Journal Articles

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2024

• Burrall, M., DeJong, J., Martinez, A., and Kwon, T.H. "A Spring Model for Pullout Behavior of Curved, Flexible Structures Embedded in Soil", International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3845 [PDF] [Link]

• Jeon, M.K., Burrall, M., Kwon, T.H., DeJong, J., and Martinez, A. "Architecture characterization of orchard trees for mechanical behavior investigations", Biogeotechnics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bgtech.2024.100138 [PDF] [Link]

• Ramirez, R.A., Jang, W., and Kwon, T.H. "Wildfire burn severity and post-wildfire time impact mechanical and hydraulic properties of forest soils", Geoderma Regional. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00856 [PDF] [Link]

• Jeon, M.K., Kim, J., Ham, S.M., Kim, S., Han, A.T., Kim, H., and Kwon, T.H. "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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137953 [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, D.H., Kwon, T.H., and Ko, K.W. "Centrifuge Modeling of Soil Liquefaction Triggering: 2017 Pohang Earthquake", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-024-1228-8  [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.K., Ramirez, R.A., Lim, H.H., and Kwon, T.H. "Multi-source remote sensing-based landslide investigation: the case of the August 7, 2020, Gokseong landslide in South Korea", Scientific Reports, 14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59008-4 [PDF] [Link]

• Jeon, M.K., Kim, S., and Kwon, T.H. "Flow-Driven Deformation in Granular Porous Media: Dimensionless Analysis", Transport in Porous Media. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02089-6 [PDF] [Link]

• Sohn, Y., Park, T., and Kwon, T.H. "Geomechanical responses of sand-clay interbedded gas hydrate-bearing deposits under depressurization-driven gas production at site UBGH2-6 in Ulleung Basin, offshore Korea", Gas Science and Engineering, 126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205337 [PDF] [Link]

• Baek, S.H., Kwon, T.H., and DeJong, J. "Reductions in Hydraulic Conductivity of Sands Caused by Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation", Journal of  Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 150(2), 04023134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11570 [PDF] [Link]

• Yang, E., Baek, S.H., Kwon, T.H., and Yun T.S. "X-ray CT-based interpretation of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation and local hydraulic behaviors", Engineering Geology, 330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107426 [PDF] [Link]

2023

• Lee, G.J., Ryu, H.H., Cho, G.C., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Full-scale TBM excavation tests for rock-like materials with different uniaxial compressive strength", Geomechanics and Engineering, 35(5), 487-497. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2023.35.5.487 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, Y.M., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Engineered bioclogging in sands: comparison of microbially induced and enzyme-induced biopolymer formation",  Géotechnique. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.23.00039 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, Y.A., Burrall, M., Jeon, M.K., DeJong, J., Martinez, A., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Pullout behavior of tree root-inspired anchors: development of root architecture models and centrifuge tests", Acta Geotechnica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02077-y [PDF] [Link]

• Ramos, O., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Development of bio-grout injection strategy and design guide using reactive transport model for field-scale improvement based on microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP)", Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 36, 100509. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2023.100509 [PDF] [Link]

• Han, G., Seo, D., Ryu, J.H., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "RootBot: root-inspired soft-growing robot for high-curvature directional excavation", Acta Geotechnica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02073-2 [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.K., Ramirez, R.A., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Acquisition of high-resolution topographic information in forest environments using integrated UAV-LiDAR system: System development and field demonstration", Heliyon, 9, e20225. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20225 [PDF] [Link]

• Lee, G.J., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Discharge behavior of spherical and rock chip mucks by screw conveyors in TBM: Physical model experiments and DEM simulations", Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 142, 105407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2023.105407 [PDF] [Link]

• Park, T., Kwon, T.H., Dai, S. (2023) "Alterations in wettability and immiscible fluid flows by bacterial biosurfactant production for microbial enhanced oil recovery: Pore-scale micromodel study", Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 229, 212170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212170 [PDF] [Link]

• Ham, S.M., Jeon, M.K., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Surface erosion of MICP-treated sands: Erosion function apparatus tests and CFD-DEM bonding model", Geomechanics and Engineering, 33(2), 133-140. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2023.33.2.133 [PDF] [Link]

• Joo, H.W., Kwon, T.H., and Dai, S. (2023) "Clay-bacteria interaction: Effect of bacterial cell density on sedimentation behavior and fabric map of kaolinite clay", Applied Clay Science, 241, 106973. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2023.106973 [PDF] [Link]

• Han, G., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Effect of seepage velocity on pore clogging growth behavior and its effect on permeability reduction during fines migration in porous media", Water Resources Research, 59, 22022WR033537. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033537 [PDF] [Link]

• Noh, D.H., Park, J., Santamarina, J.C., and Kwon, T.H. (2023) "Multimode free vibration decay column: Small-strain stiffness and attenuation", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(6), 04023029. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-10748 [PDF] [Link]

• Zadeh, A.H., 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: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104376 [PDF] [Link]

2022

• Park, J.H., Kwon, T.K., Han, G., Kim, J.S., Hong, C.H., and Lee, H.L. (2022) "Damage monitoring of concrete with acoustic emission method for nuclear waste storage: Effect of temperature and water immersion", Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, 20(3), 297-306. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2022.030 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, Y.A., Lee, H.I., Ko, K.W., and Kwon, T.K. (2022) "Centrifuge modeling and analytical validation of seismic amplification in a slope during earthquakes-Implications to seismic slope stability analysis", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 163, 107502. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107502 [PDF] [Link]

• Ramirez, R.A., and Kwon, T.H. (2022) "Sentinel-1 persistent scatterer interferometric synthetic aperture radar (PS-InSAR) for long-term remote monitoring of ground subsidence: A case study of a port in Busan, South Korea", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 26, 4317-4329. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-022-1005-5 [PDF] [Link]

• Ham, S.M., Martinez, A., Han, G., and Kwon, T.H. (2022) "Grain-scale tensile and shear strengths of glass beads cemented by MICP", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 148(9), 04022068. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002863 [PDF] [Link]

• Ta, X.H., Abbasi, B., Muhunthan, B., Noh, D.H., and Kwon, T.H. (2022) "Low-frequency seismic responses during microbial biofilm formation in sands", Environmental Geotechnics, 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.21.00107 [PDF] [Link]

• Ramirez, R.A., Lee, G.J., Choi, S.K., Kwon, T.H., Kim, Y.C., Ryu, H.H., Kim, S., Bae, B., and Hyun, C. (2022) "Monitoring of construction-induced urban ground deformations using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR: The case study of tunneling in Dangjin, Korea", International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 108, 102721. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.102721 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, Y.M., and Kwon, T.H. (2022) "Entrapment of clay particles enhance durability of bacterial biofilm-associated bioclogging in sand", Acta Geotechnica, 17, 119-129. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01198-6 [PDF] [Link]

2021

• Choi, S.K., and Kwon, T.H. (2021) "A case study on the closed-type barrier effect on debris flows at Mt. Woomyeon, Korea in 2011 via a numerical approach", Energies, 14(23), 7890. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237890 [PDF] [Link]

• Han, G., Kim, Y.M., Kim, H., Oh, T.M., Song, K.I., Kim, A., Kim, Y., Cho, Y., and Kwon, T.H. (2021) "Auto-detection of acoustic emission signals from cracking of concrete structures using convolutional neural networks: Upscaling from specimen", Expert Systems with Applications, 186, 115863. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115863 [PDF] [Link]

• Lee, G.J., Ryu, H.H., Kwon, T.K., Cho, G.C., Kim, K.Y., and Hong, S. (2021) "A newly developed state-of-the-art full-scale excavation testing apparatus for tunnel boring machine (TBM)", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-021-2347-0 [PDF] [Link]

• Joo, H.W., Kwon, T.H., Lee, S.R., and Wu, Y. (2021) "Relaxation behavior in low frequency complex conductivity of sands caused by bacterial growth and biofilm formation by Shewanella oneidensis under a high salinity condition", Geophysics, 86(6), B389-B400. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2020-0213.1 [PDF] [Link] ***The article is also featured in Behura, J. (2022) "Geophysics Bright Spots", The Leading Edge, 41, 62-64. [Link]***

• Noh, D.H., Cha, W., Santamarina, J.C., Cho, G.C., and Kwon, T.H. (2021) "The effect of soft viscoelastic biopolymer on the undrained shear behavior of loose sands", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 147(8), 04021072. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002582 [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.K., Ramirez, R., and Kwon, T.H. (2021) "Preliminary report of a catastrophic landslide that occurred in Gokseong County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on August 7, 2020", Landslides, 18(4), 1465-1469. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-020-01616-y [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.K., Park, J.Y., Lee, D.H., Lee, S.R., Kim, Y.T., and Kwon, T.H. (2021) "Assessment of barrier location effect on debris flow based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulation on 3D terrains", Landslides, 18, 217-234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-020-01477-5 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, M.S., Lee, S.R., Kwon, T.H., Choi, S.K., and Jeon, J.S. (2021) "Sensitivity analysis of influencing parameters on slit-type barrier performance against debris flow using 3D-based numerical approach", International Journal of Sediment Research, 36(1), 50-62. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsrc.2020.04.005 [PDF] [Link]

2020

• Kim, Y.M., Han, G., Kim, H., Oh, T.M., Kim, J.S., and Kwon, T.H. (2020) "An integrated approach to real-time acoustic emission damage source localization in piled raft foundations", Applied Sciences, 10(23), 8727. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238727 [PDF] [Link]

• [BOOK] Lee, K.S., Kwon, T.H., Park, T.H., and Jeong, M.S. (2020). Theory and Practice in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 1st ed., Oxford: Gulf Professional Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2019-0-00983-1 [Link]

• Park, T., Yoon, S., Jung, J., and Kwon, T.H. (2020) "Effect of fluid-rock interactions on in situ bacterial alteration of interfacial properties and wettability of CO2-brine-mineral systems for geologic carbon storage", Environmental Science & Technology, 54(23), 15355-15365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05772 [PDF] [Link]

• Ramirez, R., Lee, S.R., and Kwon, T.H. (2020) "Long-term remote monitoring of ground deformation using Sentinel-1 interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR): Applications and insights into geotechnical engineering practices", Applied Sciences, 10(21), 7447. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217447 [PDF] [Link]

• Ham, S.M., and Kwon, T.H. (2020) "Photoelastic observation of toughness-dominant hydraulic fracture propagation across an orthogonal discontinuity in soft, viscoelastic layered formations", International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 134, 104438. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104438 [PDF] [Link]

• Jeon, M.K., Kim, S., Hosseini Zadeh, A., and Kwon, T.H. (2020) "Study on viscous fluid flow in disordered-deformable porous media using hydro-mechanically coupled pore-network modeling", Transport in Porous Media, 133, 207-227. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01419-8 [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.G., Chang, I., Lee, M., Lee, J.H., Han, J.T., and Kwon, T.H. (2020) "Review on geotechnical engineering properties of sands treated by microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and biopolymers", Construction and Building Materials, 246, 118415. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118415 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, Y.M., Ham, S.M., Kwon, T.H., Cho, G.C., and Chang, I. (2020) "Surface-erosion behaviour of biopolymer-treated soils assessed by EFA", Géotechnique Letters, 10(2), 106-112. DOI: 10.1680/jgele.19.00106 [PDF] [Link]

• Han, G., Kwon, T.H., Lee, J.Y., and Jung, J.W. (2020) "Fines migration and pore clogging induced by single- and two-phase fluid flows in porous media: From the perspectives of particle detachment and particle-level forces", Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 23, 100131. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2019.100131 [PDF] [Link]

2019

• Ham, S.M., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "Video data of hydraulic fracture propagation in two-dimensionally confined gelatin plates", Data in Brief, 25, 104096. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104096 [PDF] [Link]

• Park, T., Jeon, M.K., Yoon, S., Lee, K, S., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "Modification of interfacial tension and wettability in oil–brine–quartz system by in situ bacterial biosurfactant production at reservoir conditions: Implications for microbial enhanced oil recovery", Energy and Fuels, 33(6), 4909-4920. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00545 [PDF] [Link] 

• Baek, S.H., Hong, J.W., Kim, K.Y., Yeom, S., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "X‐ray computed microtomography imaging of abiotic carbonate precipitation in porous media from a supersaturated solution: insights into effect of CO2 mineral trapping on permeability", Water Resources Research, 55(5), 3835-3855. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023578 [PDF] [Link]

• Jeong, M.S., Noh, D.H., Hong, E.J., Lee K.S., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "Systematic modeling approach to selective plugging using in situ bacterial biopolymer production and Its potential for microbial enhanced oil recovery", Geomicrobiology Journal, 36(5), 468-481. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2019.1573277 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, Y.M., Park, T., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "Engineered bioclogging in coarse sands by using fermentation-based bacterial biopolymer formation', Geomechanics and Engineering, 17(5), 485-496. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.17.5.485 [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.G., Chu J., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "Effect of chemical concentrations on strength and crystal size of biocemented sand", Geomechanics and Engineering, 17(5), 465-473. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.17.5.465 [PDF] [Link]

• Ham, S.M., and Kwon, T.H. (2019) "Characteristics of steady-state propagation of hydraulic fractures in ductile elastic and two-dimensionally confined plate media", International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 114, 164-174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.12.023 [PDF] [Link]

2018

• Kim, D., O'Farrell, C., Toth, C.R.A., Montoya, O., Gleg, L.M., Kwon, T.H., and Yoon, S. (2018) "Microbial community analyses of produced waters from high-temperature oil reservoirs reveal unexpected similarity between geographically distant oil reservoirs", Microbial Biotechnology, 11(4), 788-796. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13281 [PDF] [Link]

• Park, T., Lee, J.Y., and Kwon, T.H. (2018) "Effect of pore size distribution on dissociation temperature depression and phase boundary shift of gas hydrate in various fine-grained sediments", Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 5321-5330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b00074 [PDF] [Link]

• Han, G., Kwon, T.H., Lee, J.Y., and Kneafsey, T.J. (2018) "Depressurization-induced fines migration in sediments containing methane hydrate: X-ray computed tomography imaging experiments", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123(4), 2539-2558. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014988 [PDF] [Link]

• Ham, S.M., Chang, I., Noh, D.H., Kwon, T.H., and Muhunthan, B. (2018) "Improvement of surface erosion resistance of sand by microbial biopolymer formation", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 144 (7), 06018004. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001900. [PDF] [Link]

• Park, T., and Kwon, T.H. (2018) "Effect of electric field on gas hydrate nucleation kinetics: Evidence for the enhanced kinetics of hydrate nucleation by negatively charged clay surfaces", Environmental Science and Technology, 52(5), 3267-3274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05477 [PDF] [Link]

• Ta, X.H., Muhunthan, B., Ramezanian, S., Abu-Lail, N., and Kwon, T.H. (2018) "Effects of bacterial dextran on soil geophysical properties", Environmental Geotechnics, 5(2), 114-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.15.00059 [PDF] [Link]

• Abbasi, B., Ta, X.H., Muhunthan, B., Ramezanian, S., Abu-Lail, N., and Kwon, T.H. (2018) “Modeling of permeability reduction in bioclogged porous sediments”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 144(4), 04018016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001869 [PDF] [Link]

• Choi, S.K., Lee, J.M., and Kwon, T.H. (2018) "Effect of slit-type barrier on characteristics of water-dominant debris flows: Small-scale physical modeling", Landslides, 15(1), 111-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-017-0853-4 [PDF] [Link]

2017

• Voltolini, M., Kwon, T.H., and Ajo-Franklin, J.B. (2017) “Visualization and prediction of supercritical CO2 distribution in sandstones during drainage: An in situ synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography study”, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 6, 230-245. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.10.002 [PDF] [Link]

• Voltolini, M., Haboub, A., Dou, S., Kwon, T.H., MacDowell, A., Parkinson, D., and Ajo-Franklin, J. (2017) “The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: five experiments showing the present capabilities and the Beanline 8.3.2. at the Advanced Light Source”, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 24(6), 1237-1249. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577517012449 [PDF] [Link]

• Lee, G.J., Kim, S., and Kwon, T.H. (2017) "Effect of moisture content and particle size on extinction coefficients of soils using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy ", IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 7(5), 529-535. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2017.2731369  [PDF] [Link]

• Park, T., Joo, H.W., Kim, K.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: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01285 [PDF] [Link]

• Jeon, M.K., Kwon, T.H., Park, J.S., and Shin, J.H. (2017)  "In situ viscoelastic properties of insoluble and porous polysaccharide biopolymer dextran produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides using particle-tracking microrheology", Geomechanics and Engineering,12(5), 849-862. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2017.12.5.849 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, Y.M., Kwon, T.H., and Kim, S. (2017)  "Measuring elastic modulus of bacterial biofilms in a liquid phase using atomic force microscopy", Geomechanics and Engineering, 12(5), 863-870. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2017.12.5.863 [PDF] [Link]

• Lee, G.J., Choi, S.K., and Kwon, T.H. (2017) "Hydromechanical responses of coal powders by CO2 adsorption", Environmental Geotechnics, 4(2), 94-102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.15.00048 [PDF] [Link]

2016

• Lee, S.J., Kim, K.Y., Choi, J.C., and Kwon, T.H. (2016)  "Experimental investigation on the variation of thermal conductivity of soils with effective stress, porosity, and water saturation", Geomechanics and Engineering, 11(6), 771-785. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2016.11.6.771 [PDF] [Link]

• Lee, S.J., Choi, J.C., Baek, S., Kwon, T.H., Ryu, H.H., and Song, K.I. (2016) "Use of a pre-drilled hole for implementing thermal needle probe method for soils and rocks", Energies, 9(10), 846. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en9100846 [PDF] [Link]

• Cha, Y., Yun, T.S., Kim, Y.J., Lee, J.Y., and Kwon, T.H. (2016) "Geomechanical, hydraulic and thermal characteristics of deep oceanic sandy sediments recovered during the second Ullueng Basin Gas Hydrate Expedition", Energies, 9(10), 775. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en9100775 [PDF] [Link]

• Noh, D.H., Ajo-Franklin, J.B., Kwon, T.H., and Muhunthan, B. (2016) "P and S wave responses of bacterial biopolymer formation in unconsolidated porous media", Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeoscience, 121(4), 1158–1177. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003118 [PDF] [Link]

• Berryman, J.G., Kwon, T.H., Dou, S., Ajo-Franklin, J.B., and Hubbard, S.S. (2016) "Analysis of laboratory data on ultrasonic monitoring of permeability reduction due to biopolymer formation in unconsolidated granular media", Geophysical Prospecting, 64(2), 445-455. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.12295 [PDF] [Link]

• Ham, S.M., Kwon, T.H., Chang, I., and Chung, M.K. (2016) "Ultrasonic p-wave reflection monitoring of soil erosion for erosion function apparatus", Geotechnical Testing Journal, 39(2), 301-314. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20150040 [PDF] [Link]

• Hong, E.S., Kwon, T.H., Song, K.I., and Cho, G.C. (2016) "Observation of the degradation characteristics and scale of unevenness on three-dimensional artificial rock joint surfaces subjected to shear ", Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49, 3-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0725-y [PDF] [Link]

2015

• Lang, L., Song, K.I., Lao, D., and Kwon, T.H. (2015) "Rheological properties of cemented tailing backfill and the construction of a prediction model ", Materials, 8(5), 2076-2092. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8052076 [PDF] [Link]

• Ta, X.H., Yun, T.S., Muhunthan, B., and Kwon, T.H. (2015) "Observations of pore-scale growth patterns of carbon dioxide hydrate using X-ray computed microtomography", Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 16(3), 912-924. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005675 [PDF] [Link]

2014

• Kim, A., Cho, G.C., and Kwon, T.H. (2014) "Site characterization and geotechnical aspects on geological storage of CO2 in Korea", Geosciences Journal, 18(2), 167-179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-013-0065-4 [PDF] [Link]

2013

• Kwon, T.H., and Ajo-Franklin, J. (2013) "High-frequency seismic response during permeability reduction due to biopolymer clogging in unconsolidated porous media", Geophysics, 78(6), EN117-EN127. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2012-0392.1 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Oh, T.M., Choo, Y.W., Lee, C., Lee, K.R., and Cho, G.C. (2013) "Geomechanical and thermal responses of hydrate-bearing sediments subjected to thermal stimulation: Physical modeling using a geotechnical centrifuge", Energy and Fuel, 27(8), 4507-4522. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ef3018699 [PDF] [Link]

• Kim, H.S., Cho, G.C., and Kwon, T.H. (2013) "Effect of CO2 hydrate formation on seismic wave velocities of fine-grained sediments", Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 14(6), 1787-1799. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20102 [PDF] [Link]

Prior to the KAIST Appointment

• Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C. (2012) "Submarine slope failure primed and triggered by bottom water warming in oceanic hydrate-bearing deposits", Energies, 5(8), 2849-2873. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en5082849 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Kneafsey, T.J., and Rees, E.V.L. (2011) "Thermal dissociation behavior and dissociation enthalpies of methane-carbon dioxide mixed hydrates", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115(25), 8169-8175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp111490w [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Lee, K., Cho, G.C., and Lee, J.Y. (2011) "Geotechnical properties of deep oceanic sediments recovered from the hydrate occurrence regions in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Offshore Korea", Marine and Petroleum Geology, 28(10), 1870-1883. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.02.003 [PDF] [Link]

• Chang, I., Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C. (2011) "An experimental procedure for evaluating the consolidation state of marine clay deposits using shear wave velocity", Smart Structures and Systems, 7(4), 289-302. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sss.2011.7.4.289 [PDF] [Link]

• Oh, T.M., Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C., (2011) "Effect of partial water saturation on attenuation characteristics of low porosity rocks", Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 44(2), 245-251. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-010-0121-6 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Song, K.I., and Cho, G.C. (2010) "Destabilization of marine gas hydrate-bearing sediments induced by a hot wellbore: A numerical approach", Energy and Fuel, 24(10), 5493-5507. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ef100596x [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Hong, E.S., and Cho, G.C. (2010) "Shear behavior of rectangular-shaped asperities in rock joints", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 14(3), 323-332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-010-0323-1 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C. (2009) "Evolution of compressional wave velocity during CO2 hydrate formation in sediments", Energy and Fuel, 23(11), 5731-5736. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ef900634w [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Kim, H.S., and Cho, G.C. (2008) "Dissociation behavior of CO2 hydrate in sediments during isochoric heating", Environmental Science and Technology, 42(22), 8571-8577. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es801071e [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Cho, G.C., and Santamarina, J. C. (2008) "Gas hydrate dissociation in sediments: Pressure-temperature evolution", Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 9(3), Q03019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001920 [PDF] [Link]

• Hong, E.S., Cho, G.C., Kwon, T.H., and Lee, I.M. (2006) "A new quantification method of rock joint roughness (II) - roughness classification and strength equation", Tunnelling Technology, 8(2), 183-196 (in Korean). DOI: [PDF]

• Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C. (2005) "Smart geophysical characterization of particulate materials in a laboratory", Smart Structures and Systems, 1(2), 217-233. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sss.2005.1.2.217 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., Baak, S.H., and Cho, G.C. (2004) "Shear behaviour of idealized rock joints – Microscale analysis", Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 19(4-5), 535-535. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.tust.2004.02.126 [PDF]

• Baak, S.H., Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C. (2003) "Evaluation of particulate materials using wave-based techniques", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 7(6), 763-772. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02829144 [PDF] [Link]

• Kwon, T.H., and Cho, G.C.  (2003) "Omnipresence of strain localization in soils", Journal of Korean Geotechnical Society, 19(5), 199-210 (in Korean). DOI: [PDF]