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Aerial view of the Mỹ Thuận cable-stayed bridge over the Tiền River
Mỹ Thuận BridgeDesign, load testing, inspection

Hanoi University of Civil Engineering · Faculty of Bridges and Roads

Bridge & Tunnel Engineering Group

The first university department in Vietnam to train engineers in bridges and tunnelsFounded in October 1959

Founded in October 1959, the group trains bridge and tunnel engineers, MSc and PhD researchers, and works with industry on bridge load testing, inspection and monitoring. More than 500 bridges have been load-tested and inspected.

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1959
Year founded
49
Lecturers and engineers over the years
7
Meritorious Teachers
5
Training programmes
500+
Bridges load-tested and inspected
78
Textbooks and monographs, 12 of them since 2019

News

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Papers 03/11/2026

Scientific publications of the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Group, 2025⁠–⁠2026

 Defence committee
Postgraduate education 01/11/2026

Master's project defence for two master's students

 Students visiting the Hòa Sơn Bridge construction site
Undergraduate education 19/10/2026

Faculty of Bridges and Roads students visit the Hòa Sơn Bridge construction site
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Latest industry news

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Open scholarships

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Selected automatically every week from newspapers, trade journals and scholarship sites; titles stay in their original language; click to read on the source's site.

Documentary: 60 years of the Bridge & Tunnel group

A film made for the 60th anniversary (1959⁠–⁠2019): generations of lecturers, landmark bridge and tunnel projects, and the training of bridge and tunnel engineers (in Vietnamese).

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My Thuan cable-stayed bridge
My Thuan Bridge: design, load testing and inspection
Rach Mieu bridge pylon under construction
Rach Mieu Bridge: pylon and deck erection equipment, 2005⁠–⁠06
Song Han swing bridge, Da Nang
Song Han swing bridge: swing span design, 1998⁠–⁠2000

History of the group

The full history since 1958: staff over the years, achievements and published books.

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Education

Five programmes: Bridge and Road Engineering (Bridge & Tunnel major), High-speed and Urban Railway Engineering, PFIEV (Vietnamese–French high-quality engineering programme), Master's and PhD. PhD training since 1978; 78 textbooks and monographs written by the group's lecturers (1959⁠–⁠2026).

Programme details (Vietnamese) →

Admissions

  • Engineering degree: through HUCE's national university admission (taught in Vietnamese; PFIEV partly in French).
  • MSc and PhD: HUCE intakes each year; contact a supervisor first with your CV and research interest.
  • Visiting students and researchers: email the group with your proposed topic and dates.

Open PhD & MSc topics · bm.cctn@huce.edu.vn

Landmark projects

Our mark on the rivers of Vietnam

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Testing & services for industry

Bridge & Tunnel laboratory

500+bridges load-tested and inspected

The Bridge & Tunnel laboratory (established 2005) carries out static and dynamic load testing, inspection and structural health monitoring of bridges and tunnels, material tests and consulting. The group has load-tested and inspected more than 500 bridges, including Mỹ Thuận, Cần Thơ, Bãi Cháy, Thanh Trì, Nhật Tân and the Hải Vân tunnel.

  • Load testing
  • Monitoring
  • Bridge and tunnel inspection
Send a testing request →Capability and equipment
UHPC beam test
2019Construction monitoring of Hoàng Văn Thụ Bridge
Thuận Phước Bridge · inspection and load testing
Education

Textbooks and books

78 titles by every generation of our lecturers, 1959⁠–⁠2026: textbooks, monographs, reference books, design guides and translations.

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8 research areas, from materials to structures

Overview and publications →Staff who list this area (10) →
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Overview and publications →Staff who list this area (5) →
Overview and publications →Staff who list this area (5) →
Overview and publications →Staff who list this area (4) →

Publications of 2026

All journal papers and conference papers published in 2026 by members of the group, newest first; group members in bold.

Show 18 more publications of 2026

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Full list (Vietnamese page) →

Application and training

BIM and digital production for transport infrastructure

The group’s applied research and teaching in BIM, from information models to asset management and artificial intelligence.

Applied research

  • Tools and production automation. Parametric models of typical bridge types, extended to high-speed rail bridges, running tunnels and more. Linking design calculations with models, drawings and quantities from one data source, packaged as shared tools with documentation and tests.
  • Information standardisation and QA/QC. Detailing EIR, BEP and LOIN; building a standard information classification system, mapped to IFC 4.3, Uniclass 2015, OmniClass and others. Automatic checks of file names, component codes, properties and IFC data before issue; BCF for tracking coordination issues.
  • CDE and data integration. Running a CDE by workflow, with access rights, version control and a release log; research on enterprise CDEs and BIM–GIS integration.
  • AIM and a basis for AI. BIM/AIM for the operation of bridges and roads, built on as-built models in IFC; standardised data as a basis for AI applications.

BIM teaching and training

  • BIM teaching and training. Course content and teaching methods for BIM by competence level (BIM Coordinator, BIM Manager), tied to real projects and to the transition from 2D CAD to BIM. Topics include 3D digital models of structures, IFC, CDE and information management to ISO 19650.
  • BIM in construction projects. Organising and managing BIM throughout a project: EIR, BEP, LOIN, model coordination, quantity take-off, 4D BIM simulation of the schedule and construction methods, and handover of as-built models. Applied to bridges, roads, railways and technical infrastructure.
  • Digital production and design automation. Turning BIM from modelling after design into a digital production system: parametric design, automation tools (Revit/Tekla/Civil 3D automation, Python…), a common data environment (CDE) and automated model quality control. One data source for models, drawings and quantities.
  • Information standards and open data. Shared classification systems, properties and component libraries; data exchange in the open IFC standard; applying TCVN 14176 and 14177 in design consultancy practice.
  • BIM for operation, GIS and artificial intelligence. Extending to asset information models (AIM) and BIM–GIS integration, towards digital twins of bridges and infrastructure. Computer vision to recognise damage, and AI to help check the quality of documents and models.

Led by: Đinh Nho Cảng, MSc, visiting lecturer →

Education posts

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Postgraduate education, Undergraduate education, Research, Recruitment, Notices, News ·

Textbooks, monographs and reference materials – the academic legacy of the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Group

Throughout its development, alongside training high-quality human resources and conducting research, the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Group has always placed particular emphasis on writing textbooks, monographs and reference materials.

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Research, projects and seminars

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Postgraduate education, Undergraduate education, Research, Recruitment, Notices, News ·

Textbooks, monographs and reference materials – the academic legacy of the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Group

Throughout its development, alongside training high-quality human resources and conducting research, the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Group has always placed particular emphasis on writing textbooks, monographs and reference materials.

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Undergraduate education, Research ·

VSL seminar at HUCE: updates on advanced stay-cable technology and its application in major bridge projects in Vietnam

On 10/12/2025, the Department of Bridge and Tunnel Engineering – Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, together with VSL Vietnam, held a seminar entitled “Updates on VSL's latest stay-cable technology”. It attracted many lecturers, engineers and students of bridge and road engineering.

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Current faculty

Each profile lists research interests, education, career and the full publication record.

Generations of lecturers

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PhD positions and visiting researchers

We welcome joint PhD supervision, visiting researchers and research projects with universities and companies. Open topics are listed on the open MSc and PhD topics page.

Open topics →

Contact

Room 503, Building A1, 55 Giai Phong Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
Phone: +84 24 3869 1434
Email: bm.cctn@huce.edu.vn

Cooperation

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International cooperation ·

KAIST (Korea) scholarship interviews

The Department of Bridge and Tunnel Engineering announces interviews for candidates for the KAIST master's and PhD scholarship programme for the spring semester (March 2020), together with the fields open for admission.

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Course materials (VI)

Course notes, design-project templates and design standards for students to download (in Vietnamese).

Design and Construction of Reinforced Concrete Bridges 1

Reinforced Concrete Bridge Design and Construction Project

Steel Bridge Design and Construction Project

Design and Construction of Bridge Abutments and Piers

Design and Construction Standards

Industry partners

Companies that work with the group on training, internships, recruitment and technology transfer.

  • Bridge Construction JSC No. 75 (CIENCO 8)
  • Thang Long Mechanical No. 4 and Construction JSC
  • VEC Consultant (Vietnam Expressway Consultant JSC)
  • Chodai Vietnam Co., Ltd.
  • University of Civil Engineering Consultancy Co., Ltd. (CCU)
  • Transport Engineering Design Incorporated (TEDI)
  • Trung Chinh Trading & Construction Co., Ltd.
  • Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Consultants JSC (BRITEC)
  • Freyssinet Vietnam Co., Ltd.
  • VNTower JSC