1. Professor and Chair, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Univ., 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal PQ, Canada H3G 1M8.
2. PhD Candidate, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Univ., 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal PQ, Canada H3G 1M8.