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Svetlana Brzev, Ph.D., P.Eng., FEC, was a faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Vancouver, Canada from 2000 until 2016. Dr. Brzev received her B.Eng. and M.A.Sc. degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from the University of Belgrade, Serbia in 1984 and 1989 respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Earthquake Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India in 1994. She has over 30 years of combined teaching, research, and consulting experience related to structural and seismic design and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings, municipal and industrial facilities. She is registered professional engineer in British Columbia. Her keen interest in teaching and sharing professional experience motivated her to join BCIT in 2000. She has developed and taught courses related to structural and seismic design of concrete and masonry structures. Her passion for teaching was recognized in 2011 through a BCIT teaching excellence award. Dr. Brzev is a member of CSA S304 Technical Committee responsible for developing national standard for masonry design. She has co-authored two books on design of masonry structures and more than 100 papers and reports. She is an active member of several engineering societies, currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Masonry Society, and served as Vice-President of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
John Pao, M.Eng., P.Eng., Struct.Eng., S.E., FEC, is the President of Bogdonov Pao Associates Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada, and BPA Group of Companies with offices in Seattle and Los Angeles. Mr. Pao received his B.A.Sc. and M.Eng. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1980 and 1984 respectively. Mr. Pao has more than 30 years of experience related to structural design of high-rise residential and office buildings, shopping centers, sport arenas, parking garages, and institutional buildings. Mr. Pao's design projects involve a variety of structural materials, including reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, structural steel, wood, and masonry. His creative and innovative design approaches have won accolades from clients and colleagues from Canada and the United States. He is a licensed engineer in over twenty jurisdictions in the United States and Canada. His passions for structural design and engineering education have inspired him to give back to the profession and co-author this textbook. Mr. Pao has taught reinforced concrete design courses at various institutions since the mid-1980s. Along with a few colleagues, he pioneered the Certificate in Structural Engineering Program, a unique continuing education program for practicing structural engineers in British Columbia. He has served as the chair of the Organizing Committee for the program since its inception in 2001. The program has been very successful and has attracted students from across Canada and abroad. Mr. Pao's knowledge and teaching experience related to design of reinforced concrete structures are reflected in this textbook for benefit of engineering students and practising engineers.
