1. Senior Engineer, Structural Dept., SNC-Lavalin Group, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt; formerly, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada.
2. Martini, Mascarin and George Chair in Masonry Design, Dept. of Civil Engineering, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, L8S 4L7, ON, Canada (corresponding author).
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, L8S 4L7, ON, Canada.
4. Senior Engineer (Risk Management), Real Property Branch, Public Works & Government Services, Quebec, Canada K1A 0S5.