1. PhD Candidate, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill Univ., 817 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2K6.
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill Univ., 817 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2K6.
3. Professor, Dept. of Structural and Timber Engineering, Univ. of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 6C2.
4. Research Scientist, Forintek Canada Corp., Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada, G1P 4R4.
5. Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1M8.