Prof. Dr. Yongtao Wang is a professor and master’s tutor at the Bridge Engineering Department of the School of Transportation, Inner Mongolia University. He holds a doctoral degree in geotechnical engineering from the Institute of Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include moisture migration in frozen soil, ice formation mechanism, cold-generated structures, frost heave characteristics, pile-soil interaction, the thermal stability of cold area engineering, and frost damage prevention.