1. Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 (corresponding author).
2. Professor and Chair, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.
3. Structural Design Engineer, Schoeck Canada, Inc., 305 King St. West, Ste. 1010, Kitchener, ON, N2G 1B9; formerly, Graduate Student, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.
4. Structural Designer, ULMA Construction Systems Canada, Inc., 44 Simpson Rd., Bolton, ON, Canada L7E 1Y4; formerly, Undergraduate Student, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.
5. Structural EIT, Hatch Ltd., 2800 Speakman Dr., Mississauga, ON, Canada L5K 2R7; formerly, Undergraduate Student, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.
6. Project Designer, Turris Corp., 70 Todd Rd., Georgetown, ON, Canada L7G 4R7; formerly, Undergraduate Student, Civil Engineering Dept., Ryerson Univ., 350 Victoria, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3.