1. Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Univ. of Architecture and Technology, 13 Yanta Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710055, China; formerly, Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
2. Chief Engineer, Civil Engineering and Development Dept., Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Bldg., 101 Princess Margaret Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong.
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China (corresponding author). E-mail: cejhyin@polyu.edu.hk
4. Senior Engineer, Civil Engineering and Development Dept., Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Bldg., 101 Princess Margaret Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong.
5. Chief Engineer, Maunsell Geotechnical Services Limited, Shatin, Hong Kong.