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- Prof. Kim, Dong-Soo Wins 2024 Songsan Civil
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- 2024-10-24 11:34:50|
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- 2024-10-24 11:34:50|
On October 17, 2024, at the Jeju International Convention Center (Jeju ICC), the late Professor Kim Dong-Soo was posthumously granted in the academic category of the Songsan Civil Engineering Culture Award.
The Songsan Civil Engineering Culture Award is the most prestigious award in the Civil engineering community, established through a fund donated by the late Songsan Kim Hyung-joo. It honors persons who have significantly contributed to the advancement of civil engineering technology, as well as to media and culture.
Professor Kim, who passed away in 2020, served at KAIST for over 25 years. During a time when public interest in earthquakes was minimal, he devoted significant efforts to enhance Korea’s seismic design standards. He criticized the problems of directly adopting foreign standards without considering domestic conditions and led the development of a ground classification system and amplification factors that reflect domestic soil conditions, leading the creation of the national seismic design code.
Even while battling illness, Professor Kim continued to research towards the advancement of Korea's seismic design codes. After the 2017 Pohang earthquake, which caused first notable liquefaction in Korea, he united geotechnical researchers to analyze the hazard and to update domestic liquefaction standards. He continued his research until he passed away.
As a geotechnical engineer, his contributions to society, his warm personality, and his leadership have greatly inspired many geotechnical engineers and left a substantial legacy to his colleagues and students. In recognition of these achievements, he was awarded the Songsan Culture Award.
The Songsan Civil Engineering Culture Award is the most prestigious award in the Civil engineering community, established through a fund donated by the late Songsan Kim Hyung-joo. It honors persons who have significantly contributed to the advancement of civil engineering technology, as well as to media and culture.
Professor Kim, who passed away in 2020, served at KAIST for over 25 years. During a time when public interest in earthquakes was minimal, he devoted significant efforts to enhance Korea’s seismic design standards. He criticized the problems of directly adopting foreign standards without considering domestic conditions and led the development of a ground classification system and amplification factors that reflect domestic soil conditions, leading the creation of the national seismic design code.
Even while battling illness, Professor Kim continued to research towards the advancement of Korea's seismic design codes. After the 2017 Pohang earthquake, which caused first notable liquefaction in Korea, he united geotechnical researchers to analyze the hazard and to update domestic liquefaction standards. He continued his research until he passed away.
As a geotechnical engineer, his contributions to society, his warm personality, and his leadership have greatly inspired many geotechnical engineers and left a substantial legacy to his colleagues and students. In recognition of these achievements, he was awarded the Songsan Culture Award.
