1. Applied Mechanics and Systems Research Laboratory, Polytechnic School of Tunisia University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
2. Department of Civil Engineering, ESPRIT School of Engineering, Tunis, Tunisia
3. Department of Civil Engineering, Higher Engineering National School of Tunis University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
4. On secondment to Umm Al Qura University, College of Engineering at Al-Qunfudah, Al-Qunfudah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
5. Department of Construction Engineering, Higher Technology School of Montreal, Montreal, Canada