo, Japan

Piyanut Piyasin, SUT, Thailand

Apinya Boonrang, SUT, Thailand

Hein Thura Aung, YTU, Myanmar

Sasanka Madawalagama, AIT, Thailand

Dr. Tran Thanh Dan, AIT, Thailand

Takahiro Yamaguchi, D1, UTokyo, Japan

Pratichhya Sharma, AIT, ThailandAtsushi Shirahama, D1, UTokyo, Japan

Chathumal Madhuranga, AIT, Thailand

Sudan Pandey, AIT, Thailand

Gautam Dadhich, AIT, Thailand

Ryo Itoh, M2, UTokyo, Japan

Shashika Atapattu, AIT, Thailand

Terdkiad Nontapot, AIT, Thailand

Takumi Fujiwara, D1, UTokyo, Jpan Phruck Chansukho, AIT, Thailand Nattapon Trumikaborworn, AIT, Thailand

Nunitkorn Kitratporn, D1, UTokyo, Japan

Piyanut Piyasin, SUT, Thailand

Apinya Boonrang, SUT, Thailand

Hein Thura Aung, YTU, Myanmar

Sasanka Madawalagama, AIT, Thailand

Dr. Tran Thanh Dan, AIT, Thailand

Takahiro Yamaguchi, D1, UTokyo, Japan

Pratichhya Sharma, AIT, Thailand

Gautam Dadhich, AIT, ThailandAtsushi Shirahama, D1, UTokyo, Japan

Chathumal Madhuranga, AIT, ThailandRyo Itoh, M2, UTokyo, Japan

Sudan Pandey, AIT, Thailand

Shashika Atapattu, AIT, Thailand

Terdkiad Nontapot, AIT, Thailand

Takumi Fujiwara, D1, UTokyo, Jpan

Phruck Chansukho, AIT, Thailand

Nattapon Trumikaborworn, AIT, Thailand

Group photo of participants

・Training
Title:
Hands-on-training for PM2.5 monitoring with portable devices in AIT campus
Prof. Wataru Takeuchi (IIS, Utokyo, Japan)

・Field Trip
MRT construction site

Dr. Pastsakorn K. - Deputy Design Manager AGATE Consultants

Beni M. Lekhak - Engineering Manager CKSTGroup photo of participants at MRTGroup photos of participants at Palace

・Students Report
Report from Geoinformatics Center Visit and International Student Seminar
Nuntikorn Kitratporn D1, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Objectives
1. To visit Geoinformatics Center (GIC) at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
2. To present at the 8th International Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Activities achieved during the visit• On 10th September 2019, Ms. Nuntikorn visited GIC at AIT and presented research findings. She
also received briefing on UAV building and GIC projects• On 11th September 2019, Ms. Nuntikorn received training on drone operation by GIC staffs andjoined data collection at Rama 2 expressway construction site

Fig 1: Research Presentation at GIC (left) and field visit at Rama 2 Expressway (right)• On 12-13 September 2019, Ms. Nuntikorn attended the 8th International Joint Student Seminar on

Civil Infrastructuresa.
On 12th, in the morning she attended special lectures on big data application for infrastructure
monitoring and decision optimization. In the afternoon, she presented in poster presentation andparticipated in student workshop collecting pm2.5 data using portable sensors. We were able tomap level of pm2.5 in AIT campus.
b.
On 13th, she visited MRT orange line construction site and learned about various
tunneling/construction process, such as building underneath expressway, and building throughdifferent soil profile across Chao Praya river. We went down to one of the to-be-station, observed
the entrance of tunnel boring machine (TBM) and talked to experts on the site.

Fig 2: Poster presentation (left), pm2.5 workshop (center), and MRT construction site visit (right)

Report on 8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Takahiro Yamaguchi, D1, The University of Tokyo, Japan
8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures was held on 12th September at Asia Institute oftechnology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand. I am a Ph. D. student at Mizutani Lab., IIS and attended theconference. After the poster presentation, I had many discussions with Thailand and Myanmar
university students about the research. Before the conference, I designed the poster for the first time.
Research topic is about my doctoral thesis theme, subsurface utility pipe detection by ground
penetrating radar and deep learning approach. Because of the space limitation, it is a good chance forme to learn how to construct research poster. About discussion, some presentations focus on remotesensing image analysis by neural network and geotechnical infrastructure water sensing by electricalmethod. These research shares the same theoretical background as my research topic. Therefore, it isinteresting for me to discuss about the challenge and idea of the research.
Other than poster session, Prof. Mizutani and Prof. Honma offer their research topics. Prof. Kishi
and professors from AIT and faculties from JAXA and JSPS provide presentations about theirorganizations and histories. It is a rare experience to discuss about transportation network theory andresilience with Prof. Honma. After poster session, Prof. Takeuchi introduces PM2.5 measurement andconduct demonstration in campus. Tomorrow morning, we visit construction site of undergroundrailway tunnels. We learned social challenges and culture in Thailand. There are many foreign students
in AIT mainly from India and other southeast Asian countries. It is a precious time to know each otherand talk with them about research and lives in the university abroad.

Seminar Report on 8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Takumi Fujiwara, D1, The University of Tokyo, JapanOn 12th, in the morning, professor session was held. Firstly, the topics were big data analysis andoperations research. The topics of big data analysis was detecting the pipe buried in ground using a
remote sensing technology such as radar or laser. The content was interesting because it was related
for my research topic. After that, Sentinel-Asia and research opportunities was introduced from Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) staff and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)
staff respectively. The introduction of Sentinel-Asia was precious opportunities to knowing recent
situation for international cooperation project in Asia. In the afternoon, Student poster session was
held. I presented my master research. The number of presenter was about 20 people and not only AITstudent but also student came from another country mainly in Asia. It was inspiring for me to know
research topics of students of the same age.
On 13th, I visited in MRT orange line construction site and learned about various
tunneling/construction process. I received explanation about tunnel boring machine (TBM).

Report on 8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Atsushi Shirahama, D1, The University of Tokyo, Japan
8th Joint Seminar on civil infrastructure was the first poster session for me as a presenter. It was so
amazing opportunity to discuss across different topics and studies with most intelligent students fromall around Asia. In addition to that, we also learned a lot from presentation of professors and theircomments which opened our eyes to next step.
I`m sure that this opportunity enhance student`s motivation and my future decision toward new
perspectives. I discussed with international students not only in sessions but also during lunch timeand dinner time and found that most important things in communication is to respect different norms
and way of thinking. Even after I came back to Japan, I still text to some of them who I met in seminar.
Even I have been to Thailand twice as a tourist before, this experience in AIT was so impressive forme.
For other students, I highly recommend this great opportunity to bring you next stage.

Report on 8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Ryo Ito, M2, The University of Tokyo, Japan
There are three main things I got through this seminar.
First, I experienced the first poster presentation in English. I re-published the theme that I dealt within my graduation research. Since I changed my laboratory in the master's program, this theme has been
continued up to now, apart from my degree studies. I haven't had the opportunity to present thisresearch since graduating, so I was very thankful. Also, because it was in a poster format, it waspossible not only to update the content when graduation presentation, but also to reorganize it into a
different format, so that the research content could be reorganized and the understanding was
deepened. Although this was my first experience overseas in English, this experience has lowered mypsychological hurdles for future participation in conferences and research presentations overseas.
Second, I interacted with professors and students in other laboratories in ICUS, including U-Tokyo.
This raised my feelings for research and overseas activities. I heard about various topics, such as
research and future careers, and exchanges.
Finally, I visited Thailand for the first time. During this stay, I observed the surroundings of Bangkok.
It was very interesting because it was also different from other Asian countries that I visited. Roads are
distinctive. Urban areas have very tall expressways. In contrast, the suburbs are very flat, withhighways and ordinary roads running side by side. There were very few intersections and traffic lights,
and I thought that in Thailand the flow of transit traffic was more important than regional traffic andsegmentation. When visiting individually, public transportation such as railroads will be used, so it
was also a valuable experience to have been able to visit mainly using road traffic.

Report on 8th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
On 12 September 2019, Mr. Nattapon Trumikaborworn, Mr. Phruek Chansukho, and Mr. Sudan
Pandey attended 8th International Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures
Mr. Nattapon presented his poster entitled “Developing of Multi Agent Simulation for Disaster
Management: A Case Study of Tsunami Evacuation at Khao Lak, Thailand”. He received comments
and discussed with the audiences about his poster, for example, how can this simulation be applied toother emergency responses. An audience also stated that a mobile game would be a good idea to raiseawareness of players about evacuation process. Even though the simulation can recommend solutions
for evacuation measures for the study area, it is another challenging step to implement the solutions
practically to the community.
Mr. Phruek Chansukho gave a brief presentation on his poster of “Development of Tuned Mass
Damper Using Multi-Stage Steel Laminated Rubber Bearings”. During the discussion phase in thepresentations, some interested audiences came and ask for deeper information of this research. The
example of questions are; how does Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) work to suppress the floor
acceleration of tall buildings? What are the differences between this TMD using multi-stage rubber
bearings and traditional pendulum TMD? After audiences understood the mechanisms of TMD and theconsiderable advantages from this newly developed TMD, all of them agreed that this innovation isbeneficial to structural engineering society.
Mr. Sudan Pandey
Mr. Sudan explained the different procedures of wind tunnel testing that are being conducted in AITTU wind tunnel. The title of his poster is “Wind Tunnel Testing”. Mainly, he illustrated the threedifferent tests: High Frequency Force Balance test for the overall wind load test, pressure test for
cladding design pressure, and wind speed measurement for pedestrian level wind assessment. During
the discussion phase, different questions were raised. Some of the questions were, why do we need to
do wind tunnel testing? Why there are different kinds of tests and how they are conducted? Few
audiences also raised the question about the material used to make the scaled-down model of thestructure and they were amazed to know that the pressure models were printed by 3D printer in AITSolutions. After explaining the overall procedure of different wind tunnel testing, their necessity, andthe advantage of doing wind tunnel testing, audiences understood the importance of wind tunnel
testing.

Summary Report for the 8th International Joint Student Seminar on Civil
Infrastructure
Terdkiad Nontapot
Objective
To present research poster at the 8th International Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructure

Summary of activities
On 12th September 2019, I attended the lecture in a topic of big data application for infrastructure
monitoring and decision optimization. In afternoon session, I presented a research poster in a topic
geophysical investigation at a coastal site in Phuket, Thailand. Besides, I have a chance to participateda workshop for PM 2.5 monitoring around AIT campus.

Summary of the research poster
Coastal aquifers are precious freshwater storage, which are susceptible to seawater intrusion that refer
to movement of seawater in subsurface. The deleterious effect of seawater intrusion is reduction ofavailable freshwater reserve. Additionally, contamination of freshwater in coastal aquifer normallyoccur, thereby one percent of seawater result in freshwater unfit for drinking. To design method ofprotecting seawater intrusion, appropriate measurement and monitoring methods are very needed.
Geophysical methods especially electric and induced polarization imaging have widely been used forseawater intrusion monitoring and mapping because of difference in electrical properties between
freshwater and seawater. This research was studied in Phuket, where is the biggest island of Thailand.
Phuket is the most popular place, where tourist usually visit. In additional, Phuket is also industrial
and agricultural city, which normally use high amount of water. Groundwater has become importancesince water demand in Phuket would increase to 101,000,000 m3 in 2037, whereas, water reserve isonly 46,000,000 m3. While water demand is increasing, improper discharging of groundwater fromcoastal aquifers is conducted, which leads to seawater intrusion problem in Phuket.
In this study electric and induced polarization imaging were conducted to investigate seawater
intrusion both by laboratory experiment and field survey, where were investigated at a coastal site,
Phuket, Thailand. In laboratory experiment was successfully delineated salt water-freshwater interface,which 97.24 Ωm of resistivity refer to freshwater, whereas, contaminated freshwater with Clconcentration 1,500 mg/L to 3,000 mg/L present 15 Ωm to 33 Ωm of resistivity and chargeability 0.72
mV/V to 5.76 mV/V. Field investigation in Chalong display seawater intrusion at 5 m. to 26 m. below
ground surface, extension of seawater intrusion is 175 m. into coastal aquifer. Contaminatedfreshwater shows 3 Ωm to 22 Ωm of resistivity, while 74 Ωm to 119 Ωm of resistivity represent
freshwater aquifer. In addition, chargeability result of less than 20 mV/V represent sand aquifer, whilemore than 20 mV/V show clay layer.
This study demonstrate that geophysical investigation is effectively for access seawater intrusion
situation, which can be used for solving seawater intrusion problem.

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Edited & photos by Eiko YOSHIMOTO,
Issued in January 2020