Youngjae Choi

Assistant Professor
Civil and Architectural Engineering

Bio.: Dr. Youngjae Choi is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Tennessee State University. Before joining TSU, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Prior to pursuing his Ph.D. study, he worked as a structural engineer in South Korea for three years and prior to attending university he served for two-and-a-half year in the Korea Marine Corps as an infantryman. Dr. Choi’s professional and research interests include earthquake and structural engineering, infrastructure materials, 3D concrete printing, and their application in the design and construction of civil infrastructures to improve their constructability, durability, resilience, and sustainability. He was awarded the Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research from the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the Excellent Research in Earthquake Engineering Award from the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea (EESK). In addition, Dr. Choi mentored many graduate students to help them succeed in their research work and many undergraduate students through NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.

Choi

Office: 242G Torrence Hall
Phone: 615-963-2262
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/asr-lab  
 Email: ychoi1@tnstate.edu  

EDUCATION

  • Postdoc, University of California, Irvin, 2019 – 2023
  • Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013 - 2018

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2022 American Concrete Institute (ACI) - Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research
  • 2009 Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea (EESK) - Excellent Research in Earthquake Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Earthquake and Structural Engineering
  • Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures
  • Integrated Material and Structural Design
  • 3D Concrete Printing
  • Infrastructure Materials
  • Prestressed Concrete

TEACHING

  • ENGR 2110 - Statics 
  • CVEN / AREN 3410 - Structural Analysis 

FEATURED PAPERS

  • Choi, Y. and Chao, S.-H.(2020), “Analysis and Design of Double-Beam Coupling Beams (DBCBs),” ACI (American Concrete Institute) Structural Journal, V. 117, No. 5, September 2020, pp. 79-95.
  • Choi, Y. and Chao, S.-H. (2019), “Balanced Damage Concept for Beam-to-Column Connections of SMFs Using HPFRC,” ACI (American Concrete Institute) Structural Journal, V. 116, No. 1, January 2019, pp. 237-249. 
  • Choi, Y., Hajyalikhani, P., and Chao, S.-H. (2018), “Seismic Performance of an Innovative RC Coupling Beam – The Double-Beam Coupling Beam,” ACI (American Concrete Institute) Structural Journal, V. 115, No. 1, January 2018, pp. 113-125.

 





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