1. Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 2095 Engineering Research Facility, 950 S. Halsted, SEL 1050, Chicago, IL 60607; Teaching Faculty, Civil Engineering Dept., Univ. of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq.
2. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 2095 Engineering Research Facility, 842 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607 (corresponding author). ORCID: .