1. Professor and Coordinator of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. E-mail: karen.chou@mnsu.edu
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001. E-Mail: j.wilde@mnsu.edu
3. Professor and Former Chair, Dept. of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001. E-mail: saeed.moaveni@mnsu.edu