1. Project Geotechnical Engineer, Intertek-PSI, 2930 Eskridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22031; formerly, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS 39762.
2. CEE Advisory Board Endowed Professor and Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS 39762 (corresponding author). ORCID: .