DR. SUSIT CHAIPRAKAIKEOW

PROFILE

Dr. Susit Chaiprakaikeow is the faculty member at Kasetsart University, Thailand as well as a visiting 
scholar at Asian Institute of  Technology, Thailand. He has served as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer at MAA Consultants Co., Ltd, in Bangkok, Thailand where he was also the head of Geotechnical Department. He has more than a dozen projects under his name, including SASW Testing at various Utah sites and Terminal Reservoir, Liquefaction Potential Assessment, Study of the stability of Bhumibol Dam under seismic load using dynamic testing, Risk Assessment of Logan Bluff, etc. His research areas include Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Thermal and Thermo mechanical consolidation of Soft Bangkok Clay, Thermo PVD, Logan Bluff Landslide, Seismic Reflection Surveys, Spectral Analysis of surface waves and resonance tests and the study of Optimum Shear Wave Velocity for Cement Stabilized Base and Sub-base constructions using Free-Free Resonance Test. He specializes in geophysical site investigations, dynamic soil properties and geotechnical earthquake engineering.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ph.D., Geotechnical & Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, USA.
  • M.E., Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, AIT, Thailand.
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand.

ACTIVITIES/HONORS

  • The 21th National Convention on Civil Engineering Special Paper Award, June 2016.
  • Subcommittee in Geotechnical Engineering of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, Jan 2014 – Present.
  • President of Thai Student Association at Utah State University, Aug 2006 – Jul 2007.
  • School of Graduate Studies Honor Roll for Fall Semester at Utah State University, 2005.
  • Recipient of the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), 2003.
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