1. Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Soil Mechanics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 18, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland; formerly, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad ElSolh, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad ElSolh, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad ElSolh, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. ORCID:
4. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad ElSolh, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. ORCID: