1. Professor, Structural Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Tanta Univ., Tanta 31521, Egypt; formerly, Visiting Scholar, BCEE Dept., Concordia Univ., 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, QB, Canada H3G1M8 (corresponding author).
2. Associate Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering Dept., Concordia Univ., 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, QB, Canada H3G1M8.
3. Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering Dept., Concordia Univ., 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, QB, Canada H3G1M8.