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Dr. Sung-Woo Moon currently works at the Department of Civil Engineering, Nazarbayev University. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Also, He has been holding a Professional Engineer license in Civil Engineering in the US. Before NU, he had worked at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. His research interests are divided into four geotechnical engineering topics: computational geomechanics, geotechnical and geophysical site characterization, natural hazard assessment and mitigation, and by-products application in geotechnical engineering.
Education/Academic qualification
Civil Engineering, Ph.D., Integrated Computational-Experimental Soil Behavior Characterization from Direct Simple Shear Tests (DSS) on Boston Blue Clay (BBC), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aug 2007 → May 2014
Award Date: May 16 2017
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Liquefaction potential assessment in Kazakhstan
Moon, S. (PI), Lee, E. (Co-PI), Zhussupbekov, A. (Co-PI), Khomyakov, V. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Hashash, Y. M. A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kim, B. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Ku, T. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kim, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Satyanaga, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Zhang, D. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: CRP
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Seismic microzonation and hazard assessment with local site effects in Kazakhstan
Moon, S. (PI)
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: Government
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Soil-Water Management System for Sustainable Geotechnical Design in Kazakhstan
Satyanaga, A. (PI), Kim, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Moon, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Rahardjo, H. (Co-PI), Zhai, Q. (Co-PI), Kim, Y. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Krisnanto, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: FDCRGP
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Stabilization of Problematic Subgrade Soils in Kazakhstan
Moon, S. (PI), Kim, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Satyanaga, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Ku, T. (Co-PI)
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: FDCRGP
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Unsaturated Soil Mechanics for Sustainable Slope Preventive Measure
Satyanaga, A. (PI), Kim, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Moon, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
2/1/22 → 12/31/23
Project: International
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Assessing Durability and Stability of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement-Stabilized Soils Under CyclicWet–Dry Conditions
Rauf, A., Moon, S., Satyanaga, A. & Kim, J., 2025, In: Buildings. 15, 228Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing Durability and Stability of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement-Stabilized Soils Under Cyclic Wet–Dry Conditions
Rauf, A., Moon, S. W., Satyanaga, A. & Kim, J., Jan 2025, In: Buildings. 15, 2, 228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advanced Scanning Technology for Volume Change Measurement of Residual Soil
Orazayeva, S., Satyanaga, A., Kim, Y., Rahardjo, H., Qian, Z., Moon, S. W. & Kim, J., Dec 2024, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 14, 23, 10938.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analytical seismic assessment for reinforced concrete moment frame residential buildings constructed in the Soviet Union Era in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Rashid, M. S., Zhang, D., Moon, S. W., Shokbarov, Y. & Kim, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of mix design terminologies for cement admixed sandy clay
Subramanian, S., Khan, Q., Moon, S. W. & Ku, T., Jul 2 2024, In: E3S Web of Conferences. 544, 11005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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