1. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Water Engineering, Laval Univ., Québec City, QC, Canada G1V 0A6 (corresponding author).
2. Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., American Univ. of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
3. M.Sc. Candidate, Civil Engineering Dept., American Univ. of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.