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Ron Chik-Kwong Wong

Positions

Professor

Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

Contact information

Email

rckwong@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-4988

Background

Educational Background

Bach of Eng (Hons) Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1977

Doctor of Philosophy Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, 1986

Research

Areas of Research

Characterization of tailings mixing and oil sands tailings products under infill and deposition, In-situ monitoring of oil sands tailings storage facilities and structural stability assessments, Structural behaviour of buried pipelines with bends in rate-dependent moving slopes, Pipeline decommissioning – geotechnical, environmental and pipeline engineering , Thermal-hydraulic-mechanical integrity of clay shale and compacted soils

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Energy innovations for today and tomorrow

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENCI 570 Capstone Design Project Fall 2023
ENCI 665 Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour Fall 2023
ENCI 667 Applied Rock Engineering Fall 2023

Awards

  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 3rd/4tht Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2007
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 3rd/4tht Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2001
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2005
  • Common Curriculum Teaching Excellence Award (Faculty of Engineering), 2004
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2004
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 1996
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 1997
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2000
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2003
  • Outstanding Teaching Excellence in 1st Year Engineering (Engineering Students' Society), 2019
  • Common Curriculum Teaching Excellence Award (Faculty of Engineering), 1996
  • Common Curriculum Teaching Excellence Award (Faculty of Engineering), 2001
  • Professor of the Year (Civil Engineering), 1996
  • Professor of the Year (Civil Engineering), 1997
  • Professor of the Year (Civil Engineering), 2000
  • Graduate Teaching Excellence, 2013
  • Graduate Teaching Excellence, 2014
  • Research Excellence Award, 2000
  • Research Excellence Award, 2020
  • 3M Teaching Award Nomination, 2004

Publications

  • Determining the bulk viscosity in clay-sand mixtures: a combined investigation with slump tests and lattice Boltzmann simulations. Guo, J.*, Zhou, Q., and Wong, R.C.K.. Physics of Fluids. 36: 021705. (2024)
  • Equations to predict vertical deflection and maximum stress of buried pipes under overburden. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K.. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology incorporating Trenchless Technology Research. D-23-00798. (2024)
  • Effect of pipe installation and external load on buried steel pipe responses: experimental and numerical investigations. Zhang, Y.*, Wong, R.C.K., Chen, J. and Su, W.. Underground Space. 15: 44-58. (2024)
  • Experimental investigation of gravitational instabilities of granular particle suspension. Guo, J.*, Zhou, Q., Zhang, Y.*, and Wong, R.C.K.. Experiments in Fluids. 24-03784-2. (2024)
  • An AI-based monitoring system for external disturbance detection and classification near a buried pipeline. Chen, H*, Hugo, R., Wong, R.C.K. and Park, S. . Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. (196): 110346.. (2023)
  • Direct simulation of stably stratified wall-bounded turbulence using the lattice Boltzmann method. Guo, J.*, Zhou, Q., and Wong, R.C.K.. Physics of Fluids. 35: 045151. (2023)
  • Static and dynamic responses of buried steel pipe under truck load: an experimental study. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K.. Engineering Structures. D-23-00724. (2024)
  • Effect of corrosion on buried pipe responses under external load. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K.. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology incorporating Trenchless Technology Research. 132(2): 104934. (2023)
  • On the effect of soil water content on buried steel pipe responses under external load. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K.. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 60: 1557-1570. (2023)
  • Feasibility study of using bench-scale centrifugation for segregation and consolidation behaviour of different oil sands tailings products. Wong, C.K.*, Hu ,T.*, Graham, M and Wong, R.C.K.. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 61: 16-30. (2023)
  • Full-scale investigation of responses of large diameter steel pipe under soil compaction and external truck load. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K. . Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology incorporating Trenchless Technology Research. 130(12): 104758. (2022)
  • Evolution of Rayleigh–Taylor instability at the interface between a granular suspension and a clear fluid. Guo, J.*, Zhou, Q., and Wong, R.C.K. . Physics of Fluids. Evolution of Rayleigh–Taylor instability at the interface between a granular suspension and a clear fluid. Physics of Fluids. (2022)
  • Association between residential proximity to hydraulic fracturing sites and adverse birth outcomes. Cairncross, Z.F., Couloigner, I., Ryan, M.C., McMorris, C., Muehlenbachs,, L., Nikolaou, N., Wong, R.C.K., Hawkins, S.M., Bertazzon, S., Cabaj, J., Amy Metcalfe, A. . JAMA Pediatr. (2022)
  • Numerical investigation of particle cloud sedimentation in power-law shear-thinning fluids for moderate Reynolds number. Guo, J.*, Zhou, Q. and Wong, R.C.K. . Chemical Engineering Science. 247: 117066. (2022)
  • Interpretation of undrained shear strength observed in confined triaxial compression tests on compacted. Wong, C.K.*, Lunn, M.C.H.* and Wong, R.C.K. . Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58(11): 1690-1702. (2021)
  • Characterization of damage processes in Montney shale under triaxial compression using acoustic emissions and other techniques. Jia, S*., Wong, R.C.K. and Eaton, D. . Geophysical Journal International. 228(3): 2005–2017. (2021)
  • Performance of buried pipes in moving slopes under axial loading – evaluation tools. Wong, C.K.*, Wan, R.G., Wong, R.C.K.. Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering. 1(2): 167-175. (2021)
  • Some observations in soil-pipe model tests under vertical uplift loading in compacted clay. Wong, C.K.*, Wan, R.G. and Wong, R.C.K. . International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 22(3): 113-127. (2021)
  • Effects of volume fraction and particle shape on the rheological properties of oblate spheroid suspensions. Guo, J.*, Zhou, Q. and Wong, R.C.K. . Physics of Fluids. 33(8): DOI: 10.1063/5.00593. (2021)
  • A novel equivalent continuum approach for modelling hydraulic fractures. Atdayev, E.*, Wong, R.C.K. and Eaton, D.W. . Energies. (2020)
  • Fully coupled hydromechanical controls on non-diffusive seismicity triggering front driven by hydraulic fracturing. AbuAisha, M.*, Eaton, D., Priest, J.A., Wong, R.C.K., Loret, B., Kent, A. . Journal of Seismology. 23(1): 109-121. (2019)
  • Creating tensile fractures in Colorado shale using an unconfined fast heating test. Li, B.*, Wong, R.C.K. . Geotechnical Testing Journal. 42(2): 296-306. (2019)
  • A modified Kozeny-Carman model for estimating anisotropic permeability of soft mudrocks. Li, B.*, Wong, R.C.K. and Heidari, S. . Marine and Petroleum Geology. 98: 356-368. (2018)
  • Stress inversion of shear-tensile focal mechanisms with application to hydraulic fracture monitoring. Jia, S.*, Eaton, D. and Wong R.C.K.. International Journal of Geophysics. 215(1): 546-563. (2018)
  • A methodology for estimating creep deformation from consolidation deformation in 1D compression. Wong, C.K.*, Wan, R.G. and Wong, R.C.K. . ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics. 18(6): https:// doi.org/10.1. (2018)
  • Determination of stimulated reservoir volume and anisotropic permeability using analytical modelling of microseismic and hydraulic fracturing parameters. Yong, Y.K., Maulianda, B.*, Wee, S.C., Mohshim, D., Elraies, K.A., Wong, R.C.K., Gates, I.D. and Eaton, D.. Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering. 58: 234-240. (2018)
  • Comprehensive stability analysis of an inclined wellbore embedded in Colorado shale formation for thermal recovery. Li, B.*, Wong, R.C.K., Xu, B.* and Yang, B. . International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.. 110: 168-176. (2018)
  • Correlation of anisotropic free swell behaviour with mineralogy in Clearwater clay shale from Fort McMurray. Ghassemi, R.*, Wong, R.C.K., Ozden, Z. and Bagheri, F. . GeoEdmonton 2018, Edmonton, Canada. (2018)
  • Effect of specimen nonuniformity on the undrained triaxial behavior of saturated sand. Zhang, Y.*, Feng, T. and Wong, R.C.K.. GeoMontreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (2024)
  • Implementation of a nonlinear CSL in Nor-Sand model and its impact on undrained shear strength prediction. Zhang, Y.*, Feng, T. and Wong, R.C.K. . GeoMontreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (2024)
  • Experiments and Material Point Method simulations on silo discharge. Shi, L.*, Wong, R.C.K. and Zhou, Q. . GeoMontreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (2024)
  • Settlement behavior of landfill bioreactors – a case study of an anaerobic landfill bioreactor operated in cold climates for 15 years. Munasinghage, S.*, Hettiarachchi, H., Hettiaratchi, P. and Wong, R.C.K.. Air & Waste Management Association 117th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Paper # 1711588. (2024)
  • Determination of fracture characteristics within stimulated rock volume using diffusivity equation and production analysis. Maulianda, B.T.*, Dhevayani, C., Wong, R.C.K., Gates, I.D. and Eaton, D. . 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico. ARMA 22-0091. (2022)
  • Effect of high temperature on physical and mechanical properties of clay shale (caprock). Dovletov, S.* and Wong, R.C.K. . GeoNiagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. (2021)
  • Determination of pre-consolidation pressure in compacted soil using constant-rate-of-strain consolidation tests. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K.. GeoNiagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. (2021)
  • Viscous (time-dependent) behaviour of saturated clay in consolidated undrained triaxial compression. Wong, C.K.*, Li, B.* and Wong, R.C.K.. The 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoVirtual 2020, Calgary, Canada. Paper No. 54. (2020)
  • Assessment of pipelines subjected to varying longitudinal soil displacement rates. Wong, C.K.*, Wan, R.G. and Wong, R.C.K.. The 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoVirtual 2020, Calgary, Canada . Paper No. 59. (2020)
  • Criterion for crack initiation in brittle rock under pore pressure elevation. R. G. Wan; R.C.K. Wong; C. K. Wong; B. Li; D. Eaton. Paper ARMA 18–875. (2018)
  • Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness of Montney shale. held in, USA, 17–20 June 2018.. R.C.K. Wong; Q. Chen. Paper ARMA 18–127. (2018)
  • Investigating fracture growth and source mechanisms in shale using acoustic emission technique. D. Eaton; S. Jia; R.C.K. Wong. Paper ARMA 18–176. (2018)
  • Integrated approach for fracture characterization of hydraulically stimulated volume in tight gas reservoir. I. D. Gates; B. T. Maulianda; A. Prakasan; D. Eaton; R.C.K. Wong. (2018)
  • Operation modal response characterization of a buried pipe structure. . Chen, H.*, Hugo, R., Wong, R. C. K. and Park, S. . Proceedings of the ASME 13th International Pipeline Conference, Virtual, Calgary, Canada. Paper No. IPC2020-97. (2020)
  • A study on pile capacity setup on driven steel pipe in Edmonton till. Ni, J.* and Wong, R.C.K.. The 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoVirtual 2020, Calgary. Paper No. 360. (2020)
  • Life expectancy of decommissioned pipelines under external corrosion - probabilistic modeling. Wong, C.K.*, Dann, M.R. and Wong, R.C.K. . Proceedings of the ASME 13th International Pipeline Conference, Virtual, Calgary, Canada. Paper No. IPC2020-93. (2020)
  • Mechanical behavior of a shallowly buried steel pipe during compaction procedure. Zhang, Y.* and Wong, R.C.K.. The 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoVirtual 2020, Calgary, Canada. Paper No. 73. (2020)
  • Time-dependent isotach behaviour observed in physical soil-pipe interaction model tests – its practical implications on pipeline performance evaluation. Wong, C.K.*, Wan, R.G. and Wong, R.C.K. . The 72nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (2019)
  • Unconfined compression strength as consistency index for compacted clay in construction – a statistical approach. Wong, C.K.*, Wan, R.G. and Wong, R.C.K. . The 72nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (2019)
  • Acoustic emission monitoring of a laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiment on Montney Shale. Jia, S.Q.*, Wong, R.C.K. and Eaton, D.W. . 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, New York, United States of America. (2019)
  • A laboratory acoustic emission experiment on Montney Shale. Jia, S.*, Eaton, D. and Wong, R.C.K. . Geoconvention, Calgary, Canada. (2018)
  • Correlation between tensile strength and Mode I fracture toughness of compacted clay. Cao, K.* and Wong, R.C.K. . The 71st Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoEdmonton, Edmonton, Canada. (2018)