Dr Sakdirat Kaewunruen CPEng, NPER, RPEQ

Dr Sakdirat Kaewunruen

Department of Civil Engineering
Senior Lecturer in Railway and Civil Engineering
Coordinator, RISEN (www.risen2rail.eu)

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 414 2670
Fax
+44 (0) 121 414 3675
Email
s.kaewunruen@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@sakdirat
Address
School of Civil Engineering
Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education
Gisbert Kapp Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Sakdirat Kaewunruen is a positive, self-motivated technical manager and specialist with extensive experience across civil, transport and rail industry in public and private sectors. He has extensive expertise in transport infrastructure engineering and management, successfully dealing with all stages of infrastructure life cycle and assuring safety, reliability, resilience and sustainability of rail infrastructure systems. He has outstanding skills in business management and continuous improvement of customer experience, he held visiting appointments at various institutions, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Chalmers University of Technology’s Railway Mechanics Centre in Gothenburg Sweden, The University of Tokyo, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Railway Technical Research Institute in Tokyo Japan. He has over 300 technical publications and evidence-based consultancy reports, and has served on the editorial boards of many international journals, including Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, Shock and Vibration, Journal of Structures, and International Conferences of Railway Technology and Rail Transportation.

Dr Sakdirat Kaewunruen has extensive industry experience in the field of structural, civil and track engineering both in industry and in academia. With over 14 years in rail industry and regulatory environments prior to joining academia, he has wide variety of specialisations, including rail engineering, track design, track components, structural and geotechnical engineering, maintenance and construction. He is a Chartered Engineering in both Civil and Structural Colleges, and has research and practical experience internationally in railway systems and infrastructure engineering. His professional work had involved many industry projects worth over £5billions and has supervised/participated in railway research projects worth over £8milions (in Australia, UK, Japan, USA, Sweden, China, Malaysia and Thailand). His industry and research work has won him numerous international and domestic awards. A few recent awards include Stephenson’s Best Paper Award (2017), Institute of Structural Engineers Midlands’ Research Award (2016), and Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences Long-term Fellowship (2015-2016). He has membership in EU-Cost Actions: TU1404 (Towards the next generation of standards for service life of cement-based materials and structures), CA15125 (Designs for noise reducing materials and structures), CA15202 (Self-healing as preventive repair of concrete structures) and TU1409 (Mathematics for Industry Network). Dr Kaewunruen is a member of ISO and BSI standard committees for railway sleepers (using concrete, plastic and composite materials) and recycling of rolling stocks. He successfully coordinates EU-funded RISEN and is a CI of S-CODE. He is also a committee member of Concrete Society Midlands and is Chief Editor of Frontiers in Transportation and Transit Systems.

His current research focuses cover a wide range of civil and railway engineering, including:

  • Civil and rail infrastructure
  • Lifecycle assessment and sustainability
  • Train/track interface and interaction
  • Structural dynamics realiability and resilience
  • Shock/blast and impact
  • Railway and transportation systems
  • Risks economics, strategy, systems and urbanisation

Qualifications

  • Emerging Leader Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Structures / Railway Infrastructure), University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
  • MBA (Executive), 2011 – date, Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), Australia
  • G.Cert. in Business (Distinction), University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
  • Cert. (Sustainable Urban Development) International Center for Land Policy Studies and Training, Taiwan, Republic of China
  • M.Eng. Civil Engineering (Offshore structures), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • B.Eng. (Hons), Civil Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  • Cooperative Education, Central Queensland University, QLD, Australia
  • Chartered Professional Engineer, Civil and Structural Colleges, Engineers Australia
  • RPEQ, Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, Australia
  • Licensed Civil Engineer, Engineering Council of Thailand

Biography

Zac (Sakdirat Kaewunruen) has joined the University of Birmingham in early October 2014, within the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education. Prior to that, he has had over 14 years industry experience, and recently spent over 6 years as a Technical Specialist (Senior Project Manager Level), Track Engineering, with RailCorp, Sydney Trains, and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with the particular expertise in Structural Engineering (Railway Infrastructure) from the University of Wollongong (UoW), Australia, and completed a Leadership program at John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, MA, USA. He is a Chartered Engineer in both Civil and Structural Colleges.

Zac held visiting appointments at various institutions, including

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Chalmers University of Technology’s Railway Mechanics Centre in Gothenburg Sweden
  • Railway Technical Research Institute in Tokyo Japan
  • The University of Tokyo, Japan

Zac is a Chief Editor of Frontiers in Transportation and Transit Systems. He has also served on the editorial boards of many international journals, including:

  • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
  • Shock and Vibration
  • Journal of Structures
  • Scientific World Journal
  • International Conference of Railway Technology

Zac has received a large number of awards and recognitions for this endeavour in research and volunteer works, including:

  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)’s Invitation Research Fellowship (Long-term)
  • Best Paper Award in Infrastructure Engineering, the 20th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Engineering Institute of Thailand under the H.M. King Patronage.
  • Endeavour Executive Award, Australian Government – Department of Education, Science and Technology, Australia; for professional development at MIT, OBB and CHARMEC.
  • Best Poster Presentation, Materials Day, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MA, USA.
  • 3rd Prize Frank Franklin Award, Rail Track Association Australia, Australia.
  • VC’s Award of Excellence in Partnerships, University of Western Sydney (UWS), NSW Australia.
  • Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), VA, USA.
  • NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award, Australian Institute of Policy and Science, NSW, Australia.
  • Endeavour Executive Award, Australian Government – Department of Education, Science and Technology, Australia; for professional development at Railway Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Outstanding PhD Thesis Award, the first prize of best PhD Theses in Engineering and Industrial Research Category awarded by Royal Thai Government (RTG), Thailand.
  • National Engineering Bursary Award, for Best PhD Thesis in Concrete Structures awarded by Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA), Australia.
  • Young Railway Engineer of The Year, awarded by Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA), Australia.
  • Leading Engineers of the World 2007; 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals in the 21st Century (2008), cited by IBC: International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
  • Who's Who in Asia (2007); Who’s Who in the World (2008), cited by Marquis Who's Who, USA.
  • First Prize for the Best Oral Presentation in Theme “New methods and materials”,
    HDR Conference 2007, September 26, University of Wollongong.
  • Concrete'07 Scholarship, Concrete Institute of Australia, for attending the Concrete'07
    Conference, at Adelaide, Australia. 
  • Society of Experimental Mechanics' Student Assistance Funding SEM Annual Conference and
    Exposition on Experimental Mechanics, USA. 
  • UniQuest Research Commercialisation Scholarship for the Research Commercialisation
    Workshop (UoW and UQ)
  • Concordia Award, International House, University of Wollongong
  • Peter Schmidt Memorial Scholarship Award for Best Performance in Engineering
    Postgraduate Research, Faculty of Engineering, University of Wollongong
  • Academic Excellence Award, International House, University of Wollongong
  • Australian Rail CRC Ph.D. Scholarships
  • Taiwan's Government (ROC.) Fellowships
  • TRF Senior Research Scholar Assistantships
  • International Cooperative Exchange Student, SUT-CQU

Teaching

Teaching Programmes

  • BEng/MEng Civil and Railway Engineering
    • Module Leader for Railway Infrastructure Engineering
    • Module Leader for Structural Engineering 3
  • MSc in Railway Systems Engineering and Integration (Infrastructure Module)
  • MSc in Structural Engineering and Practice
  • Civil Engineering research projects
  • Management research projects
  • Integrated design projects

Postgraduate supervision

Zac is interested in supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in the following areas:

  • design, construction, inspection, operation and maintenance of civil and rail infrastructure system
  • train/track interface and interaction
  • railway and permanent way engineering; structural dynamics, reliability and resilience
  • shock/blast and impact
  • transportation systems
  • risks, economics, strategy, systems and urbanisation

If you are interested in studying any of these subject areas or related to the research theme below please contact Zac via e-mail. High school students interested in work experience program are also welcome.

SUPERVISION AND CO-SUPERVISION OF RESEARCH STUDENTS

Steve Krezo (PhD Candidate): “Carbon footprints in railway construction and maintenance”, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Ali Wasfe (PhD Candidate): “Bridges maintenance decision making based on safety risk assessment”, the University of Birmingham, UK.

Shengrun Shi (PhD Candidate): “Online structural integrity monitoring of rails and sleepers using acoustic emission”, the University of Birmingham, UK, joint supervision with Dr Mayorkinos Papaelias.

Serdar Dindar (PhD Candidate): “Derailment risk management, monitoring and mitigation on railway turnout systems ”, the University of Birmingham, UK.

James Bayley (MEng Student): “Dynamic finite element simulation of under sleeper pads in high speed rail environment ”, the University of Birmingham, UK – IStructE Best Student Award.

Adam Azzoug (MEng Student): “RideComfort – the use of smart phones in measuring train ride quality”, the University of Birmingham, UK.

Maaninder Singh (MEng Student): “Self-monitoring and sustainable concrete”, the University of Birmingham, UK.

Leena Sazrul (MSc student): ‘Impact of climate change on the operational readiness of the high speed rail in Malaysia’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015), joint supervision with Dr David Jaroszweski.

Muhammad Ishak (MSc student): ‘Risk-based maintenance of railway turnout systems’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

Simiao Xu (MSc student): ‘Large-amplitude free vibration of spider web structures with imperfections’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

Tianyu Yang (MSc student): ‘Large-amplitude free vibration of spider web structures’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

Dan Li (MSc student): ‘Creep and shrinkage effects in railway prestressed concrete sleepers’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

Yikai Wang (MSc student): ‘Derailment-resistant design of composite rail track slabs for high speed trains’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

COMPLETED RESEARCH STUDENTS

Leena Sazrul (MSc student): ‘Impact of climate change on the operational readiness of the high speed rail in Malaysia’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015), joint supervision with Dr David Jaroszweski.

Erosha Kahawatta Gamage (MSc student): “Structural design of holes and web openings in prestressed concrete sleepers”, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

Ola Akintoye (MSc student): “Smart sleepers for railway bridge ends”, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015).

Ratthaphong Meesit (MSc student): ‘Environment-Friendly Crumb Rubber Concrete for Railway Tracks’, the University of Birmingham, UK (2015) – Best Thesis Award and Best Student Performance Prize in MSc Railway Engineering and Integration.

Research

 

Research themes

Reliable and Resilient Transport Infrastructure towards Smart and Sustainable Urban Systems

Zac is a Chief Editor of Frontiers in Transportation and Transit Systems. He has been instrumental to over $4.5m research funding in Australia and Japan, and currently leads H2020 funded rail research partnership (Euro1.2m) linking European Universities with MIT, the University of Illinois, Southwest Jiaotong University, and University of Wollongong, focusing on rail infrastructure resilience and advanced monitoring. His research has been kindly sponsored by British Department for Transport, Japan Society of the Promotion of Science, BRIDGE Grant (The University of Birmingham and University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), Global Challenges Alliance, and HiTech Rail (£2.3m European Regional Development Fund). Zac is a member of EU-Cost Actions:  TU1404 (TOWARDS THE NEXT GENERATION OF STANDARDS FOR SERVICE LIFE OF CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES) and TU1409 (Mathematics for Industry Network).

 

Research activity 

  1. Smart material
    Advanced materials in civil construction and maintenance. Application of embedded sensors and dielectric materials in railway construction materials. Application and design of track components using new materials. Development of damped concrete and improvement of engineering properties of structural materials at nano-scale.
  2. Smart infrastructure
    Numerical modelling, field testing, full-scale laboratory testing of advanced structural systems, advanced sensors and instrumentation. Development of smart railway and transportation systems. Train/Track interaction and mitigation of the consequences (noise, vibration, ride quality).
  3. Risk, safety and reliability
    Evolution theory application in risk monitoring and management across railway functions. Engineering failure analysis of railway components and the development of their reliability-based design, inspection and maintenance.
  4. Complex socio-technical systems, connectivity, and mobility
    Analysis of externalities of high speed rail networks in social connectivity, integration and urbanisation. Enhanced utilisation of smart phones in monitoring customer experience in railway network. Data mining and cross-criteria analyses of social responses to transport infrastructure projects.
  5. Sustainabiltiy and life-cycle analysis
    Development of resilience-based design and inspection of railway infrastructure and assets to enhance climate change adaptation in railway and transport sectors. Improvement of carbon-efficient framework for railway construction and maintenance.

Previous involvements in research

As a steering committee member (or a research partner investigator) for Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Railway Innovation (RailCRC) in:

  • RailCRC Project 3.106 Ballast: effect of fouling and impact ($600k, 2008-2014), as Industry Chair (2013-2014)
  • RailCRC Project 1.105 Railway noise and vibration mitigation ($950k, 2008-2014)
  • RailCRC Project 3.102 Non-destructive testing of ballast fouling ($120k, 2008-2012)
  • RailCRC Project 3.105 Rail Squats Strategies ($550k, 2008-2012)
  • RailCRC Project 3.104 Rail corrugations ($200k, 2009-2012)
  • RailCRC Project 3.110 Rail lubrication best practice and curve wear ($250k, 2009-2012)
  • RailCRC Project AT9 Rail Short Pitch Irregularities ($150k, 2008-2010)

He carried out a large number of internal industry projects (2008-2014) for RailCorp, Sydney Trains, and Transport for NSW, including:

  • Ballast: effect of fouling and impact
  • NDT&E of ballast fouling
  • Rail squats/studs mitigation strategies
  • Rail short pitch irregularities
  • Railway noise and vibration mitigation
  • Rail corrugations
  • Rail lubrication best practice
  • Rail’s curve wear analysis
  • Concrete turnout bearers
  • Fibre-reinforced foamed urethane
  • Under sleeper pads
  • Monitoring of track condition index
  • Track stiffness and resiliency
  • Track pumping mitigation / Ballast glue
  • Dynamics of bridge ends / Ballast mat
  • Railway bridge-track interaction

Industry Research Projects (as a principal investigator, 2007-2008):

  • Development of instrumentations in railway track systems; Dynamic load distribution on railway tracks ($20k)
  • Dynamic rail track simulations; Fatigue analysis of prestressed concrete sleepers ($5k)
  • Feasibility of finite element analysis and design optimisation of prestressed concrete sleepers ($10k)
  • Non-destructive test and field assessment of prestressed concrete sleepers ($5k)
  • Planning of track test bed construction ($5k)

Other activities

  • External Examiner (PhD/MRes): The University of Sheffield, UK; Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Central Queensland University, Australia.
  • Editor Board Member of Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, Shock and Vibration, Journal of Structures, Scientific World Journal, and International Conference of Railway Technology.
  • Lead Guest Editor for Special Issue on Safety, reliability, risks and uncertainties in railway and transport systems, The Scientific World Journal (2014)
  • Session Chair, World Congress on Rail Research, Sydney Australia
  • International Expert Assessor & Rapporteur, Romania National Research Council’s Engineering Panel, Romania
  • Expert Grant Assessor, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (EU-Cost Action).
  • Member of EU-Cost Actions: TU1404 (TOWARDS THE NEXT GENERATION OF STANDARDS FOR SERVICE LIFE OF CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES) and TU1409 (Mathematics for Industry Network).
  • Committee Member, Concrete Society West Midlands, the UK (2015-present).
  • Member, Industrial Advisory Committee for QUT Master of Rail Infrastructure Engineering Program, School of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Member, Organising Committee for Mentoring Program, Centre for Engineering Management and Leaderships (CELM), Sydney, Australia
  • Deputy Chair and Member, External Industrial Advisory Committee, School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney, Australia (2009-2012)
  • Guest Lecturer, Rail Design and Construction, School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia (September 2010)
  • Guest Lecturer, Rail Civil Engineering Course, RailCorp, Sydney, Australia
  • Interviewer, Interview and Evaluation Panel for Chartered Professional Engineer Status in Civil and Structural Disciplines, Engineers Australia, Sydney
  • Reviewer and assessor for International Journal of Experimental Mechanics; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Engineering Structures; ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering; ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part B: Eng Manufacture; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part C: Mechanical Science Eng; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part F: Rail and Rapid Transit; Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Civil Engineering; Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Structures and Building; Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Transport; Journal of Zhejiang University Part A Science and Engineering; IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering; Engineers Australia’s Transport Engineering in Australia Journal; Engineers Australia’s Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering; World Journal of Applied Mechanics; Transportation Geomechanics; Materials; PCI Journals, Prestressed Concrete Institute; Proceedings of 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials; Proceedings of 2012 Conference on Railway Engineering; World University Ranking 2008/09/10, Times Higher Education Supplement.

 

Publications

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m5GY1TsAAAAJ&hl=en

Governmental standard & edited book

  • DPT-50: Thailand’ national standards for seismic resistant design of buildings (2007).
  • Dhanasekar, M., Remennikov, AM, Kaewunruen, S., and Zong, N. (2013) Advances in Rail Track Infrastructure Research and Practice (ARTRP), A Special Edition of Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 13 (1). ISSN 1443-9255.

Book chapters

  1. Vu, M., Kaewunruen, S., Attard, M., 2015, “Nonlinear 3D finite element modeling for structural failure analysis of concrete bearers at a railway urban turnout diamond”, Chapter 6, Handbook on Engineering Failure Analysis, Elsevier, pp. 123-160. ISBN 978-0-08-100116-5.
  2. Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Acoustic and dynamic characteristics of a complex urban turnout using fibre-reinforced foamed urethane (FFU) bearers” (invited) in: Nielsen JCO et al. (Ed.), Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, Springer, Germany: Berlin. ISSN: 1612-2909.
  3. Kaewunruen, S. 2012, "Effectiveness of using elastomeric pads to mitigate impact vibrations at an urban turnout crossing" in: Maeda T (Ed.), Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, Springer, Germany: Berlin. ISSN: 1612-2909.
  4. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Trends in vibration-based structural health monitoring of railway sleepers." Book Chapter 1 In R.C. Sapri, Mechanical Vibration: Measurement, Effect, and Control, Nova Science Publishers, USA. ISBN 978-1-60692-036-7.
  5. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Application of vibration measurements and finite element model updating for structural health monitoring of ballasted railtrack sleepers with voids and pockets." Book Chapter 16 In R.C. Sapri, Mechanical Vibration: Measurement, Effect, and Control, Nova Science Publishers, USA. ISBN 978-1-60692-036-7.
  6. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Dynamic properties of railway track and its components: A state-of-the-art review." Book Chapter 5 In B.N. Weiss, New Research on Acoustics, Nova Science Publishers, USA, pp. 197-220. ISBN 978-1-60456-403-7.
  7. Remennikov, A.M. and Kaewunruen, S., 2009, "Reliability based design of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Book Chapter 3 In G.I. Hayworth, Reliability Engineering Advances, Nova Science Publishers, USA. ISBN 978-1-60692-329-0.

Refereed journals

  1. Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., 2015, Managing risk for railway turnout systems: a state-of-the-art-review, (submitted).
  2. Meesit R. and Kaewunruen S., 2015, Vibration characteristics of micro-engineered crumb rubber concrete for railway sleeper applications, (submitted).
  3. Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., 2015, Influence of bolt connections on modular steel-concrete composites for track slabs, (submitted).
  4. Kaewunruen S. and Meesit R., 2015, Sensitivity of crumb rubber particle sizes on electrical resistance of rubberized concrete, (submitted).
  5. Meesit, R., Kaewunruen, S. and Mondal, P., 2015, Dynamic properties of early-age micro- and nano-engineered concrete for compliant railway structures, (submitted).
  6. Kaewunruen, S., 2015, Monitoring of rail corrugation growth on sharp curves for track maintenance prioritisation,  (submitted)
  7. Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., Galia, G., 2014, “Seismic vulnerability analysis of Bankstown’s West Terrace railway bridge,” (submitted).
  8. Sae Siew, J., Mirza, O. and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Torsional effect on railway track structures of turnout crossing impact”, (submitted).
  9. Griffin, D.W.P.., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Design of precast steel-concrete composites for resilient railway track support structure”, (submitted).
  10. Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., and Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J., 2014, “Strategic framework and systems analysis for carbon-efficient railway turnout maintenance,” (submitted).
  11. Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., and Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J., 2014, “Estimating CO2 emissions from mainline railway resurfacing projects,” (submitted).
  12. Ferdous, W., Manalo, A., Van Erp, G., Aravinthan, T., Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., 2015, Composite Railway Sleepers - Recent developments, challenges and future prospects, Composite Structures, 134(12): 158-168.
  13. Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., Donh, C., and Pervanic, E., 2015, “Numerical investigation into thermal load responses of railway transom bridge,” Engineering Failure Analysis, (accepted).
  14. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M, 2015, “Current state of practice in track vibration isolation: An Australian Experience,” Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, (accepted).
  15. Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., Makim, P., and Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Field investigation and parametric study of greenhouse gas emissions from railway plain-line renewals,” Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, (accepted).
  16. Sae Siew, J., Mirza, O. and Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Nonlinear finite element modelling of railway turnout system considering bearer/sleeper-ballast interaction”, Journal of Structures, doi: 10.1155/2015/598562.
  17. Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J.M., Einstein, H.H., 2015, “Strategic framework to achieve carbon-efficient construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure systems,” Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, 3:6. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00006.
  18. Griffin, D.W.P.., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., and Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Finite element modelling of modular precast composites for railway track support structure – A battle to save Sydney Harbour Bridge”, Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 16(2): 150-168. doi: 10.7158/S14-025.2015.16.2
  19. Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., Marich, S, 2015, “Dynamic wheel-rail interaction over rail squat defects,” Acoustics Australia, in press. doi: 10.1007/s40857-014-0001-4
  20. Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., 2015, “In situ monitoring of rail squats in three dimensions using ultrasonic technique,” Experimental Techniques, in press.
  21. Kaewunruen, S. 2015, "Discussion of ‘Mitigation of Ground Vibration Generated by High-Speed Trains on Saturated Poroelastic Ground with Under-Sleeper Pads’." ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000708.
  22. Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., 2014, “Field monitoring of rail squats using 3D ultrasonic mapping technique,” Journal of the Canadian Institute for Non-Destructive Evaluation, 35(6): 5-11 (invited).
  23. Griffin, D.W.P.., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Composites for railway construction and maintenance: A mechanistic review”, The IES Journal Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering, 7(4): 243-262. doi: 10.1080/19373260.2014.947909
  24. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2014, "Introducing limit states design concept to concrete sleepers: an Australian experience." Frontiers in Materials, 1(8): 1-3.
  25. Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Impact damage mechanism and mitigation by ballast bonding at railway bridge ends." International Journal of Railway Technology, 4(3): 1-22.
  26. Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Monitoring structural deterioration of railway turnout systems via dynamic wheel/rail interaction." Case Studies in Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation, 1(1): 19-24.
  27. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., Aikawa, A., Sato, H. 2014, “Free vibrations of interspersed railway track systems in three-dimensional space,” Acoustics Australia, 14(1): 20-26 (featured on the cover).
  28. Remennikov, A.M., and Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Experimental load rating of aged prestressed concrete sleepers." Engineering Structures, 76(10): 147-162.
  29. Remennikov, A.M., and Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Determination of remaining prestressing force in concrete sleepers using dynamic relaxation technique." ASCE J of Performance of Constructed Facilities, in press.
  30. Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Monitoring in-service performance of fibre-reinforced foamed urethane material as timber-replacement sleepers/bearers in railway urban turnout systems." Structural Monitoring & Maintenance, 1(1): 131-157 (invited).
  31. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2013, "On the residual energy toughness of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track structures subjected to repeated impact loads." Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 13(1): 41-61 (invited).
  32. Remennikov, A.M., Murray, M.H. and Kaewunruen, S., 2012, "Reliability based conversion of a structural design code for prestressed concrete sleepers." Proceedings of IMechE Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 226(2): 155-173.
  33. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2011, "Experiments into impact behaviours of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(8): 2305-2315.
  34. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2011, "Ultimate impact resistance and residual toughness of prestressed concrete railway sleepers." Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 12(1): 87-97.
  35. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2011, "Limit states design of concrete sleepers." ICE Transport, 165(TR2): 81-85.
  36. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2011, "Greener & Leaner: Unleashing the capacity of railroad concrete ties." ASCE Journal Transportation Engineering, 137(4): 241-247.
  37. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2010, "Dynamic properties of railway track and its components: Recent finding and future research directions." Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 52(1): 20-22.
  38. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2010, "Dynamic crack propagations of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track systems subjected to severe impact loads." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 136(6): 749-754.
  39. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Progressive failure of prestressed concrete sleepers under multiple high-intensity impact loads." Engineering Structures, 31(10): 2460-2473.
  40. Chucheepsakul, S., Kaewunruen, S., and Suwannarat, A., 2009, "Large deflection analysis of orthotropic ellipic membranes." Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 31(6): 625-638.
  41. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Influence of ballast conditions on flexural responses of railway concrete sleepers in track systems." Concrete In Australia, Journal of Concrete Institute of Australia, 35(4): 57-62.
  42. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "State-dependent properties of rail pads." Transport Engineering, 11(2): 17-24.
  43. Kaewunruen, S., 2009, "Review: Australian PhD theses in railway engineering 2006-2008." Transport Engineering, 11(2): 49-62.
  44. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Structural safety of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 9(2): 129-140. (invited)
  45. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Impact capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(5): 1520-1532.
  46. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Impact fatigue responses of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." The IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering, 2(1): 47-58.
  47. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Dynamic flexural influence on railway concrete sleepers in track systems of a wheel impact." Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(3): 705-712.
  48. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Nonlinear transient analysis of railway concrete sleepers in track systems." International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 8(3): 505-520.
  49. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Effect of a large wheel impact burden on flexural response and failure of railway concrete sleepers in track systems." Engineering Failure Analysis, 15(8): 1065-1075. [ranked 9th in the top 25 hottest papers, Quarter 4, 2009]
  50. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Experimental simulation of the railway ballast by resilient materials and its verification by modal testing." Experimental Techniques, 4: 29-35.
  51. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, Dynamic effect of vibration signatures of cracks in railway prestressed concrete sleepers. Advanced Materials Research, 41-42: 233-239, (republished from SIF2008 Proceedings).
  52. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, Probabilistic impact fractures of railway prestressed concrete sleepers. Advanced Materials Research, 41-42: 259-264, (republished from SIF2008 Proceedings).
  53. Remennikov, A.M. and Kaewunruen, S., 2008, "A review on loading conditions for railway track structures due to train and track vertical interaction." Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 15: 207-234.
  54. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Experimental determination of the effect of wet/dry ballast on dynamic sleeper/ballast interaction." ASTM J of Testing and Evaluation, 36(4): 412-415.
  55. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads." Experimental Mechanics, 48(1): 55-64.
  56. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "On free vibrations of voided concrete sleepers in railway track system." Proceedings of IMechE Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 221(4): 495-508.
  57. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "Field trials for dynamic characteristics of railway track and its components using impact excitation technique." NDT&E International, 40(7), 510-519.
  58. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "Effect of improper ballast tamping/packing on dynamic behaviors of on-track railway concrete sleeper." International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 7(1), 167-177. [Top 5 most downloaded papers in IJSSD, October, 2009]
  59. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "Experimental and numerical studies of railway prestressed concrete sleepers under static and impact loads." Civil Computing: Special Issue on Computer Application in Civil Engineering, AIT-ACECOMS, August, 25-28 (invited).
  60. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2006, "Sensitivity analysis of free vibration characteristics of an in-situ railway concrete sleeper to variations of rail pad parameters." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 298(1-2), 453-461.
  61. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2006, "Experimental investigation on dynamic railway sleeper/ballast interaction." Experimental Mechanics, 46(1), 57-66.
  62. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2006, "Non-destructive testing (NDT): A tool for dynamic health monitoring of railway track structures." Materials Australia, 39(6), 14-16 (invited).
  63. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2005, "Determination of dynamic properties of rail pads using instrumented hammer impact technique." Acoustics Australia, 33(2), 63-67.
  64. Kaewunruen, S., Chiravacharadej, J., and Chucheepsakul, S., 2005, "Nonlinear free vibrations of marine risers/pipes transporting fluid." Ocean Engineering, 32(3-4), 417-440. [ranked 5th in the top 25 hottest papers in Ocean Engineering, Quarter 3, 2005]

Refereed Conferences

  1. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., Aikawa, A., 2016, “Field performance to mitigate impact vibration at railway bridge ends using soft baseplates,” World Congress on Railway Research, Milan, Italy 29 May – 2 June 2016 (accepted).
  2. Binti Sa’adin, L., Kaewunruen, S., Jaroszweski, J. 2016, “Impact of climate change on the operational readiness of the high speed rail in Malaysia,” 2016 National Convention in Civil Engineering, Songkla, Thailand, 28-30 June 2016 (submitted).
  3. Ishak M., Kaewunruen, S., 2016, “Safety-based maintenance for geometry restoration of railway turnout systems in various operational environments,” 2016 National Convention in Civil Engineering, Songkla, Thailand, 28-30 June 2016 (submitted).
  4. Krezo, S., Mirza, O., He, Y., Kaewunruen, S., 2016, “Bootstrap statistical analysis of GHG emission from railway maintenance and renewal projects,” Railways 2016: The Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development, and Maintenance, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 5-8 April 2016 (accepted).
  5. Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., 2016, “In situ monitoring of multi-stage rail surface defects in three dimensions using mobile ultrasonic technique,” Railways 2016: The Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development, and Maintenance, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 5-8 April 2016 (accepted).
  6. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., Aikawa, A., 2016, “Effectiveness of soft baseplates and fastenings to mitigate track dynamic settlement at railway bridge ends,” Railways 2016: The Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development, and Maintenance, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 5-8 April 2016 (accepted).
  7. Kaewunruen, S. and Jara Faria K., 2015, “Diagnostic of flexural damage on railway prestressed concrete sleeper using dynamic modal parameters”, RILEM International Conference on Strategies for Sustainable Concrete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 14-16, 2015.
  8. Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, T., Remennikov, A.M., 2015, “Numerical simulations of negative flexural responses (hogging) in railway prestressed concrete sleepers”, RILEM International Conference on Strategies for Sustainable Concrete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 14-16, 2015.
  9. Kaewunruen, S. and Meesit, R., 2015, “Dynamic properties of early-age micro- and nano-engineered concrete for compliant railway structures”, RILEM International Conference on Strategies for Sustainable Concrete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 14-16, 2015.
  10. Kaewunruen, S., Krezo, S., Mirza, O., He, Y., Sussman, J.M.,  2015, "Achieving carbon efficiency in construction & maintenance of railway turnouts, crossovers and diamonds" 2015 National Convention in Civil Engineering, Pattaya, Thailand, 8-10 July.
  11. Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., 2015, "Rail squats: understand its causes, severity, and non-destructive evaluation techniques" 2015 National Convention in Civil Engineering, Pattaya, Thailand, 8-10 July, (Best Paper Award in Infrastructure Engineering).
  12. Kaewunruen, S., Marich, S., 2015, "Severity and growth evaluation of rail corrugations on sharp curves using wheel/rail interaction." 2015 National Convention in Civil Engineering, Pattaya, Thailand, 8-10 July.
  13. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, AM., 2015, “Under sleeper pads: field investigation of their role in detrimental impact mitigation”, Railway Engineering Conference, June 28-July 2, Edinburgh, UK.
  14. Kaewunruen, S., Griffin, D., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., 2015, “Resilience-based design of composite slabs for railway bridge”, Railway Engineering Conference, June 28-July 2, Edinburgh, UK.
  15. Gamage, E., Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., “Design of holes and web openings in railway prestressed concrete sleepers”, Railway Engineering Conference, June 28-July 2, Edinburgh, UK.
  16. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, AM., 2015, “Impact responses of pre-stressing tendons in railway concrete sleepers in high speed rail environments”, 5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Crete Island, Greece, 25–27 May
  17. Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Identification and prioritization of rail squat defects in the field using rail magnetisation technology”, Proc. SPIE 9437, Structural Health Monitoring and Inspection of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2015, 94371H (April 1, 2015); doi:10.1117/12.2083851
  18. Krezo, S., Makim, P., Mirza O, He, Y., Alam, F., and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Estimating carbon emissions from turnout, crossover and diamond renewal projects”, Engineers Australia Convention 2014: Practical Responses to Climate Change, 24-28 November, Melbourne, Australia.
  19. Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., and Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J., 2014, “Carbon emissions analysis of rail resurfacing work: a case study, practical guideline, and systems thinking approach”, Railway 2014: The Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development, and Maintenance, April 8-11, Ajaccio, France.
  20. Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Railway bridge end improvement using ballast glue”, Railway 2014: The Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development, and Maintenance, April 8-11, Ajaccio, France.
  21. Mirza O., Kaewunruen S., Guzman O., Aquino V. and Cavasinni A., (2013), " Railway Bridge-Track Interaction Under Elevated Temperatures", Proceeding of the Fifth International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering (5AESE) from 8-9 November 2013, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 257-265.
  22. Kaewunruen, S., 2013, “Acoustic and dynamic characteristics of a complex urban turnout using fibre-reinforced foamed urethane (FFU) bearers”, 2013 International Workshop on Railway Noise, Sweden.
  23. Kaewunruen, S., Churchill A., Couper J., and Kerr, M., 2013, “Insitu performance of a complex urban turnout using fibre-reinforced foamed urethane (FFU) bearers”, 2013 World Congress on Railway Research, Sydney, Australia.
  24. Wilson, A., Kerr, MB, Marich, S., and Kaewunruen, S., 2012, “Wheel/rail conditions and squat development on moderately curved tracks”, Conference of Railway Engineering 2012, Nov 17-19, Brisbane, Australia.
  25. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2012, "Development of reliability-based design for railway prestressed concrete sleepers”, Proceedings of the 17th National Convention on Civil Engineering, May 9-11, Udonthani, Thailand.
  26. Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., and Aikawa, A, , 2011, "A numerical study to evaluate dynamic responses of voided concrete railway sleepers to impact loading" Proceedings of Acoustics Australia Conference 2011, Gold Coast, Australia, November 2-4, [CD Rom].
  27. Kaewunruen, S. 2010, "Effectiveness of using elastomeric pads to mitigate impact vibrations at an urban turnout crossing" 2010 International Workshop on Railway Noise, Oct 18 - 22, Namagaki, Japan, [CD Rom].
  28. Sun, Y.Q., Cole, C., Kerr, M.B. and Kaewunruen, S., 2009, “Use of simulations in determination of wheel impact forces P1 and P2 due to rail dip defects”, AusRAIL Plus 2009, Nov 17-19, Sydney, Australia. pp.1-11.
  29. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2009, "Relation between impact energy and fracture toughness of prestressed concrete railway sleepers." Concrete 2009: Concrete Institute of Australia’s 24th Biennial Conference, Sep 19 - 21, Sydney, Australia, [CD Rom].
  30. Sun, Y.Q., Cole, C., McClanachan, M., Wilson, A., Kaewunruen, S. and Kerr, M.B., 2009, “Rail short-wavelength irregularity identification based on wheel-rail impact response measurements and simulations.” 9th International Heavy Haul Conference, June, Shanghai, China, pp. 210-218.
  31. Remennikov, A.M., Murray, M.H., and Kaewunruen, S., 2008, "Dynamic design guidelines for railway prestressed concrete sleepers." 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Dec 19 - 21, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, [CD Rom].
  32. Kaewunruen, S., McCarthy, T., Leklong, J. and Chucheepsakul, S., 2008, "Influence of joint stiffness on the free vibrations of marine risers conveying fluid." International Symposium of Offshore and Polar Engineering – ISOPE-2008, November 10 - 13, Bangkok, Thailand.
  33. Leklong, J., Chucheepsakul, S., and Kaewunruen, S., 2008, "Dynamic responses of marine risers/pipes transporting fluid to top end excitations." International Symposium of Offshore and Polar Engineering – ISOPE-2008, November 10 - 13, Bangkok, Thailand.
  34. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2008, "Impact damage classification of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Conference on Railway Engineering – CORE-2008, September 7-10, Perth, Australia, pp. 95-102.
  35. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2008, "Dynamic effect of vibration signatures of cracks in railway prestressed concrete sleepers." International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure - SIF2006, July 9 - 11, Perth, Australia, [CD Rom].
  36. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2008, "Probabilistic impact fractures of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure - SIF2006, July 9 - 11, Perth, Australia, [CD Rom].
  37. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2008, "An experimental evaluation of the attenuation effect of rail pad on flexural behaviour of railway concrete sleeper under impact loads." Australasian Structural Engineering Conference - ASEC2008, June 26 - 27, Melbourne, Australia, [CD Rom].
  38. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2008, "Reliability assessment of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Australasian Structural Engineering Conference - ASEC2008, June 26 - 27, Melbourne, Australia, [CD Rom].
  39. Remennikov, A.M., Murray, M.H., and Kaewunruen, S., 2007, "Conversion of AS1085.14 for railway prestressed concrete sleeper to limit states design format." AusRAIL Plus 2007, Dec 2-6, Sydney, Australia, [CD Rom].
  40. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2007, "Low-velocity impact analysis of prestressed concrete sleepers." Concrete Institute of Australia’s 23rd Biennial Conference 07, October 18-20, Adelaide, Australia, [CD Rom].
  41. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2007, "Resistance of railway concrete sleepers to impact loading." 7th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, Oct 17-19, Beijing, China, [CD Rom].
  42. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2007, "Experimental determination of energy absorption capacity for railway prestressed concrete sleepers under impact loading." International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction - ISEC2007, Sep 26-28, Melbourne, Australia, [CD Rom].
  43. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2007, "Simulating shock loads in railway track environments: experimental studies." 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, July 9-12, Cairns, Australia, [CD Rom].
  44. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2007, "Response and prediction of dynamic characteristics of worn rail pads under static preloads." 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, July 9-12, Cairns, Australia, [CD Rom].
  45. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2007, "Relationship between wheel/rail interface impact and railseat flexural moment of railway PC sleeper." Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2007, June 3- 6, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, [CD Rom].
  46. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2007, "Influence of voids and pockets on the vibration characteristics of prestressed concrete sleepers." Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2007, June 3- 6, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, [CD Rom].
  47. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2007, "Investigations on static and dynamic performance of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2007, June 3- 6, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, [CD Rom].
  48. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2006, "Impact resistance of reinforced concrete columns: experimental studies and design considerations." 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Nov 29 - Dec 1, Christchurch, New Zealand, 817-824.
  49. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2006, "Laboratory measurements of dynamic properties of rail pads under incremental preload." 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Nov 29 - Dec 1, Christchurch, New Zealand, 319-324.
  50. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2006, "Non-destructive evaluation for dynamic integrity of railway track structure." International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure - SIF2006, Sep 27 - 29, Sydney, Australia, 294-299.
  51. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2006, "Post-failure mechanism and residual load-carrying capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleeper under hogging moment." International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure 2006, Sep 27 - 29, Sydney, Australia, 331-336.
  52. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2006, "Nonlinear finite element modelling of railway prestressed concrete sleeper." 10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, Aug 3 - 5, Bangkok, Thailand, Vol. 4, 323-328.
  53. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2006, "Rotational capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleeper under static hogging moment." 10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, Aug 3 - 5, Bangkok, Thailand, Vol. 5, 399-404.
  54. Remennikov, A., Kaewunruen, S., and Ikaunieks, K., 2006, "Deterioration of dynamic rail pad characteristics." Conference of Railway Engineering 2006, Apr 30 - May 3, Melbourne, Australia, 173-179.
  55. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2005, "Integrated field measurements and track simulations for condition assessment of railway tracks." the 1st International Conference on Structural Condition Assessment, Monitoring, and Improvement, Dec 12-14, Perth, Australia, 391-398.
  56. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2005, "Monitoring structural degradation of rail bearing pads in laboratory using impact excitation technique." the 1st International Conference on Structural Condition Assessment, Monitoring, and Improvement, Dec 12-14, Perth, Australia, 399-405.
  57. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2005, "Investigation of vibration characteristics of prestressed concrete sleepers in free-free and in-situ conditions." Australian Structural Engineering Conference 2005, Sep 11-14, Newcastle, Australia [CD Rom].
  58. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2005, "Applications of experimental modal testing for esimating dynamic properties of structural components." Australian Structural Engineering Conference 2005, Sep 11-14, Newcastle, Australia [CD Rom].
  59. Kaewunruen, S. and Chucheepsakul, S., 2004, "Nonlinear natural frequencies of an upright tensioned pipe." Proc of the 9th National Convention on Civil Engineering, May 21-23, Hua Hin, Thailand, COM 12-18.
  60. Kaewunruen, S. and Chucheepsakul, S., 2002, "Free vibrations of marine risers conveying fluid." Proc. of the 8th National Convention on Civil Engineering, October 23-25, Khon Kaen, Thailand, STR 136-141.

Lecture notes – Rail Civil Engineering Course 2010/2012

  1. Kaewunruen, S., 2010/2012, "Track Structure Fundamentals – Track Structure Types." RailCorp, Sydney, Australia, 9p.
  2. Kaewunruen, S., 2010/2012, "Track Structure Fundamentals – Track Structure Design." RailCorp, Sydney, Australia, 7p.
  3. Kaewunruen, S., 2010/2012, "Track Structure Fundamentals – Track Dynamics." RailCorp, Sydney, Australia, 6p.
  4. Kaewunruen, S., 2010/2012, "Track Structure Fundamentals – Sleepers and Fastenings." RailCorp, Sydney, Australia, 27p.
  5. Kaewunruen, S., 2010/2012, "Track Structure Fundamentals – Ballast and Ballast Mat." RailCorp, Sydney, Australia, 11p
  6. Kaewunruen, S., 2010/2012, "Track Maintenance and Construction - Ballast Stabilisation Technologies." RailCorp, Sydney, Australia, 8p.

Invited public presentations/speaking

  1. Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Think outside the box: new materials, design application and performance of railway turnout bearers”, RISSB National Rail Turnouts Workshop, 22 May 2014, Brisbane, Australia.
  2. Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “In situ performance of a complex urban turnout using fibre-reinforced foamed urethane (FFU) bearers”, RTAA Annual Meeting, February 11, Sydney, Australia
  3. Mirza O., Kaewunruen S., Guzman O., Aquino V. and Cavasinni A., 2013, "Bridge-Track Interaction Under Elevated Temperatures", Institute for Infrastructures Engineering Annual Conference on the 29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia, pp. 13-14.
  4. Mirza O., Mashiri F., Zhu. XQ., Saesaew J, and Kaewunruen S., 2013, "Finite Element Modelling of Railway Turnout System Considering Sleepers-Ballast Interaction", 9th RMS Annual Bridge Conference, 'Bridge Journey through Partnership' from 04-05 December 2013, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia.
  5. Kaewunruen, S., 2013, "Turnout Performance with FFU bearers" RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, May 23, Sydney, Australia
  6. Kaewunruen, S., 2013, "Attributes and Employability with respect to Civil Engineering" Higher Research Degree Conference on Career Development, February 2013, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
  7. Kaewunruen, S., 2012, "CORE2012 Conference" RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, November 22, Sydney, Australia
  8. Kaewunruen, S., 2012, "Collaborative concrete research towards sustainable and reliable rail transport infrastructure" CIA/SRIA/Engineers Australia Western Sydney Lecture Series at University of Western Sydney, September 24, Sydney, Australia.
  9. Kaewunruen, S., 2012, "Engineering Careers" Ultimo Science Festival, PowerHouse Museum, Sydney, Australia.
  10. Kaewunruen, S., 2012, "Acoustics 2011 Conference" RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, February 26, Sydney, Australia
  11. Kaewunruen, S., 2011, "Modern Rail Innovation in Japan." Engineers Australia Western Sydney Seminar at University of Western Sydney, April 28, Sydney, Australia.
  12. Kaewunruen, S., 2011, "Modern Japanese Railway Systems: Metro, Local & Highspeed Rails." Engineers Australia Sydney’s Transport Engineering Panel Seminar, March 1, Sydney, Australia.
  13. Kaewunruen, S., 2011, "Experiencing Japanese Railways." RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, February 24, Sydney, Australia.
  14. Kaewunruen, S., 2009, "Concrete 2009: Conference Review." RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, November 19, Sydney, Australia.
  15. Kaewunruen, S., 2009, "Rail Dips: Impact, detection and management." RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, August 20, Sydney, Australia.
  16. Kaewunruen, S., 2009, "Track research and development." RailCorp Civil Technical Workshop, Feb 26, Sydney, Australia.
  17. Nairn, J., Kaewunruen, S. and Fern, J., 2008, "Turnout bearers: Present and future." RISSB National Turnouts Workshop, May 12-14, Sydney, Australia.
  18. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2007, "Impact studies towards the development of a new design concept for railway concrete sleeper." HDR Student Conference 2007, Sep 26, Wollongong, Australia.
  19. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2006, "Dynamic analysis of railway tracks with particular reference to concrete sleepers." Rail CRC Showcase & Review 2006, Feb 15-16, Sydney, Australia.
  20. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2005, "Determining dynamic properties of structural/mechanical elements based on single- and 2-DOF idealisations." CME Seminar Series 2005, Nov 2, Wollongong, Australia.
  21. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2005, "Railway track dynamics - Innovating theory into practice." HDR Student Conference 2005, Sep 29, Wollongong, Australia.
  22. Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A., 2005, "Field investigation for structural health assessment of railway tracks." Rail CRC Student Workshop 2005, June 22-24, Brisbane, Australia.
  23. Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen S., 2004, "Experimental and numerical investigation of dynamic properties of railway track components." Rail-CRC Theme 2 Workshop: Innovative/Automated Track Maintenance & Upgrading Technologies, August 27, Stampford Airport Hotel, Sydney, Australia.

Media releases

  1. Beyond Zero Emission Radio Interview (June 2011)
  2. Students’ Newsletter, Engineers Australia (February, 2008)
  3. University media: http://media.uow.edu.au/news/2007/0706a/index.html
  4. Mercury Newspapers (09/07/2007; 06/05/2008)
  5. Rhizome Magazine (2007) Issue 2, p21
  6. Rail Express (2006)
  7. Rail CRC Newsletter (2005; 2008)
1.    Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., 2015, Managing risk for railway turnout systems: a state-of-the-art-review, (submitted).
2.    Meesit R. and Kaewunruen S., 2015, Vibration characteristics of micro-engineered crumb rubber concrete for railway sleeper applications, (submitted).
3.    Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., 2015, Influence of bolt connections on modular steel-concrete composites for track slabs, (submitted).
4.    Kaewunruen S. and Meesit R., 2015, Sensitivity of crumb rubber particle sizes on electrical resistance of rubberized concrete, (submitted).
5.    Meesit, R., Kaewunruen, S. and Mondal, P., 2015, Dynamic properties of early-age micro- and nano-engineered concrete for compliant railway structures, (submitted).
6.    Kaewunruen, S., 2015, Monitoring of rail corrugation growth on sharp curves for track maintenance prioritisation,  (submitted)
7.    Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., Galia, G., 2014, “Seismic vulnerability analysis of Bankstown’s West Terrace railway bridge,” (submitted).
8.    Sae Siew, J., Mirza, O. and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Torsional effect on railway track structures of turnout crossing impact”, (submitted).
9.    Griffin, D.W.P.., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Design of precast steel-concrete composites for resilient railway track support structure”, (submitted).
10.    Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., and Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J., 2014, “Strategic framework and systems analysis for carbon-efficient railway turnout maintenance,” (submitted).
11.    Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., and Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J., 2014, “Estimating CO2 emissions from mainline railway resurfacing projects,” (submitted).
12.    Ferdous, W., Manalo, A., Van Erp, G., Aravinthan, T., Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., 2015, Composite Railway Sleepers - Recent developments, challenges and future prospects, Composite Structures, 134(12): 158-168.
13.    Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., Donh, C., and Pervanic, E., 2015, “Numerical investigation into thermal load responses of railway transom bridge,” Engineering Failure Analysis, (accepted).
14.    Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M, 2015, “Current state of practice in track vibration isolation: An Australian Experience,” Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, (accepted).
15.    Krezo, S., Mirza O, He, Y., Makim, P., and Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Field investigation and parametric study of greenhouse gas emissions from railway plain-line renewals,” Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, (accepted).
16.    Sae Siew, J., Mirza, O. and Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Nonlinear finite element modelling of railway turnout system considering bearer/sleeper-ballast interaction”, Journal of Structures, doi: 10.1155/2015/598562.
17.    Kaewunruen, S., Sussman, J.M., Einstein, H.H., 2015, “Strategic framework to achieve carbon-efficient construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure systems,” Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, 3:6. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00006.
18.    Griffin, D.W.P.., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., and Kaewunruen, S., 2015, “Finite element modelling of modular precast composites for railway track support structure – A battle to save Sydney Harbour Bridge”, Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 16(2): 150-168. doi: 10.7158/S14-025.2015.16.2
19.    Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., Marich, S, 2015, “Dynamic wheel-rail interaction over rail squat defects,” Acoustics Australia, in press. doi: 10.1007/s40857-014-0001-4
20.    Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., 2015, “In situ monitoring of rail squats in three dimensions using ultrasonic technique,” Experimental Techniques, in press.
21.    Kaewunruen, S. 2015, "Discussion of ‘Mitigation of Ground Vibration Generated by High-Speed Trains on Saturated Poroelastic Ground with Under-Sleeper Pads’." ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000708.
22.    Kaewunruen, S., Ishida, M., 2014, “Field monitoring of rail squats using 3D ultrasonic mapping technique,” Journal of the Canadian Institute for Non-Destructive Evaluation, 35(6): 5-11 (invited).
23.    Griffin, D.W.P.., Mirza, O., Kwok, K., and Kaewunruen, S., 2014, “Composites for railway construction and maintenance: A mechanistic review”, The IES Journal Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering, 7(4): 243-262. doi: 10.1080/19373260.2014.947909
24.    Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2014, "Introducing limit states design concept to concrete sleepers: an Australian experience." Frontiers in Materials, 1(8): 1-3.
25.    Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Impact damage mechanism and mitigation by ballast bonding at railway bridge ends." International Journal of Railway Technology, 4(3): 1-22.
26.    Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Monitoring structural deterioration of railway turnout systems via dynamic wheel/rail interaction." Case Studies in Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation, 1(1): 19-24.
27.    Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M., Aikawa, A., Sato, H. 2014, “Free vibrations of interspersed railway track systems in three-dimensional space,” Acoustics Australia, 14(1): 20-26 (featured on the cover).
28.    Remennikov, A.M., and Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Experimental load rating of aged prestressed concrete sleepers." Engineering Structures, 76(10): 147-162.
29.    Remennikov, A.M., and Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Determination of remaining prestressing force in concrete sleepers using dynamic relaxation technique." ASCE J of Performance of Constructed Facilities, in press.
30.    Kaewunruen, S. 2014, "Monitoring in-service performance of fibre-reinforced foamed urethane material as timber-replacement sleepers/bearers in railway urban turnout systems." Structural Monitoring & Maintenance, 1(1): 131-157 (invited).
31.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2013, "On the residual energy toughness of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track structures subjected to repeated impact loads." Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 13(1): 41-61 (invited).
32.    Remennikov, A.M., Murray, M.H. and Kaewunruen, S., 2012, "Reliability based conversion of a structural design code for prestressed concrete sleepers." Proceedings of IMechE Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 226(2): 155-173.
33.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2011, "Experiments into impact behaviours of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(8): 2305-2315.
34.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2011, "Ultimate impact resistance and residual toughness of prestressed concrete railway sleepers." Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 12(1): 87-97.
35.    Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2011, "Limit states design of concrete sleepers." ICE Transport, 165(TR2): 81-85.
36.    Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A.M. and Murray, M.H., 2011, "Greener & Leaner: Unleashing the capacity of railroad concrete ties." ASCE Journal Transportation Engineering, 137(4): 241-247.
37.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2010, "Dynamic properties of railway track and its components: Recent finding and future research directions." Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 52(1): 20-22.
38.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2010, "Dynamic crack propagations of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track systems subjected to severe impact loads." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 136(6): 749-754.
39.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Progressive failure of prestressed concrete sleepers under multiple high-intensity impact loads." Engineering Structures, 31(10): 2460-2473.
40.    Chucheepsakul, S., Kaewunruen, S., and Suwannarat, A., 2009, "Large deflection analysis of orthotropic ellipic membranes." Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 31(6): 625-638.
41.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Influence of ballast conditions on flexural responses of railway concrete sleepers in track systems." Concrete In Australia, Journal of Concrete Institute of Australia, 35(4): 57-62.
42.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "State-dependent properties of rail pads." Transport Engineering, 11(2): 17-24.
43.    Kaewunruen, S., 2009, "Review: Australian PhD theses in railway engineering 2006-2008." Transport Engineering, 11(2): 49-62.
44.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Structural safety of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 9(2): 129-140. (invited)
45.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Impact capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(5): 1520-1532.
46.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Impact fatigue responses of railway prestressed concrete sleepers." The IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering, 2(1): 47-58.
47.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2009, "Dynamic flexural influence on railway concrete sleepers in track systems of a wheel impact." Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(3): 705-712.
48.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Nonlinear transient analysis of railway concrete sleepers in track systems." International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 8(3): 505-520.
49.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Effect of a large wheel impact burden on flexural response and failure of railway concrete sleepers in track systems." Engineering Failure Analysis, 15(8): 1065-1075. [ranked 9th in the top 25 hottest papers, Quarter 4, 2009]
50.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Experimental simulation of the railway ballast by resilient materials and its verification by modal testing." Experimental Techniques, 4: 29-35.
51.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, Dynamic effect of vibration signatures of cracks in railway prestressed concrete sleepers. Advanced Materials Research, 41-42: 233-239, (republished from SIF2008 Proceedings).
52.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, Probabilistic impact fractures of railway prestressed concrete sleepers. Advanced Materials Research, 41-42: 259-264, (republished from SIF2008 Proceedings).
53.    Remennikov, A.M. and Kaewunruen, S., 2008, "A review on loading conditions for railway track structures due to train and track vertical interaction." Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 15: 207-234.
54.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "Experimental determination of the effect of wet/dry ballast on dynamic sleeper/ballast interaction." ASTM J of Testing and Evaluation, 36(4): 412-415.
55.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2008, "An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads." Experimental Mechanics, 48(1): 55-64.
56.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "On free vibrations of voided concrete sleepers in railway track system." Proceedings of IMechE Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 221(4): 495-508.
57.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "Field trials for dynamic characteristics of railway track and its components using impact excitation technique." NDT&E International, 40(7), 510-519.
58.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "Effect of improper ballast tamping/packing on dynamic behaviors of on-track railway concrete sleeper." International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 7(1), 167-177. [Top 5 most downloaded papers in IJSSD, October, 2009]
59.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2007, "Experimental and numerical studies of railway prestressed concrete sleepers under static and impact loads." Civil Computing: Special Issue on Computer Application in Civil Engineering, AIT-ACECOMS, August, 25-28 (invited).
60.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2006, "Sensitivity analysis of free vibration characteristics of an in-situ railway concrete sleeper to variations of rail pad parameters." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 298(1-2), 453-461.
61.    Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2006, "Experimental investigation on dynamic railway sleeper/ballast interaction." Experimental Mechanics, 46(1), 57-66.
62.    Kaewunruen, S. and Remennikov, A.M., 2006, "Non-destructive testing (NDT): A tool for dynamic health monitoring of railway track structures." Materials Australia, 39(6), 14-16 (invited).
63.    Remennikov, A. and Kaewunruen, S., 2005, "Determination of dynamic properties of rail pads using instrumented hammer impact technique." Acoustics Australia, 33(2), 63-67.
64.    Kaewunruen, S., Chiravacharadej, J., and Chucheepsakul, S., 2005, "Nonlinear free vibrations of marine risers/pipes transporting fluid." Ocean Engineering, 32(3-4), 417-440. [ranked 5th in the top 25 hottest papers in Ocean Engineering, Quarter 3, 2005]