1. Associate Professor in Structural Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar Univ., P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar (corresponding author).
2. Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar Univ., P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
3. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar Univ., P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
4. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Water Engineering, Laval Univ., 1065 Ave. de la Médecine, Québec City, QC, Canada G1V 0A6.
5. Inaugural Senior Scholar, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Miami, 1251 Memorial Dr., McArthur Engineering Bldg., Room 325, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0630.