Dr. Minkyum Kim Assistant Professor of Construction Management
Refereed Articles
Luo, Z., Kim, M., & Hwang, S. (2020). Effect of soil spatial variability on the structural reliability of a statically indeterminate frame. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty.
Akentuna, M., Mohammad, L. N., Kim, M., Cooper, S., & Cooper, S. B. (2020). Improving Durability of Asphalt Pavements in Louisiana through Increased In-Place Field Density. Transportation Research Record.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L. N., Jordan, T., & Cooper III, S. B. (2018). Fatigue Performance of Asphalt Mixture Containing Recycled Materials and Warm-Mix Technologies Under Accelerated Loading and Four Point Bending Beam Test. Journal of Cleaner Production, 192, 656-664.
Kim, M., Phaltane, P., Mohammad, L. N., & Elseifi, M. A. (2018). Temperature Segregation and Its Impact on the Quality and Performance of Asphalt Pavements. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L. N., Phaltane, P., & Elseifi, M. A. (2017). Density and SCB measured fracture resistance of temperature-segregated asphalt mixtures. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology.
Mohammad, L. N., Hassan, M. M., & Kim, M. (2017). Effects of Paver Stoppage on Temperature Segregation in Asphalt Pavements. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L. N., & Elseifi, M. (2015). Effects of Various Extrapolation Techniques for Abbreviated Dynamic Modulus Test Data on the MEPDG Rutting Predictions. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 23 (3), 353-363.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L. N., Challa, H., & Elseifi, M. A. (2015). A Simplified Performance-Based Specification for Asphalt Pavements. Road Materials and Pavement Design., doi: 10.1080/14680629.2015.1077005.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L., & Elseifi, M. (2012). Characterization of Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures as Measured by Semi-Circular Bend Test and Indirect Tension Test. Transportation Research Record.
Kim, M., & Buttlar, W. (2011). Differential Scheme Micromechanics Modeling Framework for Predictions of HMA Mixture E* and Experimental Validation," ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
Kim, M., & Buttlar, W. (2010). Stiffening Mechanisms of Asphalt-Aggregate Mixtures: From Binder to Mixtures. Transportation Research Record.
Kim, M., Buttlar, W., Baek, J., & Al-Qadi, I. (2009). Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Fracture Resistance of Illinois HMA Overlay Mixtures. Transportation Research Record.
Refereed Proceedings
Kim, M., Cooper, S. B., Mohammad, L. N., & Baumgardner, G. L. (2018). Asphalt Mixtures Containing RAS and/or RAP: Relationships Amongst Binder Composition Analysis and Mixture Low-Temperature Cracking Performance. 93rd Annual Meeting of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists.
Mohammad, L. N., Kim, M., & Elseifi, M. (2012). Correlation between the Laboratory Measured Fracture Resistance and the Field Cracking of Asphalt Pavements. 7th RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements.
Kim, M., & Buttlar, W. G. (2009). A Two-Phase Sequential Differential Scheme Modeling Approach for Asphalt Mixtures. The 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, IV, 499-504.
Presentations of Refereed Papers
Gao, Y. & Kim, M. (2019).Atomic Absorption Spectrometer for Detection of Contaminant Materials in Asphalt Cement in Comparison with X-ray Fluorescence Analysis. International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference, Chicago, Illinois, July 2019, Chicago, Illinois.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L., Jordan, T., & Cooper III, S. (2018).Fatigue Performance of Asphalt Mixture Containing Recycled Materials and Warm-Mix Technologies Under Accelerated Loading and Four Point Bending Beam Test. 97th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L., Jordan, T., & Cooper III, S. B. (2018).Asphalt Mixtures Containing RAS and/or RAP: Relationships amongst Binder Composition Analysis and Mixture Low-Temperature Cracking Performance. 93rd Annual Meeting of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Jacksonville, Florida.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L., Phaltane, P., & Elseifi, M. (2016).Effect of Temperature Segregation on the Quality and Fracture Resistance of Asphalt Pavements. 95th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M., Mohammad, L., Challa, H., & Elseifi, M. (2015).Permanent Deformation in Flexible Pavements: Laboratory and Field Performance Comparisons. 94th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M. (2014).Effects of Various Extrapolation Techniques for Abbreviated Dynamic Modulus Test Data on MEPDG Rutting Predictions. 93rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M. (2013).Permanent Deformation of Flexible Pavements: Laboratory and Field Performance Comparisons. 92nd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M. (2012).Characterization of Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures as Measured by Semi-Circular Bend Test and Indirect Tension Test. 91st Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M. (2010).Stiffening Mechanisms of Asphalt-Aggregate Mixtures. 89th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M. (2009).Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Fracture Resistance of Illinois HMA Overlay Mixtures. 88th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, District of Columbia.
Kim, M. (2009).A Two-Phase Sequential Differential Scheme Modeling Approach for Asphalt Mixtures. The 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, New York, New York.
Research Reports
2019: Mohammad, L., Cooper Jr., S.B., & Kim, M., Sustainable Materials for Pavement Infrastructure: Design and Performance of Asphalt Mixtures Containing Recycled Asphalt Shingles., submitted to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
2019: Mohammad, L., Kim, M., & Phaltane, P., Effects of Temperature Segregation on the Volumetric and Mechanistic Properties of Asphalt Mixtures., submitted to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
2015: Mohammad, L., Kim, M., & Challa, H., Development of Performance Based Specifications for Louisiana Asphalt Mixtures., submitted to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
2013: Mohammad, L., Kim, M., Raghavendra, A., & Obulareddy, S., Characterization of Louisiana Asphalt Mixtures Using Asphalt Mixture Performance Tests (AMPTs) and MEPDG., submitted to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
2009: Al-Qadi, I., Buttlar, W., Baek, J., & Kim, M., Effectiveness Assessment of HMA Overlay Interlayer Systems Used to Retard Reflective Cracking., submitted to Illinois Department of Transportation.
2009: Buttlar, W., Al-Qadi, I., Kim, M., & Kern, J., Creep, Strength, and Dynamic Modulus Testing of Mn/ROAD Materials., submitted to Bloom Companies, LLC.
2009: Buttlar, W., & Kim, M., Fracture Energy Characterization of Evotherm Warm-mix Asphalt Using DC(T) Test Device (Phase III)., submitted to MeadWestvaco, Co.
Grants
Research (Not funded):
2020: Kim, M. & Tokgoz, B., Measuring Transportation Infrastructure Resilience for the Midstream Industry in Southeast Texas: Impacts of Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Depression Imelda, Principal Investigator, Center for Midstream Management and Science.
2020: Kim, M., Tokgoz, B. E., & Hwang, S., Establishing TxDOT Transportation Resilience Planning Scorecard and Best Practices, Principal Investigator, Texas Department of Transportation.
Teaching (Pending):
2019: Hwang, S. SMART Construction Lab, Co-Investigator, TEXO.
2019: Hwang, S., Luo, Z., & Kim, M., The TEXO Foundation University Construction Department Improvements Fund, Co-Principal Investigator, The TEXO FOUNDATION.