Structural Engineering, AIT

𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!!!!!

But what truly graduated were years of 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🎓

To the 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - may you continue to 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞.

Congratulations to all the graduates.

When the region discusses the future of earthquake resilience, safer infrastructure, and AI-driven structural engineering, the conversation increasingly begins with research emerging from Asian Institute of Technology.

At the 9th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, our Structural Engineering program once again reflected how academic research can shape real-world resilience across Asia.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 | 𝟏𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Our program successfully organised the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 featuring semester projects from the 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 (𝗙𝗘𝗠) 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀.

Students presented a diverse range of 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓, 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝑬𝑴 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒔. The seminar created an engaging platform for technical discussions, cross-learning, and academic interaction among students and faculty members.

Beyond presentations, the event reflected our program’s emphasis on developing research-oriented thinking, technical communication, and analytical skills early in the academic journey - helping students gradually bridge coursework with future research work.

Congratulations to all students for their excellent presentations and sincere appreciation to all faculty members for their valuable guidance and participation.

Please join us in congratulating 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 on his promotion to 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫. 🎉

A distinguished 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 and valued 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 of our program, Associate Professor Panon is widely recognized for his impactful research in 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒌𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, with major contributions in 𝑺𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊-𝑯𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Through his international research collaborations and scholarly excellence, he continues to contribute toward 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 while inspiring students, researchers, and professionals alike.

We are proud to celebrate this remarkable milestone and look forward to his continued leadership in 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 👏

For more about his research and academic contributions:
https://ait.ac.th/people/panon-latcharote/

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬??

As part of the Wind Engineering course by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢, Structural Engineering students stepped inside the AIT–Thammasat Wind Tunnel Facilty- 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆

At AIT, 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎. We take learning into real labs and field environments, where theory meets reality. Through scaled city models and precision instruments, students explored how wind testing and analysis are actually done, and how that data shapes safer, smarter structures.

Sometimes, all it takes is stepping inside a 23-meter wind tunnel to realize - 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜.

Happy Songkran from our Structural Engineering family! 💦🌸

Strong in knowledge, bonded like a structure - we celebrate together, grow together, and stand together.

May your year be as resilient as steel and as balanced as a perfect design. 💛

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 "𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑩𝒐𝒙" 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈--𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒔 !!!

We gave an AI a photo of a 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐩 and told it was a "pedestrian surface." I asked it to estimate the 𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 (𝐏𝐂𝐈) as per 𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐌 𝐃𝟔𝟒𝟑𝟑.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
The AI didn’t hesitate. It analysed the "distress," calculated density, and confidently assigned a 𝐏𝐂𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝟕𝟒 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲). It mistook scratches for longitudinal cracks and the wood grain for surface weathering.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:

𝟭. 𝐆𝐈𝐆𝐎 (𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧, 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭): If your initial assumptions or inputs are wrong, the most sophisticated algorithm in the world will only help you arrive at the wrong conclusion faster.

𝟮. 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: A computer can calculate, but it cannot "see" reality. It lacks the physical intuition that comes from touching materials, visiting sites, and understanding the "why" behind the code.

𝟯. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 "𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐱" 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫: If you don't know the basics of ASTM D6433 manually, you won't recognize when a tool is giving you a mathematically "correct" but physically "impossible" answer.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:
"I saw scratches and reported 'Cracks.' I saw wood grain and reported 'Weathering.' I followed the manual perfectly—for an object that wasn't even pavement. I have the data, but you have the eyes. Trust your training over my 'confidence.'" — Widely used AI

𝑨𝑰 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒐-𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒔. 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒂 "𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌" 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕.

Structural engineering is not only about designing buildings, it is about understanding how structures behave, how they respond to nature, and how engineers create safer and more resilient infrastructure for society.

This semester, our Structural Engineering students are engaging with a diverse set of courses that combine 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬:

🔹𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 – exploring advanced computational tools used to analyze complex structural behavior.
🔹 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 – understanding how structures interact with extreme environmental forces.
🔹 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 – studying the systems and concepts behind modern high-rise structures.
🔹 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 – developing deeper knowledge of stability, strength, and innovative steel design.
🔹 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 – learning from real structural failures and exploring methods to evaluate and strengthen existing structures.
🔹 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆 – understanding technologies that enable efficient and high-performance concrete structures.
🔹 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 – applying sensing and data-driven approaches to understand structural performance and health.

Beyond lectures, these courses involve 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that help students connect theory with practice. From investigating structural failures to designing resilient systems capable of withstanding earthquakes and wind, the learning journey is both 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Learning also extends beyond the classroom. Students gain exposure through visits 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬, where they observe how engineering concepts translate into practice. Combined with 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, these experiences encourage students to question, analyze, and develop 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Through this blend of advanced knowledge, practical exposure, and analytical thinking, students continue building the skills and professionalism that define the next generation of structural engineers.

✨ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 & 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀!!!! ✨

As we turn the page to a new year, we celebrate a community built on strong foundations, shared learning, and collective growth.

From Structural Engineering at AIT, we look forward to 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.

Thank you for being part of our journey. Let’s build 2026 together. 🌟

— Structural Engineering Program, AIT