World is witness to the dynamism in frequency and severity of natural hazards, leading to their dynamic occurrences. Previously defined as “Once in a hundred years event” have changed to …
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Sachidanand Joshi
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Twelve bridges collapsed in 15 days resulting in suspension of 15 engineers. Three airports report failed roofing. Floods cause widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. Similar reports have been in …
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Introduction Resilient bridges are indispensable components of transportation networks, instilling confidence in users and ensuring seamless connectivity. The dependency of the entire network on bridges underscores their criticality; any distress …
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Recent events indicate natural calamities have been erratic in their occurrences and severity. The concept of a rare event needs redefinition. The resilience of the bridge infrastructure defines the success …
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Bridge management plays a significant role in the sustainability of infrastructure. This has become more relevant since the world over bridges are aging and most countries have a population of …
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Structural health monitoring (SHM) only provides a perspective for online analysis, prediction, and early warning. Integration with Bridge management enhances this capability. SHM has been widely used in many bridge …
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Deterioration models are the key to initiation of bridge management system. Initial concept was based on symptoms of distress. This was upgraded in first decade of twenty first century to …
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IBMS (Indian Bridge Management System) was initiated by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MORTH) in 2015 initially for a 3-year time frame. By December 2019, all the field …
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In my first article “Significance of IBMS“, I mentioned the findings of IBMS (Indian Bridge Management System) wherein we had identified 145 bridges to have distress at the completion of …
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FRWD (First Repair Worst Defect) was conceptualized in the early nineties while we were working on Rehabilitation of housing societies in Mumbai. This concept was propounded as large volume of …
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