1. Professor, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan Univ., Changsha, Hunan 410006, China; formerly, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409.
2. Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409.
3. “100-Talents Program”, Professor, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou 310058, China; formerly, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409 (corresponding author). ORCID: .