1. Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Minoufiya Univ., Shebin El-Kom, Egypt; and Post Doctorate Fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Ryerson Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 (corresponding author).
2. Chair and Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science Engineering, Ryerson Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.
3. Associate Professor and Chair, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1B 3X5.
4. Projects Manager, SNC-Lavalin Inc./Bae-Newplan Group, 1133 Topsail Rd., Mount Pearl, NL, Canada A1N 5G2.