1. Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke PQ, Canada J1K 2R1.
2. Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates Univ., United Arab Emirates; formerly, Research Associate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke PQ, Canada J1K 2R1 (corresponding author).
3. Canada Research Chair in Advanced Engineered Material Systems, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada J1K 2R1.