1. Member, ASCE
2. Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. and Technol., Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; corresponding author. E-mail: ghidaoui@usthk.ust.hk
3. Postdoctoral Student, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. and Technol., Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.