David Lau - Professor in Structural Engineering

• Degrees: B.Eng. (McMaster), M.Sc. (U.C. Berkeley), Ph.D. (U.C. Berkeley)
• Phone: 613-520-2600 x 7473
• Phone: (613) 520-2600
• Email: david_t_lau@carleton.ca
• Office: 3436 ME

Research

Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering; structural health monitoring and assessment of bridge structures; development of intelligent systems for infrastructure asset management and decision support; application of information technologies in structural engineering;
rehabilitation of existing bridges, liquid storage tanks and other infrastructure; seismic application of advanced composite materials.

Activities

• Chair of Seismic working Group and Member of ISO Offshore Structures, Harmonized Canadian Advisory Committee
• Member of Seismic Activities on Non-Structural Components in Building Applications, ISO Technical Committee
• Member of Seismic Risk Reduction of Operational and Functional Components of buildings, Canadian Standards Association
• Associate Member of Design and Construction of Building Components with Fibre-Reinforced Polymers, Canadian Standards Association
• Member of Gas and Liquid Fuel Division, Technical Council of Lifeline Earthquake Engineering
• Visiting Professor of Hohai University, China
• Visiting Professor of National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taiwan