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Duanshun Li1 , Ming Lu1 \* and Rod Wales2

1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

2 Ledcor Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada

\*Address all correspondence to: mlu6@ualberta.ca

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