1. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boul. de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke PQ, Canada J1K 2R1 (corresponding author).
2. Technical Coordinator, Direction of Infrastructure, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Territorial Occupation, Aile Chauveau, 2nd Floor, 10 rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau, Québec PQ, Canada G1R 4J3; formerly, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. de Sherbrooke, 2500 Blvd. Univ. de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke PQ, Canada J1K 2R1.
3. Research Officer, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, 6100 Royalmount Ave., Montreal PQ, Canada H4P 2R2.