1. Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS 39217.
2. Research Associate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS 39217.
3. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN 37029.
4. Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing Univ. of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China.
5. Professor, College of Civil Engineering, Inner Mongolia Univ. of Technology, Huhhot 010051, China.
6. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS 39217.
7. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN 37029 (corresponding author). ORCID: .