1. Professor, Dept. of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Univ., 1455 DeMaisonneuve Blvd., W. Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 (corresponding author).
2. Research Associate, Dept. of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Univ., 1455 DeMaisonneuve Blvd., W. Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8.