Youngsang Kim

Ph.D. Student (Aug 2025 – Present)

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, August 2025 – Present
M.S., Built Environment, Korea University, 2023
B.S., Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, 2021

Youngsang Kim is an international Ph.D. student in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. He earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering from Korea University. His master’s research focused on discrete element method (DEM) analyses of soil plug formation inside open-ended piles and the associated internal stress states. In addition, he developed statistical and AI-based models to predict the deposition behavior of air-pluviated sand samples.

Research and Teaching Assistant at Korea University, March 2022 – December 2023

Student Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Regular Member, Korean Geotechnical Society

Kim, Y. and Kim, M. (2024). Stress State Analysis on Soil Plug of Open-Ended Piles during Impact Driving using Particle Flow Code (PFC). Applied Sciences, 14(15), 6512.
Kim, M., Kim, Y., and Ko, J. (2024). Full-Scale Lateral Load Test of Large-Diameter Drilled Shaft in Marine Deposits. Buildings, 14(9), 2596.

email: youngsang.k@tamu.edu