Lee Fook Hou

Biography

Dr Lee Fook Hou is currently an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In the area of geotechnics, he has a strong interest in soil improvement, especially in the modelling of soil improvement processes and the characterization of improved soil behaviour, as well as underground construction in urban areas.

Positions Held

• 1986- present Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Emeritus Professor, National University of Singapore

Consultancy Projects

• Over 60 projects in Singapore and in the region.

Qualifications

• PEng, Civil Engineering, Professional Engineers Board, Singapore, (1995)
• PEng, Geotechnical Specialist, Professional Engineers, Board, Singapore, (2007)
• PhD, Cambridge University, (UK), (1986)
• BEng, Hons, Civil, Monash University, (Australia), (1978)

Honours & Awards

• Fellow, Singapore Academy of Engineering (2012)
• Computers and Geotechnics Top 12 Reviewers (2013-2018)

Professional Activities

Visiting Appointments

• Distinguished Visiting Professor (2020 – present), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 
• Luojia Chair Professor (Adjunct) (03/2019 – 03/2022) of Wuhan University
• Adjunct Chair Professor (2018 – present) of Shandong University
• Fellow, Singapore Academy of Engineering (09/2012)

Editorial Boards

• 2007-present: Managing Editor, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, an international journal.
• 2004-present: Member, Geotechnical Testing Journal (ASTM), an international journal.
• 2006-2010: Member, International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geomechanics.
• 2008-present: Member, Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.
• 2010-present: Member, Computers and Geotechnics.

Other Services

• Member. UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council College of Reviewer
• Member. World Federation of Engineering Organization (WFEO) Committee Engineering and The Environment (WFEO-CEE) Task Group on Disaster Risk Management (DRM/WFEO-CEE)

Teaching Areas

• Soil Mechanics
• Constitutive behaviour of soils
• Soil dynamics

Research Interests

• Ground improvement
• Underground construction
• Geotechnical earthquake engineering and soil dynamics

Selected Publications

Selected Recent Articles in Journals

1. Zhao, B. and Lee, F. H. (2022). Feasibility of modelling large-scale realistic seismic soil–pile interaction problems without supercomputing resources. International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics. Springer.
2. Ng, Y. C. H., Kek, H. Y., Hu, X., Wong, L. N., Teo, S., Ku, T. and Lee, F. H. (2022). An approach for characterising electrical conductivity of cement-admixed clays. Soils and Foundations 62 (2), 101127.
3. Satchithananthan, U., Ullah, S. N., Lee, F. H. and Gu, H. (2021). Axial sliding resistance of partially embedded offshore pipelines. Géotechnique 71 (10), 893-910.
4. Pan, Y., Liu, Y., Tyagi, A., Lee, F. H. and Li, D. Q. (2021). Model-independent strength-reduction factor for effect of spatial variability on tunnel with improved soil surrounds. Géotechnique 71 (5), 406-422.
5. Tyagi, A., Liu, Y., Pan, Y. T. and Lee, F. H. (2020). Equivalent strength for tunnels in cement-admixed soil columns with spatial variability and positioning error. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 146 (10), 04020101.
6. Shi, G., Pan, Y., Sun, Z., Liu, Y. and Lee, F. H. (2020). Characteristic strength of soils underlying foundations considering effect of spatial variability. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 57 (4), 518-536