1. Research Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat 395007, India.
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat 395007, India (corresponding author).
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat 395007, India.
4. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. ORCID: .