Kam Ng

Assistant Professor

Room 3050, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
e-mail: kng1@uwyo.edu
Office Phone: 307.766.4388
Fax Number: 307.766.2221

Education:

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1996
• M.S. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1997
• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 2011

Academic and Professional Experience:

• Field Engineer, 1998‒99
• Consultant, 2000‒03
• Contractor, 2004‒07
• Research Assistant, 2008-10
• Instructor, 2011-12
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2011-12

Research Interests:

• Foundation Engineering
• Soil-structure Interaction
• Geotechnical Reliability Theory
• Site Investigations
• Underground Structures and Pipes
• Soil and Rock Mechanics
• Slope Stability

Professional Affiliations:

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• United State Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER)

Research Activities:

• Development of Load and Resistance Factor Design for Driven Piles
• Development of Load and Resistance Factor Design for Drilled Shafts
• Investigation of Pile Setup
• Testing of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Piles

Awards:

• Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 2011
• Pak Liu Fung Scholarship Award, 1996
• J. Wade Switzer Scholarship Fund Award, 1995
• C.W. Shirey Award, 1995

Publications:

• Ng, K.W., M. Roling, S.S. AbdelSalam, S. Sritharan, and M.T. Suleiman. (2012). “Pile Setup in Cohesive Soil with Emphasis on LRFD: An Experimental Investigation.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE.

• Ng, K.W., M.T. Suleiman, and S. Sritharan. (2012). “Pile Setup in Cohesive Soil with Emphasis on LRFD: Analytical Quantifications and Design Recommendations.”  Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE.

• Ng, K.W., S. Sritharan, K.F. Dunker, and D. Danielle. (2012) “Verification of Recommended Load and Resistance Factor Design Approach to Pile Design and Construction in Cohesive Soils.” Journal of Transportation Record, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.

• Garder, J. A., S. Sritharan, and K. W. Ng. (2012). “Field Testing of Precast UHPC Piles and Long-term Performance Monitoring.” In Proceeding of the 58^th PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference. September, Nashville, TN.

• Ng, K.W., S. Sritharan, and M.T.  Suleiman. (2011). “Procedure for Incorporating Pile Setup in Load and Resistance Factor Design of Steel H-Piles in Cohesive Soils.” Transportation Research Board, 90^th annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

• Ng, K.W., M.T. Suleiman, and S. Sritharan. (2010). “LRFD Resistance Factors Including the Influence of Pile Setup for Design of Steel H-Pile Using WEAP.” Geotechnical Special Publication No. 199, Advances in Analysis, Modeling & Design, ASCE, pp. 2153-2161.

• Ng, K.W. and S. Sritharan. “A Procedure for Incorporating Pile Setup in Load and Resistance Factor Design of Steel H-Piles in Cohesive Soils.” Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Submitted).

• Ng, K.W., D. Green, K.F. Dunker, S. Sritharan, and M. Nop. “Establishing LRFD Design Guides for Driven Piles Based on Regionally Calibrated Resistance Factors.” Transportation Research Board, 92^th annual meeting, Washington, D.C. (Submitted).

• Ng, K.W. and S. Sritharan. “An Improved CAPWAP Matching Procedure for the Quantification of Dynamic Soil Parameters.” Computers and Geotechnics Journal (Submitted).

• Ng, K. W., J. A. Garder, S. Sritharan, and J. Ashlock. “An Investigation of Load and Resistance Factor Design of Drilled Shafts Using Historical Field Test Data.” Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Wheeling, Illinois. (in preparation). 

Workshops:

• LRFD Workshop on Bridge Foundations Consisting of Driven Piles in Iowa, March 2012
• Two 1-Day LRFD Workshop on Bridge Foundations Consisting of Driven Piles in Iowa, October 2012. (in preparation)