1. Research Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620 015, Tamilnadu, India. ORCID: .
2. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620 015, Tamilnadu, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .
3. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5.