1. Structural Engineer, NCK Engineering Ltd., 10 St. Mary St., Toronto ON, Canada M4Y 1P9. E-mail: bzhang@nck.ca
2. NSERC Research Chair Professor in FRP Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. Sherbrooke, 2500 Blvd. Université, Sherbrooke PQ, Canada J1K 2R1 (corresponding author). E-mail: brahim.benmokrane@usherbrooke.ca
3. NSERC Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. Sherbrooke, 2500 Blvd. Université, Sherbrooke PQ, Canada J1K 2R1. E-mail: usama.ebead@usherbrooke.ca