Faculty Profile for Dr. Yoo Jae Kim

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Dr. Yoo Jae Kim
Professor — Department of Engineering Technology
RFM 4221
phone: (512) 245-2137
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 PhD in Civil Engineering in Structural Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

Research Interests

 FRP materials, constitutive modeling of concrete materials with emphasis on failure and post failure behavior, high strength and fiber reinforced concretes, seismic retrofit of steel, and concrete structures, and earthquake resistance of new structures.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Kim, Y.-J. (2017). PCI Design Handbooks. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.
  • Kim, Y.-J., & Wilde, W. J. (n.d.). Influence of Limestone Filler on Concrete Mechanical Properties. Seoul, South Korea: Korean Society of Civil Engineer.
  • KIM, Y. (2023). Finite Element Analysis using Crack Strain Separation Model for Reinforced Concrete Membrane. Buildings.
  • Mitchell, J. P., Chae, S.-U., Kim, Y.-J., & Abaza, M. E. (2023). Finite Element Analysis Using the Crack Strain Separation Model for Reinforced Concrete Membrane. Buildings, 13(8), 1896. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081896
  • [Review of ASCE/SEI 07-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, by Y.-J. Kim]. (2022). USA.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Leslie D. Martin Award fo Merit, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. September 2011 - October 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, Texas State University. January 20, 2023 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation. June 6, 2016 - June 9, 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduating Student Recognition of Campus Support Program. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduating Student Recognition of Campus Support Program. 2012

Selected Grants

  • Asiabanpour, Bahram (Principal), Aslan, Semih (Co-Principal), Ortiz, Araceli Martinez (Co-Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal), Kim, Yoo-Jae (Co-Principal), Salamy, H (Co-Principal). Designing green-engineering summer camp, Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)-Engineering Summer Program, State, $12500. (Funded: June 2014). Grant.
  • KIM, YOOJAE (Principal). Carbon Fiber Grid Composite Insulated Wall Panels - Differential Equation Method for Computing Deflection, Moments, and Shears, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $6086. (Submitted: September 30, 2023, Funded: January 3, 2024 - May 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Kim, Yoo-Jae. Honorary Professor of International Studies Research Grant, The Center for International Studies, Texas State University, $500. (Submitted: February 8, 2023). Grant.
  • Shi, Xijun (Principal), Torres, Anthony S (Co-Principal), Moro Martinez, Carlos (Co-Principal), Ozbakkaloglu, Togay (Co-Principal), Yeon, Jung Heum (Co-Principal), Kim, Yoo-Jae (Co-Principal), Lee, Soon Jae (Co-Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal). Acquisition of a flexural fixture for Instron 5989 Test Instrument, Texas State University, Texas State University, $59848. (Funded: November 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Lee, Soon-Jae (Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal), KIM, YooJae (Co-Principal). Development of IoT-based Asphalt Pavement Quality Control Technology, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), $88574. (Funded: April 23, 2019 - December 31, 2021). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Leader
Family Campaign
March 1, 2022-Present
Member
Construction Management Admission Committee
March 1, 2022-Present
Chair
Department Scholarship committee
September 1, 2018-Present
Representative
Department Library Representative
September 1, 2018-Present
Chair
Department Personnal committee
September 1, 2017-Present