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Dr.  K. Y. Lo - Consulting Projects

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CONSULTING PROJECTS


Served as specialist consultant in many major difficult projects both in Canada and abroad.  Examples of major projects include:

  • Design and performance evaluation of the intake and discharge tunnels for Darlington Nuclear Power Plant.

  • Design of rock excavation and support for the foundation of Scotia Plaza (70 stories) in Toronto.
  • Design of tunnels for water supply work under the Toronto Skydome Stadium and geotechnical design for foundations of the retractable roof (now Rogers Centre).

  • Investigation and design of 13 m diameter twin tunnels of 10 km length in
    highly swelling rock for Sir Adam Beck Generating Station No. 3 development.
     
  • Design evaluation of a 24 km tunnel through the Andes Mountains in Venezuela in rocks having high elasto-plastic time dependent deformation.
     
  • Evaluation of interface strength of concrete dam and rock foundation for 40 dams including those of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa River systems.
     
  • Evaluation of engineered barriers for high level radioactive nuclear waste for deep geological proposal.
     
  • Soft clay engineering for embankments, excavations and tunnels including a subway system in Ankara, Turkey.
     
  • Stability of high slopes in residual soils in Hong Kong and remedial measures to increase stability.
     
  • Liner evaluation of Toronto Transit Commission and long term remedial measures.
     

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Contact Info

Geotechnical Research Centre
Spencer Engineering Building (SEB)
Rm. 3080
Tel:  (519) 661-2125
Fax: (519) 661-3942
cquintus@eng.uwo.ca