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Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 22Issue 3September 2016

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Received: Jun 1, 2015
Accepted: Nov 12, 2015
Published online: Mar 16, 2016
Discussion open until: Aug 16, 2016
Published in print: Sep 1, 2016

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A. E. Aktan, Ph.D., M.ASCE [email protected]
Roebling Professor of Infrastructure Studies, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ., 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: [email protected]
F. L. Moon, Ph.D., M.ASCE [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ., 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: [email protected]
I. Bartoli, Ph.D. [email protected]
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ., 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: [email protected]
K. Sjoblom, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE [email protected]
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ., 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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