1. Bridge Engineer, McCormick Rankin Corp., 2655 N. Sheridan Way, Suite 300, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5K 2P8; formerly, Graduate Student, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., Toronto ON.
2. Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.
3. Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 (corresponding author).
4. Head, Bridge Research, Bridge Office, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, 301 St. Paul Street, St. Catharine, ON, Canada L2R 7R3.
5. Professor and Canada Research Chair, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Queens Univ., 58 University Ave., Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6.
6. Head of Bridge Engineering Office at McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd., 192 Hickson Ave., Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 2N9.