1. Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Surrey, Surrey GU27XH, UK; Scientist, Geotechnical Engineering Group, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Chair in Geomechanics, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Surrey, Surrey GU27XH, UK.