Principal Investigator
Kyoungsoo Park, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Yonsei University
Office: N409, Engineering Hall
E-mail: k-park_at_yonsei.ac.kr
Phone: +82-2-2123-5806
Education
- Ph.D., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2005 - Oct. 2009
- M.S., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2003 - Aug. 2005
- B.S., Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Mar. 1996 - Feb. 2003
Employment
- Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Mar. 2011 - Present
- Visiting Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Mar. 2018 - Feb. 2019
- Visiting Scholar, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2013
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, Midwest Structural Science Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oct. 2009 - Feb. 2011
- Strategic Private, Engineering Battalion, Korea Army, Mar. 1998 - May 2000
Thesis
- Potential-based Fracture Mechanics Using Cohesive Zone and Virtual Internal Bond Modeling, Ph.D. Thesis, 2009
- Concrete Fracture Mechanics and Size Effect Using a Specialized Cohesive Zone Model, M.S. Thesis, 2005
Selected Publications
- H. Choi, M. Ju, D. F. T. Razakamandimby R., K. Park, 2025, Cohesive zone modeling of crack propagation, branching, and coalescence in multiphase composites, Computational Mechanics (in press)
- J. Park, S. Kwoen, and K. Park, 2024, Gurson-cohesive modeling (GCM) for 3D ductile fracture simulation, International Journal of Plasticity 175, 103914
- S. Jeon, M. Ju, J. Park, H. Choi, and K. Park, 2023, Prediction of concrete anchor pull-out failure using cohesive zone modeling, Construction and Building Materials 383, 130993
- H.T. Kim, and K. Park, 2022, Computed tomography (CT) image-based analysis of concrete microstructure using virtual element method, Composite Structures 299, 115937
- H.T. Kim, D.F.T. Razakamandimby, V. Szilagyi, K. Zoltan, L. Szentmiklosi, M.A. Glinicki, and K. Park, 2021 Reconstruction of concrete microstructure using complementarity of X-ray and neutron tomography, Cement and Concrete Research 148, 106540
Awards
- World Top 2% Scientist by Elsevier in 2022, 2023, 2024
- Outstanding teaching award, Yonsei University in 2022, 2024
- Best Paper Award, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Korea Concrete Institute, 2020
- KSCE Award, Korean Society of Civil Engineers in 2019, 2025
- Distinguished Paper Award, 5th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management, 2016
- Best Paper Award, 7th Korea-Japan Workshop on Computational Mechanics, Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, 2015
- Selected as most cited Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids articles since 2008, SciVerse Scopus, 2013
- Honorable mention in 22nd Robert J. Melosh Competition, April 30, 2010
- Computational Science & Engineering (CSE) Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 - 2008
- Graduate Study Abroad Scholarship, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Taejon, Republic of Korea, 2003
- Honor Degree in Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2003
Professional Services
- Editor, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer, 2015 - Present
- Associate Editor, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Elsevier, 2021 - Present
- Construction Advisory Committee Member, Incheon International Airport Corporation, 2018 - 2023
- Technical Coordinating Committee Chair, Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC), 2022 - 2025
- Technical Area Coordinator, Structural Performance of Irradiation on Concrete, International Committee on Irradiated Concrete, 2021 - 2024