1. Ph.D. Research Scholar, School of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; Former Senior Research Fellow, Geotechnical Engineering Group, CSIR–Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Scientist, Geotechnical Engineering Group, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India. ORCID: .