1. Member, ASCE
2. PhD Student, ISIS-Canada, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1K 2R1.
3. Prof., ISIS-Canada, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1K 2R1 (corresponding author). E-mail: bbenmokrane@andrew.sca.usherb.ca
4. Postdoctoral Res., ISIS-Canada, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1K 2R1.