1. Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Qatar Univ., Doha 2713, Qatar.
2. Professor, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada H4B 1R6.
3. Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada H4B 1R6 (corresponding author).