1. Formerly, Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Missouri–Kansas City, 350J RHFH, 5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110.
2. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Missouri–Kansas City, 350J RHFH, 5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110 (corresponding author). E-mail: ganesht@umkc.edu