1. Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International Univ., 10555 West Flagler St., Miami, FL 33174.
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International Univ., 10555 West Flagler St., Miami, FL 33174 (corresponding author).
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901-6975.