Dr. Gyubeom Shin
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Office: 437 Davis Hall
Email: gyubeomshin ‘at’ berkeley ‘at’ edu
Gyubeom Shin is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 2015 from Seoul National University in South Korea and earned his Ph.D. from the same institution in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Choong-Ki Chung. Prior to joining Berkeley in September 2024, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Central Florida for about a year.
His primary research focuses on analyzing soil-structure and soil-vehicle interactions through field tests, model tests, and numerical simulations. He has conducted extensive research on the behavior of various geotechnical structures, such as ground anchors, drilled shaft piles, and auger cast piles, utilizing field and model tests alongside numerical analysis. His work aims to propose design standards and guidelines for these structures. In addition, he has studied the behavior of unpaved ground under the operation of vehicles like off-road tracked vehicles and vibration compactors, predicting ground performance and vehicle mobility.
At the Soga Research Group, Gyubeom is currently leading two major projects:
- Assessing the behavior of ground anchors using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors and Finite Element Methods (FEM).
This research aims to evaluate the load transfer mechanisms between anchors, grout, and soil under various ground conditions.
- Thermal Integrity Profiling (TIP), funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea.
TIP is a method that utilizes the heat of hydration from concrete to predict the 3D shape of cast-in-place concrete. This research aims to develop a more accurate method for 3D shape evaluation and assess how the resulting shape impacts the behavior of drilled shaft piles.
