Prof. Lau’s mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering; monitoring and assessment of large structures including the Confederation Bridge; development of measurement and high speed computer data processing techniques for real-time monitoring; repair, retrofit and strengthening techniques and strategies for existing bridges, buildings, liquid storage tanks and other infrastructures, including the seismic application of advanced composite materials and other innovative devices; dynamic response and earthquake resistant design of bridges, buildings, liquid storage tanks and concrete arch dams; ritz vector approach or finite element method for nonlinear structural analysis
2003-2004 Research Achievement Award