1. Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana 506004, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Research Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana 506004, India.
3. Undergraduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, AMS College of Engineering, Avadi, Chennai 600002, India.
4. Formerly, Undergraduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud Univ., P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia. ORCID: .
5. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud Univ., P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
6. Professor and Director, Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud Univ., P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.