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Journal articles

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54. Jeon, M.-K., Kim, J., Ham, S.-M., Kim, S., Han, A.T., Kim, H., and Kwon, T.-H. (2024). "CO2 treatment of recycled concrete aggregates with high mortar contents: from finding optimal treatment condition, quality enhancement, to life-cycle assessment." Construction and Building Materials, 447, 137953. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137953.

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53. Yosef, T.Y., Fang, C., Faller, R.K., and Kim, S. (2024). "Experimental and numerical investigations on the dynamic response of steel piles embedded in crushed limestone material under impact loading." Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, In print.

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52. Yosef, T.Y., Fang, C., Faller, R.K., Kim, S., and Stolle, C. (2024). "Simulating dynamic thin-walled structures-soil interaction under vehicular impacts using coupled FEM-ALE approach." Engineering Structures, 316, 118588. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118588.

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51. Yosef, T.Y., Fang, C., Faller, R.K., Kim, S., Bielenberg, R.W., Stolle, C.S., and Pajouh, M.A. (2024). "Adaptive coupling of FEM and SPH method for simulating dynamic post-soil interaction under impact loading." Advances in Engineering Software, 195, 103707. DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2024.103707. 

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50. Ismail, F., Mamirov, M., Kim, S., and Hu. J. (2024). "Enhancing performance and reducing environmental impact of concrete with replacement of recycled concrete aggregate treated with various CO2 pressures." Transportation Research Record, DOI: 10.1177/03611981241260689. 

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49. Jeon, M.-K., Kim, S., and Kwon, T.-H. (2024). "Flow-driven deformation in granular porous media: Dimensionless analysis." Transport in Porous Media, 151, 1665-1685. DOI: 10.1007/s11242-024-02089-6. 

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48. Yosef, T.Y., Fang, C., Kim, S., and Faller, R.K. (2024). "Dynamic response of piles embedded in granular soil to lateral impacts." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 180, 108593. DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2024.108593.

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47. Noh, D.-H., Hosseini Zadeh, A., Zhang, H., Wang, F., Ryu, S., Zhang, C., and Kim, S. (2024). "Convection-enhanced drug delivery: Experimental and analytical studies of infusion behavior in an in-vitro brain surrogate." Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 52, 1693-1705. DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03482-4. 

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46. Rahmani, M., Azzam, A., Grasley, J., Kim, Y.-R., Eun, J., and Kim, S. (2024). "Inverse characterization of shrinkage and fracture of bentonite buffer material for geological repositories of nuclear waste using an integrated DIC-FEM approach." Computers and Geotechnics, 169, 106182. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106182. 

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45. Yosef, T.Y., Faller, R.K., Fang, C., and Kim, S. (2024). "A state-of-the-art review on computational modeling of dynamic soil-structure interaction in crash test simulations." Geotechnics. 2024, 4, 127–157. DOI: 10.3390/geotechnics4010007. 

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44. Bekele, B. M., Song, C., Kim, S., and Eun, J. (2024). "Seepage anomaly detection via fiber optic distributed temperature sensing: Insights from physical and numerical modeling." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 150(6), DOI: 10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11851.

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43. Yosef, T.Y., Faller, R.K., Fang, C., and Kim, S. (2023). "Modeling dynamics of laterally impacted piles in gravel using erosion method." Geotechnics, 3(4), 1251-1278. DOI: 10.3390/geotechnics3040068.

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42. Feng, Y., Eun, J., Kim, S., and Kim. Y.-R. (2024). "Evaluation of equivalent thermal conductivity for carbon fiber-reinforced bentonite through experimental and numerical analysis." Computers and Geotechnics, 165, 105880. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105880.

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41. Grasley, J., Azzam, A., Rahmani, M., Kim, Y.-R., Eun, J., and Kim, S. (2024). "Evaluation of desiccation behavior in basalt microfiber-reinforced bentonite clay for geological repositories of nuclear spent fuel using digital image correlation." Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 52(1). DOI: 10.1520/JTE20230299. 

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40. Kim, S., Zhang, J., and Ryu, S. (2023). "Experimental Study: the effect of pore shape, geometrical heterogeneity, and flow rate on the repetitive two-phase fluid transport in microfluidic porous media." Special Issue - Interfaces in Microfluidics, Micromachines, 14, 1441. DOI: 10.3390/mi14071441. 

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39. Hosseini Zadeh, A., Kim, I., and Kim, S. (2023). "Characteristics of CO2 hydrate formation and dissociation at different CO2-water ratios in a porous medium." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 125, 103883. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2023.103883.

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38. Kim, S., Dusseault, M., Babarinde, O., and Wickens, J. (2023). "Compressed air energy storage (CAES): Current status, geomechanical aspects, and future opportunities." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 528, no. 1 (2022): SP528-2022. DOI: 10.1144/SP528-2022-54. 

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37. Alhowaidi, Y., Eun, J., Kim, S., Song, C.R., and Jaber, F. (2023). "Field monitoring and analysis of abutment foundation behavior for a curved integral abutment bridge under thermal loading." Transportation Research Record, 1-12. DOI: 10.1177/03611981231159873.  

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36. Hosseini Zadeh, A., Jeon, M.-K., Kwon, T.-H., and Kim, S. (2023). "Pore-scale experimental study on fluid injection into two-dimensional deformable porous media." International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 160, 104376. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104376.

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35. Ko, J., Kim, S., Kim, S., and Seo, H. (2023). "Performance of a compressed-air energy storage (CAES) pile under various operation conditions." Journal of Energy Storage, 57, 106194. DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2022.106194. 

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34. Yosef, T.Y., Fang, C., Faller, R.K., and Kim, S. (2023). "A multi-material ALE model for investigating impact dynamics of pile-soil systems." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 164, 107648. DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107648. 

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33. Bekele, B. M., Song, C., Eun, J., and Kim, S. (2022). "Exploratory seepage detection in a laboratory-scale earthen dam based on distributed temperature sensing method." Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 41, 927-942. DOI: 10.1007/s10706-022-02315-2.

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32. Schultz, R.A., Heinemann, N., Horváth, B., Wickens, J., Miocic, J.M., Babarinde, O., Cao, W., Capuano, P., Dewers, T.A., Dusseault, M., Edlmann, K., Goswick, R.A., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Husain, T., Jin, W., Meng, J., Kim, S., Molaei, F., Odunlami, O., Prasad, U., Lei, Q., Schwartz, B.A., Segura, J.M., Soroush, H., Voegeli, S., Williams-Stroud, S., Yu, H., and Zhao, Q. (2022). "An overview of underground energy-related product storage and sequestration." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 528, no. 1 (2022): SP528-2022. DOI: 10.1144/SP528-2022-160.

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31. Babarinde, O., Schwartz, B., Meng, J., Kim, S., Segura, J., Schultz, R.A., and Soroush, H. (2022). "An overview of geological carbon sequestration and its geomechanical aspects." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 528, no. 1 (2022): SP528-2022. DOI: 10.1144/SP528-2022-51. 

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30. Kim, S., Hosseini Zadeh, A., Nole, M., Daigle, H., Huh, C., and Kim, I. (2022). "Spontaneous generation of stable CO2 emulsions via the dissociation of nanoparticle-aided CO2 hydrate." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208, 109203. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109203. 

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29. Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Lee, D., Ryu, S., and Kim, S. (2021). "Study on the effect of pore-scale heterogeneity and flow rate during repetitive two-phase fluid flow in microfluidic porous media." Petroleum Geoscience, 27, petgeo2020-062. DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2020-062.

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28. Zhang, J., Hosseini Zadeh, A., and Kim, S. (2021). "Geomechanical and energy analysis on the small- and medium-scale CAES in salt domes." Energy, 221, 119861. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.119861.

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27. Kim, S., Kim, S., Zhang, J., Druszkowski, E., and Sweidan, A. (2021). "Experiment and numerical studies on thermally-induced slip ratcheting on a slope." Infrastructures, 6, 5. DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures6010005. 

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26. Hosseini Zadeh, A., Mamirov, M., Kim, S., and Hu, J. (2021). "CO2-treatment of recycled concrete aggregates for improving mechanical and environmental properties." Construction and Building Materials, 275, 122180. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122180. 

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25. Hosseini Zadeh, A., Kim, I., and Kim, S. (2021). "Characteristics of formation and dissociation of CO2 hydrates at different CO2-water ratios in a bulk condition." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 196, 108027. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.108027. 

 

24. Jeon, M.-K., Kim, S., Hosseini Zadeh, A., and Kwon, T.-H. (2020). "Study on the viscous fluid flow in disordered-deformable porous media using hydro-mechanically coupled pore-network modeling." Transport in Porous Media, 133(2), 207-227.

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23. Pulatsu, B., Kim, S., Erdogmus, E., and Lourenço, P.B. (2020). "Advanced numerical analysis of masonry retaining walls using mixed discrete-continuum approach." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering (ICE), 173(1). DOI: 10.1680/jgeen.19.00225.

 

22. Ko, J., Kim, S., Kim, S., and Seo, H. (2020). "Utilizing building foundations as micro-scale compressed air energy vessel: Numerical study for mechanical feasibility." Journal of Energy Storage, 28, 101225. DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.101225.

 

21. Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Lee, D., Ryu, S., and Kim, S. (2020). "Microfluidic study on the two-phase fluid flow in porous media during repetitive drainage-imbibition cycles and implications to the CAES operation." Transport in Porous Media, 131(2), 449-472.

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20. Kim, I., Caroline, B., and Kim, S. (2020). "Feasibility study: Electromagnetic heating of soils using magnetic nanoparticle-coated geotextiles." Géotechnique Letters, 10(2), DOI: 10.1680/jgele.19.00098.

 

19. Park, Y.-C., Kim, S., Lee, J. H., and Shinn, Y. J. (2019). "Effect of reducing irreducible water saturation in a near-well region on CO2 injectivity and storage capacity." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 86, 134-145.

 

18. Bachus, R.C., Terzariol, M., Pasten, C., Chong, S.H., Dai, S., Cha, M.S., Kim, S., Jang, J., Papadopoulos, E., Roshankhah, S., Lei, L., Garcia, A., Park, J., Sivaram, A., Santamarina, F., Ren, X. and Santamarina, J.C. (2019). "Fly Ash Properties and Characterization: A Southeastern USA Study." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(3), 04019003.​

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17. Kim, S., Espinoza, D.N., Jung, J., Cha, M., and Santamarina, J.C. (2019). "Ch. 17: Carbon Geological Storage: Coupled Processes, Engineering and Monitoring" Science of Carbon Storage in Deep Saline Formations: Process Coupling Across Time and Spatial Scales, Edited by Newell, P. and Ilgen, A., Elsevier, pp. 287-304.

 

16. Park, T., Joo, H.-W., Kim, G.-Y., Kim, S., Yoon, S., and Kwon, T.-H. (2017). "Biosurfactant as an enhancer of geologic carbon storage: Microbial modification of interfacial tension and contact angle in carbon dioxide/water/quartz systems." Frontiers in Microbiology, 8:1285, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01285.

 

15. Kim, S. and Hosseini, S.A. (2016). "Study on the ratio of stress-pore pressure changes during fluid injection and its implications for CO2 geologic storage." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 149, 138-150.

 

14. Kim, S. and Santamarina, J.C. (2016). "Geometry-coupled reactive fluid transport at the fracture scale: application to CO2 geologic storage" Geofluids, 16, 329-341.

 

13. Kim, S. and Hosseini, S.A. (2015). "Hydro-thermo-mechanical analysis during injection of cold fluid into a geologic formation." International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 77, 220-236.

 

12. Kim, S. and Santamarina, J.C. (2015) "Reactive fluid flow in CO2 storage reservoirs – Pore network model study." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 5, 462-473.

 

11. Kim, S. and Hosseini, S. A. (2014) "Geological CO2 storage: Incorporation of pore pressure/stress coupling and thermal effect to determine maximum sustainable pressure limit." Energy Procedia, 63, 3339-3346.

 

10. Hosseini, S. A., Kim, S., and Zeidouni, M. (2014) "Application of multi-well analytical models to maximize geological CO2 storage in brine formations." Energy Procedia, 63, 3563-3567.

 

9. Kim, S. and Santamarina, J. C. (2014). "CO2 geological storage: Hydro-chemo-mechanical analyses and implications." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 4, 528-543.

 

8. Kim, S. and Hosseini, S.A. (2014). "Above-zone pressure monitoring and geomechanical analyses for a field-scale CO2 injection project, Cranfield, MS." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 4, 81-98.

 

7. Kim, S. and Santamarina, J. C. (2014). "Engineered CO2 injection: The use of surfactants for enhanced sweep efficiency." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 20, 324-332.

 

6. Kim, S. and Santamarina, J. C. (2013). "CO2 breakthrough and leak - sealing experiments on shale and cement." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 19, 471-477.

 

5. Espinoza, D. N., Kim, S., and Santamarina, J. C. (2011). "CO2 geological storage – Geotechnical implications." KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(4), 707-719.

 

4. Fragaszy, R. J., Santamarina, J. C., Amekudzi, A., Assimaki, D., Bachus, D., Burns, S. E., Cha, M. S., Cho, G. C., Cortes, D. D., Dai, S., Espinoza, D. N., Garrow, L., Huang, H., Jung, J. W., Kim, S., Kurtis, K., Lee, C. H., Pasten, C. P., Phadnis, H., Rix, G. J., Shin, H. S., Torres, M. C., and Tsouris, C. (2011). "Sustainable development and energy geotechnology – Potential roles of geotechnical engineering." KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(4), 611-622.

 

3. Lee, J.H., Koo, H.B., Kim, S.H., and Kim, S. (2011). "A case study of road upheaval caused by slope movement and verification of reinforcement using real-time monitoring." The Journal of Engineering Geology, 21(3), 221-230.

 

2. Kim, S. H., Koo, H. B., and Kim, S. (2009). "A case study on the field investigation and stability analysis of the collapsed cut-slope in tunnel portal, Danyang." The Journal of Engineering Geology, 19(3), 401-408.

 

1. Koo, H. B., Kim, S., Kim, S. H., and Lee, J. Y. (2008). "Study on jointed rock mass properties and analysis model of numerical simulation on collapsed slope." Journal of Korean Geotechnical Society, 24(5), 65-78.

Under Review

10. Feng, Y., Eun, J., Kim, S., and Kim, Y.-R. "High-temperature effect on the thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) behavior of carbon fiber reinforced bentonite blocks in engineered barrier system." Under review. 

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9. Fang, C., Yosef, T.Y., Faller, R.K., Steelman, J.S., and Kim, S. "Lateral impact performance evaluation of luminaire pole-foundation systems in weak soils." Under review – Major revision. 

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8. Feng, Y., Eun, J., Kim, S., and Kim, Y.-R. "Evaluation of effective thermal conductivity in micro carbon fiber reinforced clay soil with various fiber distributions." Under review.

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7. Van, H.P., Kim, S., Ziaei, R., Eun, J., and Song, C. "Experimental study of axially loaded sheet pile for application to short-span bridge abutments." Under review.

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6. Sousanabadi Farahani, H., Hosseini Zadeh, A., Hu, J., Hawkins, C., and Kim, S. "Carbonation reaction of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA): CO2 mass consumption under various treatment conditions." Journal of Cleaner Materials, Accepted for Publication with minor revision.

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5. Noh, D.-H., Kim, S., Eun, J., and Kim, Y.-R. "Experimental study on gas permeability and desiccation cracking of fiber-reinforced compacted bentonite at high temperature." Under review.

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4. Feng, Y., Eun, J., Kim, S., and Kim. Y.-R. "Application of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) solution to coupled thermal and hydraulic processes in silty sands." Under review. 

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3. Noh, D.-H., Kim, S., Feng, Y., Calaunan, J.M.F., Eun, J., and Kim, Y.-R. "Review: Bentonite as an Engineered Barrier Material For Nuclear Waste Repository - Geotechnical Perspectives, Key Properties, Knowledge Gaps, and Opportunities." Under review.     

  

2. Orynbassarov, I., Barissov, T., Kim, S., and Hu. J. "Engineering performance, economic, and carbon-footprint analysis of biochar-incorporated concrete with natural and recycled aggregate." Under review.

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1. Feng, Y., Eun, J., Kim, S., Dzenis, Y., and Kim. Y.-R. "Evaluation of desiccating characteristics of inorganic micro-fiber reinforced engineered barrier material (IMEBM) for geological repository." Under review.​

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Books, Book Chapters, and Other Publications

10. Kim, S., Eun, J., Song, C.-R., Sim, C., Phi, H.V., Abualshar, B., and Ziaei, R. (2023). "Feasibility study: Application of steel sheet-piles for the abutment of water-crossing bridges in Nebraska" Final Report SPR-FY22(010), University of Nebraska-Lincoln. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72578. 

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9. Tomac, I., Kim, S., and Makhnenko, R.Y. (2023). "Rock mechanics for GeoEnergy applications" Geostrata, February/March 2023 Engineering Geology & Rock Mechanics. https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/february_march_2023/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1854649#articleId1854649

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8. Hawkins, C., Kim, S., Hu, J., Hosseini Zadeh, A., Mamirov, M., Ball, J., and Harper, N. (2021). "Final report: Improvement on the treatment of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) using CO2 for its commercial application (Phase-I)" Prepared by Hawkins Construction Company and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Prepared for Nebraska Department of Economic Development. *This report is not available to the public until the protection of intellectual property gets approved and commercialization has proceeded. 

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7. Yosef, T.Y., Faller, R.K., and Kim, S. (2021). "Dynamic pile-soil interaction modeling advancements and enhancements to roadside safety applications" Report No. TRP-03-458-21, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. 

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6. Schultz, R.A. and the USUTC Team (2021). "ARMA’s Technical Committee on Underground Storage and Utilization", ARMA Letters, 32, 12–26.

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5. Kim, S., Eun, J., Alhowaidi, Y., and Robertson, D. (2021). "Feasibility study: Alternatives to prevent settlements and bumps at bridge approach" Report No. NDOT: SPR-P1(20) M106, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

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4. Kim, S. (2019). "Benchmark Portfolio: CIVE 334 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering," University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 26pg. 

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3. Kim, S., Espinoza, D.N., Jung, J., Cha, M., and Santamarina, J.C. (2019). "Ch. 17: Carbon Geological Storage: Coupled Processes, Engineering and Monitoring" Science of Carbon Storage in Deep Saline Formations: Process Coupling Across Time and Spatial Scales, Edited by Newell, P. and Ilgen, A., Elsevier, pp. 287-304. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812752-0.00017-4.

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2. Song, C. R., Kim, S., Bekele, B., Zhang, J., and Silvey A. (2019). "CPT-Based Pile Design" Report No. NDOT: SPR-P1 M076/ NTC: 26-1121-4042-001, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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1. Santamarina, J. C., Al-Ghoul, M., Alonso, E., Birkle, P., Calo, V. M., Cha, M., Fratta, D., Gale, J. F. W., Kaka, S. I., Kaszuba, J., Kim, S., Lu, P., Mahmoud, M., McDougall, J., Patzek, T.W., Radke, C., Tarragona, A. R., Renard, F., Sanchez, M., Shin, H., Sultan, A. S., van Cappallen, P., van Dijk, C., Viggianim G., and Wuttke, I. F. (2016). "Dissolution and Precipitation: Implications for Energy Geo-Engineering" King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 295pg.

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