Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Shui-Long Shen, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Honorable Editors
Prof. Dr. Alberto Carpinteri, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Prof. Dr. Xiang-Sheng Chen, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Prof. Dr. Quan Wang, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. He-Hua Zhu, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Managing Editors
Prof. Dr. Lin-Bing Wang, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Prof. Dr. Zhen-Yu Yin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Annan Zhou, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia
Associate Editors
Prof. Dr. Arul Arulrajah, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Dr. Yan-Jun Du, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Dr. Ankit Garg, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. Suksun Horpibulsuk, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Dr. Yue Hou, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Prof. Dr. Yong Liu, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Modoni, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
Dr. Yu-Tao Pan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen, Norway
Prof. Dr. Fangle Peng, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rezania, Warwick University, Coventry, UK
Dr. Chao Sun, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Prof. Dr. Ye-Yuan Xiao, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. Wen-Gang Zhang, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Prof. Dr. Hong-Hu Zhu, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Ying Zhuang, Leibniz University, Hanover, Germany
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Dr. Miriam A. M. Capretz, Western University, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Dr. Jin-Chun Chai, Saga University, Saga-shi, Japan
Prof. Dr. Jian Chu, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Singapore
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Li Ding, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Francisco Falcone, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
Prof. Dr. Miguel García-Torres, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Prof. Dr. Hemanta Hazarika, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Prof. Dr. Pierre-Yves Hicher, Ecole Centale de Nantes, Nante, France
Prof. Dr. Jega Jegatheesan, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Azra Korjenic, TU Wien University, Vienna, Austria
Prof. Dr. Zhong-Qiang Liu, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway
Prof. Dr. Paolo Napoletano, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Prof. Dr. Francois Nicot, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, Annecy-Chambery, France
Prof. Dr. Christopher Nugent, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
Prof. Dr. Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India
Prof. Dr. Mizanur Rahman, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Prof. Dr. Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain
Prof. Dr. Neelima Satyam, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, India
Prof. Dr. Bruno Stuyts, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Guo-Quan Wang, University of Houston, Houston, USA
Prof. Dr. Yu Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Jian-Hua Yin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Li-Min Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Wan-Huan Zhou, University of Macau, Macau, China
Dr. Cheng-Xiang Zhu-Ge, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Early Career Editorial Board Members
Dr. Pierre Guy Atangana Njock, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Dr. Surya Sarat Chandra Congress, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
Dr. Elbaz Khalid, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Dr. Menglim Hoy, Suranaree University of Technology, Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Dr. Yin-Fu Jin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Hai-Min Lyu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Wafaa Shanban, Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, El Mansoura, Egypt
Dr. Jing-Hua Wang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Ehsan Yaghoubi, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Jie Yang, University Gustave Eiffel, Bouguenais, France
Dr. Ning Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Xiao-Shun Zhang, Northeastern University, Foshan, China
Dr. Lin-Shuang Zhao, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. Shui-Long Shen, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Honorable Editors
Prof. Dr. Alberto Carpinteri, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Prof. Dr. Xiang-Sheng Chen, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Prof. Dr. Quan Wang, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. He-Hua Zhu, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Managing Editors
Prof. Dr. Lin-Bing Wang, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Prof. Dr. Zhen-Yu Yin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Annan Zhou, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia
Associate Editors
Prof. Dr. Arul Arulrajah, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Dr. Yan-Jun Du, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Dr. Ankit Garg, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. Suksun Horpibulsuk, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Dr. Yue Hou, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Prof. Dr. Yong Liu, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Modoni, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
Dr. Yu-Tao Pan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen, Norway
Prof. Dr. Fangle Peng, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rezania, Warwick University, Coventry, UK
Dr. Chao Sun, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Prof. Dr. Ye-Yuan Xiao, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Prof. Dr. Wen-Gang Zhang, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Prof. Dr. Hong-Hu Zhu, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Ying Zhuang, Leibniz University, Hanover, Germany
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Dr. Miriam A. M. Capretz, Western University, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Dr. Jin-Chun Chai, Saga University, Saga-shi, Japan
Prof. Dr. Jian Chu, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Singapore
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Li Ding, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Francisco Falcone, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
Prof. Dr. Miguel García-Torres, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Prof. Dr. Hemanta Hazarika, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Prof. Dr. Pierre-Yves Hicher, Ecole Centale de Nantes, Nante, France
Prof. Dr. Jega Jegatheesan, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Azra Korjenic, TU Wien University, Vienna, Austria
Prof. Dr. Zhong-Qiang Liu, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway
Prof. Dr. Paolo Napoletano, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Prof. Dr. Francois Nicot, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, Annecy-Chambery, France
Prof. Dr. Christopher Nugent, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
Prof. Dr. Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India
Prof. Dr. Mizanur Rahman, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Prof. Dr. Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain
Prof. Dr. Neelima Satyam, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, India
Prof. Dr. Bruno Stuyts, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Guo-Quan Wang, University of Houston, Houston, USA
Prof. Dr. Yu Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Jian-Hua Yin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Li-Min Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Dr. Wan-Huan Zhou, University of Macau, Macau, China
Dr. Cheng-Xiang Zhu-Ge, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Early Career Editorial Board Members
Dr. Pierre Guy Atangana Njock, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Dr. Surya Sarat Chandra Congress, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
Dr. Elbaz Khalid, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Dr. Menglim Hoy, Suranaree University of Technology, Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Dr. Yin-Fu Jin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Hai-Min Lyu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Wafaa Shanban, Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, El Mansoura, Egypt
Dr. Jing-Hua Wang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Ehsan Yaghoubi, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Jie Yang, University Gustave Eiffel, Bouguenais, France
Dr. Ning Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Xiao-Shun Zhang, Northeastern University, Foshan, China
Dr. Lin-Shuang Zhao, Shantou University, Shantou, China