1. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Notre Dame Univ.–Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh-Lebanon, PO Box 72, Zouk Mikayel, Lebanon.
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA 19122 (corresponding author).
3. Project Engineer, Geotechnical Consulting & Testing, Inc., 4899 Prince William Parkway, Woodbridge, VA 22192.
4. Graduate Research Assistant, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA 19122.