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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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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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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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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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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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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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Comparative assessment of surface and body wave methods for shear wave velocity profiling in Almaty basin
Abdialim, S., Moon, S. W., Kim, J., Shokbarov, Y. & Khomyakov, V., Jan 2026, In: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 200, 109765.Research 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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Assessment of weathered rock effects on local seismic hazard using 2D dynamic numerical modeling: a case study of the Bukit Timah granite, Singapore
Hakimov, F., Havenith, H. B., Reicherter, K., Ku, T., Abdialim, S., Kim, J. & Moon, S. W., 2025, In: Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 16, 1, 2569799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Curing Effects on the Durability of CSA Cement-Stabilized Soil Exposed to Wetting-Drying Cycles
Moon, S., Rauf, A. & Kim, J., 2025, 7th International Symposium on Transportation Soil Engineering in Cold Regions (TRANSOILCOLD2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Dynamic properties of well-graded sand with silt
Paiyz, N., Moon, S. W., Satyanaga, A. & Kim, J., Apr 25 2025, In: Geomechanics and Engineering. 41, 2 Special Issue, p. 177-187 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)