1. Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical Univ., 34349 Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: ozcoban@yildiz.edu.tr
2. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical Univ., 34349 Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: berilgen@yildiz.edu.tr
3. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical Univ., 34349 Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: kilic@yildiz.edu.tr
4. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706. E-mail: edil@engr.wisc.edu
5. Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical Univ., 34349 Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: ozaydin@yildiz.edu.tr