1. Doctoral Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana 502 284, India; Vice President-Engineering, Sarathy Geotech and Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., K.R Rd., Bangalore, Karnataka 560 004, India.
2. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Academic Block B-301, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana 502 284, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .