Dr. K. Y. Lo - Research Compendium
Horizontal drifts for investigation and support of roof of Billy Bishop Tunnel. (Courtesy Technicore)
LO, Kwan Yee
Professor Emeritus
Director, Geotechnical Research
Centre
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1957 University of Hong Kong, BSc (Eng.)
1959 Imperial College of Science and Technology, MSc, DIC
1967 University of London, England, PhD
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Lo is involved in broadly based geotechnical research in energy and resource development. These projects include tunnelling and underground structures in rocks for hydroelectric and nuclear power developments, high level nuclear waste depository, soft ground tunnelling and construction over existing tunnels, stability of concrete dams on rock foundations, foundations of tall buildings, stability of high slopes in residual soil and applications of electrical processes for the dewatering, consolidation and strengthening of clays and slurries.
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Contact Info
Geotechnical Research Centre
Spencer Engineering Building
Rm. SEB 3029
Tel: (519) 661-2125
Fax: (519) 661-3942
cquintus@eng.uwo.ca