Biography
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as a Professional Engineer (P.E.). His research includes the application of FRP Composites to infrastructures for strengthening and blast as well as Harmony Search Optimization on civil structures.
Research Interests
- Applications of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite (FRP) for Strengthening
- Seismic Retrofit & Blast
- Applications of Harmony Search (Optimization)
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
CEE 2011 | Civil Engineering Materials | Undergraduate |
CEE 3412 | Structural Analysis Laboratory | Undergraduate |
CEE 4211 | Bridge Engineering | Undergraduate |
CMT 3145 | Structural Analysis | Undergraduate |
CMT 4335 | Steel and Wood Structures | Undergraduate |
CMT 4336 | Concrete and Masonry Design | Undergraduate |
ENGR 2334 | Engineering Statics/Dynamics | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4171 | Senior Design Project I for Industrial and Systems Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4172 | Senior Design Project I for Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4173 | Senior Design Project I for Environmental Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4174 | Senior Design Project I for Bioengineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4175 | Senior Design Project I for Civil Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4176 | Senior Design Project I for Electrical Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4177 | Senior Design Project I for Mechanical Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4296 | Senior Design Project II | Undergraduate |
ENGR 4996 | Honors Senior Design Project II | Undergraduate |
CEE 5211 | Bridge Design | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Featured
Park, S., Yoon, D., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2021). Deep neural network applied to joint shear strength for exterior RC beam-column joints affected by cyclic loadings. Structures, 33, 1819-1832. doi: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.05.031.
Cakiroglu, C., Islam, K., Bekdaş, G., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2021). CO
2 emission optimization of concrete-filled steel tubular rectangular stub columns using metaheuristic algorithms. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(19). doi: 10.3390/su131910981.Cakiroglu, C., Islam, K., Bekdaş, G., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2021). Metaheuristic optimization of laminated composite plates with cut-outs. Coatings, 11(10). doi: 10.3390/coatings11101235.
Toklu, Y., Bekdas, G., Yücel, M., Nigdeli, S., Kayabekir, A., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2021). Total potential optimization using metaheuristic algorithms for solving nonlinear plane strain systems. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(7). doi: 10.3390/app11073220.
Yücel, M., Kayabekir, A., Bekdaş, G., Nigdeli, S., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2021). Adaptive-hybrid harmony search algorithm for multi-constrained optimum eco-design of reinforced concrete retaining walls. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(4), 1-20. doi: 10.3390/su13041639.
Arama, Z., Kayabekir, A., Bekdaş, G., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2021). The usage of the harmony search algorithm for the optimal design problem of reinforced concrete retaining walls. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(3), 1-28. doi: 10.3390/app11031343.
Cakiroglu, C., Bekdaş, G., Kim, S., & Geem, Z.W. (2020). Optimisation of Shear and Lateral–Torsional Buckling of Steel Plate Girders Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms. Applied Sciences, 10(10), 3639-3639. MDPI AG. 10.3390/app10103639
Nigdeli, S., Bekdas, G., Kim, S., & Geem, Z. (2015). A novel harmony search based optimization of reinforced concrete biaxially loaded columns. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 54(6), 1097-1109. doi: 10.12989/sem.2015.54.6.1097.
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