1. Lecturer, Dept. of Reconstruction and Projects, Univ. of Baghdad, Baghdad 10071, Iraq.
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Kerbala, Kerbala 56001, Iraq. ORCID: .
3. Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Univ. of Kansas, 1530 W 15th St., Lawrence, KS 66045. ORCID: .
4. Assistant Professor in Practice, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley, One West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520; Dept. of Geotechnical, Terracon Consulting Inc., 1506 Mid Cities Dr., Pharr, TX 78577 (corresponding author). ORCID: .