Design Manual: Chapter 2 - Analysis & Design of Structures

Wayne Kassian, BSc, MSc, P.Eng. President Kassian Dyck and Associates, Consulting Engineers: Wayne Kassian provides over 33 years of diverse structural experience in the design of precast, steel, and concrete structures. He received his B. Sc. with Distinction at the U of A in 1985 and obtained his M. Sc. in 1990. Wayne has been the senior structural design engineer for numerous projects, across Canada and the United States including multi-million dollar industrial and commercial structures. Wayne is a member of CSA's Technical Committee for Reinforced Concrete Design in Canada and the Canadian Precast Concrete Standard. He serves on various technical committees including PCI's TAC, BIM, and Architectural Precast committees and the CPCI Precast/Prestressed Technical Committee. Wayne also serves as Director of the Accredited Certification Organization for the CPCI Precast Concrete Certification Program qualifying precast plants across Canada.

5th Edition Design Manual
Chapter Two - Analysis and Design of Structures
Wayne Kassian discusses significant changes from the 2015 National Building Code with relation to Seismic and provides a comprehensive summary of updates and changes in Chapter Two.