Dr. Chandana Peiris
BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng
Senior Structural Engineer and Founder of Avant-Struct Ltd. with over 15 years of experience in Commercial, Industrial and Residential building design.
Expertise in Steel, Concrete, Wood and Masonry structures.
Member of The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Civil Engineering), May 2012, University of Calgary
Master of Science (Civil Engineering), October 2008, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil Engineering with a minor in Structural Engineering)
First Class Honours, September 2005, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Affiliations
APEGA – The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
EGBC – Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
PEO – Professional Engineers of Ontario
Publications
Ramez B. Gayed and Chandana Peiris, 2020, “Flexure-Induced Punching: Calibration of Design Procedures”. ACI 421 Symposium on: Design of Structural Concrete Slabs for Safety Against Punching and Excessive Deflection, October
Gayed, R.B., Peiris, C. and Ghali, A., 2017, “Flexure-Induced Punching of Concrete Flat Plates,” American Concrete Institute, fib Bulletin 81, March, pp. 73-100.
Peiris, C., and Ghali, A., 2012, “Flexural Reinforcement Essential for Punching Shear Resistance of Slabs,” SP – Recent Development in Reinforced Concrete Slab Analysis, Design, and Serviceability, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI. October.
Peiris, C., 2012, Minimum Flexural Reinforcement for Punching Resistance of Concrete Slabs, PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary. (April 2012)
Peiris, C., 2008, Nonlinear Analysis of Cable Structures, M.Sc. Thesis, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, 2008. (1) Peiris, C., and Weerasekera, R., Solution of one dimensional geometric non-linear problems using Finite Difference Analysis. (2) Weerasekera, R. and Peiris, C., Effect of geometric nonlinearity in cable structures, abstracts
Project Highlights
Following are highlighted projects led by Dr. Peiris as a partner of MMP Structural Engineering Ltd., Calgary AB.
Pineridge Housing Calgary AB
4-story wood construction with a single level of underground parking
Image Credits: Avant Struct Ltd.
Sunalta Heights Apartment Complex – Tower 1 Calgary AB
Concrete construction consisting of 27 stories above grade and 4 levels of underground parking
Image Credits: S2 Architecture
The Edward Calgary AB
Active Seniors Luxury Living for Section 23
5-story concrete construction with a single level of underground parking
Image Credits: McKinley Studios and Luis Valdizon of When They Find Us
Vetta Nordic Spa Horseshoe Valley ON
Structural steel portal frame building with curved roof
Image Credits: ISM Architects
ATCO Park Calgary AB
Central building and two 4-story office buildings to serve as ATCO Headquarters
Image Credits: Avant-Struct Ltd.