About the Authors

Mohammad Panjehpour

mohammad.panjehpour@newinti.edu.my (MP); hkchai@um.edu.my (HKC)

Affiliation Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics (FOSTEM), INTI International University, 71800, Nilai, Malaysia

Hwa Kian Chai

mohammad.panjehpour@newinti.edu.my (MP); hkchai@um.edu.my (HKC)

Affiliation Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Yen Lei Voo

Affiliation DURA Technology Sdn Bhd, Ipoh, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests. Yen Lei Voo is employed by DURA Technology Sdn Bhd. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MP YLV. Performed the experiments: MP HKC. Analyzed the data: MP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MP YLV. Wrote the paper: MP HKC.