Woosuk Kim, Ph.D. Student School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science University of Oklahoma 202 W. Boyd St., Room 334 Norman, Okla. 73019 Phone: 716-803-4563 Email: wkim@ou.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education:

 

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., 2008-Present.

 

              Ph.D. Research: Experimental Studies of RC Beam-Column Joints with

              Headed Reinforcement and Steel Fibers (Advisor: Prof. T. H.-K. Kang)

 

MSCE, Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, N.Y., 2005-2007.

 

              MS Project Title: Seismic Isolation of Bridges with Lead Rubber Bearings and

              Friction Pendulum Bearings with Viscous Dampers (Advisor: Prof. M. C. Constantinou)

 

MSAE, Architectural Engr., Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea, 1998-2000.

 

              MS Thesis Title: A Study on the Structural Characteristics of  Reinforced

              High Strength Lightweight Concrete (Advisor: Prof. Y.-K. Kwak)

 

BS, Architectural Engr., Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea, 1994-1998.

 

 

Selected Awards:

 

Certificate for International Teaching Assistant Workshop at OU (2008)

 

CSEE-UB Graduate Fellowship (2007)

 

Industry-Academic Cooperation Fellowship (2002)

 

Excellent Thesis Award in Kumoh National Institute of Technology (2000)

 

 

Research Experience and Interests:

 

Large-Scale Tests of RC Beams and Beam-Column Joints (with Headed Bars)

 

Fiber-Reinforced and Lightweight Concrete Structures

 

Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Concrete Structures

 

Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Structures

 

 

Professional Affiliation:

 

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           Architectural Fundamental Engineer, Korea

 

Member

 

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

 

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

 

Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK)

 

Korean Concrete Institute (KCI)

 

 

Selected Journal Publications:

 

1. Kim W., Kang T. H.-K. and Y.-K. Kwak, "Shear Behavior of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Light-

    weight Concrete Beams without Stirrups."  (In progress)

 

2. Kim W., Kim J. and Y.-K. Kwak, "Prediction of Flexural Strength of Steel Fiber Reinforced

    Concrete," ACI Structural Journal. (Submitted for review)

 

3. Kwak Y.-K., Eberhard M. O., Kim W. and J. Kim, "Shear Strength of Steel Fiber Reinforced

Concrete Beams without Stirrups," ACI Structural Journal, Vol.99, No.4, pp.530-538, July-

    August 2002.

 

4. Baik S.-M., Kim W. and Y.-K. Kwak, "An Experimental Study on the Shear Strengthening

    Effect of RC Beams with Structural Damage," Journal of Structural Engineering,

    Architectural Institute of Korea (ISSN 1226-9107), Vol.20, No.2, pp.47-54, February 2004.

 

5. Kim W., Baik S.-M., Lee Y.-M., Ryu K.-C. and Y.-K. Kwak, “A Study on the Shear

    Capacities of Lightweight Concrete Beams,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural

    Institute of Korea (ISSN 1226-9107), Vol.18, No.5, pp.19-28, May 2002.

 

 

Selected Conference Proceedings:

 

1. Kwon J.-H., Kim W., Baik S.-M. and Y.-K. Kwak, "A Study on the Shear-Flexure Interaction

    Model for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams," Academic Conference Proceedings of

    Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.22, No.2, pp.181-184, October 2002.

 

2. Kim W., Baik S.-M. and Y.-K. Kwak, "Flexural Strength of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete

    Beams," Academic Conference Proceedings of Korea Concrete Institute, Vol.13, No.2,

    pp.695-700, October 2001.

 

 

Other Selected Professional Publications/Presentations:

 

1. Kang T. H.-K., Kim W., Lam K. M., Badasci J. P. and S. M. Patel, "Relief of Steel Congestion

in Beams and Bent Caps of Concrete Bridges," 2008 ODOT-OTC Research Day, Oklahoma
City, Okla., October 2008.

 

2. Kim W., Kong D., Reinhorn A. M. and A. Schiff, "Seismic Qualification Test of Potential

    Transformer," Report No. CSEE-SEESL-2007-08, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 2007.

 

3. Kim W., Kong D., Reinhorn A. M. and A. Schiff, "Seismic Qualification Test of Surge

    Arrester," Report No. CSEE-SEESL-2007-09, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 2007.