Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), through the Railway Transportation System Testing Centre (RTTC), together with researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thammasat University, received the Innovation Award for their work entitled “Aluminum Alloy Structural Damage Diagnosis.”
The award was presented at the 2nd International Innovation Competition on Structural Health Monitoring for Railway System, held in conjunction with the 4th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring for Railway System 2025, during 17–18 November 2025 in Singapore.
The conference served as an international platform for academic and industrial exchange in the fields of structural health monitoring, fault diagnosis and prognosis, asset management, and intelligent operations and maintenance technologies for railway systems. On this occasion, TISTR was represented by Dr. Worawat Songkitti and Mr. Prayong Aranya, technical officers of the Railway Transportation System Testing Centre, who attended the event and received the award on behalf of the institute.
The research work “Aluminum Alloy Structural Damage Diagnosis” is a collaborative research and development project between TISTR and Thammasat University under the Jointly Building China–Thailand “Belt and Road” Joint Laboratory on Rail Transport. The project focuses on diagnosing damage in aluminum alloy structures using Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems to identify the type, location, and severity of potential damage, such as cracks, corrosion, and manufacturing defects.
The key strengths of the research include enhanced efficiency and reduced time required for predicting and analyzing defects or cracks in metal components. In addition, the outcomes provide fundamental knowledge for further development of rail crack inspection vehicles currently being undertaken by RTTC–TISTR, contributing to the strengthening of the rail and transportation industry toward long-term sustainability.
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