1. M.Sc. Researcher, Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud Univ., Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
2. Professor and Director, Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud Univ., Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
3. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal, Telangana 506004, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .