Dr. Sung-Woo Moon earned his B.S (2001) and M.S (2003) degrees in Civil Engineering at Hanyang University in Seoul, KOR. He obtained his Ph.D degree (2014) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA, under the supervision of Prof. Youssef M.A. Hashash, focusing on two research topics such as computational geomechanics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. His dissertation title is Integrated Computational-Experimental Soil Behavior Characterization from Direct Simple Shear Tests (DSS) on Boston Blue Clay (BBC). Before NU, he had worked at National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. He has been holding a Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil Engineering in USA.
His research areas of interest are divided into three geotechnical engineering topics as follows: (1) Geotechnical and geophysical site (soil&rock) characterization; (2) Design and analysis of energy geostructures; (3) Natural hazard assessment and mitigation.
Recently, he received awards as follows: (1) 2018 & 2019 Marquis Who’s Who in the world; (2) 2018 & 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
CSA-treated sand for geotechnical application: Microstructure analysis and rapid strength developmentSubramanian, S., Moon, S., Moon, J., Ku, T.,
2018 In : Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 30, 12,
Reinforced Concrete Column-Foundation Connections with Mechanical SplicesLee, D., Yang, I., Kim, J., Moon, S., Kang, T., Lee, S.,
2018 Joint NU-SNU Mini-Symposium on the Design and Analysis of Innovative Structural and Geotechnical Systems, The 2018 International Conference on Advances in Computational Design. Techno Press,
Feasibility of RC Pile Foundation as an Energy Storage MediaAgibayeva, A., Ju, H., Zhang, D., Moon, S., Kim, J., Lee, D.,
2018 Joint NU-SNU Mini-Symposium on the Design and Analysis of Innovative Structural and Geotechnical Systems. Techno Press,
Comparative Study of Shear Design Code Models Specified in International Building CodesYerzhanov, M., Zhang, D., Moon, S., Kim, J., Lee, D.,
2018 Joint NU-SNU Mini-Symposium on the Design and Analysis of Innovative Structural and Geotechnical Systems, The 2018 International Conference on Advances in Computational Design. Techno Press,
Application of CFT Pile Foundation as an Energy Storage MediaAgibayeva, A., Ju, H., Zhang, D., Moon, S., Kim, J., Lee, D.,
2018 Joint NU-SNU Mini-Symposium on the Design and Analysis of Innovative Structural and Geotechnical Systems, The 2018 International Conference on Advances in Computational Design. Techno Press,
Global semi-empirical relationships for correlating soil unit weight with shear wave velocity by void-ratio functionMoon, S., Ng, Y., Ku, T.,
2018 In : Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 55, 8, p. 1193-1199
Undrained Shear Strength in Cohesive Soils Assessed by Directional Modes of In-Situ Shear Wave VelocityMoon, S., Ku, T.,
2018 In : Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 36, 5, p. 2851-2868
A Feasibility Study on the Application of Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Steel Slag for Railway Ballast MaterialKoh, T., Moon, S., Jung, H., Jeong, Y., Pyo, S.,
2018 In : Sustainability. 10, 2,
Numerical Investigation of Drilled Shafts near an Embankment Slope under Combined Torque-Lateral-Load ScenarioMussabayeva, A., Kim, J., Lee, D., Ku, T., Moon, S.,
2018 Proceedings in Springer Series in Geomechanics & Geoengineering. Springer Nature,
Idealized Sine Wave Approach to Determine Arrival Times of Shear Wave Signals Using Bender ElementsKhan, Q., Moon, S., Ku, T.,
2018 In : Geotechnical Testing Journal.
Evaluation of Stability Analysis Methods of Embankment on Soft ClaysZhamanbay, A., Kim, J., Moon, S.,
2018 Proceedings in Springer Series in Geomechanics & Geoengineering. Springer Nature,
Effect of Fine Particles on Cement Treated SandVinoth, G., Moon, S., Kim, J., Ku, T.,
2018 Proceedings in Springer Series in Geomechanics & Geoengineering. Springer Nature,
Early strength development in cement-treated sand using low-carbon rapid-hardening cementsVinoth, G., Moon, S., Moon, J., Ku, T.,
2018 In : Soils and Foundations. 58, p. 1200-1211
Reply to the discussion by Danziger and Jannuzzi on “Development of global correlation models between in situ stress-normalized shear wave velocity and soil unit weight for plastic soils”Moon, S., Ku, T.,
2017 In : Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 54, 12, p. 1790–1792
Estimating spatial variations in bedrock depth and weathering degree in decomposed granite from surface wavesMoon, S., Hayashi, K., Ku, T.,
2017 In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 143, 7,
Stress dependency of shear-wave velocity measurements in soilsKu, T., Subramanian, S., Moon, S., Jung, J.,
2017 In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 143, 2,
USGS hazard map compatible depth-dependent seismic site coefficients for the Upper Mississippi EmbaymentMoon, S., Hashash, Y., Park, D.,
2017 In : KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 21, 1, p. 220-231
Estimation of bedrock locations and weathering degree using shear wave velocity-based approachMoon, S., Ku, T.,
2017 Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMG).
Determining Arrival Time of Shear Waves in Bender Element Test: Idealized Sine Wave ApproachKhan, Q., Subramanian, S., Moon, S., Ku, T.,
2017 Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMG).
Advanced application of seismic cone penetration test at complex ground conditionsKu, T., Moon, S., Gutierrez, B.,
2016 In : Engineering Geology. 210, p. 140-147
Development of global correlation models between in situ stress-normalized shear wave velocity and soil unit weight for plastic soilsMoon, S., Ku, T.,
2016 In : Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 53, 10, p. 1600-1611
Empirical estimation of soil unit weight and undrained shear strength from shear wave velocity measurementsMoon, S., Ku, T.,
2016 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, ISC 2016. Australian Geomechanics Society, 2, p. 1247-1252
Application of MASW Methods for Investigations of Shear Wave Velocity in Residual Soils of SingaporeMoon, S., Khan, Q., Ku, T.,
2016 Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 - Proceedings of the Joint Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), p. 1688-1699
From direct simple shear test to soil model development and supported excavation simulation: Integrated computational-experimental soil behavior characterization frameworkMoon, S., Hashash, Y.,
2015 In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 141, 11,
GEOTECHNICAL ISSUE AND SITE RESPONSE IN CENTRAL U.SHashash, Y., Kim, B., Olson, S., Moon, S.,
2014 GEOTECHNICAL ISSUE AND SITE RESPONSE IN CENTRAL U.S. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
Combined computational-experimental Laboratory Testing for Soil BehiavorHashash, Y., Asmar, R., Moon, S.,
2013 p. 723-726
Site amplification factors for deep deposits and their application in seismic hazard analysis for Central USHashash, Y., Moon, S.,
2011 USGS/NERP Grant: G09AP00123. U.S. Geological Survey,
