1. Research Associate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Sherbrooke, 2500, Blvd. de l’Université, Immeuble K1, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1K 2R1; Assistant Professor, Univ. of Minoufiya, Gamal Abd El-Nasir, Shebeen El-Kom, Menofia Governorate, Egypt (corresponding author).
2. Director, RE-CAST Univ. Transportation Center, Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies; Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri S&T Faculty, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, 224 Engineering Research Laboratory, 1201 N State St., Rolla, MO 65409.