1. Research Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India.
3. Ditinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and Caroline & William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2117; Professor, Zachry Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2117.