1. Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5.
2. Distinguished University Professor, Dept. of Head, and University Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5 (corresponding author).