1. Ph.D. Research Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India (corresponding author).
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State Univ. Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831.